RB Streeto S13

[samcourtney86]

I thought Id post my own little project up, so here goes...

Firstly, I bought this white 94' facelift s13, completly standard with the plan of modifiy it as I go, turning it into a drifty beast, and pretty much making it as unpractible as possible:thumbs:. Also I am planning on doing this as cheaply as possible by buying second hand as much as possible.

As I bought it.
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but it looked completly gay as standard and so I bought some Apex coilovers off the sxoc forum and got about winding the car as low as possible. These are the drift/race set coilovers so rather hard:wack:
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From this
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To This
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However the cambers pretty bad at the rear so am gonna have to address this soon, but handles loads better and looks cooler too. Its rather low though- the exhaust caught on a catseye when i crossed the middle of the road. Gonna cut the rear towing eye off and tuck the exhaust up more i think!

I then took the rear seats and carpet out to strip it out a bit
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Next up I bought a exhaust system off ebay, second hand japspeed jobbie, cat back though so will get a decat front pipe at a later stage.
The Old crapper
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And the new one
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The Only problem was the rear towing eye gets in the way of the back box, so you cant tuck it up too much. But it kept banging the towing eye so in the end i cut it off and tucked the exhaust right up out the way which is a lot better.
As you can see from this pic, the back box butts right up against the towing eye:rolleyes:
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I thought id better change the cambelt as I had no reciept for the work, but had been told it had been done by the previos owner a couple k's ago.

[samcourtney86]

so after this all went quite for a couple weeks...
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[samcourtney86]

Then I heard a nasty rattle, thinking the worst I limped home a mile and parked up. It sat there for a week, me presuming if was the big end rattle. Until I started it up again, then i noticed it was a top end rattle, sounded like a tapping right underneath the cam cover. So then my plan was to service the hydraulic lifters. I did this and then on torque up a camshaft bracket the bolt snapped off inside the head! dam. Right down inside. So I tryed drilling a hole for my stud extractor to go in but the bolt had snapped off at a angle making it impossible for me to drill straight down. Eventually I did and got a stud extractor in, only that wound itself in, and then cracked the head! Doh. So thats when I thought sod it, engine out and RB conversion starts here.
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The aftermath! Will update the rest tomorow! Sam

[Ol'_200sx_thing]

what RB is going in ?

[potts85]

another rb s13 on its way :D

good luck son :thumbs:

[Madda]

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LOL. this pic looks funny :D

[igralec]

negative camber on the rear :wack:

[xborninthefight]

nice and clean car mate. RB good on you :thumbs:
I think you want a RB26 in there.:nod: You must have very straight roads there to lower it that much, looks really cool.

What wheels are you thinking of getting

[Nis]

Looking good mate. Hope your drive aint a humpback like mine!

Ivan

[samcourtney86]

Im planning on an RB25, still looking for a one at the moment though! Wish I could afford a rb26, can barely afford a 25! Yeh Im gonna have to see to that camber! Im cleaning up the engine bay at the moment, will post some more pics in a bit. Sam

[samcourtney86]

Next up was to prep the engine bay and clean it while its engineless. I sanded&sanded and rubbed all the rust down night after night when I got home from work. My dremel also proved an excellent tool, very very useful. Any rusty bits remaining where treated with some anti-rust hammerite gel which you leave on and it eats at the rust. Repeated this a couple times until it was all out. Rubbed back all the surface rust which reappeared back down to the metal, then finally painted these areas with hammerite black and white paint. I was pleased with the result.

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All that green stuff is the hammerite gel stuff. Seemed like good stuff. Finally i started painting it. The Suspension turrets were nicely rusted too so they had the same treatment as did the battery tray. I took off the standard intercooler and under that was rusty too. So that got done aswell.

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Some shots with bits painted - hard to see the difference really. I will take some more when Im done, still odds and ends to do.

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Thats all for now. I've just got my rb mounts that I bought from the states from ruckusracing on ebay. Will put some pics up. I payed £136 (plus £28 customs duty!!!) delivered i think and hopefully should slot the engine in nicely. All i need now is an engine!

[wip]

Good luck, seems like you've got a pretty nice, solid base for the project.
Gonna be keeping an eye on this one.


...and hopefully should slot the engine in nicely...

just checked the mounts out, you seen the disclaimer on the ad?

**Due to the larger size of the RB series Bellhousing and its starter placement some massaging of the firewall/trans tunnel maybe needed.**

[samcourtney86]

hehe ^^^ gentle massaging. Gonna be interesting

[M.D.]

its a little more than a gentle massage lol,

[samcourtney86]

Didnt have much time today to work on the car, but thought Id whip off the spoiler to see how much welding was gonna need doing. But to my complete suprise the bootlid was in good shape! Just surface rust around the mounting holes to be rubbed down!
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Now I need some advise on how to rub this down and spray it. And how to fill the holes over. Thanks! Sam

[potts85]

weld some plates under the holes and filler over the top. easy :thumbs:

[samcourtney86]

How the hell do you get a welder up under the boot skin on the underside of the boot?

[armracing]

Your S13 reminds me of my old one so much :thumbs:

What u do with the boot is have two of you. Cut some plates out of sheet metal for your holes. Then get your mate with a heat proof glove etc to push and hold the plate up in the boot while u weld on top where the hole and sheet metal meet you only really need to tack it, but u can fill up the excess with weld then gride and smooth down to orignal boot level. Be careful not to go to crazy with the heat from the welder as u can distort the orignal boot metal then u will need to hammer metal down and fill if it gets too distorted.

I tacked and slightly built it up with weld then gound down excess weld extra smoothed down and a light film of filler across and sanded down level. Primed and sprayed. Stand back looks the dogs nuts :thumbs:

What i did took the lower metal seal out of the rear window where it meets the boot and sprayed right up to the window etc then re-fitted seal etc so looks all neat :)

Hope that helps you out :thumbs:

[Ol'_200sx_thing]

or cut out exact plates to fit the holes and weld them in flush, then a grind down and slight skim of filler....... et voila ;)

[potts85]

i placed metal plates under the boot lid and welded from the top of it then a skim of filler over the top

[kingj]

looks cool. white ones are best!! keep up the pics!!:)

[diamondsink]

only tack weld the plates on or it will warp like hell. Or you could firbe glass from the bottom and fill

[samcourtney86]

Thanks for the help, I dont have a welder nor any real experience in welding yet, so was think the fibreglass route as said about. Could I not stick a 2p coin from underneath up against the hole with some sealent, then fibreglass and fill the hole, then rub back and paint? Im sure i've seen this done before??? Or is that a sh*te idea!

[samcourtney86]

Well, thanks to Paul at Japimportsuk I now have a nice rb25det and gearbox with only 30k on! I went and picked that up saturday from there workshop in Devon, and have since been just cleaning bits up. I got a couple days off this week so will crack on and get some jobs done.

Heres the beast
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Im thinking im gonna change the cambelt, are the brand named ones worth the extra money or are nissan belts just as good?

