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Hehehe,

Ok guys, this is going to be a weird one for this site.

I have an R34GTT and love it. I am keeping the R34 but I will be buying a 2.8 diesel GU Nissan Patrol shortly.

I wanna take out the RD28 and drop in an RB25DET from an R33.

I have read that it drops straight in and bolts to existing engine mounts and bellhousng of the RD gearbox.

My question is, has anyone in Victoria done this? If so where did you get your work done? And how much.

Thanks guys, I know thisis not the ordinary skyline question.

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Perhaps see if you can find a 3.0 litre petrol rather than the Diesel, It has an RB in it already making mounting etc a lot easier and you could always use the 3 litre block, and swapping from diesel to petrol (Fuel lines etc) is not going to be an easy job

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Count Grantleyish

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Someone in WA has done the swap, he says it's bolt on even the gearbox, will need to clean or swap dome of fuel parts (clean lines, tank might need to replace fuel gauge sender).

Look up Patrol forum ( patrol4x4.com I think, google will find it) I'm sure there are heaps of information regarding this kind of swap.

iplen, OP is buying a GU which never come in RB30 the one you were talking about is GQ which comes with RB30 (I used to have one myself along with ET conversion).

As for getting a mechanic to do the job, just go to whoever you trust to have it done.

Hope it helps.

Cheers

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Trying to convince the old man to let me drop a 25 head + turbo onto our GQ RB30S when if ever it dies (over 500 000km now lol), engine bay looks similar to a VL except for a lack of EFI and the carburrettor + bigger radiator etc. I believe that the gearbox is the same as fitted to the 300ZX TT.

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Count Grantleyish

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Gearbox is actually similar size to r33 skyline except for that input shaft on r33 is stronger than patrol ones (could be the stress from transfer case).

Bozodos, don't talk to him, just drop it in without telling him :P

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Eclipz

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Gearbox is actually similar size to r33 skyline except for that input shaft on r33 is stronger than patrol ones (could be the stress from transfer case).

Bozodos, don't talk to him, just drop it in without telling him :P

just drop it in!!! will be one tuff rig when its done..

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