What Have You Done To Your Stagea Lately?

[slippylotion]

Changed cabin filter and ordered pass side cam cover gasket. I bought a repco carbon activated replacement filter for $25.

I bought the carbon style cabin filter and still get a lot of fume smells in the car from other cars, do you guys get the same?

Edited July 13, 2012 by slippylotion

[Commsman]

Changed cabin filter and ordered pass side cam cover gasket. I bought a repco carbon activated replacement filter for $25.

I bought the carbon style cabin filter and still get a lot of fume smells in the car from other cars, do you guys get the same?

Are you sure you aren't smelling yourself?

I assume you ordered the cam cover gasket because it's leaking oil. That'll slowly drip onto hot things & is right below the air intake.

That was the big indicator for mine & no, never noticed it before.

[slippylotion]

Are you sure you aren't smelling yourself?

I assume you ordered the cam cover gasket because it's leaking oil. That'll slowly drip onto hot things & is right below the air intake.

That was the big indicator for mine & no, never noticed it before.

It could be me

Yeah I noticed the gasket starting to leak a tiny bit so thought Id get straight onto it. The smell I get is exhaust fumes not burning oil. Ill check tomorrow that I put it the correct way up, The arrow should point up yeah?

[Commsman]

Ill check tomorrow that I put it the correct way up, The arrow should point up yeah?

Arrow? Not sure, but here's one I prepared earlier.

[Mr 20Valve]

Back up turbo arrived today; looks like it'll be on it's way again early next week!

Does that mean you'll have a spare once you're all done?

[Commsman]

Does that mean you'll have a spare once you're all done?

An unknown donor sold a busted up turbo to a guy in Brisvegas. He generously lent it to me to be hi-flowed & I sent mine back which has now made its way to Dale.

Afaik the spare is to be offered to whoever buys his car, but there must be a few units around that could be used by the community for these swaps...?

[Daleo]

Does that mean you'll have a spare once you're all done?

An unknown donor sold a busted up turbo to a guy in Brisvegas. He generously lent it to me to be hi-flowed & I sent mine back which has now made its way to Dale.

Afaik the spare is to be offered to whoever buys his car, but there must be a few units around that could be used by the community for these swaps...?

Beat me to it Leon; As you said, I was very generously allowed to borrow this unit by it's owner, so I can't speak for it's ongoing availability.

[Mr 20Valve]

Ah, I see.

Is there a particular reason most people opt for a high flowed stocker over a new off the shelf unit? Simply ease of fitment?

Or does the M35 have a unique flange design or something like that?

[Daleo]

Ah, I see.

Is there a particular reason most people opt for a high flowed stocker over a new off the shelf unit? Simply ease of fitment?

Or does the M35 have a unique flange design or something like that?

Pretty much; both air intake pipe and hot side pressure pipe are bolted to the housing, and have a very tight clearances on their pathway through the engine bay. Also, you'd likely end up having to go custom on your dump, depending on housing v's exhaust flange orientation.

So there's a decent bit of fabrication to do just to get something different to fit.

Scotty would probably be the best bet for some photographic evidence on what there is to deal with.

For the power I'm after; it's not worth the arseache of refabricating all the pipework.

[Troppo]

Yesterday I replaced the stock air box with a HKS mushroom filter... I still need to work out a better way to secure it in place other than wire?

[adey88]

The starter motor decided to die (at the mechanics??) the other day... After searching around on here and going with peoples recommendation that a RB30 VL starter motor would fit... it DOESN'T! Luckily Repco do returns...... Ended up servicing my old unit (Discovered the brushes were worn out)...

My mechanic reckons its a bitch of a job to get it in and out for anybody looking to do theirs

[iamhe77]

Nismo extended wheel bolts, 10mm spacers + wheels

Derale transmission cooler and trans service

Gave it a wash (finally).

Next weekend = 50,000km service

Getting there, slowly

[bigkevracer]

Nismo extended wheel bolts, 10mm spacers + wheels

Derale transmission cooler and trans service

Gave it a wash (finally).

Next weekend = 50,000km service

Getting there, slowly

Where are the pics though?!

[Sydsyd]

Nismo extended wheel bolts, 10mm spacers + wheels

Derale transmission cooler and trans service

Gave it a wash (finally).

Next weekend = 50,000km service

Getting there, slowly

where did u get the extended studs from cam? and how much? interested in getting some

[BigBoyDan]

The starter motor decided to die (at the mechanics??) the other day... After searching around on here and going with peoples recommendation that a RB30 VL starter motor would fit... it DOESN'T! Luckily Repco do returns...... Ended up servicing my old unit (Discovered the brushes were worn out)...

My mechanic reckons its a bitch of a job to get it in and out for anybody looking to do theirs

Mine died last week, I was told a vl turbo one would fit (not a NA)? I went for a new Mitsubishi for rb26. $350.

Was a 5 min job to fit once the intake is off...

[adey88]

Mine died last week, I was told a vl turbo one would fit (not a NA)? I went for a new Mitsubishi for rb26. $350.

Was a 5 min job to fit once the intake is off...

Servicing the old unit was 160 which wasn't too bad.... Repco didn't have any of the Skyline models listed (you think they would right)?

Anyway all good now, I think the RB25 may be harder to work on due to the i/c piping etc doing laps above the engine

[iamhe77]

where did u get the extended studs from cam? and how much? interested in getting some

Extended studs I purchased from RHDJapan.

2 sets of these although they do 60mm as well

http://www.rhdjapan.com/nismo-long-hub-bolt-50mm-5-lug-front-and-rear-14-3-50x10-55526

[Big Fella]

Servicing the old unit was 160 which wasn't too bad.... Repco didn't have any of the Skyline models listed (you think they would right)?

Anyway all good now, I think the RB25 may be harder to work on due to the i/c piping etc doing laps above the engine

You did it from the top????

It's a 15min job from underneath.

[theferris]

Doing a cooling system flush after finding this crap

Ive got no crap in the oil and its not over heating so hopefully just poorly maintained and not a head gasket.

Its got the same sort of texture as mud and its brown...

Edited July 16, 2012 by theferris

[iamhe77]

Looks like what happens when only tap water is used instead of a coolant/demineralised water mix.