Also since my last update me and a friend fitted some subframe locking collars, which i thought was going to be a nightmare of a job, but all went well thank god thanks to some plus-gas and wd40.
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Next up I bought some engine mounts for fitting the rb engine into the s13 chassis from ruckus racing in the states, which cost me £136 delivered. So its going to be interesting to see how well these are gonna fit.
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Next on the shopping list is some new engine mounts and gearbox mount. Also im going to need a skyline gts downpipe, an intercooler, radiator, cooling fans and a custom propshaft. Then theres the re-wiring:censored:

And a couple other pics taken....
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Sam

[potts85]

you should be able to use the original ca prop

i got a simalar mounting kit and it enables you to use the prop without any mods done to it

well my kit did anyway

[samcourtney86]

Doesnt the skyline gearbox need a different yolk on the end of the prop? Sam

[Ol'_200sx_thing]

With the RB25 you cant use the CA prop :no:

But if you look on ebay you should get one kinda quick, ive seen a few go for sale :thumbs:

Getting the 2 splice together should cost circa 100 quid mate :thumbs:

ANd there are loads of peeps on here that have done the swap, so advice is always available :Plug:

[samcourtney86]

Ah i thought that was the case. Is it because gearboxes take different yokes then? Thanks matey, sam

[Pete C]

Ah i thought that was the case. Is it because gearboxes take different yokes then? Thanks matey, sam

That and the finished article will be a different length to either the CA or the RB prop...

[samcourtney86]

Ah ok, thanks. Looking at other threads for this conversion, where do I get the resistor thingy I need for the revcounter to work? Im not great with electronics!! Thanks, Sam

[Ol'_200sx_thing]

you can get any 10k ohm resistor and solder it in place. If your not good with electronics i recommend you get Buffy to do your wiring, the guy has done it for a few guys so far :nod:

[samcourtney86]

Well, over the last couple weeks i've found theres more to fitting a manual gearbox to an originally auto engine than i thought. First up I need different flywheel bolts, longer ones as the auto flywheels alot thinner. Then theres the dam spigot bearing! Theres a silly auto box adaptor bearing thingy jammed in the crank end so after days of bu*ggering about, i finally managed to carefully grind it out with my dremel. Then bent it buckeled it with a hammer and yanked it out with some pliers. Also i need a "manual" gearbox to engine bracket thingy.

The original bearing in there - for a auto gearbox
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After I ground and buckeled it
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Then heres the new spigot bearing for a manual box, ready to be fitted
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I've also given the engine a quick tidy up, sprayed the heatshields silver again, as they where rather discoloured. Once the engines in and I've got a spare 5 minutes I'll clean it all up nice and get the metal polish out. Also I'll get the cam covers painted. I cant decide what colour to go, classic red? Always looks good but a bit boring? May go for something a bit different.
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I removed the s13 loom too, and layed it up against the rb loom, looks scary. Hopefully get my head around the wiring though, some very useful guys on here:thumbs:
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This weeks purchases have been, a new cambelt, power steering belt, alternator belt and a spigot bearing- came to about £75 from nissan.

I got some Apex engine and transmission mounts also.

Next up I looking at clutches, nobody seems to have these in stock, everytime I find one I want, its out of stock. Was looking at either a rps or ACT clutch. Was planning to spend £300ish, so if anyone has any suggestions???

still on the shopping list, I gotta get a skyline downpipe, prop made up, and a air filter. ooh and a walbro pump. Slowly getting there:wack:

Sam:thumbs:

[samcourtney86]

Well, have spent alot lot of time doing lot a lot really. Im stuck awaiting parts, and cant do alot until they arrive. I need longer flywheel bolts as I have short ones which where for the auto gearbox. Also I need the backplate/guard thingy for the manual gearbox. Anyway, I did change all the belts, not that they look very worn but its better to be safe than sorry.
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And some gayboy changing the belts!
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Also painted up a couple brackets here and there while I was at it.
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I finally managed to get hold of a clutch, I got a exedy single plate from Abbey Motorsport for £293, its a R32 GTR one but am assured its a great clutch and will bolt straight to the rb25det. Also I bought a RB25 fuel filter for £6 and a metal steering bush off someone on here, so fitted that this weekend but no pics! I also ordered up a big front mounted intercooler and all the pipe work, plus a 52mm alloy rad will silicon hoses from the friendly guy at www.autoextreme.co.uk for £340 delivered so cant wait for that to arrive! Sam

[samcourtney86]

Well, i got my nice alloy rad, looks good, but its all packaged up so dont want to get it out yet, so sorry no pics! Same with the intercooler- all bubble wrapped and boxed up tight!

Well lately, i've fitted my exedy clutch, and then the gearbox. For some reason I just couldnt get the gearbox on for ages!! I must have took the clutch of 3 or 4 times and realigned it before it finally slip on, phew! Dam things get heavy after a days jiggling!
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I've also fitted some new fuel line and fuel filter. I wiggled the rb loom into the s13 today, aswell as fitting the custom mounts up ready.

I was well chuffed, got a walbro from the states, delivered for £50, (i asked the seller to mark it as "gift" and value it at "$20" which he did) and it only took a week to get here! Reccomend him here...http://stores.ebay.com/partusa1

spot on, i just gotta fit it now, and I started oiling the mega rusty fuel pump bolts
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[Scotty_s13]

Good job samcourtney86 have you got anymore update on this project..:thumbs:

[Martin...]

I'm liking this, another good project to follow...


Looks a very clean shell, and i must say i'm warming to S13's more and more.... (Exclude the PS13 out of that tho, thats my favorite of all 200's)

[samcourtney86]

Update time, well first up i managed to fit my walbro fuel pump alright, easier than I thought. The nuts came off ok so i whipped it out the fuel tank, and disconnected the fuel hoses so I could take it away.
I find plus-gas is a god send, really really good stuff for rusty stubborn nuts!
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Heres a pic of the original pump (forgot to take one of the new one)
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I just unsoldered the live and earth wires from the top of the pump bracket then removed the pump, and resoldered the new wires back on, slapped the pump back on and bobs your uncle- back in the tank.

Anyway onto the exciting stuff, finally started fitting the engine. Im using ruckus-racing cheapo relocating mounts for the rb engines, with apex ca18det engine mounts and a gearbox mount. I bolted the the engine side brackets to the engine, then the apex mounts to these, then the reloacting mounts to these, as then you can (in theory) slide the whole lot onto the subframe from the front (rather than lifting and dropping the engine into/onto the mounts, which is bloody hard with little space to play with).

So with the engine on the crane, nice and even, I tied a bit of rope around the gearbox to control the angle to drop it in. I found you need quite a steep angle, but i'll get onto that later.
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Next i just about remembered to get the engine number before fitting it.
Then a rough trial fit to see where to beat the firewall in, where the starter motor bulge is on the rb25 gearbox.
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followed by a beating...
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Now one of the main clearance issues was this flippin abs metal bracket, which is the vertical metal bit smack in the middle of this pic
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This was one tough mofo, I had to heat it red hot with a blow torch and hit it with a hammer, took be about 30mins to move it just a little, its made so it doesnt bend! Made too well I think. Anyway with that bent a little, I went and started getting the engine into position...
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I found that if you pump the transmission up and down, up and down with a jack it wobble it in more and more, which was good. The engine just and just gets down in the engine bay, you need to angle the gearbox right down though. It took ALOT of jiggling to get the mounts to line up, which they did finally, and then I jacked up the gearbox to the tunnel, then found the transmission mount was good, but the holes for the bolts where in the wrong places, so re-drilled them and bolted it up
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So once the gearbox was mounted, I tighted the engine mounts and gearbox mounts and.....

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Time for a pose....

[samcourtney86]

I got a nice thick alloy rad to go in, plus i gotta get some electric fans to mount to the rad. Looks like its gonna be rather tight though
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The sump just clears the arb, which will be replaced with some godspeed ones soon,
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I was thinking the car was gonna ground out once i lowered it to the ground, with all the extra weight, as its mega low anyway, but it sits nice, low like it was, cant really notice it being any lower.
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Next up Im going to find a prop specialist that can make me a custom prop, i got the r33 prop and the s13 one ready, just need to be joined, if anyone knows anywhere good let me know.
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Also make sure you get one of these....
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A good tea maker, thanks mum!
Sam

[smurf200sx]

Quality mate! Nice project and really useful info :thumbs: Pleased it's coming together for you and bet you can't wait to try it :D

[Dave270r]

Good read! Keep up the good work, best of luck :whip::thumbs:

[TM_S13]

nice !

it is looking good...

