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Gday Chrisso here, just bought an R33 GT Skyline coupe, RB25 non turbo, automatic, with a seized motor (stop laughing!)

Dont know much about Skylines except that they can be made to go quite quick.

Been ringing around wreckers searching for a good RB25 but they want a fortune for a used motor, cheapest one was a RB25 Turbo but unsure as to wether the standard auto box would cope?

A mate suggested one of them VL Commodore /Skyline motors dunno what theyre called RB30s maybe? evidently some people put the 2.5 twin cam head on the 3.0 litre engine but Ive been told they go worse with this mod?

Will the VL/ Skyline motor go in easily? bolt up to my auto? plug into my wiring, fuel, and exhaust, ? anything else to look out for?

Do you think I should swap the 2.5 head to the 30 to at least make it look correct.

asking this cos the VL skyline donks are cheaper, any info greatly appreciated.

If its a viable proposition I'll fix it and blow some silver paint over the upper faded surfaces.

...............or alternatively sell it just the way it is.

Any help would be appreciated,

Chrisso.

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89CAL Grand Master

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Honestly. Just fork out for an RB25DET

You could do an RB25/30 hybrid but this can send you broke.

You should be able to pick up an r33 half cut for $4000-$5000 (although I haven't looked at half cuts for a while) and you will have a gearbox and motor and can probably sell some of the other parts to make a bit of money back

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Look around for a rough car with good running gear and swap out the parts, be aware that any money you spend you will not get back at resale.

You should be able to find something that has been t/boned or rear ended for a couple of grand.

If your current car is rusty or rough, wreck it and try to get the money you paid for it otherwise you may end up spending alot of money.

Ive seen some nice clean looking 33s for under $5,000.

http://www.carpoint.com.au/all-cars/results.aspx?PriceTo=442&Qpb=true&keywords=&SearchAction=N&sid=12E30BD9EC2A&Nne=15&Ns=pCar_RankSort_Int32|1||pCar_Price_Decimal|1||pCar_Make_String|0||pCar_Model_String|0&N=834 1216 1246 1247 1252 1282 4294963593 4294963846 442 4294950381

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