Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 183
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

nah man don't CA18 it, they are alright engines, but sound like diesel tractors when modded

20 or 25t it :mellow: do it :) come on, make us proud

Glad to see you didn't go anywhere near an MX5....

The GTiR would've been cool, but no RWD switch(they are front biased :()

SR20DET requires too much fabrication same with RB2XDET - also needs new GB for SR or RB

the CA18DET bolts straight in to std engine mounts and Gearbox. And they are cheap.

If this one on e-bay goes for $600 ish then an 2nd hand ECU for I dunno $500 ish

Lock the diff and viola turbo dorifto for $2.5K

Pick it up tomorrow :(

ca18? you can almost get an rb20 for that price ;)

edit: oops, didn't read your post

Yeah - but this is different - it's a Nissan :worship:

And this one has rego and is not a ex rally car like the laser was (impossible to get registered)

One drifter coming up :teehee:

Ha ha

YES, I am a glutton for punishment - but I love it.

Even though the laser project failed, I had fun with it !

Hmmm - there's a CA18DET on e-bay for $400 - 69,000 kms....... NO NO NO Don't do it !

Edited by MANWHORE

I'd farken love to put a FJDET in it - but there are as scarce as chickens lips - and when you find one - expensive.

CA18DET you can get an engine, loom and ECU for under $1K

Other options are of course SR20DET - would need gearbox as well -

RB25DET would be good Maj - but tricky install with new mounts and so forth.

It's GREAT FUN to be in a manual again - I forgot how much fun they are :/ I love revving the crap out of the CA20E.

Adam - the plans of grandeur for the Laser never worked out - it was just going to be too hard and not worth the $$ - so sold it for $2K with some new bits (bought it for 1K)

Issues so far:

LSD - you can't get one unless I convert the live rear end to IRS - which involves cutting off the whole rear cradle and welding a new one in.

Thought hard and long about locking the diff - but since it will be a daily - not really worth it, I don't think.

In terms of engine upgrade - I'm finding it hard to justify spending $$ on it since it was cheap - but I guess I will at some stage.

Brakes - to get 4 pots on the front - I need to swap to S13 front suspension - Axle stubs, Knuckles, LCA, Tension Rods etc. Would also need an SR master cylinder

Rear drum to disc conversion - simple matter of swapping for a B'Bird TRx S3 disc hubs etc - IF I COULD FIND THESE.

The body is fairly straight and rust free - so that is a bonus - it's a bit tatty - but in overall good condition for it's age.

My problem is that I am too damn impatient and want it to be a hella circuit drifta over the weekend - but in reality it's gonna take a while to source all the parts and do all the work.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Sorry, are coilovers ACTUALLY ILLEGAL in NSW? They aren't in Vic, as long as they retain 70% of stock travel and the car is above 100mm off the ground. Does NSW actually have a law making coilovers actually illegal? RWC/Blue Slip/Engineering people not knowing the actual f**king laws boils my blood. Demand them to point to the documentation that states a coilover is illegal. (it may exist in NSW )
    • But seriously, can we ask for the results of the "tip a bottle of metho into a nearly empty tank" experiment?
    • Hang on. Let me get this straight. The desire is to have coilovers, BC in particular, to be MORE comfortable on Sydney roads than stock suspension? Well, that's obviously not right. BCs have crude damping design at the very best, and typically hard spring rates. BC stands for Billy Cart. And then, the desire is to put in some shitty old worn out stockers, to get it blue slipped and then put the BCs back in? And then.....what? Not worry about getting pulled up by the Plod? Because you seem to have raised a worry about paying for engineering (which actually does solve all your legality problems) and still getting pulled up.... but the only problem there is that if/when that happens you have to show your paperwork at the inspection station. Whereas, if you just swap in borrowed shitty old stockers to get it slipped now, and then you get defected in the future, you have to go find more shitty old stockers then too. You course of action looks like this set of options: Buy brand new stock type dampers, and springs. probably cost a bit more than $1k all up, but will last for the remaining life of the car. Put them in, pass inspection, drive on them forever more. Hell, they could even be really nice Bilsteins and Kings or other lower&stiffer springs if you wanted. Get the car engineered as is. ~$1k. Buy new Shockworks coilvers (or MCA) and also pay for engineering. You're spending a lot more here. But these will be the best things that you could drive around on.
    • Might be worthwhile hitting up Facebook's groups, I know most of them contain terrible people and scammers - however you might be able to find someone that's in Sydney with factory suspension you could purchase and/or hire. Just do not send any form of money anywhere, in person cash only.
×
×
  • Create New...