[Martin...]

Love how the engine looks just at home in it, dimensions and everything look OE...

[xborninthefight]

Looks really good and keep up with the picys, can be of great help to some people who want to do it

[mav]

Love this pic

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You can almost sense the car saying "Gimme gimme gimme" :wack:




I'll get me coat:o

[samcourtney86]

hehe^^^

Yeh im trying to post up as many pics as possible and as much info, so one day it may be of some use to someone else. I've got so much info off this forum so am trying to put my findings on here for anyone else to have a read. Sam

[mav]

Would be usefull to me IF you had put a CA18 back in as my car is currently engineless :(

[wip]

Love this pic

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You can almost sense the car saying "Gimme gimme gimme" :wack:




I'll get me coat:o

ha ha, that's exactly what i was thinking :D

nice work there, good to see it was (or appears to have been ;) ) only 'gentle massaging' as seen in the mount disclaimer. :thumbs:

[samcourtney86]

I would'nt want to be gentley massaged i've decided!

[samcourtney86]

Well, i'be bought some Godspeed antiroll bars to be fitted tomorow, as the old ones look nasty! Also I got my C's comarades short shifter through from RHDjapan, was a good service, took just over a week to get here from japan.
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A real nice feel to it, nice and short shifts! But I dont think my big flowerey gearknob fits:cry:

Also i whipped the cam covers off to get painted, settled on a nice lush blue colour, which was custom mixed for me.....
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Should get my prop back next week, so am gonna crack on with the wiring:rolleyes:

Sam

[MarcRRN]

looks awsome

[kingj]

this thread is amazing, good work so far mate, hats off to you!!

[wip]

looks awsome

:nod: loving that shade of blue :) good luck with the wiring :thumbs:

[banana-man666]

:nod: loving that shade of blue :) good luck with the wiring :thumbs:

Seconded

That blue is amazing and rather you than me on the wiring lol

[samcourtney86]

Well today I fitted my antiroll bars, well anti roll bar. I didnt fit the front as the sump is so close to the standard arb, and the new godspeed one is thicker so would hit it. So at the moment its just the rear fitted!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0720.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0722.jpg

So with that done I thought I'd bolt up the exhaust system and see how the fit was. I bought a skyline down pipe, and a s13 little decat pipe, which so I read somewhere bolts up to the rest of my cat system. So on went the down pipe and decat, and to my suprise all fitted up rather nicely...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0730.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0731.jpg

Sweet!

This afternoon i got my alloy rad out to see what the fit was like. Its a 52mm thick jobbie so its gonna be tight, and it is! Im going to have to run blower/push eleccy fans for sure!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0724.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0725.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0726.jpg
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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0728.jpg


Sam

[TM_S13]

that is looking sweet

[samcourtney86]

Thanks!

[Dave270r]

That rad is a snug fit!!

Coming along really well, makes me want and RB motor :nod:

I think I'll wait until I blow mine up first :wack:

[samcourtney86]

hehe, yeh im so glad my ca18 let go, learnt alot doing this too :)

[samcourtney86]

Well, today i got my custom propshaft back from A1 prop shafts (01519441586) and am well chuffed at what they have done. I sent off the skyline front section with my s13 front section and rear section, some notes and all the measurements and they made this up. All the original brackets and bits are all there still in place on the new shaft. All I gotta do is bolt it up and weh hey.

The original props
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0695.jpg

And the new jobbie
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0745.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0744.jpg


then tonight i fitted it back on, and its spot on!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0747.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0748.jpg

Also i got my apexi power intake ready to go now too! Just gotta sort the wiring, fit the intercooler, fit the rad, fill wil coolant, fill gearbox oil and try and start the old girl!!!

[samcourtney86]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0750.jpg

[kingj]

this is looking awesome:thumbs:

[spin king]

I now hate you :annoyed:

I was thinking of having a sr20 chucked in mine think i may just get a rb instead thanks :thumbs:

What power you hoping for???

[samcourtney86]

Hopefully around 290bhp, as is only upgrades are the apexi filter and straight through exhaust. Once its up and running smoothly I'll increase the power I expect! Im well pleased how its coming along. Yeh go for a rb engine! RB20's are cheaper too and till sweet! I cant wait to hear it now!....

[samcourtney86]

Well, i thought Id crack on with the radiator and intercooler next, so i can then try and start it up! I bought a pair of 11" cooling fans and a revotec fan controller from apex. I was gonna try and scav some cheapo fans from something but I bit the bullet and bought these now.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0754.jpg


So I fitted up the rad, it seems to poke up high, and im wondering whether the bonnets going to close? If not I'll cut down the rubber bottom mounts and lower it right down. I found the bottom skyline rad hose fits but had to chop the top hose. I also gotta make up some top brackets to hold the top of the rad in place. But Im only getting it ready to start the engine at the moment so this will do.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0763.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0762.jpg
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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0756.jpg

Now thats in I started on the intercooler. This is going to be more tricky as its a skyline intercooler kit, so the pipe are for the skyline engine bay. I need to get some pipe and make some custom piping now, so am going to try and weld some hard piping into place.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0757.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0758.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0759.jpg

I've also got to mount the intercooler itself some how, need to make some brackets up!

Also got a hks ssqv ready to go on too.. Sam
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0752.jpg

[samcourtney86]

PS. I know the rad looks wonky in the picture, it wasnt sat right in the mounts when i took the pic!

[samcourtney86]

Its getting there, a couple more pics soon......
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0769.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0768.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0767.jpg

more to come..... in a couple days

[Chriscooke]

looking good mate that engine looks sweet :cool:

[samcourtney86]

some more pics....

Had to cut a hole in the battery tray for the intercooler piping

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0772.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0779.jpg
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Also made these funny little brackets to hold the rad in place up top, just heated and bent them into position..
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0765.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0777.jpg


And fitted the hks ssqv
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0785.jpg

and I saw this little chair leg rubber or whatever the hell it is, and bought if for 50p, whacked a jubilee clip on it and used it as a blank for the old pipe that ran to the air filter pipe from the bov
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0782.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0783.jpg

Was well chuffed with that!

And so here we are....
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0775.jpg

Half the intercooler pipings done! Its a lot tricky than I thought trying to route this dam pipe about, alot of cutting required and now Im waiting on some more silicon bends and joiners to come. Getting there.....

[Joesefer]

mate thats awsome. will be hoping to do something similer soon! hopefull over the summer!

[samcourtney86]

Do it! Its great fun. As always it costs way more than you'd ever imagine!!!

[Sturge]

sweet project! where did you get your prop from? take it your using an rb25 box?

[samcourtney86]

I got the prop made up from the front section of a r33 prop and front section of s13 prop, from A1 propshafts in liverpool. Really good job. And yeh im using the rb25 gearbox.... just cant wait to start it for the first time....

[Sturge]

who did your loom for you?

