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On regards to the CA18DET swap, is apart from the engine does anything else have to be swapped and are the brakes adequate? I have been thinking bout doing it to mine for some time. with my wagon and its manual too :whistling:

Though an SR20 would be better, would that be easy to do aswell?

and congrats on the car amanda

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^ I'm with stupid

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So whats the timeline on this CA swap?

depends, when she gets a job.. i dont want to pay for it lol

Needs offsets. :thumbsup:

wanna donate? :D

I have an R31 GTS-X rear spoiler sitting in my shed collecting dust if u guys wanna make me an offer for it... was going to go on my R31 Exec S3 before it was written off

-D

Think i would get killed for putting one on her car.. she doesnt even know about this other one im trying to get lol.

congrats amanda!

ca18det and manual FTW!

good luck :)

she cant drive manual :)

otherwise it would be manual and i would have bought it..

she bought it for like.. $250

On regards to the CA18DET swap, is apart from the engine does anything else have to be swapped and are the brakes adequate? I have been thinking bout doing it to mine for some time. with my wagon and its manual too ;)

Though an SR20 would be better, would that be easy to do aswell?

and congrats on the car amanda

im guessing there would be a few other things that need to be swapped.. i know if you use the pintara crossmember the

CA18 with sit in the middle of the engine bay just like the CA20.. people use S13 crossmembers to get the engine to

sit closer to the firewall, but im not sure if you need to move shit back to do that.

the brakes.. im not a fan of the brakes on the pinny's or the skylines as the front brakes are actually smaller than the

rear which is stupid. so i would upgrade them anyway.

if its a CA18DET im sure you should upgrade the fuel pump... cant really think about anything else atm.. im still going

through swap threads on the r31 club site

i rekon SR20 would be the same if not close to the same swap as the ca18

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I would, but I sold my R31 wheels this arvo. And if by donate you man give $2500 for them... yeah sure :(:P

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Im off to cry now. I miss my wheels. :/

Omg....

4stud ?? size/offset ??

More pics plzzzz. I want sumthing like that on mine once the engine goes in!

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Custom made ROH wheels, 4 x 114.3, 18 x 9 +/- 0, and 18 x 10 +5, sold them yesterday arvo, for the only wheels I would ever trade them for...

Work VS-KF's. :P:D:):worship::worship:

Getting 18 x 9 +13 and 18 x 11+20, but will sit in exactly the same spot.. Will be running a 20mm bolt on on the front though.

Oh, and converting to 5 stud.

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You're gonna be waiting for a while... were sold pending payment before I even got onto them, But was listed as still available. They may still be available, waiting to hear ATM

Have a few other sets Im seriously looking at...

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Weds Kranze18x9-4, 18x10-4, 5/114.3

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Work VS-XX, 18x9+39, 18x10+38, 5/114.3. (but will need 35mm bolt ons all round to sit right, not really what I want)

Or really raising the bar/hardening the bollocks up... and opening up my wallet for these..

Nismo LM-GT4's, 18 x 9.5 +12 and 18 x 10.5 +15....

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$3300 delivered from japan brand spankers. Would buy used, But they're GTR offset, and all the gtrs dont run staggered. so new it is. Even in Japan they're still $2000 - $2500...

Already have a replacement set ordered for the 31 now, will be on the car next week, Koya Drifteks powdercoated silver, 17 x 9 and 17 x 9.5, but they'll be rims I use for skidding. I wont munt irreplacable or horribly expensive wheels LOL....

Oh, and getting my superlights for the KE70 next week LOL, 15 x 8 -4... :):(:):D

as for the pinny, I would actually look at a SR20 DE conversion. SR will bolt onto the CA crossmember or you can mod a S13 X-Member to bolt in, and you can get you a DE engine package (engine/loom/box/clutch/ecu) for about $800...... get it in and get it running, with extractors, exhaust, pod/CAI and tuning, make 100kw's at the treads. Wont stress the diff at all, Be a lot lower k's than a CA, great weight balance, lots of aftermarket support, and can be turboed later on.......

Brakes are easy enough. Either go Import Front end, or go one further and get S13 front setup with coilovers. Then go one further again and go to 4 pot caliper setup.

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And as for wheels/body..... Is the paint is decent enough on the pinny? If it is, S3 skyline from and rear and's can be had cheap, as well as S2 import front and rears. Wheels? You can hook up some pretty decent offsets and widths if you look hard enough and are prepared to do some work. Always makes the car look 100% better. If you want a hand with anything, Dont hesitate to ask. :domokun:

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CA20's arent that bad, im not sure if it is because mine was rebuilt a few years ago or not, but it still has abit of poke through the hills.... sure it doesnt quite keep up with my DR but still....

After a cruise last night through the hills, I bollocksed off any thought of a CA18DET or SR20DET conversion as its not worth the money :domokun:

Whats a good low budget brake + suspension upgrade for a Pinny?...... Also with power steering mine doesnt have it, is that something straight forward to do or does that require a different steering rack??

The R31 site doesnt seem to be working :)

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Need R31 Skiline P/S rack. also need to put the pump on, but wont fit the CA20, as they never came out with P/S. Maybe stick a RB30 in? They're cheap as chips, and bolt in on all the standard skyline shit. By that point, might as well keep the pintara stock and go buy a skyline.

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yeah it would be much cheaper and more convenient to do that, as R31's cost a pittance now. But i'm attached to the Pinny as much as i am to my DR :D

are the skyline brakes any better then the pintara's? might just try to find some really stiff lowered springs for it to help improve the handling abit more.

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Those nismo rims :P ahhhhh i want lol Think their the rims I've been looking at getting before autosalon... $3000 from Japan? I can budget for that lol

I would, but I sold my R31 wheels this arvo. And if by donate you man give $2500 for them... yeah sure :D:D

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Im off to cry now. I miss my wheels. :(

That pic looks wicked, why'd you sell those rims, car looks mad with them..

Also good work on the car Amanda.. I'd go SR20 for abit more get up and go, but a decent CA18 with do the job.

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for 250 good lil pick up pokie, i may see it out n about im in the ghetto also :D

oi ben stuff the offset get the car out doin skids even on stockies SKIDS BEN SKIDS!!!

I have wheels (my drifteks) but they wont be ready until either end of next week or the week after. Then off to all type crash to get fingerpainted

Then skids my boy. Should probably have it tuned at some point LOL.

Also turns out those VS-KF's may still be for sale YIPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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