[Scionide]

Little background on this, I traded my white SR hatch for a R32 GTR shell earlier this year. It was the car that I always wanted and thought about building. The downside to it was that everything is a $500 bill for that car. I couldn't afford to build it among other things. So after it sitting in my garage for a couple months and me getting the itch to build something, I hit up a friend of mine who had this car. Trade done, the list of mods a mile long and a "built" motor that I was told had no compression in CYL 1. Jayson from CSW had fixed a lot of things but this car has a long way to go. It was suspected that the car had bent valves which is what my hunch was. Pulled the head tonight and my hunch was confirmed. I have a spare head that for the time being I will throw on it to get it running and then go from there. The supposed head upgrades are yet to be confirmed, I know the valves are OEM Nissan so I am unsure on the springs and cams.

The Supposed Mod List (My only Skepticism is on the motor due to PO buying the long block and not splitting it, which is not his fault)

Motor:
rb25det
Weisco pistons
Eagle h beam rods
Arp studs and fasteners
Titanium valves and springs
Tomei 256 cams
Stock ecu
isis intake manifold w/q45 tb
Rb25 neo turbo
All SS turbo lines
Greddy Fmic with custom piping
Greddy type-s BOV
Tomie Type-s AFPR
Top Hat motor and tranny mounts w/ JGS street engine insulators and nismo tranny insulator
New OEM water pump
New timing belt
XTD Lightweight flywheel
stock clutch
New OEM slave cylinder w/Agency power SS line
1 piece aluminum driveshaft
no name 3" exhaust from downpipe back (dump-pipe is 2.5)
Mishimoto radiator w/shroud
Mishimoto thermostat
Isis Short shifter
walbro fuel pump
(not installed) New external wastegate

Footworks:
Stance Gr coilovers w/ 6k Fr and 5k r springs
j30 vlsd
PBM toe rods
curcuit sports tie rod ends and RUCA's
ES subframe bushing
Z32 26mm brakes w/
powerslot rotors and agency power SS lines
Z33 wheels, fr driver is curbed

Interior:
S14 JDM DCC (digital climate control is fully functional)
All trim is brand new from nissan( window switch bezels, instrument cluster trim and clear cover, ETC)
the center trim has been covered in real carbon fiber and clear coated
NRG carbon quick release w/ grip royal sterring wheel
titanium shift knob
Blitz BLM gauges, Boost, Vacuum, temp(temp isnt hooked at the moment)

Exterior:
ED vented carbon hood
10k hids

Picture time

 

[gr8_syder]

Is that Alex's old car?

 

[SmokeyThaLo]

Just me or does that block look trashed as well? Wish I woulda had something to trade for that r32 shell. Lol. Hope the head swap gets her goin again.

 

[Johnny_K]

Cool. Good luck with the build.

 

[BoostMe]

That a lot of rust and corrosion in those cylinders. Looks like it would be more than a valve.

I sure hope you made a good trade.

 

[Scionide]

The motor sat outside for a long time with no plugs in it, it was covered up under the hood, but still moisture gets in. The motor turns freely and all that crap wipes off easily, I'm not concerned


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[Scionide]

Is that Alex's old car?

Yes


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[nismojunkie]

Shane pull the engine and have the block redone. Trust me.

 

[Scionide]

Meh I'll slap a new head on it and if the bottom end fucks up so what ill fix it then



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[aznb_boy89]

cool stuff in for vids

 

[alex37211]

Is that Alex's old car?

Thats weird. This Alex has an rb25 s14 too.


Btw OP, I have some 600cc injectors, and a power FC w/ commander if your interested.

 

[Stork]

Btw OP, I have some 600cc injectors, and a power FC w/ commander if your interested.

There you go man and holy crap look at that rust. Those where the cylinders that I was concerned with just by a basic valve stem inspection. I am glad that you were able to confirm the valve issue. It makes me wonder what the rest of the compression would have been if the starting system and not wimped out on us.

Good to meet you and I hope to see this car develop into something awesome over the winter. Planning on any sort of Motorsports with it?

 

[Scionide]

I'll slide it around a bit lol and to me it looks like the timing belt broke and the person had wishful thinking that it was just a belt. Cylinder 5 was worse than cylinder 1. Like I said, my plan is to throw the other head on it and fire it up and just see what happens, worst comes to worse I need a new short block. I'm skeptical on the bottom end being built after finding stock valves, do you know how to differentiate between the cams as well?


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[Stork]

I'll slide it around a bit lol and to me it looks like the timing belt broke and the person had wishful thinking that it was just a belt. Cylinder 5 was worse than cylinder 1. Like I said, my plan is to throw the other head on it and fire it up and just see what happens, worst comes to worse I need a new short block. I'm skeptical on the bottom end being built after finding stock valves, do you know how to differentiate between the cams as well?


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From what Alex was telling me, those should have a number stamped into them, but without having them checked or if you can do it yourself, there is really no way to know for sure. Should be able to cross reference the number if it is there or spot any identifying marks from another oem set.

 

[watts13]

If it is a tomei cam they usually have the specs inscribed on one of the ends.

 

[Scionide]

If it is a tomei cam they usually have the specs inscribed on one of the ends.

Okay thanks I'll look when I get home


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[T3AM SPOTLIT3]

Nice car,can't to see it on the road again

 

[knoxz32]

Definitely going to be keeping an eye on this one. Looks like a solid start for a rebuild.

 

[Black_Eclipse]

Looks like a good start to a great build. Not too sure about those green wheels though, lol. You should post a vid when you get it running...

 

[Scionide]

Looks like a good start to a great build. Not too sure about those green wheels though, lol. You should post a vid when you get it running...

Green wheels are going away soon


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