[samcourtney86]

Im wiring it myself!! Or trying too.. Sam

[786evo8]

inspiration!...nice write up with links and prices... :thumbs:

so did you have to make any custom mounts or were s13/rb25 conversion mounts a good buy? (other than drilling out the holes on the gearbox which you mentioned)

also if you dont mind, how much of budget did you set aside and "could" you have stuck to that...

thanks ;)

[samcourtney86]

The mounts were pretty good to be fair, just a little wiggling and they all lined up. Money wise I was thinking about 2 grand, if i bought as many second hand parts as I could. But it adds up! Engine and gearbox (with ecu, turbo etc) I got for £1200 which I was chuffed with, but then on top of that, the mounts where £125 from the states, then all the belts I changed, i think was roughly £90 from nissan, oil filter and oil - £50, gearbox oil - £50, exhaust downpipe - £80, exhaust decat - £55, air filter - £55, intercooler and alloy rad and silicon hoses - £225, rad fans and electric controller £130, skyline propshaft - £35, then custom prop to be made - £90, bov- £90 and then all the other bits and pieces to go with it. Brakes are going to need upgrading! Its going to be worth it though!

[samcourtney86]

Well, after farting around for ages wondering why it wouldnt start, it turned out to be i had the fuel lines the wrong way around! There i was poking around with my voltometer! So as soon as I get a spare five minutes I can start properly connecting everything up, as at the moment its just bodged so I could start her up. Then the fun can begin! I've got the biggest smile on my face right now!! Sounded so good. Excuse the loud whistle in the video, theres major leakage as I have jubilee clipped anything yet!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRAEBD6DfwM

[garysx]

Thats going to sound lovely soon as you fix the whistle.:thumbs: Great project Sam:thumbs:

[Starks]

Nice one you got it running bud! this is gonna help me alot :D



Looking at your prices, so far im under with the prices youve paid so i must be good going lol...


Still missin a few bits and bobs tho, Good luck with it bud, if you get used to do the wiring u can do mine :p

[786evo8]

!!! nice !!!! :D

and ive havent been so lukcy with the prices.....im well over :(... but it's defo worth it after watch your vid :D :D

keep us updated...

[pj9ar]

NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that really nice m8 would love to do that to mine one day, will have to start saving lol

keep up the good work :clap: :thumbs:

[samcourtney86]

I know, finally hearing it come to life, makes all that work worthwhile. Cant wait to get it roadworthy now! God dam digicams broken so been a bit short on pictures lately, will get it sorted! Sam

[pj9ar]

i bet, it must be a great feeling starting it for the first time, im rebuilding and tuning my ca18 at the moment which i hav only had for a couple of months and have only driven once so am itching to get it back together and on the road, so i no how u feel m8 lol :D

[samcourtney86]

Well, my dam camera's still broke so i've missed alot of pics! I've hard wired in the main wiring now to get it started straight off the key, which is nice! Still loads of wires to connect and work out where the hell they go! I bought a nissan micra little battery from lucas for about £50 which im hopings going to be man enough for the job. It slots in nicely behind the intercooler piping and seems to start in ok at the moment.

Also i fitted my electric fans and fan controller I bought from apex. Very well made and blow well which is good. I had to mount them on the front of the rad as there wasnt enough room to fit them on the back, as i've fitted a thick alloy rad. So then i wired in the controller which was quite simply, all comes ready to go so thats all finished now. I also fitted a new thermostat while I was at it aswel. Now Im waiting for some gauges to arrived which i bought on the net, so i can see whats going on better.

Only pics i got which I took on my phone so a bit naff!!
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00015.jpg
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http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00019.jpg

I will get my camera back!! Sam

[bill_s13]

awesome project , that engine looks very at home in there.

[samcourtney86]

Well, i got my gauges through from http://www.xyberautos.com/catalog/default.php

There the prosport smoked ones. thought i'd give them ago as they seem to get alot of praise for the cash. Ordered Oil temp, oil pressure, water temp and boost on the friday, and they arrived on the monday. Considering they came from singapore i was well impressed. So i cracked on with fitting them.

Decided I wanted these on the dash, I dont like them stuck on top with stands. So I went about marking out the holes to be cut...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00038.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00039.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00046.jpg


And then went for it...
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So then I found that theres a small metal bracket which slightly fouls the back of the gauges. So I removed this from behind the dash, only four screws, and cut it a little, and the gauges went straight in.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00065.jpg

then wired up the power to see if they work...
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00066.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00067.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00068.jpg

I know there wonky in the picture, and all different coloured, they were just temp pushed in and not set up, but you get the idea.

Then tonight I had the fiddly job of trying to get the water temp sensor in the top rad hose. I bought a hose sensor adaptor thingy to screw the sensor into off ebay. Problem is I already have one in the hose, the revotec fan controller, so it was really tight fitting in another in the small tight bend of hose I had. But got there!

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00069.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00070.jpg

My digi cam is now completly dead so Im left with my phone which takes naff pics! Keep going.....

[Dave270r]

Coming along really well Sam :thumbs: Can't be far off being finished! Well, they're never truly finished! :wack: :whip:

[samcourtney86]

No, its getting there! Like you say though, it'll never be finished!! Forgot to say, I took it down my private road and back for a test run....
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00036.jpg

[igralec]

video(s) please :D

[TM_S13]

it's looking good mate...
those gauges look the real deal.

as igralec said... videos please

[swiftmini]

hi there sam, just starting a similar project! well actually its the same. lol.

just wondered how long the mounts took to arrive and did you pay the duty down the post office when you picked them up?

I ordered mine 10 days ago so i'm hoping they won't be long.

cheers mate, this is a really good thread for nooby inspiration.

kev

[swiftmini]

ps. I have a feeling that the engine mount tweakage is down to us using ca mounts and they are designed for sr/ka.

cheers

[mejulie]

all that hard work will be worth it:),it looks like a very very promising motor:sxoc:

[samcourtney86]

haha thanks. Its finally getting somewhere! Yeh your right about the mounts though, like you said they're designed for sr/ka 's. My mounts took about 10days, and yeh got stung for £28 duty from parcelforce! £20 handling fee and £8 import tax! Or something like that. May have been the other way around! If you need any help let me know!

Will get some vids up soon!

[swiftmini]

cool thanks mate, its good too know that people are willing to help.

I should be fine, but we will see once I have started on the wiring. :lol:

cheers
kev

[swiftmini]

hi matey, hope all is well, threads been quiet for a while now!

could you get me a pic showing the height of your sump in relation to the engine crossmember.

my mounts still haven't arrived yet and there aren't replying to emails :( been over a month now I think.

i've decided that if they not here next early shift i'm gonna make my own.

where from and how much was your ally rad.

cheers geez
kev

[samcourtney86]

Oh crap, hope the mounts arrive soon! Yeh I'll try and get that picture for you. I got my rad, intercooler and some rad hoses from a guy at http://www.autoextreme.co.uk/AutoShop/

Seems friendly, got a good price as I bought a few things. If you contact him you may be able to get yourself a deal too. Sam

[bobbitt]

needs spacers..just jokin..very tidy project! well done and your mum has great legs:)

[samcourtney86]

No it does need spacers! And a five stud conversion, then some beefy brakes, wheels, decent diff and we're nearly there! I'll let my mum know that too, she'll be flattered!

[swiftmini]

cool, I have dealt with autox before he is a nice bloke. I will get in touch with him.

