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s13 with the heart of a r31/vl

Started by fatz vbmenu_register("postmenu_944462", true); · 18 Apr 2006 · 131 replies

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well i sold my r31 last week so i was down a fun car so after a few vb's a cunning plan was unleashed to the world im a 31 man and i must say s13 are camp so i had to do something about it buy injecting some r31 love into the s13 ill update this as itgoes with helpfully tips for the little dooers out there anyway the plan stage one 1992 s13 sr20de auto silvia (check the miss's was away for a week so she didnt mind me floogging her car) stage two drop a running rb30e into the silvia and rip some burnouts stage 3 drop a gtr head onto the old girl and some f**k off 350 hp high mount tiwns time frame is about one month so heres hoping it all goes well runing progresss 10/4/06 stage two picked up a manual conversion for a s13 this one dropped in no dramas quick rundown of the parts r32 gts crossmember r31 rb30e engine rb20 sump rb30 power steering pump r32 gtr radiator gtr clutch two thermo fans modified bonnet basically the engine is in and running this week we will plumb it up and add a surge tank for stage three the engine does stick out of the bonnet a fair bit but this shouldnt be an issue when the gtr head is on sorry only got a few picks im hoping it rips a mean skid stage one is complete well stage one is complete i must say the thing is an animal!!!!!!!!! bp ultimate and heaps of timming = great burnouts picks of the bonnet looks photochoped hey but she is in there almost a factory install if you ask me thankyou super kyle (r31 mechanic in newcastle) this one shows how high it gets this is why we need a bonnet scoupe thermos on the front cause there is only an inch to the radiator sexual chocolate some wank in the interior (working out how the tach worked was going to be a killer Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Damn.. you have some work cut out for you.. goodluck though, looks like it’s going ahead nicely.
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yea should be twin cam and twin turbo in about 1 month
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its a tight squeeze lol... look forward to seeing some more progress and some videos of it in action
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That would be one hell of a drift machine with the twin cam & turbs!
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is that ur r31 GTS ther aswell? Genuine? luv the 31's too
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na thats a mates gts replica running rb25det goes well he is doing most ofthe mechanical work on the car pete
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nice work
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thats F***ing sick !
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I thought about this conversion when my mate put an RB25DET in one. Somewhere in stage 2 you might want to add 32 GTST brakes! Edward
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have a set of 4 piston caliper sitting next to me booked in with the engineer as well should go alright
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Hey small world isnt it! It's Tim from the bottle shop. i like what you have done, cant wait to see it roll in the drive thru! goodluck with it guys, you and your missus are always very nice! Tim.
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tim when ya got some time of you should come down to teh track with me im an instructor so i can take you for a lap great funn
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awesome work man! absolute tops!! im not a fan of the silvia though that kind of machinery should be donked into a R31, all the best and dont forget to keep us posted! Sean Some original photos have not been recovered yet.
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Awesome work man!
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Quote: tim when ya got some time of you should come down to teh track with me im an instructor so i can take you for a lap great funn sounds like fun, ill keep in touch.thanks mate
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that is awesome!! I love when people steer away from the norm!! A++ for effort mate.... would love to see it in action!
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what are u gonna do about the hole in the bonnet put a walky bonnet scoop on it lol looks real good though
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i quickly skimmed ur posts, but im guessin ur using the s13 radiator, seen a few rb20's in sr13's and they all end up putting a rb20 radiator in there as stocko s13 just cant handle it. Good on u for doing sumthing different and not being a sheep Cheers justin
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radiator is r32 gtr works so well im amazed r32 gts crossmember s13 gearbox crossmember r31 power steering pump gearbox is r32gtst (bolted straight in with the s13 crossmeber tail sahft bolted upp im doing a full story in drift battle magazine will give some more insights pete
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