robbo_rb180

New year updates Got the engine back a few days before Xmas and everything was here ready for the build. Did some prep of rebleeding the lifters, cleaning the cam caps and rockers, Clean and primed oil pump, linished the crank and did a board of torque settings & clearances. gave the block a really good clean and blew it out with compressed air ready for final measure and assembly Gapped the rings, assembled piston & rods and got into it. Had the rotating assembly in first then had a bit of spare time left so got the head on too. Before i put the cams in I had to helicoil a cam bolt thread and with that done got the top end assembled. Ended up doing it twice as I thought I had the inlet cam a few teeth off but was fine, nothing wrong with double checking. I put the sump on with all fresh gasket sealant and started threading in the bolts to find the rear 2 were stripped so off with the sump, ran a tap thru and put it on only to find bolts still not grabbing so just ended up chucking new bottom on to seal the engine until I get another helicoil kit. Got a heap of little bits on but still need new fan bolts, paint cam cover & port/tidy exhaust manifold. Bar a few little things its 90% done, been pretty satisfying so far but will see how it all goes when I go to run it Fixed up 2 of the castor box nuts that had broken off the frame and patched part of the chassis which was damaged, welded plates into the castor boxes and fitted new lca with plates & new ball joints. Will get the few keep doing small bits as need to do a big clean up and reorganise the shed to install the hoist

Have used Import Monster & jesse streeter in past

https://www.rimtuck.com/search/thumbnails?make=Nissan&model=R31-R34+Skyline+2dr&yearfrom=95&yearto=98&sort=1

all the japanese stuff generally comes in 15-19 diameter and 5-11 wide plenty of companies Work, Enkei, Volk. Really comes don to budget and style choice. Never had an issue with quality. If thats what r33 wheels are going for I may as wellsell them all & buy more TE37

single layer or MLS?

No, only admins can. It will just fade away and be bumped in 10years when someone needs the same thing

Is that wodonga DECA?

Assetto corsa is good as can mod it, jump on Racedepartment and have a look there. Depends if you want to get serious or just a bit of fun. Wheel depends on budget really. I've had g25/27 then went to a fanatec porsche gt2 wheel and basic pedals to now Fanatec v2.5 base, mclaren wheel, v3 pedals & shifter. I found the porsche wheel good bang for buck but upgraded a few years ago when it was on sale.

just go buy a length of aeroflow 400 or 500 series hose, be cheaper than buying a nissan genuine part https://www.aeroflowperformance.com/ or go to pirtek/industrial hose shop

some footage from QR in 2019 1725030155_QrTimeAttack102019.mp4

use the rb20 speed sensor. From memory I think(going back 10 years or so) you can use the sr20 speed sensor or the gear so speedo should be right.

I have used exedy in past but have moved to npc for the last few clutches as they are a lot nicer for daily driving. Some others I know have tried mantic on a few different platforms with good results with holding big power and still nice for daily driving.

Check the adjustment of the clutch pedal under the dash first to make sure the master cylinder isn't being preloaded. It may have been adjusted in the past for a worn clutch and now readjusted when new one was installed.

going to get a botle of gas tomorrow so will grab a 10 cup. Have looked at a a lens kit but see how I go with the big cup first.

Welcome, the rb swap is a bit more than most think but worth it. If you need any help or answers I've been through this long ago and am about to finish an update on my swapped sil80.

Been chipping away at heaps of little things over the past few weeks. Pulled the Coilovers and lca out of the race car, cleaned up the Coilovers, new bush and ball joint for lca and got them in. Needed to make a small bracket to hold the brake lines. Also fitted and wired up a new oil pressure/temp sensor and sorted fuel pressure with the old oil pressure sensor now reading it. Got a cheap Android double din wired up and have the link data showing on real dash app. Cleaned up the te37 wheels and got them fitted with new wheel nuts. Then got it out for some quick pics. Now all that's left is exhaust, new engine oil and filter, wheel alignment, washer reservoir and tune. Waiting on hoist to start exhaust so practicing stainless tig welding which has been harder than I thought it would be but found some good YouTube videos which have sorted out a few of my problems 😅

We'll see going to get into the standard exhaust manifold after I finish this off. Have you picked a hoist yet for the shed? I've just ordered a HAPP70 will make working on cars so much better

Was refering to the underside diffusers, My class only allows a 50mm front splitter from body work to centre line front axle. May have to see if I can fit something into my design.

no fancy ve head just the standard redtop still. Its hard to find info on what works with these heads so just cleaning up little and blending parts. I am aiming to make reliable 250kw (270kw on scramble) as don't want to do gearbox conversion.

That is amazing work, how much of difference does this have compared to running just a flat underside?

Any more pics of the head work? I've started porting mine but won't going as far as yours has been done

use the 25 base map if a plugin as the inputs/outputs will be different but should always confirm all settings before first start. The Link ignition base map is fine for first start.

Track is 40 mins west of Townsville at Calcium. No noise but I have an oil pressure guage and it did show low pressure a few times at idle in the last sprint session. Will be wiring a pressure sensor to ecu and setting up a rpm limiter on the new motor.

Just rebuild what you have and stay away from aftermarket/copy BMC. I too recommend @Dose Pipe Sutututufor brake stuff

if its all a standard loom, engine and turbo setup just use a factory rb25 ecu & injectors for now to get it sorted? If going to upgrade a link plugin would be the way to go if you don't want to make a complete new loom.