Lilskyline's Project

Since ive done, Ca18, sr20, rb20, rb25, and 1jz swaps along with numberous KA-t setups and my Completely built Rb30 ive gotten quite bored lately. So what do you do when u get a free 89 coupe from your buddy for helpin him install a motor? You convert it to RHD for shits and giggles.

NO im not a JDM wannabe, or a RHD bandwagon retard. I owned a REAL 1992 nissan silvia and loved that car to death. I DIDNT think i was cool cuz its RHD. You can make fun of me all you want but until you drive a RHD S chassis dont say shit bout my idea to go RHD with my spare shell. It is my firm belief that the S chassis should be drivin on the right side. It makes Heel-toeing 100 times easier for us Taller ppl because there isnt a E-brake handle in your leg. Once the conversion is done my RB30 is going in this chassis. then my black coupe is going to get a new powerplant to serve as my daily driver

heres some pics of my silvia for all the doubters






Heres some pics of the spare shell the day i got it on Monday April 27th. Full of junk to. its a 89 white coupe. Manual windows and locks with no sunroof! Lightest 240 chassis made








So work started on the coupe the night i got it. we ripped the dash, door panels, carpet, and misc engine bay crap i dont need out. heres pics from the end of the night. (only worked like 3 hours)




tuesday April 28thth we had alot more time and put about 8 solid hours into strippin the chassis completely. Body harness completely removed, and Everything that can be unbolted in the interior removed. heres pics from the end of day two






Thursday April 30th Rob (hatchfreak) and i put about 3 hours or so into removing the sound deadening material. Most of it is removed. We need about 2 or 3 more hours to get it completely removed then ill snap some pictures of the interior COMPLETELY stripped of everything. Next step is to take out the firewall. Cant do that till my front clip arrives at the end of the week. Id like to thank jeremy aka 2ndcar for towin that thing all the way back from Florida. I owe you man

whats taking you so long to remove sound deadening? i got a 10lb block of dry ice and had 90% of the car done in less than 15 minutes.

"Ben stop eating the Doritos like they're going out of style" (had to since the one pic has 2 bags in it lmao.


when you working on it next?

LongGrain wrote:whats taking you so long to remove sound deadening? i got a 10lb block of dry ice and had 90% of the car done in less than 15 minutes.

sound deadening is out... they used the dry ice thing as well

EDIT: besides a small little section

LongGrain wrote:whats taking you so long to remove sound deadening? i got a 10lb block of dry ice and had 90% of the car done in less than 15 minutes.

i am using dry ice to do it. but the car was originally from Arizona and i think the heat really made the sound deadening stick hardcore. cuz even lettin the dry ice sit in one spot on the deadening for 15 min it still wont crack with a hammer like it should. Gotta chip it off slowly but surely. My black coupe only took me about 45 min to do completely. i wish it was that easy this time

and i do love my doritos lol Hopefully i can get some work done on it tuesday after work or thursday night if u wanna help

how about tomorrow me, you , and rob do some work... need another drill for the engine bay.. give me 3 hours working on interior and you'll be able to eat off the floor.

ahh, gotcha. the only parts i had trouble with were the wheel wells since I couldnt just lay it on there. shit was pretty stuck, still have a little bit to do

LongGrain wrote:ahh, gotcha. the only parts i had trouble with were the wheel wells since I couldnt just lay it on there. shit was pretty stuck, still have a little bit to do

the wheel wells were a bitch and a half. I think the hardest part besides the vertical pieces on the trans tunnel. but i should have pics of it completely clean tomorrow night

Kori wrote:how about tomorrow me, you , and rob do some work... need another drill for the engine bay.. give me 3 hours working on interior and you'll be able to eat off the floor.

sounds like a plan to me. i texted rob and told him wahts up

You got any pictures of all those swapped cars you listed?

how hard was it to get the rb30e block?

Dirty Dee wrote:how hard was it to get the rb30e block?

Ben is going to be pissed, but if you want a 3.0 buy a 2jz IMO.

*ducks flying shoe*

I am not looking to make an RB30DE. Just asking a question is all.

Ah, well I can tell you they are not too easy to come by but folks do group buys from time to time. I have passed on two group buys that I know of so far in the last few years.

So, fairly rare in the states. Common as hell overseas.

Ill try to find pics of the swaps ive done. gotta contact some old buddies of mine whos cars they were and see if they still have pics of the final install

The rb30e block is a bitch and a fuckhalf to get here in the states. Lucky me i had a buddy who lives in Australia who hooked me up hardcore

what 1Jz swap did you do?

the silvia you had was pretty damn cool, LOL @ the night you and hunter and me,liz were up at culvers and i was makin fun of the JDMness lol.

That car looks pretty damn clean from the pics. so it's going rhd and then the RB30 is going in it? then whats going in the black car?

Honest question how much does the sound deadning actually weigh that it makes sense to take it out? i took it out of the trunk of the coupe and then stopped cause it didn't seem to weigh anything.

car is really clean minus one frame rail.. lmao! when i saw it...


Off some random site:
hatch wall carpeting, plastic rear speaker panels, and rear floor mats - 20lbs
main carpet- 11lbs
sound deadening - 40lbs
edit: rear seat - 20lbs

I added in like 70 pounds of sound deadening... lol

just the hatch area and rear seat area in mine weighed about 50-60lbs. the whole floor and firewall area is probably about 100 or so.

its not so much for weight savings as it is for aesthetics, that shit is UGLY

LongGrain wrote:just the hatch area and rear seat area in mine weighed about 50-60lbs. the hole floor and firewall area is probably about 100 or so.

its not so much for weight savings as it is for aesthetics, that shit is UGLY

hell yeah it is.

i had a hand in helpin Donnie in his 1jz swap he had in his coupe originally. back when my buddy used to work for him

yeah the sound deadening doesnt really weigh that much. i just took it out cuz im painting the interior after i put a roll cage in

my black coupe is gettin a new motor.. cant say what yet tho

a daily motor? or a race motor?


LSX?

Flicktitty wrote:a daily motor? or a race motor?


LSX?

to tell the truth i really havent decided completely yet. depends how the RHD conversion goes on this one. if alls well with it i might make the black one RHD to but swap in a Ls1 lol O the irony in that. thats something i doubt has ever been done before

when you getting sheet metal? After automotion?

ill prolly pick some up from the store thursday. if not i will get some sunday when i get back from up north. ill check to see if my gpa still has that rivet gun otherwise ill have to go buy one along with alot of rivets. but u gotta help me do all that tho. dont know what u comin out to help again tho lol

yeah not a problem. ill finish it while you finish engine bay. umm.. well this week is last week of "classes" then it's finals and well.. F.I.N.A.L.S. = Fuck I Never Actually Learned Shit... so i gotta like look at history class at least lol, cant wing that..

ill check exam schedule.