Rb 240z

[skidmark]

this week i have been working on getting the brakes fitted up. the fronts were easy as they came in a kit. but the rears are from an r31 skyline and i had to do some work to make them fit, Next week I will be fitting up the brake lines and hand brake cables and hopefully it will be able to stop when i roll it down my drive way I will be rebuilding the rear brakes before the car goes on the road.

[skidmark]

loaded up and homeward bound

its new home

[Mr. Untouchable]

verrry nice matey, can't believe i missed this thread. I am a 240 fan from way back, love them. loving the build so far, i actualy kinda like the idea of a 20 in it, they are strong, little older sound great and will be pretty reasonable in such a featherweight of a car too. color looks good, flares and wheels set it off. wilwoods behind the wheels make me warm and fuzzy

great build, cant wait to see some more updates =)

[skidmark]

Thanx man

[Johny Bravo]

Looking good! Great to see some progress, What ride height are you going with?

[skidmark]

King spring lows for now untill I can get some coil overs. Can't go any lower than that with out sectioning the struts

[Johny Bravo]

Thats a bit of a prick, has the same ride height as the 4x4 towing it

So your saying the coilovers wont bring it any lower either?

[skidmark]

No mate. it has motor in it yet in these photos Once the motor is in it will be rather low.

Edited May 5, 2012 by skidmark

[skidmark]

I thought i would dedicate this weekend to my 240 so i managed to get a fair bit done. I finaly got the engine in so it is now very close But first i have a major hurdle in the wireing of the rb, This has been my bigest fear of the whole build so i will be asking a few questions if i get stuck.

Any way here are some pics

I had rely hoped that it would have sit lower with the engine in, I hope the king spring lows will settle down a bit after a while

[Johny Bravo]

Looking good, haven't been around for a while so it's good to see some progress.

Looks like you'll have plently of room in the engine bay for everything else, especially seeing as the intercooler isx already in. Good stuff!

Is the motor sitting back further then the standard motor did? And is it heavier or lighter? I'm not too familar with these things.

[skidmark]

Yeh the engine is sitting Thurther back than the standard engine. It's almost all behind the crossmember.

I not sure on the weight difference. I have been told the rb is lighter but I find that hard to belive with the extra waight from the turbo

[Johny Bravo]

Cant be much difference then, should hopefully have a positive effect on handing mounting it all back further though!

[ydr030]

porn.

[Sir Lord Van Von Vader'ham]

Looking good mate, keep the updates coming!

i really like the look of the manifolds and heat shields

[skidmark]

Ok the car has been on the road for 6 months now and I must say, it is a barrel of laughs to drive. To much throttle can have you facing the wrong way rather fast.

One problem I have is that when its cold it is rather sluggish and surge's quite a bit

Once it has warmed up it is runs faultlessly and goes like a rocket.

Can some one point me in the right direction as what to try first. I really don't want to have to chases tail on this one if I don't have to.

I will be taking it for a run at collingrive hill climbs this weekend so I can see how it really performs. It should be a good day.

[skidmark]

I forgot to mention that it is running an rb20det

[Soundboyracer]

Mint bro

[On Edge]

Great build love the colour!!

[XKLABA]

mint build mate, to bad you live so far away i would love to see this in the flesh

One problem I have is that when its cold it is rather sluggish and surge's quite a bit
Once it has warmed up it is runs faultlessly and goes like a rocket.
Can some one point me in the right direction as what to try first. I really don't want to have to chases tail on this one if I don't have to.

my 32 does this, its because i turned up the fuel pressure and haven't had a cold start tune done to correct the extra fuel in the "cold" map, sounds like it needs a tune

[skidmark]

It is running a Bosch 044 fuel pump. I am not sure if that would make a difference with the standard regulator. I will be getting a nistune ecu as soon as I can afford it.