my project RB200

[RB200]

Ive just started work on my s13 the plan is to fully strip it and fit an RB25 DET lump firstly im goin to trial fit the engine and that and get it running so i can sort out the body work then it will come out again for a full rebuild im undecided on spec and such will worry about that wen it comes to it: This will include detailed pics on how the conversion is done everything you need and also prices for those of you who are thinking of doing it yourselves.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture024.jpg

this is the base car i got it for £350 off of ebay, taxed and tested.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture044.jpg

i took the engine and gearbox straight out.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture056.jpg

pic ere with the cross member removed i left steering rack on and supported it with an axle stand,

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture059.jpg
wings off
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture060.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture061.jpg
theres bit rust ere later cut it out and got some sheet metal ready to weld it up,

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture064.jpg
slight surface rust round the front nothin bad,
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture065.jpg
i cut out the battery tray needs some tidying up

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture066.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture067.jpg
its rusted through ere looks like it been done before but they made a bad job of it,

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture070.jpg
so ive stripped most bit out of the bay now and started taking it back to bare metal

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture071.jpg
took me ages to get this far

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture073.jpg
looks good in bare metal

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture072.jpg

started on the bulk head ive also knocked it back and up abit around gearbox tunnel just to make it more easy to fit the RB gearbox ,
over last few days ive taken off a few more parts and started on the front taking it back to bare metal its such a time consuming job,
the plan is to strip it all stitch weld the chassis and prime it over the next week or so,
ive got my R33 GTST cross member hoping to send that off for shotblasting and powder coating i will put more pics up asap,

My loom has been sent upto buffy so he can wrk his magic,
and this is the biuld so far only took a week or so to get this far thats working on her after i get home from wrk hope u all enjoy

[RB200]

heres some more pics of her this is now with the lights off
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture074.jpg

heres the s13 loom its been sent off to buffy along with the r33 loom ill take some pics wen i get it back and show you the differance
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture063.jpg

heres the skyline cross member its goin to be shot blasted and then powder coated
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture076.jpg

got this also off of ebay super mini tt
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture075.jpg

and ive also got these lights once the project gets that far the halo angel lights
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture077.jpg

not been able to do much so far this bank holiday coz of the weather :mad:

[The_BULK]

good luck with this mate :thumbs:

[Swedish Mike]

Looks good! You should move this to the project forum.

[mattkeeber]

Looks good! You should move this to the project forum.

You need to be a paid member to have a thread in that section :thumbs:

Looking good! :D Where about's in Notts are you?

[RB200]

Hey guys just waiting to transfer funds to my paypal account then ill be a full member hopeful in nxt week or so, im near mansfield mate :)

[RB200]

Well its crap weather 2day so not beable 2 do anythin again :mad: :mad:

[RB200]

The weathers ok 2day so ill be doin abit more ill post pics up of update:wave:

[dannyb1986]

iam only in alfreotn mate, not far from you !

[RB200]

kool sounds gd if i ever need a hand lol (cheeky) ive never seen another s13 round ere :(

[j4mes]

what you using to take the paint off the engine bay??

[dannyb1986]

theres a lad near me thats building a beast off a s13, around 500bhp he will be going for. anoher lad has a s14a aswell. i dont know anyone from mansfield who has one though! as said above what are you using to remove the paint?

[RB200]

Hi mate well im in selston i say mansfield way coz no1 ever knows where selston is,

im using a light sand paper 2 take off the paint hard enough to get it off but only enough just to make the metal slightly ruff so primer sticks to it ive got some more done ill post some pics up asap:wave:

[RB200]

well managed to get little bit more done last day or so not much though due to the weather

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture082.jpg

got most the front done started on bulk head and the other side also took off master cylinder and brake servo,

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture083.jpg

just got to get the little bits n bobs off then its ready for welding

anyone in nottinghamshire or derbyshire with a welder that wouldnt mind helpin me out would be great:thumbs:

well this all ive got done hope to get rest done in bay remove rear subframe nxt few days if the weather holds up:wave:

