Old tragedies bring new beginnings..

[Abdo]

My 1993 Nissan 240SX S13 RB25DET Hatchback SE

Here's a pictorial view of the swap! =]

Feb. 16th - Arrival of the RB25, Courtesy of Japan Motor Import

Feb. 16th - The KA Rests, Waiting to be Parted Out..

Feb. 16th - The Demise of the KA

Feb. 16th - Rod Through the Block

Feb. 23rd - Greddy Intake Manifold & Infiniti Q45 Throttlebody Installed

May 27th - Nismo Vented Coilpack Cover Installed

May 27th - Engine Bay Painted

May 27th - The RB25 awaiting its Wiring Harness

May 27th - Flex-a-lite FAL-220 Dual Pullers

May 27th - KOYO Copper SR20 Radiator

May 27th - Random Side Shot

May 27th - AM Performance Downpipe Installed

May 27th - Almost Ready for the Lift

May 27th - FMIC Installed

June 10th - And Up She Goes

June 10th - Engine Bay Just Waiting to be Filled

June 10th - Up, Up and Away!

June 27th - Almost There

June 27th - Ahh, Just a Bit More..

June 27th - Getting Closer

June 27th - ..Just a Tad Bit More

June 27th - And In She Goes!

June 27th - Sorry fellas, But I Just Had To

June 28th - Lift = ON, Mounts = OFF

June 28th - Call it a Night

July 1st - Mounts = ON, Thanks to David & Jesse

July 1st - Fenders = OFF, Ready for Proper Battery Relocation Wiring

July 1st - Ready for Wiring & MISC.

July 1st - Throttlebody Awaits Gasket

A little winking never hurt anyone!

Engine bay as of last night (8/30/07)I've got a nice mess of wires that needs to be loomed up.

Radiator/Fan clearance. A little shy of an inch, maybe?

Here's a better view.

There's my good old oil catch tank,waiting to be mounted properly.

TEIN goodness.

Carl Hernandez (of Nico Club) calibrated my tachometer,I had the fun of painting the needles.

Random trunk shot, for all you carpet fanatics out there.

The battery relocation went pretty well, I suppose.

And last but not least..Mario He is the f***ing sh*t!!

Startup (9.16.07) Engine bay needs some cleaning, possibly some wet-sand and polish action!

Almost Ready to SPANK!
Modified by Abdo at 6:58 PM 9/17/2007

[kjlindgr]

Congrats, the easy part is done. Looking good so far though.

[lucky7]

looks good. your throttle body was up side down though. (goes onto the Greddy IM upside down. throttle on the passenger side)

[Carl H]

i might be able to help you out on both the harness and tach part...email me at my profile.

[AZhitman]

Nice!

[Florida240sx]

Evil...Going to burn the rubber off the tires after she warms up right???

[Abdo]

looks good. your throttle body was up side down though. (goes onto the Greddy IM upside down. throttle on the passenger side)

Haha! yea, a couple of my friends pointed that out to me!

i might be able to help you out on both the harness and tach part...email me at my profile.

Alright, I'll definitely get back with you as soon as i can. Thanks for the offer man!

Evil...Going to burn the rubber off the tires after she warms up right???

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeaaa! I'm actually building this as a drift/street car.

I'll try to have more pics/vids of it running as soon as it is.

[Realchaos1]

awesome progress you have going there. That RB is going to kick you back in your seat, got a 2way?

[Abdo]

awesome progress you have going there. That RB is going to kick you back in your seat, got a 2way?

No, unfortunately not. I'm actually running the stock open differential for now.Waiting to spot a good deal on a 1.5 way LSD, a Skyline LSD, or a J30 LSD. If anyone has any of these for sale please let me know, thanks in advance for your replies.

[Abdo]

Bump for update!Happy 5th of July everyone!!!

[DriftingisLame]

Where did you get the Nismo cover?

[Abdo]

Where did you get the Nismo cover?

It came as a gift with my turbo elbow/dp that I purchased from Ande at AM Performance. They actually sell them individually as well for $80 shipped if I'm not mistaken. Get back with me for Ande's contact info.

[duece.four.oh.sx]

Where did you get the Nismo cover?

[Abdo]

I got the Nismo coilpack cover from Ande at AM Performance, they're $80 shipped from Australia. If you're interested just let me know and I'll give you Ande's contact information.

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Bump for update!

[l0nestar]

Thanks for the contact info.

[Abdo]

BUMP FOR UPDATE WITH PICS!

[nizmo zilvia]

Looking good. A few more things you should start her up and let it run. Then you'll be doing your fav. part of the swap which is fixing all the bugs and crap which may take a while haha.

[FriedEGs]

Looking good. A few more things you should start her up and let it run. Then you'll be doing your fav. part of the swap which is fixing all the bugs and crap which may take a while haha.

ugh.. spoken for troooff!!! I thought all the planning and preparation I gave would lead to simple tuning afterwards.. lol.. Yea, right!!

[nizmo zilvia]

ugh.. spoken for troooff!!! I thought all the planning and preparation I gave would lead to simple tuning afterwards.. lol.. Yea, right!!

I know because I've had my car running for about 4 months now and still trying to figure out why its not as fast as it should be. Plus theres always a new thing right after another but i love it!!! gives me something to do hahahaha.

[Abdo]

OHH BOY!

[nizmo zilvia]

OHH BOY!

Ohh boy is right. Hahah. Why do you have a SR20 radiator?? Have fun running a hose to the intake mani.

[Abdo]

Ohh boy is right. Hahah. Why do you have a SR20 radiator?? Have fun running a hose to the intake mani.

It's already done actually!If i can find my camera I'll snap a few photos tonight.the reason for the sr20 radiator is because the inlet and outlet are on different ends of the radiator, therefor the coolant must travel from one side of the core to the other before going back into the system, rather than just straight up and down, hence cooling more efficiently.

[nizmo zilvia]

I see... Well glad its working out for you I guess.

[Kansei240sx]

there is a 160 degree radiator hose bend that you can get and it fits perfectly. I am using the same setup as he is, because im the one that showed him how to do it and cut it to fit. It also runs cooler and more efficient than those 3 row koyo paper weights and pull fans are also a bonus.

[MEclipseGSX2G]

NICE!!!! nice job with swapping

[RB20DETodd]

nice but i used to live in tulsa and those wheels are like a flash back to 5 years ago

[Abdo]

nice but i used to live in tulsa and those wheels are like a flash back to 5 years ago

yea, you're right they ARE old. they're actually for sale. I'll be running the stock wheels for now with 205 55 15's.

[xtrmnop]

What engine mount did you use on the swap?

[skillzilla]

Nice, looks good mang. What are you going to do about the SR radiator?

[Abdo]

What engine mount did you use on the swap?

TopHat Performance

Nice, looks good mang. What are you going to do about the SR radiator?

Thanks for the kudos! Your question has already been answered m8!

Quote Abdo:It's already done actually!If i can find my camera I'll snap a few photos tonight.the reason for the sr20 radiator is because the inlet and outlet are on different ends of the radiator, therefor the coolant must travel from one side of the core to the other before going back into the system, rather than just straight up and down, hence cooling more efficiently.

Quote Kansei240sx:there is a 160 degree radiator hose bend that you can get and it fits perfectly. I am using the same setup as he is, because im the one that showed him how to do it and cut it to fit. It also runs cooler and more efficient than those 3 row koyo paper weights and pull fans are also a bonus.