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Author:  wormtail1 [ Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Datsun 260c Rb25 engine swap
1974 Datsun 260c (230 series)

Story:
This car was originally purchased from Aspley car sales in Brisbane in 1974, was purchased from my great uncle in the late 1990's by my father with only 66,000km on the clock. Body has been stripped to bare metal and repaired accordingly. Currently the exterior of the body is in Two pack primer, with the under edges of panels & engine bay painted in Mercedes Iridium silver, with 2 coats of HS clearcoat

Engine:

Nissan Rb25det from R33 gtst skyline
Standard internals
Gt3076r Turbo
38mm external wastegate
Plazmamann plenum
ebay-spec highmount turbo manifold
Microtech lt10s ECU
Nissan L20 starter motor
Custom sump
Custom engine mounts

Fuel System

Surge tank
Bosch fuel pump


Initial fit up of motor

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Final fit up of motor

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Author:  yellow jdm datto [ Sat Apr 09, 2011 5:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Datsun 260c Rb25 engine swap
sweet
Author:  Hezath [ Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:28 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Datsun 260c Rb25 engine swap
Nice one. What kind of gearbox and diff are you using? And what is the main function of the car going to be?

I've seen two photos of a brown 230 sedan with big chrome wheels and a turbo RB motor in it, don't know anything about it though
Author:  wormtail1 [ Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:40 pm ]
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Pics:

Original L26

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Removal of L26

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Engine Bay in Two pack primer

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Bay spray

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Body prior to final block sanding

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Author:  wormtail1 [ Sun Apr 10, 2011 12:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Datsun 260c Rb25 engine swap
Hezath wrote:
Nice one. What kind of gearbox and diff are you using? And what is the main function of the car going to be?

I've seen two photos of a brown 230 sedan with big chrome wheels and a turbo RB motor in it, don't know anything about it though
Thats scotts from Sydney, yea i borrowed his idea on the swap, first saw it a few years back.

Gearbox is stock R33 5speed, fits fine in transmission tunnel with no modification apart from custom gearbox mount, a navara speedo gear can be inserted into the R33 box to convert it back to a cable driver speedo, so the original speedo is operational

Um main function will be cruiser diff is stock H190 open wheel,

Its been about 4 years off the road now, should have left it stock and built a nice 510 lol
Author:  65bellett [ Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Datsun 260c Rb25 engine swap
Looks nice and straight, but I am sure you have put alot of work into it :mrgreen: I love the colour you have gone with under the bonnet I think it will really suit the car. What are the carbs off the original motor from??

I don't know why but I am really surprised how much the RB fills the engine bay.

Looks great mate I can't to see it as it progresses.
Author:  wormtail1 [ Thu Apr 14, 2011 5:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Datsun 260c Rb25 engine swap
thanks mate, the carbs are off a 74 260z 2+2 but are long gone. I knew i wanted a silver just took a while to find the right shade, ended up goin with a mercedes colour called iridium. Stripped the car to bare metal and 3 nice thick coats of two pack primer, blocked the primer back with a longboard and 120 grit, blocked with 240 and reprimed the car with another 3 coats. 240 block sanded.

just need to work my way through to 800 wet sanding and paint the exterior.

it will get painted one day lol :rofl:
Author:  wormtail1 [ Sat Apr 23, 2011 6:35 pm ]
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only panel left to be wet sanded is the bootlid, been busy sanding the skin off my fingers.

Topcoat hopefully in the next month! very excited
Author:  Hezath [ Thu May 12, 2011 4:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Datsun 260c Rb25 engine swap
So is this thing nearly painted?
Author:  burubado [ Thu May 12, 2011 5:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Datsun 260c Rb25 engine swap
I'm interested in the modified upper radiator support for ease of engine removal and installation.
Do you have any photos of how you modified this?
Author:  ozconnection [ Thu May 12, 2011 6:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Datsun 260c Rb25 engine swap
The radiator support panel just bolts up to the rest of the frame. Stock setup mate, that's how they come from the factory. :shock:

Friggin awesome isn't it! :thumbsup:

BTW, great build up piccy's, love what your doing with the donk. I've spent waaaaay too much on the L but I just had too many bits lying around to start collecting RB bits too. :lol:

Keep up the great work :cheers
Author:  wormtail1 [ Thu May 12, 2011 8:42 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Datsun 260c Rb25 engine swap
Hezath wrote:
So is this thing nearly painted?
Well, i have booked the spray booth at my mates paintshop for the 2nd week of June. been a bit caught up with uni assignments to get it done sooner. The prep work is done and its just ready to be masked up and painted

the rad support is stock as a rock.

thanks ozconnection :) good to see people are building something other than 1600s. in saying that i own a 1600 haha
Author:  wormtail1 [ Tue Jun 07, 2011 9:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Datsun 260c Rb25 engine swap
Getting the datto towed to the paint shop on friday and spraying it on sunday, will be sure to take plenty of pics then the reassembly can begin :D

then get the rb25 tuned and drive it :twisted:
Author:  ozconnection [ Tue Jun 07, 2011 11:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Datsun 260c Rb25 engine swap
Excellent! The engine bay looks fantastic, can't wait to see the whole car painted that colour.

:thumbsup:
Author:  wormtail1 [ Wed Jun 08, 2011 7:46 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Datsun 260c Rb25 engine swap
thanks mate :)
should be nice and shiny :!:
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