[RB200]

Thanks to the good weather today ive got abit more done

i decided to rent out a welder for the weekend ive started to stitch weld the engine bay

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture087.jpg
im goin to put a few more welds in between the gaps

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture088.jpg
welded new plate in ere as the last one was rusted

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture089.jpg
got most of it done now just some bits ive got to do by hand as i couldnt get in with th drill

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture090.jpg
i put temp primer on the welds to stop them rusting it will all be removed when i come to spray it properly

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture091.jpg
also started to strip the skyline crossmember

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture092.jpg

all going well tomorow ill weld the rest i get the rest sanded down, im just waiting for my compresser to come then i will beable to spray it, im also going to strip the inner archer and put new underseal on. :D

[RB200]

great weather today so i cracked on some more i managed to remove the rear subframe

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture002.jpg

i couldnt seem to get the nuts off of the prop so left it on
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture003.jpg

the underside is solid with ony surface rust,
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture004.jpg

chassis rails are all solid
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture005.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture006.jpg

this is the front drivers arch its rusted right through
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture007.jpg

this is it so far just the start lol:eek:

Come on guys i feel like im talkin to myself

[IIvIIitch]

i'll have to pop up one day to take a look/give a hand with anything needed :thumbs:

[RB200]

i'll have to pop up one day to take a look/give a hand with anything needed :thumbs:

cheers mate i wanna strip the inside soon u can have your seat and carpet then :D

[IIvIIitch]

i'll come give you a hand to do that, its a nice simple job that cant go wrong :wack:

[colchester daz]

Good stuff mate, i'll be doing mine soon, in one of your first post's you put that you sent you standard and 33 loom to buffy, Does he do a bit of loom work?

[RB200]

yep he sure does hes a wiz with the looms drop me a pm and ill give you his no. you can ask him :D

[colchester daz]

yer cool thanks mate , i'm trying to do all the homework first because i dont want my car off the road to long, so any other help will be fantastic.

[RB200]

best thing to do if u want it done quickly is get everythin before hand plan exactly how u want the car before this way u not get stuck whilst building it, many people have done it now so if needed theres lots of advice available along the way :D

[RB200]

Been busy today IIvIIitch came and helped me he stripped out the interior

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture004-1.jpg

all seat and carpet are out just got to remove all the sound deadening,

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture005-1.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture007-1.jpg

we also made a start on this,
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture006-1.jpg
started to cut the spare wheel out just need to trim it off and make up a template for the sheet metal, then it will be ready for a new fuel tank,
Also remove all fuel lines and brake lines,

This is it so far plenty more to come :D :wave:

[IIvIIitch]

Starting to look very bare indeed :thumbs:

[RB200]

Starting to look very bare indeed :thumbs:

yep a little bit im thinkin of putting the spare wheel back in lol :rolleyes:

[RB200]

me and IIvIIitch have been busy today again, we removed the dash all interior panels have now been removed :D

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture008.jpg


http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture009.jpg
ill be fabricating a dash out sheet metal,

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture010.jpg
hoping to go with a carbon roof


http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture011.jpg
ill be strippin back to bare metal and stich welding the inside

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture012.jpg

so nearly everythink is stripped now so its time for the rebuild, watch this space as i will be doin a detaild account on how to put the car back together and put in a RB engine :D :D

[IIvIIitch]

I've never seen anyone look so worried while i was remove the alarm :wack:

[RB200]

lol yh yh i was fine :eek:

[RB200]

well got abit more done this weekend started to strip the paint from the inside all the sound deadening has been chipped up(well nearly) ill post some pics up soon :D

[RB200]

well ive been real busy 2day everything is stripped inside now apart from loom and steering wheel

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture009-1.jpg

i also cut the rest of the rear end out
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture004-2.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture003-2.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture002-2.jpg

i peeled it all back off of the rivets to end up with this
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture006-2.jpg

i cut the back out also
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture005-2.jpg

this all took ages i then started removing the paint from the inside
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture010-1.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture011-1.jpg

this is the bar that goes across the dash ive started to buff it up as there was alot of surface rust on it
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture008-1.jpg

this is what ive been doin all day

I mite aswell talk to myself lol :whip:

[skyshack]

I mite aswell talk to myself lol :whip:909 views says your very wrong. Threads like this really don't need a lot of clutter in them and you are doing alright.

