Mv35 Stagline

[Daleo]

Im leaving on the 20th to get it done. So not yet!

Dale were do you.......do you get bored at work or something?

Not really, just thought your thread needed a cat with ripped abs.

But then I though of this! They must've been separated at birth?

Weird huh?

[Howaitonaito]

Fair enough

[Howaitonaito]

Que: "the final countdown" by Europe.

One week to go. Only four more working days to go. Then two weeks off.

Driving a mates NM35 on sunday to get me even more pumped and i can not wait so its my VQ25DET fix before i leave.

You could say im getting pretty pumped!

[Brick]

Awesome mate. Really looking forward to seeing your results.

[Howaitonaito]

Awesome mate. Really looking forward to seeing your results.

i just realised josh that your display pic has been taken in kotara in my neck of the woods! come to newcastle often?

[Brick]

i just realised josh that your display pic has been taken in kotara in my neck of the woods! come to newcastle often?

Yeah mate I'm from there and all my family are still up there. Plus I head up to see friends every few weeks

[Howaitonaito]

This i did not know. Shot us a PM next time your up

[Howaitonaito]

Leave tomorrow. Will be in melb hopefully without hickups around 4-5ish.

This is it guys. Its happening. Updates will happen as often as i can.

Ill try and upload pictures but since im doing it off my phone it may or may not work.

If not pictures will happen when i get back.

[Dunc]

[PN-Mad]

Is it brokken on the side of the Hume somewhere?

Or have you reached the gurus lair?

[Howaitonaito]

Made it no breakdowns.

Almost lost roofracks.

Melb weather is shite.

[PN-Mad]

Was the drag from the huffy slider too much?

Lol

Good to hear. Get with the updates. And if you feel a prickly beard on the back of your neck in the night; run like hell.

[ChrisB]

Hey Mark,

Looks like you and Scotty have some work ahead of you. Hope you get it all figured out.

Good luck

[Howaitonaito]

Was the drag from the huffy slider too much?

Lol

Good to hear. Get with the updates. And if you feel a prickly beard on the back of your neck in the night; run like hell.

Na slider is at home. Didnt have room in the car.

Will keep that in mind thanks alex.

[scotty nm35]

Let me just say, there are so many differences between the engines, chassis and ecu/loom that I am worried this will turn into a nightmare. I had no idea it would be this much work. Hopefully it all goes as planned but it will take some time, anyone know Kanji?

[M35woah]

Google translate does! xD

[Howaitonaito]

Google translate does! xD

If it was that simple do you think scotty would be asking?

[scotty nm35]

After pouring over the Kanji DD skyline wiring diags, and realising there is absolutely nothing similar with the ecu (other than the connector) or the Re4 transmission controls, and not being sure the 'can' system would even communicate, we came to the conclusion the det ecu won't work with the 4 speed, and the DD ecu won't drive standard injectors, (or Emanage) without extensive rewiring/modification. It seems to be a big can of worms, around 200 wires to reroute and no guarantees it will work.

I think the turbo would have fit, but required custom cooler piping, as the starter motor is 3 inches higher. Also tapping turbo feed and drain fittings into the RWD sump was needed, as the RE4 and RE5 bellhousings are different.

The engine mounts were 4 inches closer to the engine, meaning the turbo intake would need to be custom made.

The chassis was different, and the Stagea front subframe wouldn't bolt up. This would mean major chassis mods, cutting parts off the Stagea wreck and swapping them onto the Skyline to remedy. This would make the car defectable. Possible for a track car, but obviously not a road car.

Sad to say it, but it is just cheaper and easier to buy a Stagea Mark... You know you want one...

[PN-Mad]

Ah well, sounds like you gave it a red hot go. But sometimes things just aren't suppose to be.

[Howaitonaito]

Yeah sad to see it all goto crap but hey. Scotty has done a mad job fixing all the little bit a pieced that was wrong with the existing set up, cleaning out the plenum and intake today and brake cut mod.

I now have stagea aero bumper with no fogs, have stagea aero sides on the way and a few other bits.

Now that this didnt work i think its time to save for a Y34 cedric/gloria. VQ30DET