My S13 VH45DET build thread

[b20vtechb]

well i started by finding a motor and 300zx trans on craigslist for 500$ and picked that up, was just planing on changing guides and calling it a day but as soon as i pulled the valve covers off, i knew that wasn't gonna happen. the motor was super nasty with sludge that was damn near rock hard like a crust. so i ripped it all apart and sent it down the the machine shop, for a hone, deck, cleaning and valve job.

i have no before pictures but the machine shop guy said it was the nastyiest motor head ever seen lol

currently i'm waiting on my bearings to show up so i can begin assembly






























still have alot of cleanup to do but until i get bearings i'm kinda at a stopping point except for all the cleaning!

and some pics of the car.








got the powersteering pump figured out and cleaned up. i'm using an sr20det PS pump with the vh45de's brackets and they all bolt right up expect for one hole witch i dont think will matter. painted the brackets and pulley with black wrinkle paint.







i also painted my oil pan with spray on truck bed liner






well still waiting on my heads to get done, but i did get my mount kit and driveshaft in, and finshed cleaning up my crankshaft.

Polished and deburred crankshaft





Mount kit from Xcessive



VG-S13 driveshaft from Xcessive




Oil pump disassembled ,cleaned and polished the rotors



Timing chain kit





Polished piston only 7 more to go lol!





Painted some more brackets and pulleys.



Rod bearings.



Front and rear main seals, and nismo pilot bearing.



Clutch masters Stage 5 4puck unsprung

[fabrisuzu]

Nice collection of parts. Should be a sick build, good luck!

[badbob2121]

nice!! gonna be sick!

[b20vtechb]

got my main bearings in on friday, and just finished the final wash on the block. should have the crank bolted in tomorrow hopefully .

[DJButton]

Subscribing to this, I'm a huge fan of VH45's being put in anything. Props on some knowledge going on in here!

[b20vtechb]

block after the final clean








Crank installed after a final clean of the block and crank, getting all those plugs out of the oil galleys was a pain in the a**. had to drill out 4/5.







i should have the heads this week, and hopefully have the long block assembled by the end of the weekend

[b20vtechb]

got 6/8 of the pistons/rods installed, and painted the front cover.









got 1 more piston left to polish. and still waiting on my heads

[b20vtechb]

got the rest of the pistons installed and the windage tray and oil pickup put on

[badbob2121]

looking sweet,

but you should open a photobucket account, its free and you wont have these tiny pics that take too long to open and actually see... might get more love that way.... nico loves pictures!!

[laxands13]

This is coming along fast, cant wait to see it out!

[StricNyne]

uhhm yeah i love v8 240sx, i want to see one thats FI though hint hint

[b20vtechb]

uhhm yeah i love v8 240sx, i want to see one thats FI though hint hint

oh its gonna be turbo for sure!

picked up my heads today. and they look very good!











The machine shop had some difficulty removing 3 of the HLA's and had to do this to get them out of the head.



so i had some sr20det HLA's laying around and noticed they were very similar except for the grove and the top portions


vh on left sr20 on the right


vh45de on the left sr20det on the right

so i pulled the extra sr20det hla's apart to see if the 3 vh45 hla tops would fit into the sr20 hla lower


sr20 on left vh45 on right, notice the slight height difference and the profile of the ball on the top is a little bit different too.

[CJH]

Love it. Keep it going. Nice work.

[b20vtechb]

got the heads put on today, working on finishing all the HLA's and timing stuff next












and a little preview of the fuel rails i'm working on for the stock manifold



and all bagged up for the night

[b20vtechb]

little update for today, got the cams in and timing set, painted the upper front covers. and got all those bolted on.

[Hooked on 240]

Thing looks sick! Goodluck!

[b20vtechb]

Thing looks sick! Goodluck!

thanks!

got some more stuff done..

installed the water pump and got my valve covers painted
waiting on my new knock sensors to show up before i can bolt the coolant stuff on.









got my turbo in, gotta clean it up a little but it seems to be in good shape.


billet Ti wheel

[badbob2121]

very, very clean... props given here!!

[b20vtechb]

very, very clean... props given here!!

thanks man!


got the motor dropped in. haven't centered it or leveled it yet but mainly just looking at clearances.
but it does look damn good in there!

[laxands13]

thats sick. its gonna be so raw when its done... proceed...

[b20vtechb]

thats sick. its gonna be so raw when its done... proceed...

thanks i hope it all works out good!!!

ok got one of my fuel rails done.

[King Ranzo]

I like where this is going.

[MICRoS13]

s*** just got real !

[b20vtechb]

well project has kinda been on hold due to winter and having nowhere to work on it but i've been saving up some money and planing out some stuff. got my oil cooler in the other day its got 12an fittings and is tube and fine design plus its nice and big. so i shouldnt have any oil temp issues. heres a couple pics for now and hopefully i can get my injectors ordered in a week or 2 and do a test fire on the motor.

[elchoccolatte]

[b20vtechb]

got my fuel injectors in the other day , waiting on a ton more stuff to come in the mail, also ordered 2 of the new 340lph aeromotive stealth in tank pumps.

i think i should have enough fuel 1200 cc bosch ev14's

old 1000's on the left new injectors on the right

[Red93coupe]

What kinda paint are those valve covers?

[OutToWinPAHC]

Are you going to relocate the alt, or do the frame notch?

[b20vtechb]

Are you going to relocate the alt, or do the frame notch?

frame notch as of now ,i need the room below for the downpipe.

paint is vht wrinkle

[Red93coupe]

paint is vht wrinkle

Where on earth did you find the red wrinkle? I seriously looked everywhere, even ebay didnt have it