[irvs]

why is there soo much cutting out needed in the rear end??
oh yea kep up the good work ill defo be folling this.

[Petrol]

909 views says your very wrong. Threads like this really don't need a lot of clutter in them and you are doing alright.

skyshack is right but I am going to clutter it up :D

Firstly some questions :)

Why are you stripping the paint off everywhere? I would have thought that some areas, the bulkhead for example, don’t need to be stripped back to bare metal?

Like myself, I see you are working outside and it’s not easy :no: how are you going to stop everything rusting with so much bare metal exposed?

How are you going to fettle the rust where the chassis leg meets the inner wing?


http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture066.jpg


Fantastic project with superb pics :thumbs: I will be watching with great interest :)
Pics like this are invaluable :notworthy

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture004-2.jpg

It gives us a good idea of the condition inside the chassis legs. I intend to wax inject our S13 now – but I won’t be using waxoyl

Keep up the good work :thumbs:

[McRearout]

Great work, i'll be watching with interest :)

[RB200]

HI peeps firstly thanks for all the nice comments :D

ive stripped everthink back 2 bare metal as i want to repaint everything i can so it all like new as most parts will also be new or cleaned up, i got the rust off the chassis leg where it meets the inner wing with a wire brush on a drill these are great then used sand paper for the little bits.

As for the cutting of the rear ive cut it back as ill be welding in a piece of sheet metal to house the new in car fuel tank, after removing the metal i found alot of surface rust but nothin major, its unbelivable where water gets trapped and bits you didnt think would rust start to.:(

If anyone wants any specific photos of anything let me know or if you want any advice, ive just got my deox jel today so will start removin some rust :D

[dannyb1986]

hi mate why have you cut that much of the floor out? also if you need a hand give me a shout! ill come and help! iam a mechanic aswell

[RB200]

hi mate why have you cut that much of the floor out? also if you need a hand give me a shout! ill come and help! iam a mechanic aswell

Hi ive cut out so much as ill be welding in a new metal sheet for the floor to house the new in car ally fuel tank, cuttin out so much will now give the new floor more support and also renew old rusted parts, buffy did the same with project phoenix,
Thanks for the offer ill give you a shout when i need some help most just cleaning parts up and that at the min, i just need a welder now :D

[doz]

Hi ive cut out so much as ill be welding in a new metal sheet for the floor to house the new in car ally fuel tank, cuttin out so much will now give the new floor more support and also renew old rusted parts, buffy did the same with project phoenix,
Thanks for the offer ill give you a shout when i need some help most just cleaning parts up and that at the min, i just need a welder now :D

Mr Tone inspired then eh? :)

[Dave_S]

Watching with interest :thumbs:

Dave

[RB200]

Yea i was thinking about putting a fuel tank in the back anyway before i seen his thread but didnt know the best way to go about it when i seen his thread it seemed the perfect way, took ages thought to cut out lol :(

[doz]

I bet it did dude - good project anyway :)

[dannyb1986]

i cant weld very good, but i could probably get a welder for the weekend

[RB200]

Ive done a bit more today took the rest of the parts off the front end
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture002-3.jpg

as you can see in the nxt pic the brake dust sheilds have almost rusted away
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture003-3.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture004-4.jpg
i want to convert over to 5 stud so can i replace the part arrowed with a skyline one will it just bolt straight into the suspension and lower arm or is the skline one differnt?

