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    Rebuilding r200 axles

    in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis

    Posted

    Not sure how many of you guys have done this, but I need a little help. I disassembled my halfshafts which were pretty well seized up so I had to cut out the u joints. I stripped the cast pieces down and painted them. I've put back together some of them with u joints I ordered from msa. The u joint caps were very tight and required pressing in. I had to order another set of the same product but when they arrived they were spicer joints which they were before and instead of needing to press the caps in they slid right in and now there's a fair bit of slack.

     

    Any ideas?

    Vq35 throttlebody question

    in Nissan V6 Forum

    Posted

    Hey guys,

     

    I creep on this forum every now and again because I have an rb25 powered 240z. But, I am a great way through a vq35 swap into my s13 coupe and figured that this would be a good place to ask the question I have since there's such a great amount of knowledge here from all the different nissan cars.

     

    I am running an aem standalone set up to make it run, but I realized I cannot easily make the drive by wire set up work so I want to go cable driven. Plus I like cable driven set ups the best anyway. Does anyone here know of a cable driven throttle body that bolts up to the factory plenum? And what tps should it have?

     

    Daniel

    Mckinney Troubles

    in Nissan RB Forum

    Posted

    I had problems with fitment on the trans mount for the rb swap into my datsun so I mailed the new mount as well as my factory mount back almost a year ago. I have not yet seen a new mount, but I have communicated with the owner and he is incredibly nice.

     

    I guess it has been a year and he claims they have sent me three seperate trans mounts but I have not recieved one yet so.......... make your own judgement. I'm super easy going so I dont get hot and bothered as long as it gets resolved eventually.

    Need help with RLCA's

    in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis

    Posted

    Cutting the pin, slipping out the strut housing and hammering the remaining pieces seems to be the fall back of choice. You should be able to hit it from the inside to push the mushroomed portion out, use a brass punch to keep it from mushrooming again. 

     

    Alternatively you can weld a tube preferably square to the bolt to give you some leverage to crack the frozen rust. Good luck man, and just as a reference a 10 ton press isn't all that high. Most shops have 20 ton presses, most 4x4 parts installers definitely have them.

     

    Its 25 ton press, but I didnt go past ten because it just seemed really very sketchy to go more than that with how I had the assembly set up.

    Need help with RLCA's

    in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis

    Posted · Edited by dnatoli

    Time get another LCA at a junk yard.

     

     

    Cut the spindle with a hacksaw on each side of the upright. This will allow you to get the control arm off. You should be able to press the shaft from the upright at this point. Take it to a local shop if you do not have a hydraulic press.

     

     

    There are no datsuns in junk yards around here......

     

    I work at a VW dealership. I talked about using the press in the original post. Ten tons of pressure did squat to make the pin move. I like the idea of cutting it from in between the upright and the arm. Thank you sir.

    Need help with RLCA's

    in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis

    Posted

    I have a 72' 240z, and I have the rear suspension out of the car so that I can re-do everything. I got one of the spindle pins out with a huge amount of time, and pentrating lube and an air hammer. I also used the tool that everyone recommends on here that somebody makes and sells on here. I started on the second one and the tool broke the threaded end off of the spindle pin. So, I tried the other threaded side of the spindle pin and the same thing happened. So I soaked the spindle in pentetrating lube at least a dozen times a day for a little over a week to help get it free. I used heat, and a hammer as a tuning fork almost to help the lube get into the little air pockets and set the suspension up in the press I have at work. After an hour of fussing around with the press and getting frustrated, I gave up. I made no progress on the pin, rather just mushroomed the little bit that was left of the pin from where it was broken. Before anyone asks the obvious question of did you pull out the little retaining pins, yes I did. The stub axle is out and the drum ass'y is off the hub to make it a little easier to move around. I'm pretty fed up with this rear suspension at this point, and was wondering if anybody had any other advice for me to try or does anybody have stuff for sale that isn't outrageously priced?

     

    Thank you

    rb25 fueling

    in Nissan RB Forum

    Posted

    thanks all, I didnt think of running a second return back to the tank. Where on the tank would it be good to route that return line from the surge tank? should I put that line into the highest point of the tank?

    rb25 fueling

    in Nissan RB Forum

    Posted

    Im in the very slow process of getting an s2 rb25 into my 72 240. Very slow because of work and my BT audi slid into a pole and ive been recovering from that so I havent really been able to move in the ways required to work on cars. But anyway, I try and avoid posting threads because I usually just get some link to another page that only half answers my question or some attitude or being called a noob or something useless. When I do post these, I try and keep it really simple...

     

    My question for all of you OG rb swap goers,

     

    Would it be better to run my fuel return line into the surge tank or just simply create a spot on the factory gas tank to let the fuel run back into?

     

    I am running the baffle-less tank with an inline summit low pressure fuel pump into a surge tank which is then pulled by a walbro up to the engine.

     

    Thanks in advance,

     

    Daniel

    Fueling stuff

    in Nissan RB Forum

    Posted

    I have the motor at home haha I'm at work right now. I know it's a series 2 rb25 but I can't remember what year exactly. Is the aftermarket fuel rails set up for returnless? Because that's what I would like to run

    Radiators

    in Nissan RB Forum

    Posted

    Danny,

     

    If you look at the pics of my radiator, http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/101003-rb-taurus-fans,

    you will see that I am using a replacement z radiator with the inlet moved to one side. I took the radiator to a radiator shop and they moved it over for $80. Pretty steep, not typical work for them. This is not totally necessary you could run plumbing to the stock location.

     

    Bill

     

     

    I like what you did, and I have to go to a radiator shop anyway to have the gas tank boiled and sealed, so 80 bucks is no big deal. If things dont work out with buying bobs radiator, I will do precisely what you have done.

     

    thank you Bill,

     

    Danny

    Radiators

    in Nissan RB Forum

    Posted

    I know all the information is on here, but I don't have internet, just the data on my super old droid so trying to read through builds for information is quite the chore. I understand the whole "look for yourself, don't bother us" attitude everyone has, but there is no thread about radiators on here. Nothing with dimensions or choices or what people have ran and it could potentially be a good go to source for people in the process of swapping or just researching into the build. I don't mean to come off as an ass or anything, but all I can get as far as info is everyone telling me to read build threads which is an entirely painstaking process when I could post a question, someone with the knowledge and experience to help a fellow car builder out.

     

    Now back to radiators. I bought the koyo aluminum radiator designed for the 240 as a bolt in. What I plan to do is cut the oddly angled lower radiator hose and weld it back into place. Ill get some sae water hoses in the right size and tuck them away all sneaky like. Is there any objections to this plan? Anything I haven't quite thought through? Id appreciate all the knowledge and wisdom you have

     

    Thank you,

    Danny

    Radiators

    in Nissan RB Forum

    Posted

    Alright everyone, ive looked a fair bit and cannot find any info on this. What i want to do is run the aluminum aftermarket radiator made by koyo or mishimoto or something that is the specific 240z application to cool my rb25. will this really affect anything? it would save alot of headaches if i could just order that radiator and bolt it in then fit the hoses properly.

     

    I talked to the koyorad racing department and they said they didnt know if it was possible because they havent done it. they told me to just purchase a radiator for the motor im getting and make it fit. but unfortunately, the dimensions on the 240 are so strange that its so difficult to find one that comes close. the way i see it, is that in theory the radiators should be pretty much the same, the only reason they differ is due to size.

     

    can someone help enlighten me, or show me what theyre running and how they did it. I'd appreciate it if you could answer the question on this thread instead of sending me their build thread where i have to fish through to find the information.

     

    thank you,

    danny

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