Bonnet Wont Close!

[MBS206]

This is where that rumour of mine came from Bubba

hehe, grab the engine mounts from a LD28 powered laurelor R31 skyline station wagon, because of the deck hieght on the block the engine mounts are shorter

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it was an old retired mechanic who told me what engine mounts to try. i would have never have known other wise and probably would have had to get a custom bonnet made.

Found said rumour/post again...

Try those ones?

[N1GTR]

Ok great, cheers

[unique1]

this info is probably useless to 99.99% of people but rb26/30 in a stagea and the bonnet closes with ease, without any mods at all, motor on the standard mounts and not lowered at all. Going by my measurements with some bluetack (lol) i got atleast 10mm clearance at the closest points (timing cover area).

just thought i would add this in the topic incase someone asked in future

Edited November 25, 2008 by unique1

[R32 TT]

this info is probably useless to 99.99% of people but rb26/30 in a stagea and the bonnet closes with ease, without any mods at all, motor on the standard mounts and not lowered at all. Going by my measurements with some bluetack (lol) i got atleast 10mm clearance at the closest points (timing cover area).

just thought i would add this in the topic incase someone asked in future

Well then you suck!

[unique1]

Well then you suck!

lol, no need to be jelous now, look i can shut my bonnet but my cars another 250-300kg heavier than a gtr, i think your still in front

[R34GTFOUR]

and the gtr will be lighter again when said owners get so pissed they decide to run no bonnet wat so ever

[Duncan]

further to that....an 25/30 also fits just fine in a stagea

[N1GTR]

Need for grunt for pulling that banana car around?

[GTR1993]

What is the opinion of putting some 15mm or so spacers under the cross member? I know it will work just dont want to stuff up the geometry too much.

[Al]

further to that....an 25/30 also fits just fine in a stagea

That's one of my plans if the car gets defected.

Buy a Stagea, do an engine swap, clear the defect on the 33 and sell it.

Or

Slip the rb30det into a 240Z

[N1GTR]

Mate. 240z. Do it

[=premo=]

I soo shouldn't have sold my 240z, there worth heaps now.

But I'm fair sure you would have even more trouble getting the bonnet to close in a zed. Also the torque might fk the 2/3rd's chassie so you'd want a killa cage or a 260z two seater.

[Duncan]

You really don't want to put spacers under the subframe - that will raise the roll centre which won't help handling.

BTW rb25/30 in a 240z is a real bad idea. I've seen one in a 200zr and it is a terrible fit - heaps of mods required

[felixy69]

Well no, no one has posted what mounts to buy, so until that happens i cant get them, and that means no one can test them out yet

ugh....so what did u do at the moment to get it fit under ur hood ..?

[N1GTR]

Motor is out, again, so this is a problem i have to look forward to again pretty soon.

Short of new engine mounts, im going back to twin turbo, so the rear clearance wont be a drama. At the front the last resort is cutting the frame

[felixy69]

Motor is out, again, so this is a problem i have to look forward to again pretty soon.

Short of new engine mounts, im going back to twin turbo, so the rear clearance wont be a drama. At the front the last resort is cutting the frame

hey me 2 !!

what's wrong with your RB30 this time ?

i blew the oil pump and bend the rods

[N1GTR]

lol, thats worse than mine, how did you manage to do that?

[Al]

BTW rb25/30 in a 240z is a real bad idea. I've seen one in a 200zr and it is a terrible fit - heaps of mods required

You know how to shatter a man's dream

If an rb26 can be fitted into a 240, what makes the rb30det so difficult?

I had already factored in a very decent roll cage, brakes and suspension set-up.

[Al]

Motor is out, again, so this is a problem i have to look forward to again pretty soon.

Short of new engine mounts, im going back to twin turbo, so the rear clearance wont be a drama. At the front the last resort is cutting the frame

WHAT NOW!?

Have you picked up that car from Bendigo? How did the other one go, the one you wanted to look at on the way back home?

[N1GTR]

Dude thats why it wasnt at DECA, it let go at Wakefield a short time ago

All good on the way back, problem i face now; where to keep two more cars

What was the aftermath from DECA for your r33?