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Hope it was a bargain if you bought it smoking. BTW confirmed, nissan grade rb pistons and choose the closest fit for the bore. Certainly not blueprinting but it is at least better than always just using the same size. the RB26 grades are listed on EN101 of the workshop manual (they had grades for big end and main bearings too. Of course none of that matters now you are rebuilding it, just get it measured to confirm what size pistons you need (standard or oversize) BTW you need to check the bearings and rod bolts too, detonation is hard on the whole rotating assembly. Your engine shop should be able to confirm

Great choice :thumbsup:, glad it is sorted

Couple of major areas of potential difference The GTR rear guards are much wider and are welded in, so you'd need to be ready to replace the rear guards. Depending on how everything else pays out that might be worthwhile to you but it is a big job. Front guards, headlights etc will be needed from the GTR If the GTS25 is rwd not 4wd (I assume its rwd as you didn't say GTS4), there are a heap of differences in the front around the strut towers, suspension mounting, subframe mounting. Again, not impossible, it has been done, but its unlikely to be economic Much less minor, there are differences in the floor pan around the drivers seat if it is an R34 GT series. And of course, heaps of interior and mechanical stuff would be different, and it may not just bolt it. Finally, there might be a consideration around ability to register the GTS25 afterwards, and the loss in value that the VIN# will not be a GTR one. You didn't say much about where you are or what the car is worth to you, but on purely $$ terms finding a GTR shell would be the most economical fix

I should add, you probably need to earth the green wire (9) from the head unit too (you can use the same place as the camera) if you want to be able to have video while the handbrake is off.

OK, per the head unit manual You need to connect the "violet/white" wire to a reverse signal in the car. You haven't mentioned how you connected the rest of the head unit to the car (or maybe someone else did that already), but I can see ISO connectors in the background of some of your pics so maybe you have a car to ISO harness and a ISO to pioneer harness. ISO connectors cover the speakers and a few power supply items, but they don't carry a reverse signal from the car. You can see there is no reverse signal in those plugs from the car to the head unit, so your head unit does not know when the car is in reverse, so it can't turn the camera on. So, the head unit will not switch to reverse camera automatically until you find a reverse 12V inside the car, and connect it to that purple wire. As I said earlier the easiest place to find that is at the tail lights (but then you need to run another wire all the way to the head unit) or maybe at the dash if you have a reverse indicator light or maybe a signal to a reverse beeper. I think you will have trouble finding that unless someone has specific advice. Then, this is the instructions for the reverse camera from the head unit manual: You can see that this generic instruction do not show you how to wire the ground and red (12v) that come with your camera. So, to get this to work you need to earth the black (per your picture) and supply ACC or IGN 12v to the red wire. Per the ISO wiring picture above, A7 is 12v switched (probably ACC), so you need to splice the red from your camera into the wire at that pin. But, I think you need to either give this to a professional, or get a crimper set and spend some youtube time. If you don't make the connections securely you can get failure over time including burning your car to the ground.

Well, you are right, the information in the manual is junk. I think it is saying the camera wiring has 3 parts - the yellow video output, a red 12v+ wire and a black earth wire, is that correct? For testing, you can just hold the stripped end of the black wire against that steel dash frame. If the purple wire only comes from the head unit, it is probably reverse camera 12v+. They would do this because that lets you either turn the camera on manually (through some button in the head unit) or automatically (when you put the car in reverse). If it works this way there would only be 1 power wire to the camera from the head unit. For the automatic part to work, the head unit needs to know when the car is in reverse. As that might not be part of the camera, you need to check if the head unit wiring has a reverse signal input. Do you have a wiring diagram for the head unit? What is the model code of the head unit and camera?

hmm on third thoughts, that wiring diagram really might help Is the red wire only connected to your reverse camera's wire, and is the purple wire only from your head unit? Is there any connection at the camera end of the reverse camera? You will need to find a reverse signal from the car. That is often at the reverse camera where you can tap into the reverse light. Alternatively if your dash has a reverse signal (eg auto dash) you can find and tap into that. Otherwise you have to find it in the wiring loom somewhere which may not be easy

OK....I guess maybe you haven't done much wiring before. Grab a cheap set like this: https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/sca-sca-crimping-tool-kit---151-pieces/562987.html#q=crimp&lang=en_AU&start=2 Use one with an eyelet end on the ground wire, and either drill a self tapping screw into the steel dash support to hold it or as GTSBoy said, undo the nut that is holding the plastic part on and slip the eyelet under that, it will be held tight like a washer. Soldering wire to something big and heavy like the dash support is unlikely to work long (if at all). That might be your only problem While you are at your preferred auto parts shop buying the crimp set, buy a cheap multimeter like this: https://www.supercheapauto.com.au/p/sca-sca-multimeter-digital---automotive/4405.html#q=multimeter&lang=en_AU&start=1 Turn it to 12v DC mode, put the black probe on your earth and the red probe on the reverse signal wire from the car, you should have 0v. Put the car in reverse with ignition on and you should have 12v. If you don't, your reverse signal is not OK (either the earth or the reverse signal itself)

