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hey guys, my fist post here today, had a look around but theis seems to be one of the better skyline forums.

today i picked up a 88 r31 auto for $150. the head cracked this morning on the prev owner and they didnt ewant it anymore, so i picked it up dirt cheap. needs a bit of work apart fro the engine, but overall its a good cond. car. if i can get the motor fixed up reasonably easily, i hope to make this a project car, do it up and use it as a Sq car. thought id make up a thread to intrpduce myself and to post up questions etc about my progress.

here are some pics as it was this afternoon when i first saw it;

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itll come up allot nicer with a clean, but im not so fussed about how it looks yet anyway, i just want to get it going.

so, first question if i may

the head is cracked, that much i know, so what are my best options? keep in mind atm i just want to get it going, later on down the track ill get something rebuilt for it, but for now should i just get a new head? whole new block? what kind of prices am igoing to be looking at?

anything else i should be looking out for?

cheers for now guys, any help is much appreciated, and ill update the thread when i give it a clean and have a better look round

pat

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Head on over to www.r31skylineclub.com with all of your questions. They have a whole tech info section to help you out. SAU is a great site, but for the older R31's, if you are wanting a heap of info head over there.

It probably doesn't have a cracked head, maybe a gasket. The RB30 in the skyline needs some pretty harsh treatment beofre it cracks a head.

Looks like a good buy for $150.00. GXE and all, and doesn't seem in too bad a nick

Good luck with it.

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yea rip head off and take it 2 a reco joint and get it check out. might just need machine. or if its stuffed easy as 2 find another head for a rb30. wreckers etc. make sure get it cracked tested b4 putting it on tho cos pain in the ass if have 2 do it all again. should only cost max $500 for 2nd hand head + gasket (go oem nissan gasket) + crack test etc.

can pick rb30's up for $200 these days as well...

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yea but not as easy as just droppin the head on there. need 2 make up cam belt tensioners etc and probs aftermarket ecu cos dunno how 25 one would go with 3ltr bottom end. theres a big write up on it in tech section...

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