Project Sky40

[yotik]

Just a little info that might help someone. If you wanna use the r32 crossmember and not have to trim your hood or beat the transmission tunnel than use hockey puck mounts. I just threaded about a 6 inch piece of all thread through a hockey puck and couldnt be happier. It actually rides really well and they are strong as hell. Besides it looks badass when your motor sits so low. I had the stock mounts before and i can honestly say that i wouldnt go back to em. Your swap is lookin good too. Cant wait to see it finished. Good luck man

Thanks

[legit240sx]

haha i had that trouble (in snow) with stock spring hight where im from but yeah it blows cuz you go nowhere haha good luck with that
Modified by legit240sx at 1:13 PM 11/4/2008

[yotik]

If you wanna use the r32 crossmember and not have to trim your hood or beat the transmission tunnel than use hockey puck mounts. I just threaded about a 6 inch piece of all thread through a hockey puck and couldnt be happier. It actually rides really well and they are strong as hell. Besides it looks badass when your motor sits so low.

So wait a second. Hockey pucks? How does that work? So you drilled some holes through the pucks? I want my motor to sit clean and low more info please...

[yotik]

Been workin on it here and there;

Got the engine bay cleaned and repainted, also painted and installed the r32 xmember. Here's a look:

BEFORE:



AFTER:









Now for the motor .................

[MATTs14]

I see you went with the hockey pucks. Youre a smart man. Some people would probably frown upon this but i have to say that i couldnt be happier. I had the stock mounts in before and then i wrecked and ripped them in half. But i wouldnt go any other way. THe hockey pucks actually help get the power to the ground better because of less flex. I only used one hockey puck but two should do. It will be a little higher but will work none the less. I just took about a 6 inch piece of all thread and drilled a hole in the hockey puck and threaded it through. Swap looks great man. I cant wait to see it finished and props to a fellow rb20 supporter. THere are too few of us.

[yotik]

thanks matts14 yeah i was lookin at that. i think i am gonna run 1 puck on each side. i dont wana have to cut the hood if at all possible. hopefully everything goes good. ill be posting more pics when i reattach the transmission and drop it in...

[nissandrftr88]

Project looks like its coming along pretty nice .Are you going to have PS?

Also like others have said..teh eff bomb!!!1!!!eleven!! Top Hat /END

[yotik]

LOL. No tophat for me. Screw that. If it gets bad reviews on nico I wont mess with it!

But yes it will be running PS just took the fins out and ordered the hard line from nico seller. For AC i can use the KA right? i would be so happy if its that easy.

[MUNNNJEE]

very nice, keep the updates coming!

[yotik]

thanks.

i have some more pictures but it keeps slipping my mind to post them. oh well >>>>>>>>>>>>

[yotik]

My boi drew these for kicks and giggles. Something fun to look at duringthe layover....

[S133P3R]

any updates here?

[yotik]

any updates here?

No not yet. Still an NRRB lol not for long!

[legit240sx]

what more you got to do man?

[yotik]

what more you got to do man?

right now its a funding issue. i got fired december 18th and havent been working. but all i need to do is install the motor, fill fluids, tune up, exhaust and intercooler. sux lol

[legit240sx]

feel yea man that ain't good,are you doing the install yourself or you trying to get a shop to do it?i have a friend who has been doing swaps we got the motor in easy, its really not a hard swap except i wouldn't know how to do the wiring. (thank God for write ups!)

[yotik]

thanks man yeah i got the wiring done by good ol carl. im gonna put it in with my friend. should be in the next couple weeks. we'll see...

update:

Just filled the transmission with 90w royal purple. took just about 3 bottles of gear oil to fill er from empty....
Modified by yotik at 4:24 PM 2/23/2009

[legit240sx]

Modified by legit240sx at 12:30 AM 2/27/2009

[yotik]

the show must go on! lol

money couldnt be coming any slower but I must continue to get things done, so I went to the junkyard and found a full pignose front end and a set of j30 brake calipers. grabbed some sentra se-r rotors and dropped it all in no problems.

fenders and hood:



I have the bumper too just havent put it on yet:



dojo carbon pedals for fun:



j30 dual piston brake upgrade:



Hopefully I can put the motor in on one of the next sunny days but we'll see....

[rob912]

bump any updates?

[yotik]

My so called friend whimped out on me so I had to do the install myself lol :



Upsy Daisy:



Downsy Daisy:





So im still a little unhappy with the height of the motor. Im thinking about going with 1-1/2 hockey pucks (right now its sitting on 2 pucks). Other than that Im really happy. Thanks to CarlH the wiring is pretty much done except a couple little things on the lower harness. I have most of the wiring hookd up at this point. Next is the turbo and the intake. Ill update soon!

[Carl H]

slowly but surely she comes along.glad to see progress man.

[yotik]

haha thanks man

[breadbox]

just saw this thread in your sig.

Nice motor, sounds like it was under utilized until now. Hope this gets on the road soon.

[Gavin Johnson]

awesome man, reminds me of when i did mine.

[yotik]

thanks guys. I put the turbo back on last week (man that was a pain). Anyways, Im looking to get an exhaust soon and figure out how to get it started. Wish me luck. I LOVE THIS SITE YOU GUyS ARE SO HELPFUL!!!

[rob912]

are you going to use a ka a/c compressor or or you not keeping the a/c at all?

[yotik]

I hadnt got around to that yet. I was thinkin I could just keep the rb compressor. Wat do you recommend? I know the ka is a little bit of work to swap out. Either way id have to get ac lines made.

[rob912]

i was talking to my friend about it and he said there is a bracket you can buy for the ka compresser and then just extend the stock lines. im gunna wait till it gets a little warmer to actually gut under my car and check it out though.

the swap is coming along nice im digging the colors im in the process of painting mine all red

[shahboogz]

hey man, ur RB is comin out great im doing my RB swap also and will neva do a swap in the winter again//lol,.....but i gotta quick question i wanna knw were u downloaded the FSM from?