Kgc10 Skyline 2 Door

[jpcdanny]

I dunno if it's gonna be the same in WA, but in NSW the engo accepted that Klippan non-inertia reel seatbelts were okay, front and rear.

At the back, you'll find that the c-pillar sheetmetal and floorpan will already have seat belt mountings behind the trim

At the front, it's just the regular Klippan kit, but with the longest available stalk buckle (i think 450mm, cos the mount is so far back on the tunnel).

Umm...apart from seatbelts, I think I didn't have to change or add anything else for rego/engo. Tail lights and indicators (which blink red) were ok for the age of the car.

I think the only hassles I had on rego were things like noise and ride height

cheers bro i luv it how i can just copy you

[Ghostrider]

I just bought this on Import Monster as a reference come memorabilia item. Should make interesting reading.

http://www.importmonster.com.au/view?url=h...%20KPGC110%20S5

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[BensDR30]

Ahh, so you bought Jash's car? Awesome project The KGC10 build thread on PF is my car, whaddya need to know, Denzo?

Oh and btw the issues I had with the L-series were 99% caused by the person who built it in Japan. We ended up starting from scratch, and the cylinder head was redone by Knight Engines in Adelaide, and Nathan did the bottom end and assembly. Ran sweet as a nut after that. Puts out 190rwhp and sounds great, so yeah I'm happy with it.

Every single L-block I've worked on has been assembled by some clown that did it wrong. Be it head geometry, distributor timing or general coolant or air plumbing - people just didn't seem to put in the effort (and probably assembled it with no reference materials).

It's always a wise idea to tear any engine like this down for inspection, because you can never really sure what you've got...

An L-6 can easily produce 150% of the OEM output practically forever if it was put together and maintained with care. I've pushed 200% OEM in one L28 via turbocharging for a decade with no mechanical failures.

[Babalouie]

Every single L-block I've worked on has been assembled by some clown that did it wrong. Be it head geometry, distributor timing or general coolant or air plumbing - people just didn't seem to put in the effort (and probably assembled it with no reference materials).

In my case, the list of things were....

- wrong inlet manifold (the head ports were bigger than the flange = air leak)

- carbs set up for 2L, not 3L

- carb linkages set up all wrong

- ignition wiring problem (coil wasn't getting full juice)

- dizzy cap worn, electronic module wasn't earthing

- 2 dud plug leads

- wrong crank pulley, didn't match the timing marks

- mystery cam timing that was 1/2 a tooth out

- MASSIVE cam that wouldn't have worked below 6000rpm anyhoo (278 degs at 50 thou lift!)

- insufficient fuel pump flow

- butchered sump baffles/oil pickup/mismatched dipstick

...and prolly heaps more I've forgotten So I'd find one fault and fix it, then be scratching my head wondering why it still drove like crap In the end, I tried to fit a street cam to it, and then realised that the retainers, valve stem heights, etc were all non-std. So that's when I threw in the towel and as you suggested, started from scratch. From the first 100m after the rebuild, it was a totally transformed car.

But in the end we got lucky...it turned out the motor was a very recent 3L overbore with 11:1 pistons and heaps of headwork, so all it needed was a freshen up and it pulled 175rwhp straight off the bat. With a bit more tuning it's at 190rwhp currently, so it's all good

I guess what must have happened was that the previous owner in Japan started collecting cool parts, then ran out of time/money, and then everything was slapped together very roughly and the car flogged off to be someone else's problem. But the L-series is a great motor to drive behind, tons of grunt, tons of personality

[Babalouie]

I just bought this on Import Monster as a reference come memorabilia item. Should make interesting reading.

http://www.importmonster.com.au/view?url=h...%20KPGC110%20S5

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A couple of really good books to get if you are interested in the Hako, are:

G-Works KGC10 Vol 2, which is more on the modified Hako side, got lots of info on wheel sizes, parts available, etc. Not so much of a book on the 2000GT-R but more of a modifier's guide to making a GT-R clone/hotting it up.

http://www.g-works-web.com/?tag=kgc10

The other one is C10 Complete Book, which is purely a reference to the stock cars, so it's chock full of catalog scans, colour charts by year, differences in the badges etc by yr, differences between the variosu trim levels, etc. Pretty good if you want to create a realistic GT-R clone, since it has all proper info on the real thing.

http://www.geibunsha.co.jp/shoseki/car_c10skyline.html

If you're in Sydney, the Kinokuniya bookshop has copies of both, the last time I was there

Edited July 22, 2010 by Babalouie

[masTers]

Danny, that is so cool.

What offset are the wheels? can you source a set in 5 stud, possibly +15 to suit a DR30

[jpcdanny]

the wheels are 16x8+10 and 16x9.5-19 ,5 stud are a lot easier to get sometimes we can get them

[Babalouie]

You running front flares Danny?

I reckon you could prolly go for 8+0 or 8-5 if you were planning to lower it a bit with some camber. The rear sizing is spot on for flush fitment though with the factory-size flares.

[jpcdanny]

i have new flares but can decide if i wanna run the fronts or not ,also have coilover kit front and rear so i will play around with it and hopefully make it look spastic spec

[VSPEC32]

Danny

My old man had the seat belts in his old 180B SSS replaced with inertia reels. They would have originally been a similar setup to the '10. They even matched the blue colour of them and are much nicer and period correct than the plastic Klippans.

Will find out where he had them done if you're interested. Here's his beast:

http://www.sillbeer.com/2009/02/dads-datsu...-new-shoes.html

Cheers

Brendan

Edited August 30, 2010 by VSPEC32

[VSPEC32]

Danny, just spoke to my old man about the seatbelts and said this is the place he had hid seatbelts done.

http://www.seatbeltsolutions.com.au/index.asp

[Norcal510]

Anymore new pictures?

[Norcal510]

how's the process on your c10?

[renaissance]

got a c10 coupe as soon as i pay for it , will you take a shopping list of of bits needed (second hand and aftermarket ) ? ,and which aftermarket companies do you deal with ? ( fibreglass panels etc ) . ta will

[kgc10]

anyone know the dude with a kgc10 skyline on sau ? i want to ask some questions as i am restoring one at the moment in wa

Looking for me?

Btw I live in Brisbane now!

[mitchsterbrau]

What do ya know.......its back from paint. my legs seriously went weak seeing it in person.

The job looks great, pity about the mess around with the other guy or there'd be more progress.

Interior is out getting finished and everything else is stashed away ready for after-pits mods.

with his j-land contacts, the collection of awesome rare parts denzo has collected for this will blow you away.

Stay tuned for more progress, will keep updating the site with photos as i get them. Sorry bout the iPhone quality.

http://japaneseperformancecentre.com.au

I'll get better pics from danny next time i'm down.

(The email attachments didn't work mate.)

[dirtyRS4]

awesome stuff mitchy.

how goes you?

[Socrates]

Are JPC building the engine inhouse?

I need a L series engine built.

[passin ewe]

Socrates, I know of a really good L series builder here in Perth. Same person who used to tune my webers.

[VSPEC32]

Socrates, I know of a really good L series builder here in Perth. Same person who used to tune my webers.

Put the info up, will be handy for others who stumble across this post or searching the site. Does this person do L4's and L6's?