Documentation Of My Rebuild.

[Sambo33gtst]

Heya Guys,

Well a little over 3 months ago now I imported my dream car, a Series 1 R33 GTS-t to be the first owner in Australia However we found not long after that there were a few engine issues that were quite common in the RB25's, that needed to be sorted out.

So after a few weeks of saving the pennies my mechanic and I sat down and brainstormed the best plan of action. It resulted in the following:

Week 1:

Engine was stripped and removed from the car to reveal the following...

As you can see the rings have been obliterated.

What we feared was scoring of the bore, which would result in boring out and a hone, which was more cost we didn't want, but....

Chamber 1, plenty of scores there...too many to ignore.

Week 2:

The block was sent away to the engine shop to get machined. Bored out.

We were awaiting the order for the Arias forged pistons to arrive so the machining of the bore could be guaged properly. These have now arrived!!

Forgies.

Metal Head Gasket.

Well, So far so good. The block arrives back today from the engine shop...so we can get building again.

I will update the post as it unfolds

Cheers guys,

Sam.

Edited November 20, 2006 by Sambo33gtst

[SMR33]

Hey Sam

Good luck with your work...definitely keep us updated

[GunMetalR33]

yea good luck mate, will be watching closly

[Sambo33gtst]

Cheers guys

Once the the new engine is properly run in, ill take it to the dyno and get some results as well.

So hopefully all goes to plan

[r_speedfreak_r]

i wouldnt say the fried rings and scoring to the bore is common among r33's. Its definatly not unheard of but that has alot to do with owners giving them a hard life.

[oldngrey]

Hope she all goes well for you Sam.

Not trying to be a smart ass but if the GTST is your dream car why do you have a photo of the GTR badge in your Avater

[Col-GTSX]

Are you doing anything special with the crank while your there for future hp???

[Dynamix]

Saw the car and the bits the other night martys sambo, she should be back on the road in no time. Jagshemash (Ps i saw borat sat night, best thing i have ever seen in my life)

[Sambo33gtst]

hehe thanks guys.

What i meant about the common problem was the loss of compression in pot number 1. Sorry about the confusion.

Unsure about the crank actually Col, will have to get back to you on that one.

Haha yeh she is in tatters atm hey matty, ah well it looks like this thursday she will be back out I wanna see borat god dammit. Did u go to the big screen?