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture005-3.jpg
this is all crap from my shed thats now been skipped

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture006-3.jpg
the inner arches are in good condition

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture001-3.jpg
used some deox c on these nuts and bolts

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture-1.jpg
this is how they came up

anyone who wants to come round and help is more than welcome to lol :thumbs:

[bemmerkid]

Sweeet!! im doing my Rb swap some time this week ill also do a write up.
but theres a few bits i dont understand and may get stuck on so if any one local to me wanna give a hand it will be appreciated.
what else of the skyline fits the s13?
rb did you get a full skyline?
what parts you going to use from it?
have you found any problems so far?
im doing my loom myself as im good with wires,lol
how come you bare metal-ed it all? cant you just treat the rustey areas?
i take it you removed the spare wheel hole to save on weight instead of welding a plate over it?
i think your doing a wicked job there and if you was closer i would come help ya.
ill be watching this space!!
can you pm me your msn address so i can ask questions on the way on ur build to save cluttering up your project page.
cheers

[RB200]

cheers mate outlawz_makaveli1@hotmail.com

ive cut the spare wheel out and im goin to weld in a sheet of metal this will house the in car ally fuel tank

[dannyb1986]

you doing anything to it next saturday? i may be free, not a 100% sure but i dont mind coming up and helping out!

[RB200]

more than likely lol out there when ever the weather lets me :D

[turbotomo2oosx]

looking good pal. will be watching with wide eyes. good luck! :)

[RB200]

looking good pal. will be watching with wide eyes. good luck! :)

Cheers mate weathers getting on my nerves ive now stripped most if the underseal from underneath so it ready for shotblasting, pics to follow

[dannyb1986]

have you got a compressor yet, havent had chance to speak to my mate yet. iam just in the middle of doing the 5 stud conversion, why do you want to use the skyline knuckles? also ive just bought some mood ball joints for £40! :thumbs:

[RB200]

Hi danny yep got a compressor on friday, i was just looking at differnt options on converting to 5 stud, i cnt get the split pins out front the ball joints n that either:(

[dannyb1986]

easy, get some sidecuts and chop them off, then air gun the nut up, then get a small punch and knock them out! there easy enough. ill have go if you get properly stuck! iam using the s14 knuckls

[RB200]

cheers mate just got to get and air rachet now

[turbotomo2oosx]

was this your day to day car befor you started work on it? or did you buy it to do just this? an yea some summer were havin init :annoyed:

[RB200]

was this your day to day car befor you started work on it? or did you buy it to do just this? an yea some summer were havin init :annoyed:

yea this was my day to day car so ive got nothing at the min, progress is slow at min due to the crappy weather i was hoping to have more done but ive now caught the lazy bug lol :rolleyes:
ive stripped the underseal from the underside just got to shot blast it and it will be ready for painting and sealing

[turbotomo2oosx]

i planed on rebuilding my first one but when i stared driving it i didnt have the heart to take it off the road and strip it. so i have bourght another one to play around with befor i fall in love with it lol :wack: your doing well im sure it will be mint when its dun. worth the wate! have you got the rb to go init or still wateing for it? if you got it, lets see some pics :nod:

[RB200]

No im waiting to buy the engine till more or less last as i know if i buy it now id be so tempted cut corners here and there to hurry and get it in lol, this way i can make sure everything else is perfect ready for the engine,

im ordering my primer for the floor and arches but im not sure whats best to go for obviously i need something weather proof and hard wearing to protect from the road ect so if anyone has any ideas let me know, ill also need something to seal it after.

[Petrol]

Best really depends upon preparation standards. If its perfect then a 2K primer followed by a 2K epoxy mastic will offer the best protection though the finish will be a compromise, epoxy mastic dries satin.
If there’s any rust at all then I would go for a zinc rich primer followed by either epoxy mastic or a full gloss 2K. Then there’s the POR stuff but I know very little about that. Regardless of what you use I would still spray some stonechip over the top but you need to be careful, It’s not a good idea to use stonechip where anything is fastened to the shell. I will be posting pics up in my thread of how to do this.

