Lol! Amazing how the priorities change when that happens eh?!
Lol! Amazing how the priorities change when that happens eh?!
Originally Posted by Scottie
Went to make the Waste-gate outlet to dump pipe and made a balls of it.
Will have to re-make it and not cut it too short.
But seeing it on the motor made me smile.
Aircon will need a heat shield and some fancy plumbing.
Very tidy packaging there Pat!
If you ever need to change the wastegate or spring, can you slide it out sideways after undoing the V-band or will you need to remove the elbow/downpipe before you do?
Originally Posted by Scottie
Those V-Bands will be worth it when I need to pull it apart for breaking something again.
top mounting for access is also really handy.
Fitted S-tunes and removed spigot Bush from Rb25 auto engine.
Will get the gearbox on this week.
Going From 8Kg springs to 5Kg is a huge difference in comfort. The car is so much nicer to drive and even at 5kg its stiff.
There is some roll but just enough to transfer weight. I could argue it is better as I can transfer weight around and the rear end doesn't bounce/skip about when it hits bumps.
Suspension should have settled now.
Shoe test for JP coming soon.
So I got rear ended in traffic
At least it was a soft hit.
So I got a day on the weekend to make progress.
I really should just bolt on the gearbox instead of tidying up the block, but its now or never.
I had to strip the rocker cover after.
I went to spray another coat and it reacted when cleaning. You live you lean and I used a fair bit of bad language.
Stripped and re-sprayed rocker covers.
Sprayed side of block and cleaned some more parts.
Made some progress on waste-gate plumbing.
Will look better when polished and finished.
Really happy with the outcome so far.
Should be reliable and help with decent flow and boost control on a big turbo turned down to 14psi initially.
Ill get a better photo of the engine now it has dried as I left it alone Saturday.
panic mode.
1 week left....
Last edited by Nuts; 17-05-2016 at 23:29.
Cleaned plug holes and coil packs
Fitted Clutch
Fitted plugs and packs.
Had the wrong sub-frame got another one this morning.
Have to clean and spray sub-frame and make trolley.
Picked up fire sleeve for turbo lines.
Tried to fit gearbox but i'm doing something wrong with release bearing or spigot bush.
Stress levels High but getting there.
Still have to do timing belt but need a crank puller and bigger sockets so that's Sunday.
Wire in serial port for ECU and Ship to install location.
Collect turbo which is getting welded.
Nice, great work keep us updated on how the certification goes.
Last edited by auz200sx; 22-05-2016 at 00:00.
Thanks got sorted after allot of gearbox juggling and scratches.
The issue turned out to be the Nismo clutch pivot was the wrong one and so was the slave cylinder.
The pivot was too long. So after loads of colorful language I put the box on with no fork or release bearing and saw it.
Got a 90 degree elbow welded on the turbo.
Had to swap the subframe for the right one a 33GTST for Syco mounts
Engine now on sub-frame and the castor wheels are handy.
In an utter balls up I chipped the crank pulley and will be collecting a new old one.
Alternator and starter got some paint.
Transferred Serial port to new loom from old harness I had. Here is the old
Have an engineer. Shouldn't take much as its mostly Nissan Factory parts going in.
Even the Diff is a GTR diff.
The mounts are well made.
So one I pass Emissions and noise i'm golden.
The R34 was a low emissions vehicle so should be easy and its 10:1 compression.
If it all goes sideways ill map on E85 and get an xr6 cat.
As for noise I have it below the level already on the SR so I don't expect any real issues I cant resolve with a straight through resonator.
I think your be in for a bit more then you realize tbh but best of luck and have a read of the following.
http://www.rms.nsw.gov.au/roads/regi...nstandard.html
The PDF is a really good source of info to help you out.
Last edited by auz200sx; 23-05-2016 at 10:50.
Can't wait to see this built & hear it running!! Don't forget the Go-Pros (on time-lapse??) & if someone can slap up a live webcam sure all the better!
Originally Posted by Scottie
Teaser
Need a few weeks had some issues with prop and need to get car moved to shed to finish.
Was it the prop or gearbox in the end? Have you got all the parts you were missing finally?
Originally Posted by Scottie
So I hit burn out and had a holiday.
Should be able to kick off again this weekend.
I have an R32 GTT gearbox not an R33 on the car.
This means the Prop wont fit and may explain why the clutch pivot and Nismo Slave didn't fit.
In order to simplify the plumbing I have gone with a forward facing intake with a 65mm throttle body. Anyone who does this swap should just budget this in as the pipe work is just a pain.
I had to upgrade the ECU from the old E11v2 as I could not get a base map.
Mapping from scratch may be too much for me to attempt.
Learning to Tune is important to me.
The pusher fan I bought will not fit between between the Radiator and the Aircon Fan. I now have a 16" SPAL puller Fan.
TODO:
1. Wireing Re-pin ECU
2. Change CAAS Plug
3. Extend IAT plug wiring
4. IAC vac line to intercooler pipe
4. Re-puropse Maf wire as trigger for Fan and Wire Electric Fan.
5. Loosen belt on Alternator too tight
6. Plug in remaining plugs and test.
7. Fill coolant
8. fill Oil
10. Run Vac line for Maf
11. Fill Temporary gearbox with oil
12. Heat shield turbo plumbing
13. Test start
-Replace Box (some time in next month)
-Fit bigger box
So allot still todo just to start it in place and some of the above is simplified..
Medium term:
To get the car engineered I need to replace the CAT and pass an ADR240 emissions test.
This will require Dyno time and really careful mapping. I suspect the this will be a fun problem involving Gas analyzers and a couple of attempts.
Engineer will then evaluate the car to get everything legal.
Long Term:
Leave it alone...
Been Slow,
Got Earth leads made up and fan wiring with breaker and relay.
So Should be able to get that sorted this weekend.
Have alternator wiring sorted with Starter + trigger but need to run through all the ecu pinouts to make sure they are correct,
Had order order a fuel rail to clear the plenum.
Hopefully I get close to starting it this weekend.