S13 to RB25 build - now with ghetto frame bending technique! - Zilvia.net Forums | Nissan 240SX (Silvia) and Z (Fairlady) Car Forum

eyehate · 02-11-2009, 04:54 PM

Since i got this car last year, i have held off the urge to swap something into it. Everyone else had Sr's and i had my shitty sohc KA that made a whopping 94 horse up here at 5,000 feet above sea level. Instead of swapping, I spent the last year concentrating on just driving. Learning the car, technique, lines, and learning to drift.

as she sat for the last year:

Season is over (at least in NM), and i think i am ready to step up to power. Time to build. Started in november of 08.

teh rb

too many people, not enough hands lol, awesome shot nonetheless, and thanks to those that helped pull the worlds ugliest motor out.

out with the dash

started sanding

for some reason, the rad. support was bondo'd together, and exploded when we tried to straighten her out.

how we straightened the frame. unsafe ghetto action is awesome on a sunday.

the hack job some may consider a repair (PO)

more carnage

rust rust rust

engine going in from the bottom

cock size? maybe

custom ish

motor mounts done, engine in

had to make a trans mount (more bracing on them to come later)

Busted ass rad support = lame

temp reassemble of the front end was needed

begin fab!

how to make amazing:

step 1 use sharpe to make strange marks

step 2 drill said marks

step 3 profit...

headlight brackets done.

(update as of 2/08/09)
Now I have until March 7th to finish. Shit.

My intercooler is 1000% more JDM than anyone else's. Why? It fucking says so goddammit.

Finished sanding, primer this weekend. Started wiring. more to come.

slider2828 · 02-11-2009, 04:59 PM

wow pics = fail

Woops just fixed lol

eyehate · 02-11-2009, 05:02 PM

i'm that fast

s13.dark1 · 02-11-2009, 05:06 PM

wow im surprised you didnt ditch it

***FaLKoN240*** · 02-11-2009, 06:34 PM

That chassis is pretty fucked up, but it appears that it is in more than capable hands.

The process pics had me thinking "Oh fuck, this is gonna turn into a piece of shit with a cool motor..." but now that I see you can do dimples and shit, and your work looks good I've reversed that idea.

Are you gonna paint the engine bay or are you gonna say something like "FORM OVER FUNCTION! I can't spend money blah blah *cry*."

eyehate · 02-11-2009, 06:54 PM

we will for sure be painting the entire car... engine bay included

The rest of the car minus the front end is pretty damn straight.

Primer is going to be shot this friday, so hopefully paint next weekend.

Teambadrun · 02-11-2009, 07:33 PM

Haha cool stuff man.

there is lots of bolt on stuff that fits without making it custom fabrication, but i guess nothing hurts, like making your transmission mount, and other things

looks good!

The Chad · 02-11-2009, 07:33 PM

I bow to your welding skills (as I still suck at clean welds) , and so should your S13. It owes you its life. Looks good bud. GL with the completion!

ZX88 · 02-11-2009, 07:44 PM

damn nice fab work.

TheS14project · 02-11-2009, 08:29 PM

Looks good, cant wait to see more.

Slammed Assassin · 02-11-2009, 08:41 PM

lookin' pretty good so far!!

eyehate · 02-11-2009, 08:42 PM

andy and I have a shop called racefab, he is a fab god

I am still learning.

peep his personal project here.

babowc · 02-11-2009, 09:28 PM

did you use TIG or MIG on those tranny mounts?

1989rps13 · 02-11-2009, 09:37 PM

damn that looks sweet

yurisfriendevan · 02-12-2009, 08:12 AM

That core support looks similar to the work done on the fc. I dig.

onepuff · 02-12-2009, 09:00 AM

Awesome work man. Looking forward to more progress.

andyv316 · 02-12-2009, 09:09 AM

Damn good work, that looks great.

Om1kron · 02-12-2009, 09:13 AM

haha I saw this piece of shit on zip-tied... I still sit mezmorized that such good fab work was done on such a bad chassis, but it's not like you're trotting around your newborns with it so cheers to you for a bad ass job.

eyehate · 02-12-2009, 05:02 PM

^ lol damn straight. Like CJ said, first time it hits 1 bar, shits gonna go supernova and kill everyone in a 1km radius.

oh and the trans mount was mig'd

Only tig so far is on intake and boost pipe.

bruceguy · 02-12-2009, 08:08 PM

respect to your fab work, nice to have the shop and tools.

s13dan · 02-12-2009, 08:19 PM

Im loving the front end work. Looks pretty good, keep us updated!

opponheimer · 02-13-2009, 11:01 AM

Having your intercooler slanted like that is not a good idea at all. I had that on an s13 with a 4-row IC, and had overheating issues even with a taurus fan on low speed. My HG was fine, no water in oil, and had no leaks, straightened my FMIC out and air could finally flow a straight path to my radiator. Car neve roverheated again.