I may have to cruise one afternoon and take a look at your project, i'm only down in exeter ;)

cheers matey
kev

[samcourtney86]

Well after fitting the gauges, whilst fitting the sanwhich plate for oil pressure and temp sensors, I came across some problems. Well made a load of problems! Was getting late night but wanted to crack on get the gauges working. So fitted the sandwhcih plate in between the oil filter and oil cooler, all the sensors in, fired her up to see if they were all working ok. Then noticed oil spewing out all over the floor, cut the engine and took a look. Was leaking from some where around the filter so presumed it was the dam sandwhich plate. So with 50 squids worth of fresh silkolene on the floor I took the filter off again, and the sandwhich plate, and cleaned and checked all the surfaces and did it back up, when, snap, the oil filter thread snapped of the engine! Didnt even do it that tight? But Dammit. This thread that snapped of was on the standard rb oil cooler, so i needed a new oil cooler. Took the oil cooler off the engine which is a absoulute pig of a job, just about get a hand down there with no vision.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00063.jpg

Now needed a replacement, the hunt was on. I got one from Paul at jdmgarage/japimportsuk For a great price, but turned out,typically I had a odd model oil cooler, different to the majority, and sat in a different position on the block! Anyway, finally sourced the correct one after about a month of searching, but now needed a gasket. So a mate had some gasket material so I made one up..

Had the old one as a template
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00106.jpg
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After all this, wacked it on and its all good now! So prepped up with a new filter and fresh oil, and went down my private road for another test run.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00111.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00113.jpg

I gotta raise the ride height a little though, I like super low, but its silly low, I caught the exhaust on a cats eyes once, and anything but super smooth road and it scrapes. Plus I cant get my low entry jack under it now, so am gonna raise it, not a lot though;)

Oh, and started chopping the bumper ready to fit..
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00081.jpg
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[Paulpen]

Bloody good build up thread matey :thumbs:

Can I ask where you got your pipework for the FMIC as looks a great fit.

Also what cooling fans are you running ?

[kingj]

This is impressive mate:clap: good on you for taking all the problems in your stride and not losing hope:thumbs: keep up the thread and pics:)

[samcourtney86]

Well, it does feel sometimes that everythings against you,when everything seems to go wrong, seems like its one step forward, two steps back! Ive learnt alot doing this, so am pleased Im doing it.

The intercooler piping is just the standard pipe you get with the skyline intercooler kits, chopped around a bit with extra silicon joiners and bends in. Still need the pipe out from the turbo and down to the intercooler, as Im currently using the smaller bore ca18det pipe there! Also theres going to be bonnet clearance issues where the pipe runs over the rad at the front, think im gonna chop a hole in the bonnet and maybe get a vent/bulge or something?

[samcourtney86]

Oh and there apex's fans with a revotec controller, seem really good!

[Paulpen]

Can I ask what kit you got your pipework with as they seem to differ on a few kits. Al so what extra "bends" did you need as ive got to try and get my FMIC on asap.

May well have to go down the Apex fans route too as my 306 ones meant alot of fitting hassle and ones started to make a whirring noise :(

[samcourtney86]

It was a ebay intercooler, with pipes for the rb25det, thats all I remember! If I remember rightly, i bought a 90' reducing bend and a straight connector bit too. You'll have to chop and change it all around then see what bits you'll need. As I doubt you'll end up with the same lay out I came up with! Im going to eventually weld some custom pipework hopefully!

[Paulpen]

Ok mate nice one - ill see what I can come up with once the cooler is mounted :thumbs:

[Paulpen]

Still going to plan matey - ive just started mocking my pipework up and seems like your way is the only way :thumbs:

[swiftmini]

Depending how thick your rad is you could run the pipe diagonal between the pas pump pulley and alt pulley ect. i think 60-65mm pipe will fit easy. It would save modding the bonnet.

Kev

[samcourtney86]

No chance, the rads to thick, theres no room between the rad and engine, about a inch! So the pipes gotta go over or under really, but being rather low, under was a bit tight too. I wanted a large core radiator as I hear over heatings a issue with the RB's, especially jammed in this engine bay. We'll see though..

[samcourtney86]

Nearly got the bumper chopped enough to fit back on, around the intercooler...
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00234.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00203.jpg


But then, slight change of plan, locally a guy was breaking a white pre-facelift s13, so I snapped up the front bumper as I always preffered the boxy lines on them.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00227.jpg

So now back to chopping! The pre-facelift bumper seems to require alot more chopping. Also,typically the front indicators/side lights have a slighty different socket for the electrical plug to click into, how gay as it really is slightly different. A little file will do the job to make it fit, but still, whats the point in changing little things like this! Bloody Nissan.

Anyway, didnt want to chop the support bar in the middle out as I knew the bumper would sag, but it had to go... And sure enough...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00282.jpg

then
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00284.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00283.jpg

But I still got the splitter to put on so hoping that will hold it up straight a bit more, if not I'll make a bracket or something. Gonna go do this today, and hopefully get the light back on.

Also got a couple Dakota Digital boxes to try and sort the speedo and rev counter issues. I want to keep the stock dash if i can. Worked out about £35 each from the states..
http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=product/product_id=126/category_id=287/home_id=59/mode=prod/prd126.htm
http://www.dakotadigital.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=product/product_id=127/category_id=287/home_id=59/mode=prod/prd127.htm

So thats another thing to play with......

[xR33]

Bracket? BRACKET!!!!! Just Cable tie the bumper to the bottom of the FMIC. And cut the fake vents out and put some mesh behind them :thumbs: . Nice project all in all, and I now know I'm going to cut my bumper the same for my FMIC :nod: .

[Paulpen]

Close to completion now then :thumbs:

Wish I had found those converters rather than swapping to the R33 speedo :(

Where do you wire them in and how do you set them up ?

[samcourtney86]

No Idea yet!! Quickly reading the instructions, you wire the sensor signal into the box, then it outputs the required signal, which you set, and you then wire that to the dials. Just converts the signal. --Doubt it'll be that simple though!

[samcourtney86]

Well I got the headlights back on now, and cut the bumper a little more and its ready to go back on now, just gotta drill some holes in the wings for the zipties.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00316.jpg
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Although Im cacking my pants a bit about drilling into the wings, but the original mounts a impossible so stuff it.

Also wacked some proper nuts and bolt on me snap off space for the wheel today.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00317.jpg
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Right now Im looking for a decent brake setup, thinking s14 4pots will do, with some 17" rota's.....

[Sturge]

im loving how secret this car looks, well street sleeper! well done!

[samcourtney86]

Well i got the zipties out and drilled my wings. Pleased how it came out! Remembered how stupid the bumper original fittings are to get too! So..
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Also started hacking the brackets off the bottom of the bonnet to try and make it fit. Unsure whether its going to, thinking i may have to cut a hole through the bonnet and then do something with it. The intercooler pipe that runs over the top of the rad is the problem!
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Keep grinding....

[Ian200sx]

Hey, cars looking good, bold move with the zip ties, if i did that my dad would kill me, hes always making me do things right, lol. If it works I say...

How hard was it to modify the intercooler pipework to fit the s13, ive just bought one for mine and it looks like the same kind of kit?

Cheers
Ian

[Starks]

My pipework will be running through the original hole so hopefully i shouldnt have that problem :D


Coming on well bud :nod: So is it all legal yet and on the road??

[samcourtney86]

Pipework wasnt too bad, just cut the pipe in a couple places and added a couple silcon joiners and bends here and there. Just have to cut and fit as you go. I managed to leave the washer bottle without touching it somehow, i thought people normally remove them?? But it wasnt as bad a job as I though. As for being legal, i gotta fit the bonnet somehow, then I want to get the speedo/rev counter working with me dakota digital convertors. Also while driving on my private test track, when I put power down Im getting a big judder, and a knocking from the gearbox/prop. Cant see how it can be the prop, so i reckon after all this im going to have clutch problems:eek:

Typical! Sam

[Starks]

Ah bugger, i can imagine to be it being even more of a bitch changing a clutch on these :wack:



Ive gotta work out the speedo somehow... i may just get the 33 clocks, but apparently someot from thor racing works so gotta look into that :nod:


My ic pipes are both on the same side so i can leave a normal battery and keep the bottle also for a bit which will be easier, only gonna go the other side when i get a new plenum

[samcourtney86]

Yeh everyone seems to go for the greddy plenum in the end! Presume I will once its all running sweet and I want more power. Got the rev counter working yesterday with my dakota digial box of tricks! Was well chuffed! haha

[Paulpen]

How did you get it to work then !

