Hr31 Coupe Rb26 (For Now)

[DCIEVE]

No worries Harry, I might wander down to one of the jap wreckers in the next week or so and have a look.

Nick, long shot but possibly call Dick's cv's. Really old guy from mandurah that drives around, visits Bunbury every 2nd tues, he might head your way every now and then and may be able to help

Thanks for the suggestion Corey - I'll give him a call.

[DCIEVE]

Started bending up the fuel lines, only the feed line shown here while the return line coil is on it's way from the guys at garage7.

Pump to filter fuel line and pressure sensor, just need to plumb the filter to the bulkhead and from there to the above 1/2" feed line. Baby steps..!

Does anyone have any engine builder recommendations for the Perth area??

[DCIEVE]

It's been a while since I updated this, it's still a way off running but there has been a fair bit happening. It's also in the current issue of Zoom (181) in it's previous guise...and by previous I mean 3 years ago

3an vac line to the fpr in teflon braid

Completed all the WG vacuum lines with 4an teflon brain, mostly covered in firesleeve where it runs close to the exhaust.

DEi turbo beanie

Collecting fittings for the oil lines - that's nomex/kevlar braid, a lot lighter than steel braid

New oil cooler, plumbed in with the nomex line and more speedflow

The tee which runs to the accusump and the one way valve. There is also a pressure sensor fitting on the adapter block.

Bulkhead fitting (line runs to the accusump) and cf blanking plate where the heater hoses used to run.

Running line to the accusump which now lives in the boot (cut to length but the fittings aren't put together here). The ball valve is in easy reach.

Bulkhead fitting for the 8an fuel feed line sitting in a cf blank (filling an old hole).

It's almost rolling again now as well...

Edited December 7, 2012 by DCIEVE

[masTers]

Looking amazing Nick.

Well done on all the hard work.

[DCIEVE]

Thanks Steve.

And some more

Subframe painted up waiting for the ally bushes to be pressed in.

Adjustable (toe & camber) trailing arms

All the front suspension parts have been installed so it's ready to roll once the rear end go's back in.

Rebuilt rear drive-shafts - modified so they work with the non hr cusco 2-way.

[ydr030]

porn

[Sir Lord Van Von Vader'ham]

+1

fapfapfap

[masTers]

Any progress on the engine build Nick?

[MRHD66]

this is awesome!!

[fatz]

Nic awesome work mate

This car has a rich history of abuse

Flashback From 2004

[DCIEVE]

Any progress on the engine build Nick?

Not as yet, will have to bite the bullet and go with someone soon. Visited one builder recently who pulled out a broken rb30 crank which has me thinking about nitto cranks now..

Nic awesome work mate

This car has a rich history of abuse

Flashback From 2004

I have a few strong burnout photo's from your ownership on the HD somewhere. Not that much has changed!

Edited December 19, 2012 by DCIEVE

[turboedsloth]

Looking good Nick. Did you get your driveshafts done locally??

[DCIEVE]

'Outer Control' did the boots etc - very helpful bunch of guys. No luck with replacement parts so we had to rebuild used gear. Fatz helped out with a set of a car he was wrecking.\

Pressed in the subframe bushes, all ready to go back in and get the car rolling again.

[Duncan]

oh, this is *that* car....it has a rich motorsport heritage.

http://youtu.be/0nVoEfBeJkc

Looks like you've done a great job with it, hope to see it on a track soon

[roarpwr]

Nice work Nick,

The car is coming along well...

Full credit to you at how neat everything is and the quality of the work, makes me want to pull my finger out and neaten mine up...

mine is nowhere near the standard of this build.

[DCIEVE]

oh, this is *that* car....it has a rich motorsport heritage.

Looks like you've done a great job with it, hope to see it on a track soon

Thanks Duncan, proof will be in the driving. Hopefully soon!

Nice work Nick,

The car is coming along well...

Full credit to you at how neat everything is and the quality of the work, makes me want to pull my finger out and neaten mine up...

mine is nowhere near the standard of this build.

Cheers Andrew!

Christmas was a rare opportunity to get some uninterrupted time in the garage so I was able to get a few things done. Getting some motivation back lately.

Undercar hardlines complete. 1/2" feed and 3/8" return.

Reassembled the rear end with the adjustable trailing arms and all new bushes etc

With the rear end back in the car it was time to measure up and make a new solid diff mount. The one pictured below was quickly thrown together after the z31parts item failed leaving the car stranded with it's diff on the ground at motorvation a few years back.

That mount was pretty rough so a friend helped put together a replacement. Putting it on the mill was probably overkill but it was there and we had holidays to kill

Trial fit

...and painted

I've also made a start on the flare fit-up - hopefully by the end of the weekend the guards will be cut.

Rear

Front

The rear is quite a bit bigger than the front in profile

Also fitted up the standard rear bumper and garnish I had painted ages ago.

Tentative new home for the accusump - will need a cover in this location but shouldn't be too hard to knock up.

[masTers]

Flares look amazing. It's a shame you cant run some wide Wats on her due to the brakes.

What is the smallest wheel size you can run and still clear the front brakes?

Ditch the rest of the kit and go R31 House lips?

Edited January 14, 2013 by masTers

[DCIEVE]

First preference was 1 piece 17's (or 18's depending on brake clearance i.e. rpf1's) given they're about as light as you can buy but they don't come wide enough, or with low enough offsets for the rear. Which leaves me looking for something 3pce and 18" with custom widths/offsets... bbs e88 are on the wish list but well outside budget so some 3 pce Works might be the way to go.

As mentioned earlier, trying not to waste time on things that don't get it running or aren't going to improve reliability or performance so the kit stays

[Miguelone]

Panasports all come in custom sizes with your choice of everything..

http://www.panasport.jp/

[fatz]

Pandas port(Pannasports) have shit break clearance