Another random Sunday photo.

Cell phone quality, deal with it suckaz.

Intake setup.

Well, I wanted to just run the Z32 MAF and K&N Filter straight off of the turbo, but it would probably run like shit being right under the turbo manifold. So, I went with this route.. 2 1/4" to 3" coupler to a custom welded 90 degree 3" aluminum piece, popping the MAF and filter right up by the hood where it can somewhat breathe hopefully.

What's left? Just wiring really, a bit of wiring.. and of course my fuel pump setup.. I believe I'm going to change my catch can setup, this eBay one just isn't working for me.

Another bay update.

A few new things.. The intercooler is 95% done, I just ordered the last coupler I needed along with most of the stuff for my intake setup. The downpipe is on with my wideband hooked up to it now. It barely clears now, taking quite a bit of persuasion from a sledge hammer. I guess that's what you get for wanting to run 3" off of the turbo. Wait until you see my 4" custom exhaust hahahaha.

Parts Galore.

More random parts showed up in the mail today, the Godspeed Intercooler Kit and Skyline GTS-T Downpipe. The downpipe has horrible fitment, which I have been working on the past 2 hours or so now. More updates will be posted later, just made this a quick one.

Starter

My starter came in today. I ended up having to have it shipped from Alaska. In case anyone needs an RB replacement starter, order one for a 1966 Datsun 411. There is the part number posted above in the photo, but I'm not sure if it will do anyone any use now since I bought the last Napa brand one in America. I got that installed and finished up the lower harness today. Now it's just a waiting game for parts in the mail.

Bay update.

I knocked out a lot of work yesterday. I sent the driveshaft to a specialty shop and they cut it down 5/8", re-welded it and balanced it. With that in now, I filled the trans with fluid and finally got the car back on the ground. The heater core hoses were a complete pain, but I got them to work with 90 degree adapters. They don't look the best, but they're behind the block and they work. With that out of the way, I filled the radiator up. That sucker ended up holding like 2.5 gallons of antifreeze. I hooked my catch can up, which I'm not all that satisfied with the way I did it, but it should work. Monday I'm going to finish up the fuel lines, then the only things left are exhaust mock-up, wiring, an intercooler setup, and I'm still waiting for my starter to come in.

Zerolift products fail yet again..

So, like mentioned before, I had to drill some of my front mounts to make them work. It took me a little over an hour today re-fabbing up the transmission mount to get it to work. After that is all said and done, I pop my shifter up into place and bolt it down. I go to check it, and it sits like an UBER-MEGA SUPER SHORT SHIFTER. It will work fine, but fuck, it sits superrrr low and a bit far back. I go back under the car to slide my drive-shaft in, and it doesn't even fit! It's too long with these mounts! I know for a fact there is nothing wrong with the drive-shaft because it came with this car which had an RB swap in it before. Now, I have to find a shop that can take some off of it. These mounts push the engine so far back that my wiring harness gets crushed against the firewall and it hits my heater core lines. These mounts have been nothing but a headache and are NOT worth the money. I vote that anyone else do business with McKinney Motorsports for their swap needs. ZEROLIFT MOTOR MOUNTS FIT LIKE SHIT, JUST A FAIR WARNING.

Blitzzzzz

My Blitz bov showed up today from some boo-foo town in Japan. I ordered it because the factory bypass valves leak causing the RB's to idle like shit. I changed my oil with a Nissan 55Y filter (just for future reference for anyone, this is the part number in the photo) and Amsoil full synthetic 10w40 to help with oil pressure. I hooked up a few gauges, made a custom throttle cable bracket, and made a coolant overflow can. Not really a whole lot done today.

She's in.

After about 30 minutes of fighting the motor, she went in. It is by far the tightest swap I have done yet to date. The transmission hits the firewall while the harmonic balancer sits on the core support. I ended up pulling the core support back and she plopped right in. I used the Zerolift (Zerodrift, HeroTits, Etc..) mounting brackets with solid ka replacement mounts. The fronts fit okay (they needed persuasion with some drilling) and the transmission bracket kinda fits like shit. I think I'm going to have to cut and re-weld it. So far, so good... I guess.. A lot more work ahead of me before she fires up.

Shafted.

Well, I made an offer on a Bee*R Rev Limiter/2-Step, and didn't realize that it was technically considered a bid. I guess I'm stuck with it, but it's cool I guess 'cause I got a good deal on it and I've been really wanting one. check it --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWu7a-5x96Y