Just some friendly advice. Nice custom rad support... you should have modded it further out so you could run Puller fans.... Pusher fans are gay and inefficient. Also, where did you get your intake manifold?

eyehate · 02-16-2009, 02:55 PM

thanks for the input! we may straighten her out, i guess when testing and tuning we will find out quickly.

Its one that gavster made using the stock manifold.

Pm me if you want something similar

eyehate · 03-01-2009, 03:34 PM

moar pics!

top view of the boooooth

yurisfriendevan · 03-01-2009, 04:24 PM

Night and Day! good progress keep it up

Om1kron · 03-01-2009, 05:50 PM

what happened to all of the gusset plates?

eyehate · 03-01-2009, 06:12 PM

we haven't welded them in yet, in case we need to make minor adjustments to the support. now that everything is painted we can assemble the front end to make sure everything fits, then remove motor and paint!

eyehate · 04-23-2009, 05:35 PM

Update, new oil pan and pick up, radiator and intercooler modded.'
font end and wiring coming together.

nsn240 · 04-23-2009, 06:56 PM

saw this on ziptied.. looks really good man! diggin the rad support and dimples

arkive43 · 04-23-2009, 08:54 PM

nice.....is that a gecko!!!

02-11-2009, 04:54 PM	#1
eyehate Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: albuquerque Age: 43 Posts: 191 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	S13 to RB25 build - now with ghetto frame bending technique! Since i got this car last year, i have held off the urge to swap something into it. Everyone else had Sr's and i had my shitty sohc KA that made a whopping 94 horse up here at 5,000 feet above sea level. Instead of swapping, I spent the last year concentrating on just driving. Learning the car, technique, lines, and learning to drift. as she sat for the last year: Season is over (at least in NM), and i think i am ready to step up to power. Time to build. Started in november of 08. teh rb too many people, not enough hands lol, awesome shot nonetheless, and thanks to those that helped pull the worlds ugliest motor out. out with the dash started sanding for some reason, the rad. support was bondo'd together, and exploded when we tried to straighten her out. how we straightened the frame. unsafe ghetto action is awesome on a sunday. the hack job some may consider a repair (PO) more carnage rust rust rust engine going in from the bottom cock size? maybe custom ish motor mounts done, engine in had to make a trans mount (more bracing on them to come later) Busted ass rad support = lame temp reassemble of the front end was needed begin fab! how to make amazing: step 1 use sharpe to make strange marks step 2 drill said marks step 3 profit... headlight brackets done. (update as of 2/08/09) Now I have until March 7th to finish. Shit. My intercooler is 1000% more JDM than anyone else's. Why? It fucking says so goddammit. Finished sanding, primer this weekend. Started wiring. more to come. __________________ DriftExchange

02-11-2009, 04:59 PM	#2
slider2828 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 5,998 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	wow pics = fail Woops just fixed lol __________________ Turn and Burn!

02-11-2009, 05:02 PM	#3
eyehate Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: albuquerque Age: 43 Posts: 191 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	i'm that fast __________________ DriftExchange

02-11-2009, 06:34 PM	#5
*FaLKoN240* Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SoCal Temecula Posts: 16,885 Trader Rating: (73) Feedback Score: 73 reviews	That chassis is pretty fucked up, but it appears that it is in more than capable hands. The process pics had me thinking "Oh fuck, this is gonna turn into a piece of shit with a cool motor..." but now that I see you can do dimples and shit, and your work looks good I've reversed that idea. Are you gonna paint the engine bay or are you gonna say something like "FORM OVER FUNCTION! I can't spend money blah blah cry." __________________ Best way to do business with me? Make your best offer FIRST.

02-11-2009, 06:54 PM	#6
eyehate Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: albuquerque Age: 43 Posts: 191 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	we will for sure be painting the entire car... engine bay included The rest of the car minus the front end is pretty damn straight. Primer is going to be shot this friday, so hopefully paint next weekend. __________________ DriftExchange

02-11-2009, 05:06 PM	#4
s13.dark1 Zilvia Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: oakland Posts: 297 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	wow im surprised you didnt ditch it

02-11-2009, 07:33 PM	#7
Teambadrun Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne,Australia Age: 45 Posts: 642 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Haha cool stuff man. there is lots of bolt on stuff that fits without making it custom fabrication, but i guess nothing hurts, like making your transmission mount, and other things looks good! __________________

02-11-2009, 07:33 PM	#8
The Chad Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Richmond, VA Age: 43 Posts: 943 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I bow to your welding skills (as I still suck at clean welds) , and so should your S13. It owes you its life. Looks good bud. GL with the completion!

02-11-2009, 07:44 PM	#9
ZX88 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ATX Age: 35 Posts: 2,946 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	damn nice fab work.

02-11-2009, 08:29 PM	#10
TheS14project Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 355 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	Looks good, cant wait to see more. __________________

02-11-2009, 08:41 PM	#11
Slammed Assassin Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oxnard/SV Posts: 2,065 Trader Rating: (34) Feedback Score: 34 reviews	lookin' pretty good so far!!

02-11-2009, 08:42 PM	#12
eyehate Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: albuquerque Age: 43 Posts: 191 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	andy and I have a shop called racefab, he is a fab god I am still learning. peep his personal project here. __________________ DriftExchange

02-11-2009, 09:28 PM	#13
babowc Post Whore! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: G.NET Posts: 2,659 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	did you use TIG or MIG on those tranny mounts?

02-11-2009, 09:37 PM	#14
1989rps13 BANNED Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: socal Posts: 1,499 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	damn that looks sweet

02-12-2009, 08:12 AM	#15
yurisfriendevan Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lancaster, CA Age: 39 Posts: 159 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	That core support looks similar to the work done on the fc. I dig.

02-12-2009, 09:00 AM	#16
onepuff Zilvia Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ohio Age: 45 Posts: 290 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Awesome work man. Looking forward to more progress.

02-12-2009, 09:09 AM	#17
andyv316 Zilvia Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: ky Age: 35 Posts: 227 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Damn good work, that looks great.

02-12-2009, 09:13 AM	#18
Om1kron Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Granada Hills, CA Age: 43 Posts: 6,990 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	haha I saw this piece of shit on zip-tied... I still sit mezmorized that such good fab work was done on such a bad chassis, but it's not like you're trotting around your newborns with it so cheers to you for a bad ass job. __________________ Wayne Edwards https://om1kron.blogspot.com

02-12-2009, 05:02 PM	#19
eyehate Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: albuquerque Age: 43 Posts: 191 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	^ lol damn straight. Like CJ said, first time it hits 1 bar, shits gonna go supernova and kill everyone in a 1km radius. oh and the trans mount was mig'd Only tig so far is on intake and boost pipe. __________________ DriftExchange

02-12-2009, 08:08 PM	#20
bruceguy Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SFV Age: 35 Posts: 147 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	respect to your fab work, nice to have the shop and tools.

02-12-2009, 08:19 PM	#21
s13dan Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Springfield, Mo Posts: 1,519 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Im loving the front end work. Looks pretty good, keep us updated! __________________ 89 240sx hatch #933-the hot rod 91 240sx coupe #131,603-the daily

02-13-2009, 11:01 AM	#22
opponheimer Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bikini Atoll Posts: 1,267 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Having your intercooler slanted like that is not a good idea at all. I had that on an s13 with a 4-row IC, and had overheating issues even with a taurus fan on low speed. My HG was fine, no water in oil, and had no leaks, straightened my FMIC out and air could finally flow a straight path to my radiator. Car neve roverheated again. Just some friendly advice. Nice custom rad support... you should have modded it further out so you could run Puller fans.... Pusher fans are gay and inefficient. Also, where did you get your intake manifold?

02-16-2009, 02:55 PM	#23
eyehate Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: albuquerque Age: 43 Posts: 191 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	thanks for the input! we may straighten her out, i guess when testing and tuning we will find out quickly. Its one that gavster made using the stock manifold. Pm me if you want something similar __________________ DriftExchange

03-01-2009, 03:34 PM	#24
eyehate Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: albuquerque Age: 43 Posts: 191 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	moar pics! top view of the boooooth __________________ DriftExchange

03-01-2009, 04:24 PM	#25
yurisfriendevan Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lancaster, CA Age: 39 Posts: 159 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	Night and Day! good progress keep it up

03-01-2009, 05:50 PM	#26
Om1kron Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Granada Hills, CA Age: 43 Posts: 6,990 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	what happened to all of the gusset plates? __________________ Wayne Edwards https://om1kron.blogspot.com

03-01-2009, 06:12 PM	#27
eyehate Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: albuquerque Age: 43 Posts: 191 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	we haven't welded them in yet, in case we need to make minor adjustments to the support. now that everything is painted we can assemble the front end to make sure everything fits, then remove motor and paint! __________________ DriftExchange

04-23-2009, 05:35 PM	#28
eyehate Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: albuquerque Age: 43 Posts: 191 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Update, new oil pan and pick up, radiator and intercooler modded.' font end and wiring coming together. __________________ DriftExchange

04-23-2009, 06:56 PM	#29
nsn240 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: pa Posts: 642 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	saw this on ziptied.. looks really good man! diggin the rad support and dimples

04-23-2009, 08:54 PM	#30
arkive43 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: houston Age: 40 Posts: 795 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	nice.....is that a gecko!!!