You have damaged your pilot bushing, pull it back out. FYI you can use one from any nissan for the most part (ie 240sx).
If you don't cut the old bushing out the trans will NOT slide on all the way and it will bind against the input shaft. The answer is covered in the beginning of your post.
Evan
Netflix anyone?
Scott, props to you for "handling" the situation and not being one of the helpless screamers inside the store.
Hope everyone is alright!
Evan
Skip the RB20, its gonna be tough to sell without all the stuff like transmission etc..
Plus, my buddy got an RB20 on a pallet one time, and the pan was chock full of bearings.
Does it have the regulator? I think the weld-pak units are wire feed, you have to grab the regulators separately.
That said, you got a DEAL!!!!
Have fun with that badboy.
Evan
You can use an existing map sensor.
Fortunately, i can log 0-5v input on my laptop by way of my software so I used the map to log boost. Pretty sweet IMO.
How tall are the tail lights on that car? I think part of the appeal is the small area height wise, which makes the lights seem wider then they really are.
I don't know that you want to do a large mouth like opening at the bottom but is there something you could do to accent that empty space? Just noticed terry's car has vents there.
Evan
Generally cutting it out is the best way. Maybe a jigsaw with a cut down blade would fit in the area.
Best of luck man, its a pain to remove as Pirate87 warned!
Evan
I have never had any problems with dynamat extreme.
It does not smell when heated, or melt. Older dynamat tended too but I never had any trouble.
I have the insides of my doors almost 100% covered in it. Makes a huge difference. I am not totally convinced that putting it under carpet is going to yield huge gains in deadening.
Evan
I had several minor oil leaks in my RB that were cured by reconnecting the PCV valve the way it was intended.
This is in the wrong sub-category btw.
Evan