My S13 "Silvia" RB20 project! (w/ lots of pics!)

[kniv3z]

man, i love your thread bro. i know it's gonna turn out awesome. these kind of threads make me wanna go to school to be a mechanic. i wish i knew as much as half the people on this thread.

[gonshik007]

Man thats such a clean swap! good Job just picked up a 240sx with an rb20 all ready swapped but having to re do a couple things! Deff keep us updated!

[CA18Magic]

Lol, thanks again guys. So got some free rims from my dad lol! He traded his truck in so he tossed them my way. 18x9 +15 universal 5 lug. HAHA, this is gonna be epic.. Im curious to see wtf these would look like. I gonna get some 215/40's... mmmm I'll rock it for awhile. Save up for something a little less flashy..photoshopped on my car

[ILoveMyRHS13]

WOW

An RB20 build I like.

Very nice work, super fresh and clean. Keep it up.

[Marcpb443]

good stuff...you must be very patient. keep it up.

[CA18Magic]

thx guysNot much of an update. Just extended the o2 sensor. I dont want to solder the chassis wires yet. I'll just twist and tape when the motor is in. Wanna make sure it starts first.

spare wire

[Idahos13]

I love this thread makes me want to get a rb20!Those rims look sick on your coupe in the photoshopped pic!

[evad]

Great thread! I hope no one asked already, but what size tires did you have on the stock wheels on the rear of your car in the the side shot on the first page (the one where the body kit was installed but not painted)?

[raremotive]

How much do the stock motor mounting brackets weigh? Thanks.

[initial_jc]

good job

[CA18Magic]

Great thread! I hope no one asked already, but what size tires did you have on the stock wheels on the rear of your car in the the side shot on the first page (the one where the body kit was installed but not painted)?

Lol, too big.. haha. 215/65/15's Reminds me of drag radials...

And as for the stock motor mounts? Brackets and puck? total.. no more than 5 lbs.

UPDATEWow, I couldn't have scored better than 200 bucks for complete brake upgrades. Front NA Calipers/Rotors, Rear Calipers/Rotors, complete rear setup (ebrake, dust shield, knuckle and hubs!) Awwww man was i stoked..

[Dizel01]

Sweet build! Great deal on the Z brakes. I got the fronts with hawk pads and ill never look back.

[mrgreeneyes]

MGE approved!

makes me want to REDO my build. lol

your stuff is so clean. i LOVE the attention to detail.

[Wongger]

Looking really clean, Im picking up my rb next friday. Cant wait. Hopefully the end result will be half as good as yours haha.

[nevertheless]

Wish I had a nice camera. You got a really good deal on those brakes. Keep it up!

[sean@z1]

Very Nice build and Great pics. If there is anything you need let me know as far as parts

[evad]

Lol, too big.. haha. 215/65/15's Reminds me of drag radials...

I thought that the larger tires in the rear looked kinda cool. Oh, and awesome score on the brakes!

[CA18Magic]

[QUOTE=818motorTREND;1025047]Nice come up dood :

Hey thanks again everyone. Oh and i might need a caliper rebuild kit soon! I'll let you know!

but yea, definitely did good with the z32 conversion. Now what color should i paint them... gold, red or black???

Anyways, got some news. Remember when i said the wheels that my dad was giving me were 18x9's. They arent. They're 18x9.5's! lol. So im trying to figure out the offset...The rim width is 9.5 inches. So the center mark would be at 4.75 inches. Well... the measurment from the hub to the inside rim is a little less that 5 inches. So a difference of about less that .25 from center. Well... .25 = 6.35mm. Sooo since its a little less that .25 that should be 5mm! So +5 offset???? I could be really off here, but i dont care. i know its a lower offset that +40 haha

[Dattebayo]

SELL THE WHEELS

Electrical tape? Seriously? Have fun with a short after the first really hot day.

[raremotive]

And as for the stock motor mounts? Brackets and puck? total.. no more than 5 lbs.

Trying to figure out if the bracket weighs less than the GTR's. You selling them?

[CA18Magic]

SELL THE WHEELS

Electrical tape? Seriously? Have fun with a short after the first really hot day.

