Teaser Shot of RB26DETT/S14

Post by **Scott Buwalda** » Tue May 10, 2005 3:44 am

It's only taken me two years and three months to get it to this point. Then again, I waited 15 of those months just for the engine to come in.

Post by **rb250sx** » Tue May 10, 2005 3:52 am

That looks absolutley unbelievable!!!!!! you got that engine from Glenn right?

Post by **mmatl16** » Tue May 10, 2005 3:55 am

omg uve got to show more pics

Post by **Scott Buwalda** » Tue May 10, 2005 4:49 am

Since the have the "after" picture up above, I thought it might be nice to have the "before" picture too.

Yes, I got it from Glenn.

Post by **lowredcruzr** » Tue May 10, 2005 4:55 am

OMG thats just sex yes i can say it i'd like to hump your car lol, looks very nice, where did you find the clear cam gear cover i love that. justin

Post by **JonPowell** » Tue May 10, 2005 5:13 am

Holy freaking BLING

That's beautiful!

Post by **BoostFab** » Tue May 10, 2005 5:36 am

good lawd that is sweet looking engine dress up. did you chrome dip them?

great job & tastefully done

now let's see the rest of the car lol

Post by **Scott Buwalda** » Tue May 10, 2005 5:54 am

Howdy guys:

Thanx for the compliments.

The rocker covers, center garnish, hot pipes, and intake plenum were chromed by a local shop. But the rest of what you see is old fashioned elbow grease...sitting for hours at the buffing wheel. Note the throttle linkage, t-bolts, and little odds and ends stuff like that---it was all hand polished.

As for the rest of the car...I'd love to, but this is a project that we must try and keep under wraps for now. Suffice it to say, the entire rest of the car is at the same caliber as the engine work.

And before someone asks, what you're looking at is HKS GT-RS turbines, Z32 MAFS, APEXi suction kit, HKS cam gears, Trust clear cover (you can find this on eBay now...I bought mine from Japan before they were everywhere here in the States), 10-AN fuel line, Aeromotive FPR, real braided stainless balance tube, radiator tubes, water lines, and vacuum lines, Fluidyne KA radiator, N1 oil pump, N1 water pump, blah, blah, blah...

Scott

Post by **gawdzilla** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:57 am

looking good scott, i like the r34 style ornament emblem. mine will look more like pic#2 even when finished hahaha

did you rebuild your motor?

Post by **Joe** » Tue May 10, 2005 7:06 am

thats a JDM S14 no?

and GORGEOUS. thats a beautiful build.

Post by **Scott Buwalda** » Tue May 10, 2005 7:17 am

Hey mate:

Yes, I tore the block down to, well, a block.

I didn't stroker it...in fact, the only internal mods were Stage 1 cams, a Jun crank collar, a complete gasket rebuild kit, and a 1.2mm Nismo metal head gasket. I wanted to get it all running and get to that "magic number" for horsepower first (which 500 whp is WAY more than any S14 should have). And then maybe down the road, the need to have even more will hit.

During the tear-down process, I meticulously cleaned every damn part on this beast. You guys should see the pics of when I put a high-pressure sprayer into the water channels inside the block. It had good leakdown before I tore it down, and hopefully I put it all back together correctly. My last remaining concern is the oil pan...I might have a custom one with a deeper sump built up. But for now, it should relaibly turn 500 whp with the right tuning.

Scott

gawdzilla wrote:looking good scott, i like the r34 style ornament emblem. mine will look more like pic#2 even when finished hahaha

did you rebuild your motor?

Post by **Scott Buwalda** » Tue May 10, 2005 7:26 am

Hey mate:

Naw, it's a heavily modified 240SX! LOL

Thanx for the compliments!

Scott

Post by **hannibal** » Tue May 10, 2005 8:16 am

That is a gorgeous motor!

I check the RB forums for inspiration, and you guys never let me down...

Post by **Eikon** » Tue May 10, 2005 8:26 am

OMG!!! I just found my new wallpaper. Not for my computer either... that's going to be on my bedroom wall.

Seriously... that is spectacular! Very nice work.. Thanks for sharing it with us.

That's probably the nicest engine bay I have ever seen!

Post by **WDRacing** » Tue May 10, 2005 9:12 am

Scott, I resized and rehosted the pics on NICO. Hope you don't mind, they will kill the 56k Dialup Users...lol.

Sweet looking motor man...I love the lexan gear cover.

Post by **Ramius83** » Tue May 10, 2005 9:54 am

I'm blind Scott, I can't see...........

Post by **Scott Buwalda** » Tue May 10, 2005 1:21 pm

WDRacing wrote:Scott, I resized and rehosted the pics on NICO. Hope you don't mind, they will kill the 56k Dialup Users...lol.

Sweet looking motor man...I love the lexan gear cover.

Thanx bro:

I tried to resize them and dumb them down a bit, but to no avail.

I appreciate it...

Scott

PS: I still have some leftover vacuum lines that I need to figure out where they go. Up front, right below the fuel rail. Ramius, are you close to being done, and if so, can I come over and figure the last pieces of the puzzle out?

Post by **biglipzit** » Tue May 10, 2005 3:43 pm

HOLY NICE 240 BATMAN!!! God i wanna hump it. The chrome is absolutely amazing. Congrats on it all wow. Work looks great. I wish i had that much determination but i guess if i got a rb26 to put in my 240 i would make sure it was the best looking thing on earth too! Wow! dibs to u my man you are amazing!

Post by **Ramius83** » Tue May 10, 2005 4:24 pm

Scott Buwalda wrote:Ramius, are you close to being done, and if so, can I come over and figure the last pieces of the puzzle out?

Sure Scott. We are almost done. All we have left to do is the passenger's side intercooler piping and that is it. Everthing else is done. Just give me a call on my cell phone some time. If I do not pick up, just leave me a message. (404) 372-4730. Hopefully I can help you out with what you need.

Post by **Slo_240sx** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:02 pm

Bling Bling Factor - 10! And I thought mine was cool.... someones always gotta top me. I'm pissed.-Alex

Post by **gawdzilla** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:13 pm

still have the stock rubber valve cover vent hoses lying around scott? i'm looking for some. the ones that connect the 2 valve covers and go to the pcv/maf inlet.

thanks

Post by **dekand** » Tue May 10, 2005 6:25 pm

Slo_240sx wrote:Bling Bling Factor - 10! And I thought mine was cool.... someones always gotta top me. I'm pissed.-Alex

that my friend is life... lol there is always someone willing to put in more effort and money than you and therefore end up with a nicer looking result. and though i give him respect because its beautiful, it doesn't at all discredit your swap, my swap, or anyones for that matter just because of bling factor we all kick *** imo.

nice car man, i gotta get my bay painted...

Post by **Scott Buwalda** » Wed May 11, 2005 12:48 am

Hey guys:

I couldn't agree more with dekand. Yes, there were some cosmetic considerations given to the engine, as this vehicle is a competition car and a demonstration vehicle for my upstart company. But the reality is that if you have an RB in your S-chassis, you rock. Plain and simple.

Scott

Post by **totoro001** » Wed May 11, 2005 5:32 am

super sexy, i can't wait to see more!

Post by **sean8564** » Fri May 13, 2005 4:15 pm

OMG that is sexy i wish Trust made those timing belt covers for the rest of the RB series but that is how it go's.

Post by **foCk** » Fri May 13, 2005 5:47 pm

ohhhh shiney....

Post by **blk90s13** » Fri May 13, 2005 9:10 pm

wow

can u say clear cam gear cover BLING

Post by **Slo_240sx** » Sat May 14, 2005 8:30 am

dekand wrote:
that my friend is life... lol there is always someone willing to put in more effort and money than you and therefore end up with a nicer looking result. and though i give him respect because its beautiful, it doesn't at all discredit your swap, my swap, or anyones for that matter just because of bling factor we all kick *** imo.

nice car man, i gotta get my bay painted...

yeah I know i was just being sarcastic lol. I know there always faster and better looking. ALWAYS. I give props to ANYONE whos spent alot of time and money that has done an RB swap. Atleast we top the SR guys thats all I care about LOL. We all rock Hands Down.

Post by **Nameless EJ6** » Sat May 14, 2005 7:34 pm

Holy of cows.. that is blang. I love it.

Post by **USsil80** » Sat May 14, 2005 7:39 pm

wow .. i know what it takes to polish that stuff.. had to do a whole procharger by hand soo much fun.. but man that looks so awsome.. when we getting more pics please

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