Ronald McDonald

Todays updates mounted the intercooler which i painted black and did some bumper cutting. Enjoy Keeping the RB20det looking nice and factory, none of this red cam cover crap.

Before the crash Swapping it to 20det manual As it stands now. Still needs a lot of work. More updates to come

Hi guys this is my first proper build thread on the forums and will continue to be for the coming months. I'm Tom from NZ and I picked up my very first C33 Laurel late last year. It was from a friend of mine who had bought it as a daily and then managed to crash into a parked car. Anyway I bought it from him dirt cheap as he couldn't be bothered fixing it. Will post up pictures and more info later

sounds good man, are the digital units hard to come by?

Looking good bro. I'm after a digital air con unit for my C33 atm, have the remote control did you get the unit from an S13?

Hi guys, just an update I have a few parts available. I have a factory manual dash from an A31 cefiro. Will post pics if people are interested. Will fit either C33 or A31. Cheers

Not to much interest but im happy to look for parts for people and send quotes etc.

So after being on here for a while Iv gathered that a31s and especially c33s are quite rare in aus and people seem to just get their parts from japan. Since we have so many over here in NZ I wanted to know who would be interested in me sourcing some parts locally and shipping them over? Just a thought at this stage as reading through the threads you guys pay premium prices for these parts! Comment or PM if you are interested

Starter/alternator are wired up correctly. Yes 20e is temporary until I buy my mates 20det in a few months. Search online a bit the buzzing has happened to others but mostly other cars such as subbies

Right I know this belongs in the 4 door section but it will get much more notice here. My 1990 C33 laurel has just had an engine swap, it's an rb20e automatic. Everything is wired up correctly and the car still won't start, no noises at all. After bridging the inhibitor switch the starter tries to engage or makes a clink noise but nothing after that. When the car is in the ON position there is a buzzing coming from what seems to be the auto box. As you open the throttle it gets weaker and goes away. I have jacked the rear up and checked to see if the car thinks it's in gear but the driveshaft doesn't move. Any ideas on what it might be?

Im converting my c33 rb20e to an Rb20det from an R32 GTST. I will be using the R32 engine loom/ECU. Do I just connect the loom and install the ecu and it will start? Or do i have to modify the dash loom as well

Okay so after looking over and over I cannot seem to find a turbo exhaust for my c33 laurel. I plan to drop a 20det in very soon. There is no direct replacement on the parts thread so I was wondering what people have done. IV heard r32 down pipes will fit and a slightly modified r33 catback but haven't heard anything else. Any help would be appreciated

My bet is the igniter pack the small box at the back of the coil cover. Mine did the same but more or less on boost

Anyone have any info of the C33's Grille? never seen one like it

It's only slightly shorter than the A31/C33 which are 2670mm and the Crew is 2664mm