I have 5L of epoxy mastic that I don’t need. I went for the shiny full gloss stuff. PM me if you are interested.
Keep up the good work and keep those pics coming :thumbs:

Edit: What size of compressor did you buy and did it run the blast gun OK?

[RB200]

i got 2hp 50litre tank it runs the shotblaster so well, ive just order some epoxy mastic chassis pack, will i need to put a primer on before applying this? as it says it can go straigh onto bare metal, i would of brought urs didnt see the post in time :cry: ,
ill be posting pics up soon there will be not rust before i apply the primer im getting rid of it all :nod: i get my welder 2moro so progress should be full steam ahead again :thumbs:

[RB200]

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[RB200]

well not really done much lately been being lazy but heres what i have done:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture007-3.jpg
started stripping the arches this is the drivers side found abit of rust around the seams

http://s200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/?action=view&current=Picture008-2.jpg
it had rusted right through in one part

ive now nearly stripped all the underseal off these are the only places there were rust

http://s200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/?action=view&current=Picture010-2.jpg
where the subby bolts to the floor

http://s200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/?action=view&current=Picture011-2.jpg
same on both sides

http://s200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/?action=view&current=Picture016.jpg
other than that the body is solid underneath

http://s200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/?action=view&current=Picture017.jpg

http://s200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/?action=view&current=Picture015.jpg
both rear arches are fine

http://s200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/?action=view&current=Picture012-1.jpg
then this little lot came 2day that will be £250

http://s200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/?action=view&current=Picture014.jpg
these are primers for the floor 92% epoxy zinc, epoxy 121 chassis pack,4942 stone chip and also some seam sealant,

ill be shotblasting all underneath this weekend aswell as stitch welding the entire shell aswell as some other things

[RB200]

well not really done much lately been being lazy but heres what i have done:

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture007-3.jpg
started stripping the arches this is the drivers side found abit of rust around the seams

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture008-2.jpg
it had rusted right through in one part

ive now nearly stripped all the underseal off these are the only places there were rust

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture010-2.jpg
where the subby bolts to the floor

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture011-2.jpg
same on both sides

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture016.jpg
other than that the body is solid underneath

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture017.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture015.jpg
both rear arches are fine

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture012-1.jpg
then this little lot came 2day that will be £250

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture014.jpg
these are primers for the floor 92% epoxy zinc, epoxy 121 chassis pack,4942 stone chip and also some seam sealant,

ill be shotblasting all underneath this weekend aswell as stitch welding the entire shell aswell as some other things

[Petrol]

20L :eek: are you doing the top in epoxy paint and all? :D
Good work fella :thumbs:

[RB200]

i dint mean 2 order that much lol ill be doing underneath all for arches engine bay, then maybe inside 2, just got to shotblast now cnt wait:thumbs:

[turbotomo2oosx]

update?

[RB200]

hi ive done nothin really past cple of weeks, been doin bits n bobs on other peoples cars, ive orderd the metal to weld up the back end, ill stitch weld the whole car and get in sprayed underneath asap :thumbs:

[sxbaz]

this is an awesome project dude, i love seein stuff like this, keep up the good work, looks great:thumbs:

[RB200]

cheers mate they'll be an update soon :thumbs:

[Smiley]

This is a really cool project mate:nod: :thumbs:
I will be watching this with serious intrest:notworthy
p.s do you want another to do when you finished;) :p
Keep up the good work buddy:clap:

[RB200]

This is a really cool project mate:nod: :thumbs:
I will be watching this with serious intrest:notworthy
p.s do you want another to do when you finished;) :p
Keep up the good work buddy:clap:

Yep give me a ring when you want it doing lol,:smash:

[IIvIIitch]

oi, mine first :wack:

[RICK...]

and mine! hahaha

[RB200]

oi, mine first :wack:

lol What do you want doing now, if i charged you it would pay for my project:whip: :thumbs:

[Paulpen]

We all want it done :D

Hardest bit so far is finding a salvage GTS-T :cry:

[RB200]

We all want it done :D

Hardest bit so far is finding a salvage GTS-T :cry:

are you doing it urself mate?

