Hey all, so an update.
I took it to AutoTech in Hume to get it looked over, some minor leaks (coolant and gearbox), front bushes and a bit of rust beginning to appear in the top of the strut towers.
However that's not the bad news, the bad news is that cyl4 has a compression issue, that they told me will eventually kill the engine, unless it is rebuilt.
I got rough quoted 7k for a rebuild, which was a bit of a shock, esp given its an 11k car.
I spoke to a mechanic friend of mine and some others and they suggested swapping in the RB26 engine, instead of getting this one fixed.
So i was wondering how hard that will be to do? im guessing it will be relatively easy as the Stageas came with them in some models (Autech), but appear to have little else changed (5 speed gear box still etc)
I was thinking that id also like to swap the front bar for the R34 GTR front, similar to this:
So i was thinking about getting a Half/Front cut, since then i get the front bar, side fenders, bonnet (though i have been told the stagea one should fit) as well as the cluster and wiring harness.
I have been struggling to find a place selling one in aus though, anyone know a place selling one, or could find one?
Has anyone got any experience with this engine swap, and do you guys reckon it will be worth it?
Thanks