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Being a relatively staunch sort of a GTR fanatic and having watched your build progress, my first reaction is Noooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!! But, having one is my workshop and realising how far I have yet to go to be competitive, I do start to have second thoughts?? I'm looking forward to the experence with no real ambitions to be a world beater.... Love the GTR's and want to be out there in one.... But....... Hard to say but if ya want to be top of the tree then there are cheaper and easier ways to do it... Spotted your car on TradeMe and good luck wiyh the auction

Well done bud, an absolutely superb car!!! Looking forward to more photo's...

This is another alternative.... http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-274226878.htm Have bought a set for a R32 GTR that will see the track but have not used them yet. Would be interested in opinions, especially from someone who has tried them.

Hey unique1, cheers for that... Makes the whole job so simple and so much cheaper. Mind if I ask what pickup you used?? I assume it was the standard RB26... I did wonder why no one had asked this question before...

The RB26/30 is going into the GTR with a suitably modified sump complete with diff... I am more concerned with the mild RB26 going into the VL Commodore. I was under the impression that the GTR sump would not fit the VL chassis...? The adapter would allow me to use a decent sump such as a High Energy Super Pan rather than the stock VL. I often hear that the GTR sump's oil control is marginal when pushed...? (Please, no smart comments about the VL's ability to generate sufficient G forces to cause problems... ) Would the adapter cost $600.00...? As it only has to hold and seal a tin sump to the block it can be made from a much lighter material, mounting hardware may be lighter, etc

A question for the guys manufacturing sump adaptors to fit the RB30 block into a GTR... Can you redesign your adaptor and pickup to fit a RB30 (VL) sump onto the RB26 block...?? The basic pattern would be the same and it could be a lot lighter as it won't have to carry the stress and torque from the front diff. It would also allow me to use something like a Hi Energy sump. I have seen the amount of work involved in modifying a GTR sump to remove the diff, etc and feel a nice light adaptor would be a tidier and cost effective alternative if the 26 was going into a Skyline. The reason I ask is... I have an R32 GTR and also a VL wagon. The plan is to build a stove hot RB26/30 for the GTR and put the RB26, from the GTR, into the VL. The motor I have is relatively stock and has done less than 10K on a full rebuild so I don't want to pull it apart. It would suit the VL chassis nicely with just a few tweeks. The money I would spend extracting good power from the RB26, if it stayed in the GTR, can go towards the new motor. I only have to build one motor to have the best of both worlds...