Just fiddling about with adjusting knobs or find the setting and it all suddenly works ?

[Starks]

Yeh come on spill :D

[samcourtney86]

just followed the instructions, was real simple, set the knobs accordingly, tacho output from the ecu- in, then out the box to the gauge. Any of you guys use dakota stuff?

[Starks]

Nah, but i need a solution, just workin out whats easiest and most affordable :nod:

[samcourtney86]

Well, havent updated for ages! I finally got some brakes, off a guy on gtr.co.uk - got some r32 gtr 4pots for the front with discs and pads. These are the same calipers as the s14 i believe, but lighter and are spaced out a bit to cope with the 296mm discs from the gtr too. I bought some braided hoses with the right connections for the brake swap which meant all i had to do was re-drill the discs to 4 stud, then its a bolt on job! So heres some pics..

First up i paint stripped the calipers and gave them a lick of paint to bring them up to scratch a little
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The gtr discs re-drilled. Easy to do, although i did have access to a pillar drill which was really good. Came out spot on
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So first up, wheel on
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Wheel off
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Then remove the two caliper mounting bolts and remove the old caliper
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These can be tight, i used a extension. Once the calipers off, rest in on the wishbone out the way for now
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Now you left with the disc to remove. Should pull off, may need a little tap and bang to loosen it and off it will slide
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Disc off
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Now a little bit of butchering is in need. The old heatshield is too small for the larger gtr discs so will need bending out. As you can see below I cut slots and just bent it out straight with some pliers
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Then new disc on...
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calipers and pads ready
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The caliper mounts back on the original bolt holes
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Then carefully with a big screw driver lever the pistons back in on the caliper, then slot in the pads and thingies
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[samcourtney86]

Now whack the dust guard back on the rear of the caliper, and attact the hose
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Unbolt old brake hose and remove the old caliper now
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And attach new hose
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And Job done!
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Now just bleed the brakes and your done! Should be better than those poxy standard brakes!

[Razzario]

This thread is gunna be a godsend for me doing mine after chrimbo, Have you thought about maybe using a pipe that splits into two narrower pipes to fit over the rad/engine? like the driftworks downpipe for uber low cars

[samcourtney86]

Also my dam water pumps started leaking!! The waters seeping out of the hole on the bottom of the pump, indicating that it needs replacing! Oh god, this meant removing the bumper again, the intercooler off, the rad drained, hoses off, electric fans all disconnected and removed, rad removed then this gives me room to start removed all the belts and belt covers to get to it! Anyway, done it now and swapped if for a new water pump which i got off ebay for £55. Hoping this will be ok. Its back together and seems to be running ok now.

Next up i got these...

Rota GTR's in 17x9 et30 all round. 225 up front and 245 at the rears. They look awesome!
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These look real fat and are going to take some fettling to get them under the arches I think. I test fitted the rear and it fits, but the arches is going to need some work. I started by cutting the lip off the inside edge to give some more clearance....
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Next im off to look at arch rolling/flaring.... Sam

[Mattp87]

looks amazing...love the wheels aswell. nice work mate.

[Sturge]

quick Q what radiator hoses did yo use? RB or CA?

[Starks]

Damn you!! I was gettin white gtrs for my white one lol....gonna have to go diff now :wack:


Looking good bud, should be finished in no time now :nod:

[Ian200sx]

Love the wheels and the brakes look decent too. Was going to go GTR's on mine, thinking black on black, tho they are getting a bit old hat. hmm

The RB bottom hose fits straight on, the top RB hose needs a bit of cutting.

[samcourtney86]

Thanks, its finally coming on. There are so many little jobs that just take ages that you dont think about! Like Ian said about, I used rb rad hoses, bottom on straight fit and the top needs a chop, but I expect you'll fit a gauges sensor or/and a fan controller in there anyway so choppings gonna happen anyhow.

Razzario, splitting the intercooler pipes an idea i suppose,dont know how restrictive it would be? I was thinking if it comes to it carefully clamp the pipe in the vice and squash it oval shape. But we'll see!
Im glad to put some useful info up on the board for others to gain from, as i have learnt lots from here, and certain people. would never of dreamed about doing this engine swap if it wasnt for sxoc!

[Razzario]

i just figured that if it works for exhausts....

:wack: Bo doubt someone will correct me :nod:

[samcourtney86]

Well, a bit of a nightmare getting the fronts fitted. They are 17x9 rims, and they foul the coilovers! So I finally ended up fitting 12mm spacers, which finally cleared the coilovers, the only problem now was the wheel studs were no where near long enough to get a nut on! So after faffing about with new wheel studs, I finally got some longer ford fit jobbies which fit perfectly, but the thread in the stud is now m12x1.5, where as the nissan ones where m12x1.25. So needed new bolts for those too. But, got there in the end!! Next job, get the bonnet on!

Old versus new stud
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I used a socket as like a big washer, put it over the new stud, then put a wheel nut on the stud and wound it on, which pulled the new stud tight into the hub, fixing it in place
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Finally on!
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[diamondsink]

nice work, make sure you seal the edge of the arch where you cut it, or ul have ginger archs in no time.

[samcourtney86]

Yeh thanks, I did, first with some rust protection stuff, then paint too. I hate damn rust!

[TM_S13]

those wheels really are something else... congrats

[M.D.]

nice mate, love the wheels too,

the rev counter trick cost me about 3p for a 1k ohm resistor from maplins wired from the rev counter wire on the ecu to the earth wire on the ecu, its called a pull up resistor and the dash then reads about a 3rd too much, so you take the clocks out and turn the pot on the back of the rpm counter itself by about a quater clockwise and it will be much closer, you will need to do this a few times to get it right, but i made a flying lead so i could hold the rev counter out and adjust it without having to refit the dash every time

[samcourtney86]

^^ Doh, i bought a dakota digital signal conversion box for the rev counter, cost more than 3p though! Dammit! haha, all the talk of resistors puts me off though, confuses me! So wimped out and bought the box of tricks!

[Starks]

Mine has the resistor trick to :nod:



Also im trying something else out for the speedo, apparently the z32 speedo drive fits with a little bit of niggling but works in mph and apparently works on the 13 clocks, will find out tho :)


And love them wheels, ill have to get diff for my white one now as i was goin for them :wack:

[samcourtney86]

Ah, let me know how you get on with the speedo, there doesnt seem to be a simple solution that anyones found yet! I remember looking into something like what you said above. Have you got the Z32 speedo drive yet?

[M.D.]

speedo??? is the rb25 one not the same as the 20, cos that just plugged strait in and worked perfectly

[Starks]

Ah, let me know how you get on with the speedo, there doesnt seem to be a simple solution that anyones found yet! I remember looking into something like what you said above. Have you got the Z32 speedo drive yet?




Well ive been looking for one anyway, just not easy to find, but its meant to work :)

[kingj]

well done fella,the cars coming along well:nod: and you make it look sooo easy:D keep up the good work:thumbs:

[samcourtney86]

Thanks alot! M.D - I believe the 25 is different type to the 20 yeh, unfortunatly! Ones cable and ones a electric speedo i believe, or something like that!