You know what, i completely overlooked that. Im gonna get some heat shrink today. Redo my connections. Thx for the heads.

As for the wheels.. i think im gonna try them on. For now atleast.

[mrgreeneyes]

SELL THE WHEELS

Electrical tape? Seriously? Have fun with a short after the first really hot day.

ive NEVER and i mean NEVER had ANY issues with QUALITY (scotch/3m super series or plymouth) e-tape on ANY wiring ive done, due to it being tape over heatshrink.

have YOU had issues?

good tape has high heat/cold resistance and will NOT cause issues.

sorry, its a pet peeve when people talk out of their asses

[CA18Magic]

ive NEVER and i mean NEVER had ANY issues with QUALITY (scotch/3m super series or plymouth) e-tape on ANY wiring ive done, due to it being tape over heatshrink.

have YOU had issues?

good tape has high heat/cold resistance and will NOT cause issues.

sorry, its a pet peeve when people talk out of their asses

Yea, i never had issues with using electrical tape either. I thought thats why that called it "electrical" tape. But i guess it wouldnt hurt. But yeah, its funny how people tend to offer advice. Doucher style

[svairman]

ive NEVER and i mean NEVER had ANY issues with QUALITY (scotch/3m super series or plymouth) e-tape on ANY wiring ive done, due to it being tape over heatshrink.

have YOU had issues?

good tape has high heat/cold resistance and will NOT cause issues.

sorry, its a pet peeve when people talk out of their asses

true, if anything, my experience has been that when the 3M stuff gets hot its adhesion increases. The hole piece seems to meld together into on sticky impossible to remove mess

[Dattebayo]

ive NEVER and i mean NEVER had ANY issues with QUALITY (scotch/3m super series or plymouth) e-tape on ANY wiring ive done, due to it being tape over heatshrink.

have YOU had issues?

I don't use tape directly on a connection like he did. And yes, good 3M tape is preferred when you are making harnesses, but only when holding wires together, not for splicing.

sorry, its a pet peeve when people talk out of their asses

I do not speak from my as$, good sir, I speak from working in the Local 26th chapter for years and years. You may think that adhesion increases as it gets hotter, but it's actually slowly melting away from the point of contact. Give it a few times and it will short. But maybe you guys are just going for the mickey mouse haul anyway.

SO SORRY I tried to help, you damn ungrateful so and so.

[mrgreeneyes]

I don't use tape directly on a connection like he did. And yes, good 3M tape is preferred when you are making harnesses, but only when holding wires together, not for splicing.

I do not speak from my as$, good sir, I speak from working in the Local 26th chapter for years and years. You may think that adhesion increases as it gets hotter, but it's actually slowly melting away from the point of contact. Give it a few times and it will short. But maybe you guys are just going for the mickey mouse haul anyway.

SO SORRY I tried to help, you damn ungrateful so and so.

i never claimed adhesion increased under any condition. what harness is so close to such extreme heat that this will occur?

besides, if you are splicing correctly, you stagger the splices so that IF anything were to poke thru the tape/shrink, it wont touch anything, and that its inside a loom.

26th chapter? of what? wire splicing?

[Dattebayo]

The union, dingus. IBEW.

Vinyl tape is not for splicing. It doesn't have the right kind of thermal dispersion for that.

[deuce4Oh]

Ok ok.Back to this thread of WIN. I wish any of my RB swaps looked this good. You do good work bro. I think I might change my New Year's resolution to being more attentive to detail.

[kamikazeee]

I love this threadddd............ Ya i got an Rb20 too and i'm not gunna lie I freaking love it! yours is waaaayyyyyy cleaner tho, and prolly faster haha. But yea you can boost 1 bar all day no problem just don't get addicted to the redline sound haha, makes ya never wanna stop...

Good Luck!

[zerepdivad]

Not a big rb20 kind of guy myself but i'm liking this one a bit. That electrical tape on the connections will be just fine, as long as it's not that 25 cent a roll wal-mart stuff. And if you're really worried about it coming off slap a small ziptie around the connections, and loom it.