[Paulpen]

Plan to once ive got a donor car.

So much more rewarding I think :)

[RB200]

Yh its great busy on mine at min ill be welding the back up and stitch welding the whole car start of nxt week :D

[sxalex]

excellent work! :)

[RB200]

excellent work! :)

cheers hope to get alot of pics up some time nxt week so stay tuned

[RB200]

Hey heres a little update, i got my sheet of metal today,
so i started by making this,

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture025.jpg
i only used it to get the corners right once that was done i then put it onto the sheet,

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture019.jpg

i then cutted it out and trial fitted it,
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture021.jpg
needs about half a cm taken of to fit into the corner i perposly made it bigger so i had i little to play with,

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture022.jpg
top fits perfect

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture023.jpg
sides also fit perfect and flow with the arches,

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture024-1.jpg
here at the back ill cut out little strips of metal and join each 2gether,

well thats it for now thought id give u a little taster, lots more has been done ill post pics up soon:thumbs:

[sxalex]

You could start your own car company...... building cars from scratch lol:D
great stuff though:)

[RB200]

You could start your own car company...... building cars from scratch lol:D
great stuff though:)

Cheers mate its very stressful getting everything just right lol :annoyed: :smash:

[mindmineral]

Its looking good! Keep it up bro - gives me sum inspiration!

[RB200]

Its looking good! Keep it up bro - gives me sum inspiration!

Cheers mate, its hard to see the end at the min lol i could do with some inspiration

[RB200]

little update the support bars have now been welded in
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture001-4.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture002-4.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture003-4.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture004-5.jpg

The floor is also welded in ill post pics up asap

[RB200]

Ok so heres some pics with the new boot floor in,
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture005-4.jpg
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture006-4.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture007-4.jpg
here i had to make up some plates to sit in the gap between the floor n body

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture009-3.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture008-3.jpg
sits perfect on the support bars,

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture010-3.jpg
this is the join line at the rear quite neat i think to say this is my first ever time at welding, all welds will be smoothed off so they will be hardly visable

[IIvIIitch]

really starting to take shape now bud, keep up the good work.

[Paulpen]

Nice work mate esp if it is your first time !

I worried about treating rust when I can hardly weld let alone cut huge bits out !

[RB200]

Nice work mate esp if it is your first time !

I worried about treating rust when I can hardly weld let alone cut huge bits out !

lol once it was cut out i wasnt really worried, ill be happy once its all smoothed off

[RB200]

just got my loom back heres some pics of it, theres 3 parts

main engine loom:
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture001-5.jpg
this i where its changed on the ecu end

the alternator loom
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture004-6.jpg
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture005-5.jpg

and knock sensor aac loom
http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa192/rb200/Picture003-5.jpg

[Smiley]

Hows the project going mate
Keep up the good work

[RB200]

Hows the project going mate
Keep up the good work

yea its ok thanks mate alot slower than i had hoped but at least its moving forward, i just need underneath shotblasting so i can spray it thats the only thing thats holding everything up:annoyed:

[Smiley]

Cool
Have you managed to source an engine?

[RB200]

Cool
Have you managed to source an engine?

theres a few about im leaving it though till ive got other bits sorted

[park_monkey]

Hi evryone, new to this oc:sxoc: there are some awesome projects on here, this one is something close to what i would like to do. does anyone know where i can get a list of the different models of skyline along with the engines they have and the different variations? i will be watching this thread closely, keep up the good work.:thumbs:

[RB200]

Hi evryone, new to this oc:sxoc: there are some awesome projects on here, this one is something close to what i would like to do. does anyone know where i can get a list of the different models of skyline along with the engines they have and the different variations? i will be watching this thread closely, keep up the good work.:thumbs:

Cheers mate, you can look on the skylineownersclub, there they will be able to give u the exact models: but here are some

r32 gtst came with rb20 det 2.0l turbo not sure if there was an n/a model
r32 gtr rb26 dett 2.6l straight 6 twin turbo

