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Hello all

Im finally posting some documentation of my buddy's 72 S30 VG33 turbo swap. post-2565-015703500 1342840270_thumb.jpg

Well it all started when he calls me up one day telling me he's pulling a vg30 out of our local pick a part yard and wants to swap it into the Z.

We tore the engine all down had it bored and built it all back up ready to boost again! We set the engine and trans in the car to figure out how to make our mounts. At that point we realized the turbo was going to interfere with the steering shaft, so he cut and jointed it to accommodate.

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Well as we sat around throwing different ideas back and forth he starts talking about custom headers. 2 days later I come back over and he's made custom headers and front mounted a gt35 turbo. Luckily with the steering shaft out of the way it fit a nice 3" downpipe straight out.

There's still a few things to finish up and we're waiting on a harness but here's where the cars at so far.

 

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Hello all

Im finally posting some documentation of my buddy's 72 S30 VG33 turbo swap. post-2565-015703500 1342840270_thumb.jpg

Well it all started when he calls me up one day telling me he's pulling a vg30 out of our local pick a part yard and wants to swap it into the Z.

We tore the engine all down had it bored and built it all back up ready to boost again! We set the engine and trans in the car to figure out how to make our mounts. At that point we realized the turbo was going to interfere with the steering shaft, so he cut and jointed it to accommodate.

post-2565-040661300 1342840215_thumb.jpg

post-2565-018221300 1342840781_thumb.jpg

post-2565-025053100 1342840435_thumb.jpg

post-2565-053984400 1342840554_thumb.jpg

 

Well as we sat around throwing different ideas back and forth he starts talking about custom headers. 2 days later I come back over and he's made custom headers and front mounted a gt35 turbo. Luckily with the steering shaft out of the way it fit a nice 3" downpipe straight out.

There's still a few things to finish up and we're waiting on a harness but here's where the cars at so far.

 

post-2565-088443100 1342841253_thumb.jpg

post-2565-066018100 1342841265_thumb.jpg

 

can you post some pictures of the headers? im doing the same setup in a z31.

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I've read this post and some from other sites about putting the VG33 sc into an S30 and I get the idea that the stock hood won't fit. My question to this group is, can it be done and can it be reliable? I only ask this bc this engine was in my father's truck. This was his last vehicle before he passed and I was thinking about building ANOTHER Z as a complete tribute to him and in his name.

Taking the engine and puting that into an s30 and then switching over the leather interior into the s30 as well. Whatever it take's to have a running memory and tribute of my father. But I just need to know IF I start this, can I do it and will it be reliable? Fuel millage and all that are a none issue when it come to this potential build

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Hood fits, especially with Maxima intake. TTT strut bar also fits on mine, but it's close. Have about 1/4" between it and the intake. The VG33 has a larger crank pulley that won't fit. My cheap ebay pulley is about 1/2" or so above the steering rack. Eventually I'll get an ATI Damper, which at 6.5" or so should fit as well.

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