[M.D.]

the 20 is also electric and the ca one fit strait into the box too, have to looked to see if the ca one will fit yours ???

[Starks]

ca wont fit at all



Its got a shorter shaft, the rb20 box is more similar to the ca one

[Thinkinggrenade]

Well, a bit of a nightmare getting the fronts fitted. They are 17x9 rims, and they foul the coilovers! So I finally ended up fitting 12mm spacers, which finally cleared the coilovers, the only problem now was the wheel studs were no where near long enough to get a nut on!



did you need any spacer on the rear at all???

[samcourtney86]

No the rears went straight on and clear everything thankfully!

[Chris B]

Good write up :)

[samcourtney86]

ahhh, finally!....
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[Starks]

Sweet bud, its a good job i didnt buy gtrs for mine as it would be weird having two converted which look the same :wack:



Looks awesome tho :nod: Get some vids up of it moving to, just makes me just rush all mine now just so i can pissin drive it!!!!

[Ian200sx]

Those wheels are fantastic! What size and offsets are they. The rears look further in than the fronts.

[Simaroon]

luv the wheels :cool:

[samcourtney86]

thanks! well chuffed with the rims. They're 17x9 offset 30, but the fronts have 15mm spacers with longer wheel studs because the wheels hit my coilovers!

[samcourtney86]

Well, been faffing about with the speedo lately. I want the speedo dial working properly so looked at the different options as there doesnt seem to be a straight solution. I decided the best bet was to get some r33 clocks and put those in, then go about re-wiring and cutting to try fit it in. I got some r33 clocks from Paul at JDM garage, who I cant recommend enough. I started taking these apart to have a look at the insides. I decided Id try and remove only the speedo dial itself and motor, and fit that in the s13 cluster, as to keep everything else working, and only having to re-wire the 4 wires for the speedo. The clocks in kph, but that doesnt bother me.

I started by removing the standard s13 cluster...
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I then removed the s13 speedo clock. Its held in by 4 screws from the back. These four screws also pass the speed signal in, speed signal out, ground and power. The r33 speedo clock has the screws in different places so its not a straight swap.
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Then I needed to cut plactic off here and there, and very carefully with the hole saw cut a hole out so the motor for the needle can poke out the back, as it protrudes lots more on the r33 speedo. Being carefull not to hit and cut the circuitry on the back of the cluster.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00550.jpg

Then had to trim a little off the plastic backing on the r33 speedo
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Then a test fit. Its a little too big really (i get that alot:D), so doesnt fit in the cluster flush, but good enough for me, for now anyway. A screw and a mini ziptie to mount it in there.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSC00554.jpg

Right, now just the wiring to sort. Theres four screws that go in the back of the speedo. Originally these would go through the rear of the cluster, through the circuit and into the speedo, mounting it and sending the signal/power etc to the clock. But because the clocks not made for this cluster, i had to put a ring terminal on the end of each of four wires, and screw the rings to the back of the speedo clock. Then run the wires from them round to the back of the cluster, to the circuit, and solder these directly to the correct pins on the circuit.
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Then the finished dial fitted. A bit wonkey, could do with getting the dial face made big, to cover the gaps. But im not bothered really, aslong as it works.
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Then wacked them back in. If you wanted you could probably change the needles over to have the s13 one i guess, but i just kept the red r33 one. Im happy enough with how it fits. Id rather keep the S13 cluster, with everything working on it, so am chuffed this works.

I connected up the speed signal wires from the gearbox sensor, jacked up the rear and started it up, sure enough, I now have a speedo!
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Also today i raised the ride height at the front as the wheels were hitting the arches on the big bumps. So now, im gonna book it in for MOT as soon as I can:thumbs:

[Paulpen]

Fing fair play to you chap :nod:

I look at doing it that way and gave up as I could seem to get the R33 one apart.

Fancy doing mine ?! I want my clock back :(

[samcourtney86]

What did you do in the end? Didnt you put the whole r33 cluster in? That must look neat?!

[Paulpen]

Whole cluster after a week of cutting and trimming everything.

Got it all to work but now the boost gauge has gone pop and I have an aftermarket one anyways.

Looks ok but id rather have the standard one back in it !

Thought you were going to use that signal converter thingy you got ?

[samcourtney86]

Yeh, couldnt get the signal thingy to work, dont think it converts from the right signal, dammit! Unless im doing it wrong. Would of looked good yeh with all standard dash, but this will do for now.

[Paulpen]

I think I might get speedo cutting tomorrow then and rewire it all back :(

Have you wired your speedo converter in to ?

[Sideways Simon]

Thats a serious build, fair play, you know your stuff!! keep up the good work, fantastic build

[samcourtney86]

Know my stuff????!! Just work it out as I go along! No I havent wired in the convertor, its just running the rb25 standard speed sensor to the r33 speedo- so as it originally was. Need some seats next, and a 1.5way diff i think...

[Sideways Simon]

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^^^^^^^^^^^^^
How are the fans held in position on the radiator???

[samcourtney86]

Held on using these ziptie like mounts, came with the fans when I bought them. Just like these...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/PROCOMP-ELECTRIC-FAN-MOUNTING-KIT-RADIATOR-TIE-STRAPS_W0QQitemZ230311005430QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ2 0081130?IMSfp=TL0811301110007r31114

[Paulpen]

Needs an update ;)

I do love this project chap - so much care and detail and doing it all right first time unlike me :ghey:

[nicklovin]

thats a really impressive build

[samcourtney86]

Yeh will update tonight, im getting slack. Anyway... now road legal.... but will update better later.....
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XssMxNv-e14&feature=channel_page

[samcourtney86]

its a crap video mind^^^

[samcourtney86]

Well, its got a MOT! And now road legal. All seems good at the moment, so much fun and I love it. It failed the MOT the first time on headlight height, rear discs worn out, dreaded sills needed welding and emissions. Headlights I adjusted easy. I then replaced the rear discs and pads to cure that one. Got my local welder to weld the sills up nice. Then the emissions. Well it turned out the alternator wasnt charging, so the ecu wasnt getting enough power and so the engine was running lumpy. Turned out it was the two little charge controller wires I hadnt connected from the alternator. Once these were wired in it charged up and off I went. Went straight through the re-test then.

Anyway, old discs
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New discs...
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So
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[samcourtney86]

I did take some video, but look and sound crap. Sounds awesome in the flesh. Only problem I have now is the intercooler pipe keeps blowing off. Ordered some better hose clamps. Heres the crappy vids...

Short incar
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=VPeTYcRoeJo

Slow drive by
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XssMxNv-e14&feature=channel

Just pulling up
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MbenHi6odOw&feature=channel

Will try and get some better video soon. Before its written off....Sam

[Starks]

Im so jealous that yours looks so much better than mine at the mo :( lol...


Congrats bud!!!!! glad you finally got it on the road, have you noticed how much more twitchy it is on the rear with the weight distribution yet? :wack:


And how come it failed one emmisions?


We can get a rb meet going soon now haha

[Ian200sx]

Looks sweet bud, sooo low... :clap: u get much scrubbage? Jealous now that mines the one not going good...

[samcourtney86]

It failed on emissions as the alternator wasnt charging and giving sufficient power for the ecu, so was running lumpy. It does scrub on the big bumps at speed but nothing to worry about, i hope! So much fun, im taking it easy though still, getting used to it. Really dont want to crash it somewhere after all thats gone into it. So much fun though!

