Hey Guys, I've been posting around in regards to bits and peices, including resprays and panels and stuff. I have to Body Sorted will start working on that soon, now i need to know as much about what I will need to rebuild her to run like new or better than. Currently the engine is NA, Auto, 2+2 in Aztek red (will be going for a darker red when respraying) -current engine in good nik, but needs new plugs and a service (will last me until the rebuild easily) what I'm looking to do is convert it to a manual twin turbo, i want to fit a new exaust pretty much gut and upgrade, and im sure alot of you have done this maybe not the manual conversion but thats something I'm pretty keen on doing. Is there anyone who can list out the Major parts involved in this and the rough costs (keeping in mind im going to source the parts myself and store them) any help would be greatly appreciated
NA auto that needs a respray, engine and tranny swap? sell it and buy another Zed with all of the above
Going down the same path. -$1000 for manual conversion. -$1000 for TT motor. -$1000 for any other extras (intercoolers, pipes blah blah blah) -$4000-ish for respray and body work. -$800-ish for exhaust. -Then labour. OOOORRRRR! Sell NA Auto to a P-Plater, buy TT Manual, save money, time and headaches. The only reason to do a conversion is if your zed is something special before. Ie, immaculate paint, late model (), IMO. Good luck.
I know it's hard when you have a car you like or a plan in your head for ages, but really would be better to just sell it and buy a TT Manual.
Also agree, and aslo to what bracket said. Sell it to a p-plater. Buy a manual tt and go from there.....you'll save more money then doing conversions. This will give you MORE coin to do a lot of maintenance / preventative maintenance /upgrades in the long run.
Most people get around to doing all those things regardless of original condition and model . Alot of the needed parts can be bought cheaply from other peoples parts cars . If you dont mind putting in alot of effort sourcing all the parts you need then go for it . But needless to say you will save yourself some effort if you just buy a TT to begin with Good luck with it . Karl
Agree with what others have said regarding starting with a TT. But if you are keen to do the car you have for whatever reason, do yourself a favor and buy a manual TT front cut, that will give you everything you need right down to nut and bolt and its laid out so you know where it all goes not a pile of parts in a box. Extras: tail shaft and TT diff (3.7) but some like to run NA diff (4.1) just get a custom 1 piece made to suit whatever you do and TT fuel pump and TT fuel pump control unit. In case you do not know what a half cut/front cut is here is one, auto unfortunately and you get some extra parts to sell with whats left over. http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NISSAN-3...=AU_Car_Parts_Accessories&hash=item256f137291 Have fun. :br:
Since posting this I have gone through alot of the information provided and other stuff on this forum, i can see it will cost a bit to get all the work done, the repsray costs are minimal doing all that myself but from what i can see it will be 5.5k min for a TT-Manual conversion.. soo 5.5+2.5(cost of car) 8k isnt tooo bad but i do see your points I may go and buy a new one just depends on whether i can find/afford one with the work i can buy parts bit by bbit while still driving a 300zx but if im not going to keep this i need to sell before any costs start to rack up. thing is its in great condition just left side needs body work and it will be great, but yeah i might sell her buy one of your cars that are for sale!
Haha tools the plunge! I have 12k budget and I spoke to beyond customs they did the work to a mates car now looks like I'm going to drop I an rb25 neo with manual conversion the hole car is being gutted resprayed and everything is gonna be brand spanking new! Pics to follow
lol, the reason why I dont buy a skyline instead is because I want the 300zx I just want something different really. and the reason behind the RB25 Neo from the R34 instead of the rb26 is about $3k difference in price, estimated HP@RW is 400-450 that is more then enough for me. this is getting done because its what i want i have no intension of selling it off I hold onto my toys. so dont hate, I love the look of the 300zx and I love the sound and feel of the Skyline and i have the cash to make a car that I think will be awesome fun!
Dude putting a 2.5L into a heavy zed will be a major downgrade get a s2 tt motor from kyp for like 1600 and put a single exhaust on. 2.5s are dog shit ay. If your going to go to the effort of a big conversion get a 2.6 or a rb30 with a 26 head
ok, thanks for the advice ill follow this up and see what the mechanic says! apparrently the rb25 puts out more then enough torque, well thats what i have been told anyways
Curb weights: r34 gtt (rb25det) 1,410 kg Z32 weight (1,530 kg) 2 seater (1,634 kg) 2+2 twin-turbo RB25det pushing around in 100-200kg more weight.... your going to need a fair bit of power to make up for the extra weight.... including yourself
LOL ignore these what these haters are saying, bet most of them haven't even sat in a skyline let alone driven one. While I agree that an rb into a zed isn't the smartest idea around if you have the money to do it, why not. It definitely won't be cheap though if they do the job properly. Have a look on the us forums, few guys over there have put rb's into zeds. 25's arent bad, but if you're already spending all the money to convert I personally think you would be better off building an rb30 with a 25 head. Won't rev as much but will have more torque, similar to the vg and will probably be a nicer car to drive. Though that said it may be a bit nose heavy as the rb will have a fair bit more overhang than the short vg.
Yeah, what would I know about RB's and skylines A dirty thirty won't fit in a Zed without major bonnet mods. Straight 6's do not fit well in the Zed, you might as well go the whole hog like Andy and put a V12 in. American's like RB's as they can't get skylines over there and get too caught up with the 'JDM as bro'. I've seen RB30 bare blocks with crank go for $2k+ over there!! Put the conversion money into the VG and you'll have a more drivable engine with more power. Or go LS1.
