WRC
发表于 2009-7-30 03:19
Specially molded body protectors are applied to prevent scratches and damage when the cars are being built.
WRC
发表于 2009-7-30 03:20
The front pipes of the exhaust system were being fitted here along with the wheel-arch inner liner. Just look at the size of the front brakes!
WRC
发表于 2009-7-30 03:21
Engine ancillaries are then addressed, like the radiator overflow tank being fitted here.
WRC
发表于 2009-7-30 03:23
Once the R35 is completed it is put on a rolling-road for the first set of tests. The cars are driven up to 120 km/h to check everything is working fine. Once this test is completed...
WRC
发表于 2009-7-30 03:24
...the cars are driven onto the brightly lit quality control line where fit and finish, body tolerances and paint quality are meticulously looked at.
WRC
发表于 2009-7-30 03:25
The interior, engine bay and trunk areas are also checked over, as well as door and trunk operation.
WRC
发表于 2009-7-30 03:26
It is then off the production line and to one side of the factory building where the cars wait for their final tests.
WRC
发表于 2009-7-30 03:28
One by one the GT-Rs are driven out onto the test course that wraps around the factory grounds. Here a group of testers drive the cars to check that everything is working as it should as well as taking care of some bed-in procedures. These are done to brake-in the Brembo brakes and the clutches in the GR6 dual-clutch gearbox. To do this the cars are lined up, accelerated hard up to the top of third gear at which point the tester goes hard on the brakes keeping his right foot planted on the accelerator.
WRC
发表于 2009-7-30 03:29
This is repeated a few times after which the cars are taken back into the factory to have the clutches adjusted and tolerances checked.
WRC
发表于 2009-7-30 03:30
With the cars built, run-in and final checks taken care of they are prepared for pick up. It is then off to the dealers where they will be delivered to their new owners. Despite the engine, drivetrain and brakes having been run-in properly Nissan still suggests owners take it easy for the first 2000 km, something I'm sure would be a torture to do!
Next up it's off to Sendai Hi-land to sample the most extreme R35 GT-R to date, the SpecV.