My Laurel C33!

[Samgrainger32]

Hey guys the wait is over ive got my first laurel after waiting for about 2 month to get it from nsw just picked it up today and could not be happier i fell in love at first sight and now the long hard road begins fixing little things up to get it to what a want quick list of things done

ENGINE:

- Its an RB25det series2 out or a R33 skyline with 80,000klm and have all recipes for work done.

- Greddy intake manifold.

- 80mm billet throttle body

- Denso 740cc injectors

- Custom fuel rail with braided lines

- Turbosmart FPR1200 fuel reg

- Walbro 500hp fuel pump

- Stainless steel hight mount manifold

- Turbosmart 38mm external wast gate with screamer pipe

- t04E turbo with polished housing .8 rear housing

- Full 3" stainless mandrel bent exhaust system

- 300/600/100 intercooler and piping

- 52mm alloy radiator

- Tomei Poncams 256 degree cams

- adjustable cam gears

- Gates racing timing belt and all tensioners and rollers wear changed

- EMS Computer (ECU)

- Turbosmart duel stage boost controller

- Greddy turbo timer PLUS SO MUCH MORE

SUSPENSION & BODY

- Tein full adjustable coilovers

- Tubed control arms Rose jointed

- R33 4piston Calipers front

- R33 2piston Calipers rear

- Rear wheel bearings have been changed

- 18" black with machined lip rims 8.5" front and 10" rear with stretched tyre's

- 5 Stud conversion done with all new wheel bearings

INTERIOR:

- Fully retrimed in a light tan leather

- The sound system is basic but affective with all Alpine head deck and splits and amp

- The roof has been custom made with down lights and the laurel emblem in the roof needs to be finished

- Downsides

- there is a bad manifold leak at the moment but will be first thing fixed

- and the car is a AUTO but this will be the big thing that will be changed and am going to begin collecting parts to do this asap

[Samgrainger32]

well this weekend made the start on the laurel took it for its last drive for while as i start fixing things up getting ready to go over the pits for rego

things to do:

fix exhaust manifold leak

fit new steering rack boots

fits lights,horn

try to find out whats going on with the power steering

need to check over the car and check the cams and make sure it has actually got the poncams in it and find out whats going on with the computer and what it is as i looked and looks like a stock r33 but as he said had a ems but was told the ems may of been cut in to the loom like a chip so hoping i didnt get shafted on that but still got it for a good price and cant complain about that

will put more pictures up later once i slip rocket covers off get some pictures of the cams and try to find some numbers on them and try and find out what they are...

[Samgrainger32]

got the manifold off today was a battle and i found out what i thought was gonna be wrong with it the manifold is warped so ill be sending it off to get planed hope they can fix it with no problem now can anyone shed light on what washers go on manifolds on the laurel there was the manifold then a spring washer then the nut but on my r32 that is set up basically the same its manifold spacer spring washer then nut

so just wondering what is the right way???

and whats every ones thought on best manifold gasket to use looks like the one on there is a multi layer stainless steel

[raZ1911]

I have always used stock and not had any problems.

[Samgrainger32]

yeah think ill just do the same took the manifold to the machine shop today to see about getting it fix and since it had warped 4mm out on each side that fixing it would make it very thin so ive decided to scrap the dirty cheap china manifold and get something good as everything else is good quality on the car so now ive gotta make a decision on what sort of manifold to go with

suggestions very welcome

[Samgrainger32]

any one know what this is come in the bottom of a box of stuff with the car???

[richzx]

It looks like an additional injector controller. Back in the olden days before chips etc if you wanted extra fuel on a fuel injected car they sometimes plumbed in another single injector to the intake to supply some extra fuel. Seems laughable given the tuning that can be done these days.

[Samgrainger32]

yeah really ok must be old then haha guess its not worth much then?

[richzx]

Lol no not worth anything at all IMO. I only just realised you're in Launny as well.

[Samgrainger32]

haha yeah mate small world what car do you have??

[richzx]

Silver M35 Stagea

[Samgrainger32]

oh ok dont think ive seen it around

[Samgrainger32]

well yesterday i sold the r32 thank god so now the manual gearbox will come and getting closer to doing the conversion spent today putting on the new steering rack boots and taking the aircon pump out (as it was left in there with just the pump and nothing else) still waiting on the manifold and other gaskets to come then put all that back on cant wait to drive it again even if it is auto

[Samgrainger32]

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[Samgrainger32]

anyone got a clutch and slave cylinder and the line still trying to get some parts together for the conversion let me know!!

[Samgrainger32]

alright so im almost there with all my conversion parts ive got a question ive searched and havent been able to find the answer...

As im putting the 25 box on to the 25 motor what sort of sandwitch plate will i need to bolt up or should it bolt straight to the bell housing ???

[richzx]

Should bolt straight up if using RB25 G/box to Rb25 motor. Sandwich plate is only used to mate different engine and gearbox combo's like a toyota engine to Nissan gearbox. Most Nissan stuff is good to go from that era so a Z32 g/box and RB g/box will have the same pattern.

[Samgrainger32]

yeah well hope it all works out just have to sort the tailshaft out hoping can just join the backpart of the auto shaft to the front of the 33 fingers crossed

[DJRIFT]

yeah well hope it all works out just have to sort the tailshaft out hoping can just join the backpart of the auto shaft to the front of the 33 fingers crossed

You won't be able to just join the 2 tail shafts. They are a fair bit different. But it easy to get the 2 made into one. Take a measurement from the end of the output shaft on the gearbox to the center bearing bolt holes. Take that measurement and both the tail shafts to dynamic balancing in invermay and they will sort you out.

[Samgrainger32]

oh really ok there went that idea but as long as they can make them ill be right ok ill do that soon as ive got the manual gearbox mounted thanks