[Jeffers_S13]

Excellent build thread :) Nice work :thumbs: your car reminds me of our EDC from last year.

[Mike s14a]

haha sleeper. nice work :thumbs:

[samcourtney86]

Just a update as I havent for ages! Not alots happened, been enjoying that sound and extra umph. Apart from a boost problem. Been over boosting and I cant work I why! Buggered the turbo oil seals on the turbo and it started smoking bad! So bought a spare standard turbo for £100 and fitted that. All seems good, but still over boosts. Bought a gizzmo IBC boost controller hoping to cure it, but nope. Turns out its boost creep! Not enough back pressure. I wedged a baked bean can in the exhaust to create back pressure and went for a spin, sure enough, boost to .7 bar as standard and held there! Used to boost up to 1 bar +! I have a 3" downpipe and system all the way. hmm never heard skylines having this problem before, thought it was a common setup. So got to think of a cure there. Also booked in to rising sun performance to be mapped and a dyno run. Anyway, some random toying pics of what I've been up to the last month or two...

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[Starks]

Mine needs wheels badly :( lol... Looks awesome bud :thumbs:


And as for the over boosting mine was doing the same thing as i have a 3" turbo back, i tried an older profec b first and that couldnt do much about it and then i brought a hks evc boost controller which was much better :nod:


It has a self learning feature which i learns the boost curve on standard boost and takes that into account when u set your boost up, works perfect now and my god it makes a difference!!!! :D


What bar did u set it up to???

[ricey]

looks nice sam:nod: all these RB s bodys is makin me want mine finished:(

[samcourtney86]

Thanks! Ive been trying to set the boost controller to minimum boost but theres no minimum boost!!

[Starks]

Turn it off then is should be actuator boost ;)

[samcourtney86]

I did, actuator boost does the same thing!

[Starks]

If actuator does the same thing id be making sure the actuator arm isnt sticking or your vac pipes are all connected etc on the engine bud, and also u got it plumbed up correctly :wack:


May just be someot simple :nod:

[samcourtney86]

pipes are all good, all plumbed in properly. Tested the actuator and it opens the wasegate at .7 bar. All works as it should! Until you drive it. But creating back pressure cured the problem which says to me it is boost creep! Dammit!

[Starks]

Strange how 2 cars can differ then as i get bar to none boost creep with my 3" turbo back :wack:



Excuse to stick a bigger turbo on bud :nod:

[bill_s13]

I think I'm gonna have to get myself a pre face front end after seeing that , love the car mate :thumbs:

[samcourtney86]

Yeh i really like the pre face lift front bumper, only problem is its a slight creamyer white. But it'll do for now. Is this a different white used or is it just faded more?

And yeh its weird having this boost creep, no one else seems to have the problem with a 3" straight through!

Just had the boot finally welded up ready for smoothing over and painting now. Getting there...

[bill_s13]

It's a different white , I have a few preface panels and they are definately more of a beige colour.

[minimotonitrous]

Have to say this thread is the most usefull and interesting one ive read in a long time (u should write for a mag) wot sort of power do you have now? and expect to have? wish I had your garage, tea maker, tools, car, and cash :nod:

[TommyGun_S13]

WOW!! Thats one detailed project, really inspirational......god i want an s13!!!!:annoyed:

[Spence]

Really inspiring, I've just read through the whole thread, good work :thumbs:
I've just got a cheapo S13 auto to get road legal (just discs hopefully) which is going to become my daily driver and (at a later date) drift slag once I start swapping bits. I've wanted to put an RB25 in an S13 for ages, and your how-to guide looks pretty handy for things to watch out for!

My daily is an R33 GTS-T which I'd love to strip as a donor - I can't justify it though because I need the money it owes me :cry: Looks like I'll have to wait until I can afford to get another RB after I sell it. Cracking job though, you've inspired me to go outside and start messing around with the S13! :nod:

Spence

[samcourtney86]

Ah its good to have some nice comments, as it takes me ages to take pics and do write ups during the build. Ive learnt so much off this forum and the people on it so thought id try and help others as I learn too! Its fun working on the s13, once you've dragged yourself up and out to the garage/drive. Ive never had a garage till this one, which we built last year. Sooo handy in the winter months!

At the moment powerwise I think about 290bhp and hopefully once mapped at Rising sun performance at the start of may, should be 300+ and running soooo much smoother. fingers crossed. Sam

[Sturge]

looking good m8, loving the tidyness of the car, looks good standard with just a set of wheels on appearence! definately the way keep it looking simple :)

[samcourtney86]

Last night I fitted my new turbo elbow. Its just an XSpower jobbie but for £27 delivered off ebay i cant complain. Looks good for the cash! Im hoping this will cure my boost creep problem with the less restrictive design for the wastegate. I havent been for a test run yet, will do that tonight and fingers crossed it will. Was fairly simple in theory to remove the elbow, just fiddly. Removed the downpipe, then two 10mm bolts holding on the elbow heatshield. Remove the heatshield and then 6 bolts that hold the elbow on. Then off it comes, swap the exhaust sensor across to the new elbow and refit.

I didnt take the turbo off, thats a spare turbo i had in my pics below!

The new elbow
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The internals of the old vs new elbow and the turbo
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Sam

[Ed]

Wow, just read the whole thread, start to finish. Excellent work :notworthy

Would you say that an RB20 swap would be easier? I gather something to do with speedo stuff etc? And is the box smaller, meaning less tunnel bashing?

I am really keen on an RB swap now, and will be looking to source all the bits asap :nod:



http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/samcourtney86/DSCF0773.jpg

Osiris Serve's. A winners choice :nod:

[Dave270r]

Make sure there is sufficient clearance for the wastegate as my Brother had issues with an XS power elbow on his Skyline. The wastegate would catch on the inside of the elbow and caused overboosting.

Looking good though man :cool:

[samcourtney86]

Yeh cheers, i double checked the wastegate would open while installing, it does thank god.

haha and yeh, cant go wrong with the osiris serves haha. I dont think theres alot of difference doing the rb20 swap, bar the speedo issues an easier fix like you said. rb20's seem alot cheaper too, but I knew if I went that way id finish it, wanting the rb25 really instead! Not that the RB20's not an awesome engine. The sound though of the RB's is insane, everytime I plant my foot i still cant help but grin. Such a child.... haha.

Im after a decent LSD now as the standard viscous diff seems rubbish! But, im skint. Sam

[swiftmini]

Get the welder out. Cheaper and you won't have to service the diff every how ever many mile.

Kev

[samcourtney86]

Well i took the nissan to Rising Sun Performance for a custom remap on friday. However, the car developed a missfire unfortunatly resulting in the map not being done. turns out its the coil packs so spitfire coilpacks are on order and then back to rising sun for the remap. With the missfire it still managed 333.6 bhp on the rollers though with their stage one ecu upgrade, so i was still well chuffed. Well impressed and would recommend them. Sam

[samcourtney86]

Wow, just got the car back from Rising Sun Performance. I booked it in for a custom mapping session on their dyno as I hear nothing but good about them. They remap the standard ECU and jesus, what a difference. Not just the extra power but the whole driving experience. Engine runs soooo much better, like a new car! Really really good, i reccomend them! Unfortunatly my car started missfiring though, which resulted in new spitfire coilpacks, which arent cheap at £327 ish i think. That cured the missfire and then RSP wired in a diagnostic port along side the ECU and carried on mapping. Im well happy with the results, cack my pants now, feels so fast! Also flames well, melting my rear bumper fairly well:thumbs:. Ill try and get a good video up soon and more pics! But for any other RB engine about I highly recommend RSP for mapping!

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