R33 gts 2.5l none turbo
R33 gtst 2.5l single turbo
R33 gtr 2.6 twin turbo

R34 gtt i belive this is a single turbo model
R34 gtr 2.6 twin turbo
Im not sure of the others but these are the main models you will come across:thumbs:

[Drifter]

R34 gtt i belive this is a single turbo model


:nod: RB25DET Neo single turbo but with variable valve timing on both cams :)

Impressive project mate :thumbs:

[RB200]

cheers hope to get alot done over the bank holiday weekend

[seb.racing]

good:thumbs:

[Nis]

There was also R32 GT. 2.0L non turbo RB20E single cam as well.

Ivan

[turbotomo2oosx]

get much done over the weekend dude? made up your mind on the 4x4 idea? wont be easy but thatsnot the point isit. will be awesome if you can pull it off :thumbs: were you going to get it shotblasted to?

[RB200]

get much done over the weekend dude? made up your mind on the 4x4 idea? wont be easy but thatsnot the point isit. will be awesome if you can pull it off :thumbs: were you going to get it shotblasted to?

I think ill keep it rwd just because i wanna drift it, im shotblasting it myself, didnt get anything done i was working on another car all weekend a 200sx and ended up buying it lol:rolleyes:

[turbotomo2oosx]

nice :wack:

oh well goodluck with it dude. :thumbs:

[RB200]

nice :wack:

oh well goodluck with it dude. :thumbs:

Cheers dude got my grit orderd so as soon as it comes ill crack on with it this is only bit thats stopping me getting it rolling, soon as its blasted things should hopefully moving quickly

[IIvIIitch]

not now you have two sx's of your own and mine to work on :wack:

[RB200]

not now you have two sx's of your own and mine to work on :wack:

Well urs just might have to wait then lol :whip:

[Smiley]

Hi mate
Have you got it blasted yet
Hows it going?

[Phil LS]

I think ill keep it rwd just because i wanna drift it, im shotblasting it myself, didnt get anything done i was working on another car all weekend a 200sx and ended up buying it lol:rolleyes:

IIRC the R32 4x4 gearbox was fine running just RWD, and needed only a fuse unplugging to get to work.

Remember hearing something about the R33/R34 boxes having a clutch style transfer box or something. Could be a load of goblers though and be fine as well.

[RB200]

i got my grit on wednesday n i have made a start i really want it done by the weekend so i can get first coat of primer on asap, ill post pics up as soon as its done

[Petrol]

i got my grit on wednesday n i have made a start i really want it done by the weekend so i can get first coat of primer on asap, ill post pics up as soon as its done

I would "prime as you go" - blast as much as you can in a day and then prime it. Zinc primer dries pretty quick (under an hour) so there will be no probs with grit sticking to it when you start blasting again :thumbs:

[RB200]

I would "prime as you go" - blast as much as you can in a day and then prime it. Zinc primer dries pretty quick (under an hour) so there will be no probs with grit sticking to it when you start blasting again :thumbs:

Thanks for that mate i will do that then, hope to get most of it blasted tomorow:thumbs:

[RB200]

well bit of an update, i sent rb200 off for shotblasting last week had to hire a trailor n that, the company who was doing it quoted me £50-£100 to blast underneath and the engine bay and said nothing would be damaged in the process

he then rang me the monday an said they need to roll the car on its roof to blast it so it will damage all glass, he then said it will damage the car and wiring, the quote then jumped to £400, so i brought the car back home abit of a set back,

They also picked the car up with a fork truck and bent underneath also bending the seem of the floor pan.
So not to happy at the min such a waste of time it also cost me £160 to get it there n back for nothing :mad:

[Anth4130]

Oh sh*t :| the idiots :/

What are your plans on brake set-up?

[RB200]

What are your plans on brake set-up?[/QUOTE]

Im going to be using the k-sport 8pot brakes up front from apex :thumbs: