RS Speed

I posted this for someone that was asking about radiators in my build thread, should help you out. They are both 19x24 which is a nice fit in the Z. Quick pic

Yes, a picture would help a lot. Welding in mounts to the chassis is not horribly uncommon, if I'm not mistaken all the SR20 guys have to weld in a new cradle when doing swaps. Luckily the RB motor mount location is close enough to the stock Z mounts that something "bolt-on" is easily attainable. Here's a picture of my drivers side mount, just a little piece that bolts to the block and goes to the factory Z motor mounts.

Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments Delorean: http://www.prcracing.com/aluminum-radiators.html (2nd and 4th one down) My radiator is model number 2111111 with -10an fitting for the oil cooler. They have a few different fitting styles available. they also have the same radiator with no oil cooler which is part number 2111100 They are both "GM double pass racing aluminum radiators"

Sure did! I won't be able to post any "actual" pics until after the May or June edition comes out with the car in it. Here's a few I snapped of the photoshoot with my iphone... also one teaser pic I was givin lol teaser

That particular motor looks pretty clean from those pics, change the front and rear main seal while the motor is out and slap that bad boy in there... I usually take all accessories and covers off the motor and do a nice cleaning but never take a head off or inspect bearings or anything mechanical about the motor unless something looks funny. A nice coolant flush isn't a bad idea, lot of rust in these overseas motors, builds up like mud.

I think you need to search a lot more before asking the most basic of questions. There's a good drivetrain and suspension section in the main forums which doesn't apply to any motor you have in the car, search there for your answers. axles don't change your lug count either but doing a CV conversion is very common.

I would ditch the 4wd idea, its going to involve nothing short of welding on the whole front end assembly firewall forward of a skyline to be able to use the front drive components... stick to rwd. The rb26dett with rb25det trans is a very common swap and so is the straight rb25det motor and trans combo. If you want an RB these two are your most viable choices with mounts, dshafts, etc already available though vendors. Welcome to the board

Tuesday didn't happen.... pushed to next week...

Scattered rain in SoCal pretty much caused a raincheck on the photoshoot We are rescheduled for tuesday so hopefully that works out becuase the next possible date is 2 weeks out and I miss driving my car

My car did that at first. Hardwiring the power to the coils through a relay fixed my problem, hasn't missed since. I am however running a bigger buick coil so maybe mine needed more juice to operate properly but I'm just throwin it out there Here's a finished pic with the heatshields and the cover in place

Dont get the MSD fuel pump, I had mine fail in 3 months, after searching forums I saw I wasn't the only one, its a HORRIBLE pump. Get a walbro at the very least if not a nice bosch 044 or an aeromotive pump, i repeat do NOT get the msd lol. Don't forget a clutch too

shes a 280sel, long wheelbase with the fuel injected inline 6. I was really close to getting a 4.5 but the deal fell through, but they are gorgeous looking car arent they!

Getting her cleaned up for the photoshoot, snapped a few pics with the iphone. I changed the lines for the valve cover breathers to AN lines and fittings, got new heatshields (forgot to take picture), custom carbon fiber oil cap, intake manifold plaque which reads "RS SPEED 250Z" and general underhood cleanup. I forgot to take a picture with the custom coilpack cover, it should look pretty sweet! I also cleaned up the interior and did some gauge work. The 300zx speedo and tach are installed and fully functional, I can finally see the numbers at night!!!! Also installed three autometer gauges (got them for free so why not) and moved my AEM truboost and wideband to the top stack. I think im going to get a AEM electric fuel pressure to finish off the top and mount my datsun fuel/oil temp gauge in the left hvac duct. Also the photoshoot got delayed to sunday since it might be raining on saturday which gives me an extra day to clean her up some more haha. Oh and methanol injection is in the works, coming soon after the photoshoot. I need to get that and my CV conversion finished by March because we have a track event on April 2nd. Anyone in SoCal is more than welcome to attend to watch or participate, gonna be a full day of racing at button willow!

That's a tough question. I bought and installed a lot of parts which aren't MANDATORY for getting the car running so my price might be a little higher than someone that does a bone stock install. But I would guess a safe 5K should be put aside for a basic swap with the necessary items to get the car running properly. Personally I would get brakes and suspension first and then move into the swap so with those items you are looking at a decent chunk of change which needs to be addressed before the swap is even in the picture. Also I redid fuel system even when I was running a stock turbo because its just easier to get things ready for your future plans when the motor is still out. Good luck on the project btw!

Guys name is Nate, seems like a really nice guy!

Got the date locked in for the Modified Mag photoshoot!!! Gonna be this saturday, most likely a beach/ocean location. I must say im pretty excited, hopefully hell give me the pics he takes in a CD or something so I can post some up

you can send your ecu to nistune and he will install the board for $50 if I remember correctly.

Love my nistune, the factory ecu provides excellent driveablity and its got enough bells and whistles for most peoples needs.

Absolutely amazing!

scary thing is I was real close to doing an RB swap on a 250c coupe if I found one but decided I don't need another major project like the Z. The original motor runs so sweet on this car though I wouldn't even dare. I am however tinkering around with the idea of wiring a megasquirt to it and running a modern EFI system instead of the bosch mechanical fuel injection that it has.

Got a new (old) toy over the weekend, shes a year older than the Z! Complete opposite of the Z as far as driving is concerned lol, I've always loved this body style and finally picked one up.

Ricky Ricer- Ill find out how much he is going to charge. Right now hes testing with mine and we have to see how the graphics hold up to heat and if there are any complications. The quality in person of the aluminum piece is amazing to say the least. Zrookie- I'm usually in the valley T S30 H- At least you have a pretty sweet S2k to keep you busy in the meanwhile MoNkEyT88- Sorry about that dude, I remember you were in the area but I wasn't around that weekend

Very nice pictures and a very nice car!

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