I just had some trouble with this myself with a different unit. Couple of questions What is the wiring meant to be; is there a diagram you can post? What is the problem, does the head unit not switch to reverse when you put it in reverse? What were you trying to do with the red and purple wires? Your ground will develop surface rust pretty quickly but it won't stop it working. You will need to mount your ground properly but I assume you are still testing for now. Simply run a self tapper into that steel dashboard support and put an eyelet to suit on the ground

Hope you can get it sorted and keep one of these alive, but I don't think that is going to be cheap to fix

Awesome work mate, that track is always fun even when it is giving you grief Hopefully I'll see you there next year

There is a big difference between the work required for 250 and 400 kw (so, 300-350 kind of falls between those levels). At 250 you just need a bigger turbo in the standard location, injectors to suit (probably safe to change fuel pump too), ECU with tune, bigger air flow meter, intercooler and exhaust. Likely price $5-10k At 400kw you really need to change everything including forged internals, cams, radiator, exhaust manifold, potentially inlet manifold too. Probably MAP sensor conversion. Likely price $10-20k. Lots of people (but not everyone) break gearboxes at this level which is a whole other $10-20k rabbit hole. So, for most people, budget is the best place to start, not a power target. If you have the open budget and want to shoot for 300-350, pick a turbo that hits that range, exhaust manifold to suit, any ECU that your tuner is comfortable with, intercooler and piping, dump/front/catback exhaust, injectors (bigger than you need), MAP sensor, apply $20k and see how you go. Once you have all that in place, higher power levels are just a turbo swap and tune away.

Realistically, you can make about 5-10% difference in power by spending $5-20k on it. You almost certainly won't notice the difference.

Yeah hard to be certain without having checked the configuration but it sounds exactly like the intake air temperature sensor is unplugged, which is an issue if air is based on a MAP sensor not the air flow meters....I would stay off boost if you don't know how it is set up as it is potentially an engine killer

I've been using the car regularly while the Fuga is off the road having the boot pulled back out from the hatchback it was changed into, and realised a few things needed attention. The main one is doing something about the gauges and head unit, but more on that once I sort out a final problem While I was there, I thought I 'd check out the shifter which had been very sloppy recently. Well, as they say, there's your problem..... Changed the shifter bush across to an old spare (ex race car like pretty much everything else in the Stagea), and sure enough it is much nicer now. Still need to sort out the cooling problem, it overheats when idling. I picked up a GKtech fan and RB adapter but it doesn't fit. If I can get that sorted and it doesn't improve things I guess a new rad is next on the list (it has new coolant and I've done a pressure test to confirm no leaks). I also have a rear main leak and a clunk under power that has been there for a while, but they can both wait until I have time and a hoist.

Great to hear, you've done this really quickly for such a complex project

Sounds like that G sensor isn't plugged in. Per the diagrams GTSBoy scanned, all wiring to the G sensor comes from the ATTESSA computer under the rear parcel shelf in the boot, pages CH-57 onwards in the 32 GTR manual cover trouble shooting the system, that is worth a read, but I'd start by removing the centre console and checking the G sensor is OK and plugged in correctly, and the wiring to it is not damaged. If it all looks OK you could check continuity between the G sensor and ATTESSA computer for those wires. In R32 it states 10A fuse #21 (4WAS) supplies power to that system Did this issue happen suddenly or were you doing something prior?

Top speed? Probably, as long as you are going downhill

Its never a good time to be single 😛 It *looks* like the front turbo seals are leaking, and I'm assuming you've had a good look at the rear and no such trouble. That rules out general problems like breather plumbing or really high pressure for some reason because the rear doesn;t have the same issue. Therefore....I'd drop the front pipes and check out the rear wheel of the front turbo for movement, and remove the front drain. Either the core and it's seal is in bad condition, or the oil return to the block is kinked or blocked preventing oil draining out freely

The standard pivot points have been known to snap with a combination of heavy clutch and heavy foot, and it is a quick/easy thing to change if the gearbox is off (and a real pain if not) No idea whether this one is actually stronger than factory, and I've never heard of anyone having a fork issue.

Funny you should say that, I spent 4 hours mowing the lawn yesterday afternoon.....with a 6" wide slasher

not sealed, but we've taught a bunch of kids basic driving on our driveways, we have a couple of klm, hard to hit anything. Plus if she wants a manual we have the old hilux, doesn't matter if it gets scratched.

Unless I'm missing something....can't you just unbolt and reverse your decat pipe to move the bung closer? I guess you are pulling off the front pipes to check the front turbo seal for a leak anyway

I'm not sure I really understand the concern, apart from any potential difference in wire sizing (amp capacity) there is no difference between 1, 2 or a thousand IGN wires.

Assuming you own a multimeter. Unplug the big plug to the key switch, and then in continuity mode check out which pins have continuity to the battery 12v in the various key states. Off, should be no continuity to BAT ACC, ACC only should have continuity to BAT IGN, ACC and IGN should have continuity to BAT Start, IGN and Start should have continuity to BAT