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After many years a familly is finally reunited! The long lost RB26 now has a home.

Since its departure, the RB26 has come up against many set backs and life changing experiences. All this life experience has made it tougher and more powerful!

Its still settling back into its old surroundings with many previous connections to be re-established.

Deren

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  • 3 weeks later...

So it turns out the 4-way filter remote mount i was planning to use is not going to be suitable. It has 2 inlets on one side and 2 outlets on the other, rather than having one of each kind on either side like i had hoped. So ive decided to go back to using the original filter mount which has one inlet and one outlet on the top. If i mount it sideways with the filter aimed forward i can access the outlet straight on and fit a 90 degree adapter to allow the inlet to plumb in from the core. Its going to save me a huge amount of money doing it this way.

More soon

Deren

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A quick few pics of some parts trial fitted. Its a good thing i did as my oil filter remote mount had to be changed again. Ive found an excellent spot for it this time on the cross member below the engine mount. Its conveniantly located right next to the sump drain plug for easy oil changes from below.

Items trial fitted are:

Intercooler and plumbing including recirculation

Front reinforcement bar

Radiator, shroud and hoses

Oil cooler components

More soon,

Deren

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Yours looks pretty neat just like mine before the build. One big step further has seen me spend a massive amount of cash over a period of nearly 4 years and counting! Ive setup the fuel pressure reg on the end of the rail as planned and it looks the goods. More pics soon.

Deren

Thanks ;) Planning on doing my resto after I've finished uni. Until then its my daily lol :rofl: Good luck with everything I'll be keeping an eye out for updates :) When its all finished we'll have to go for a cruise together :D

Sounds great, i'll look forward to that. Currently organising a few things which are holding me back from completing the front assembly. Gotta get off my ass and get all those gearbox bearing and seal numbers so i can order new ones too.

Most things in the pic are still just being trial fitted to check for compatibility and space etc. The fuel rail is one part which will receive some electro plating treatment to freshen it up before final fitting. I'll probably chrome it, either that or go with the original yellow cad plating that i will be getting redone on a few other bits.

Deren

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Edited by Godzilla32

Hey everyone,

I've been busy organising bits and pieces over the last couple of weeks. Ive ordered all the necessary bearings today for my gearbox rebuild. Bought 3 remaining hoses from Nissan, 2 for coolant across the front of the timing cover and 1 for power steering fluid feed into the pump. Pieced together all the necessary Earls performance plumbing components. I wont tell you how much that cost to save you from heart failure :( It still needs to be fitted up properly and i have to make sure the over size oil cooler core will fit in the left inner guard.

I hope to have it running and driving but not completed by mid year and so far i look to be on track :cheers:

Im still yet to get those few engine bay parts re-plated at the electroplaters. I will try to arrange that in the next week or 2. There are a few other bits to refit in the front of the car but its slowly coming together now :)

Deren

  • 3 weeks later...

I have recently added stainless allen key bolts to various areas of the engine/bay. It has neatened up the appearance in some areas and added some more detail. I have ordered new glass mouldings to have the glass refitted with. Before it goes back in i will be getting the glass tinted too. Im currently getting some bits and pieces (including the fuel rail) plated in chrome and yellow chromate. All the detail helps :D I have completely trial fitted up the oil cooler and filter relocation setup now. With nearly everything ready for final fitting its looking good.

Deren

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  • 2 weeks later...

I've started re-assembling the gearbox recently. Its coming together well so far. It was actually one of my most feared parts of the build, but i have been pleasantly suprised. Im replacing the ball bearings and im giving it all a check over. I hope to have it completed by the end of next week. From there i will strip the transfer case and give it a similar once over. Both the gearbox and transfer will be finished in the same dark silver i have used on the CAS, exhaust heat shields, etc.

Once they are completed i can refit the assembly and finally get ready for first fire and run-in on the dyno.

Deren

nice work deren!

i dont want to be a pain, but in that bolt pic, it looks like rust on the re-enforcement panel from the firewall to the strut tower. might just be the light and angle or dirt.

i like the look of the cup washers instead of just a bolt head -

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incase you havent seen or heard of them before

Its just the photo. Its actually a sealed join, just the light makes it look orange like rust. I assure you there is no dirt on the car, i have made sure of that :) Same goes for the rust. Its a very low milage car which was always garaged by its one previous owner. So it being overall in excellent condition has helped me in this rebuild. Those bolts look nice but im pretty happy with the ones ive chosen.

Deren

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Its just the photo. Its actually a sealed join, just the light makes it look orange like rust. I assure you there is no dirt on the car, i have made sure of that :P Same goes for the rust. Its a very low milage car which was always garaged by its one previous owner. So it being overall in excellent condition has helped me in this rebuild. Those bolts look nice but im pretty happy with the ones ive chosen.

Deren

haha thats good news, i was freaken out for ya :D

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