I trial fitted the engine over the weekend - heres a couple of pics The engine in the pics is my 'dummy' engine I'm using for trial fitting and manifold fabrication etc. Heres my real engine so far: I've yet to finish some polishing etc... :? Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Thats gunna be one sweet EH! Keep the pics coming

god damn that manifold is sweet looking .... who made that for you?

..the intake plenum? Its one of the early JDCustom ones - I have filed the welds and sanded, sanded/polished it up.

looks mad :twisted: i have been trying to convince my mate to put an rb30et in his hr cause his 186 in it now is ***t. what suspension work has/is being done to the car may i ask?

Well done mate, thats awesome. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I like seeing RB conversions into different cars, looks good mate don't give up on it finish it off, then drive the wheels off it. 8)

i love it, a mates dad is puttn an rb30et into an fj ute.. looks the goods :mrgreen:

..basically the complete driveline is being modified. As for suspension, I havent fully sorted it yet, I have CRS lowered stub axles for the front and VX Commodore discs and calipers to fit up to them - I may get some spindle extendors too which are supposed to help/improve bump camber. I have lowered springs in at the moment but not sure if they will be too low after the lowered stub axles go in? I will probably get all new springs anyhow. The rear has a modified VN GroupA Borg Warner (4 pinion LSD), with shortened 28spline 9inch axles and DBA cross drilled/slotted rotors with VL calipers. I am yet to get to the rear suspension but have a guy lined up to look at it who has modified supension for many old holdens for use on the circuit. At the least I will be getting reset or new lowered leaf springs and an adjustable panhard rod with appropriate shocks all round and something to prevent axle tramp. A 4link rear end would be nice but out of the question at the moment - maybe one day?

..oh and rack and pinion steering from Commodore. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

sweet Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

looking good man

How come you chose to use N/A intake runners? (not picking on you, just wondering?) Looks good so far Any idea how long till its finished?

bluvlt - partly because I started with a normally aspirated engine and so already had them and also the longer runners should give more mid-low rpm power - shorter runners are better for top end/high rpm power. Seeing as though this wont be a pure race engine (I want it to be streetable as well) I'd prefer to make good mid range power than having it bouncing off the rev limiter all day long! I dont know if it will make a lot difference in the end as both turbo and n/a runners arent that much different in length but its was less trouble for me to use the n/a runners anyhow. How long till its finished? No idea!! Still a lot to do really - unfortunately its not just a engine transplant - the whole car needs to be modified upgraded and I'm doing most of it single handed - most of my mates are more interested in 'sucking the glass ****' than weilding a spanner - if you know what I mean Some original photos have not been recovered yet.