This Nissan Skyline might be the most un-JDM R34 we’ve ever seen – it rocks a 2JZ-GTE engine. But does that have to be bad? Depends your identiity. If you’re a purist, you can turn the page. But when you have an open mind and dig high horsepower and being different, this R34 feature will give you a difficult-on.
Introducing Niclas Frohlund. By his name alone, you may tell he’s not our typical feature car owner. It took us several months to follow him and a photographer right down to get these photos. Although with enough patience, we had the ability togonna lie… it absolutely was a bit tough to communicate halfway around the world with Niclas but we did uncover some interesting facts about him through e-mail. By trade, he’s a welder and engineer. Also, he does all of the wrenching and fab work himself together with his close friend Pierre Karlsson-quite impressive considering the volume of custom fabrication required of the build like this is a tad bit more compared to what an average mechanic is comfortable doing. While he’s a master within the garage, his passion is both speed and drifting. He ran an S14 200SX for 3 years but got bored and desired to push his driving skills further while also using a car which you wouldn’t normally see with an open track or drift day in Sweden, before R34 project.
Once Niclas parted ways with his S14, he used the money to buy a twin-turbo 2JZ-GTE away from a Toyota Supra. Unfortunately, he didn’t have any money left for a car, but step one was complete. After months of searching, he came across this R34 shell that was missing an engine. The R34 ’99 Skyline GT-T was picked up at theBefore Niclas built custom mounts to the chassis, he upgraded everything he could to produce a reliable and usable 600 hp platform. This included the single turbo conversion, custom manifold, upgrated fueling system and exhaust.
The drivetrain is a bit of a tricky one. Also easily cost effective for replace if something happened, although since Niclas would be utilizing the car strictly for drifting, he figured he’d a get gearbox that was strong and would work with the 2JZ. So he utilized a BMW gearbox that’s originally intended for a diesel, matched with a Tilton clutch to handle torque.
Next on Niclas’ hit list was preparing the chassis for abuse. He pieced together a coilover setup using a mix ofThe inside is a bit of the odd ball, too. Originally, the GT-T shell came right-hand drive but such as the 2JZ engine swap, Niclas had it converted to another side to be legit with the roads within his hometown. A whole-on rollcage was welded together by Niclas, but funnily enough his favorite area of the car is definitely the dash. It’s not your typical gauge cluster. He’s using a pc tablet to monitor the complete car making it easier to log and this allows him to concentrate more on the driving than worrying about looking at all of the gauges.
This year is going to be perfecting his Skyline for drifting, although niclas tells us that ’13 was about shaking across the car. Whether you hate it or love it, we can agree that he’s made the best use out of some interesting parts, whether it’s the Toyota 2JZ engine, BMW tranny, Mitsubishi brakes or tablet dashlogger-he’s created one of the most unique R34 Skylines in the world that’s a perfect fit for this special issue.