Bored? Pull Part Your Car...

[predator]

Well its a bit quiet and boring in here.. so i thought I'd post some random pictures of the conversion of my car as I go.. Started Sunday afternoon, so not doing too bad so far..

Before.. one still working, but slightly overheating and slow rb20 .. Lets get rid of that for the sake of it..

look! its a floating car..

So far got most of the dash apart, to get things ready to start wiring the RB25 engine loom into the body loom when the engine is in.. and also to get the old RB20 loom out.. Nice and messy.. I've done this before in the old r33, so believe it or not, it all goes back together pretty easily, as long as you remember where everything went.

Hmmm, something is missing??

looking kinda empty here...

oh.. there it is.. auto is great

wood is good too...

If a hammer is not used.. its not a back yard job.. seen here is the lovely hand of my assistant mark (syphon).

Radiator is out and pipework, etc things are gone... still have to remove a few more things next few days.. so engine is ready to be lifted..

Well there we go.. progress so far..

[Syphon]

LOL nice commentary on the pics

It's slowly getting there.

And great to see the knockometer action shot was included, ahh the things you can do with a hammer

[JCMarshall_Law]

Cool,

Hey where did you get that intercooler piping done in the first pic? That is a far more sensible route for the pipes than the usual setup where the cool side of the pipes run over the radiator.

Edited February 17, 2006 by JCMarshall_Law

[predator]

I basically bought it from another forum member over in WA.. it's a custom job though. The only real disadvantage seems to be the heat is transferred to the engine bay a bit more, rather than just the intercooler.. but post cooler seems pretty damn cold.

Hopefully the RB25 allow me to use the same piping, or I guess its time to get some more made up... Thinking 3" may be better with some more power so will see how it goes.

[R33S2]

you have all the fun, a good thing to keep the boredom at bay anyway.

[BH_SLO32]

Predator,

If you need any assitance with the Rb25 conversion including wiring the new computer, don't hesitate to ask. I'd be happy to assist. I live at Springwood.

Cheers,

Ben

[Genesis®]

nice work there Gordon

[The Dan]

LOL nice commentary on the pics

It's slowly getting there.

And great to see the knockometer action shot was included, ahh the things you can do with a hammer

What exactly were you hitting with the hammer?

[BelGarion]

car conversions are fun. good to see yours is comin along gordo

*trip down memory lane*

devil engine, not even worth a clear photo...

oooh yer

cue giant wiring diagram and repairs to find out why the hell half the electrics didnt work.

nearly done, only one thing left to do..

have fun!

anyway gordo, looks good, keep us updated mate,

[predator]

nice james... always fun to pull the car apart and work out how the hell to put it back together afterwards. Wiring will be fun too.

Just waiting on the clutch and a few other tiny parts now to do much more on mine.. thats the crappy part of the conversion so far, just waiting on things!

[Syphon]

Dan, I was tapping the flange on the tailshaft as I don't think it had ever been removed, was fairly well rusted onto the diff flange lol

Came off without being too brutal

[BelGarion]

yer i guessed thats what you were doing.

things have a habit of needing help in order for them to be removed, suspension parts tend to be hard to move as well.

[Col-GTSX]

Hey Gordo....

Mate went past your place on Tuesday and noticed that you had some one over with a ladder and i saw you talking out the front... I beeped and i wanted to drop in but my gf was driving her s15 and she could not wait to get to harbour town...

Sorry dude...

I will catch up with ya soon...

[Syphon]

Hey Col, is you are referring to musgrave ave, he doesn't live there anymore so if you were, I don't know who you saw lol

[predator]

Mate went past your place on Tuesday and noticed that you had some one over with a ladder and i saw you talking out the front... I beeped and i wanted to drop in but my gf was driving her s15 and she could not wait to get to harbour town...

um.. yeah, i moved to arundel so you probably just confused the heck out of him.. hehe.

Well I got the clutch the other day. Going for a Cushioned Ceramic and see how that stacks up... Thats pretty much the last piece of the parts puzzle.

If anybody needs to know the number for a distributor of the Xtreme clutches on the goldcoast btw, send us a PM.

[SirSkyline]

what KW's can they handel Gordon ??

[The Dan]

what KW's can they handel Gordon ??

Should be good for 350rwkw

[SirSkyline]

Should be good for 350rwkw

Might Not be enough :

[Col-GTSX]

Yeah... I went past your old place... Cause thats the only way i know how to get to harbour town... LOL

Arh well... He must have been a nice guy cause he waved none the less... LOL

[Col-GTSX]

Let me know how that clutch goes...

As ill be up for an upgrade soonish....

Mines getting spongie atm... I get my injectors and penium in 2-3 weeks so ill need to do the clutch shortlly after cause im sure it will slip...