My Parents Are Retarded
07-26-2005, 09:31 PM
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hel nah i am new to this i have owned my Z a month. and i have learned moer about Z's from ppl than i learned anything in a month of highschool.. its badass. i like hearing stories n ****.. its coo
07-27-2005, 01:30 AM
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dude that kinda sux about ur folks hey
my dads a laugh when hes around my mum hes all like, i dont think you should do that to your car, watch out for cops, be a good boy etc..... bla bla bla..
but when its just me and him hes like hell yeh get an RB25 we'll drop it in in the hols, just dont tell your mother.... lol
suites me fine hes paying for half of it
my dads a laugh when hes around my mum hes all like, i dont think you should do that to your car, watch out for cops, be a good boy etc..... bla bla bla..
but when its just me and him hes like hell yeh get an RB25 we'll drop it in in the hols, just dont tell your mother.... lol
suites me fine hes paying for half of it
07-27-2005, 01:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Pistolio
dude that kinda sux about ur folks hey
my dads a laugh when hes around my mum hes all like, i dont think you should do that to your car, watch out for cops, be a good boy etc..... bla bla bla..
but when its just me and him hes like hell yeh get an RB25 we'll drop it in in the hols, just dont tell your mother.... lol
suites me fine hes paying for half of it
my dads a laugh when hes around my mum hes all like, i dont think you should do that to your car, watch out for cops, be a good boy etc..... bla bla bla..
but when its just me and him hes like hell yeh get an RB25 we'll drop it in in the hols, just dont tell your mother.... lol
suites me fine hes paying for half of it
eeerrrrr you ausies and your rb engines
07-27-2005, 02:30 AM
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bastardising your Z!!??! neva! ..lol
its enhancing what god gave you, think of it like a heart transplant....... simply swapping your tired old sleepy slow heart, into this big badass skyline heart!!!!
hehe go japan
its enhancing what god gave you, think of it like a heart transplant....... simply swapping your tired old sleepy slow heart, into this big badass skyline heart!!!!
hehe go japan
07-27-2005, 02:36 AM
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holy tittyfuk.. a skyline engine in a Z.. yeah RB now it sounds famiular.. goddamn.. i duno if i can even controm my damn z stock.. tis got power.. id kill myself with a skyline motor..
07-27-2005, 06:42 AM
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you aussies, and your slang... 
As for the RB, I know Isaac (icice9) took some pictures of a 280ZX with an RB26DETT, and a couple with RB25DET's. I can't find them, but they looked sweet. If I were going to spend the money on putting an RB into my ZX, I would go ahead and just buy a skyline that's already passed emissions in the states. They aren't as rare as they used to be. an RB in a Z (af any type) would take at LEAST $10k I would assume...
As for the RB, I know Isaac (icice9) took some pictures of a 280ZX with an RB26DETT, and a couple with RB25DET's. I can't find them, but they looked sweet. If I were going to spend the money on putting an RB into my ZX, I would go ahead and just buy a skyline that's already passed emissions in the states. They aren't as rare as they used to be. an RB in a Z (af any type) would take at LEAST $10k I would assume...
07-27-2005, 10:35 AM
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Originally Posted by DynamicJ
an RB in a Z (af any type) would take at LEAST $10k I would assume...
Here's what one looks like...
And yes, that is a 90MM throttle body... 50% larger diameter than the 60mm TB we all steal from the 240sx and you can't imagine how much more air that thing flows!
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07-27-2005, 11:45 AM
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WOW! how hard is it to find a skyline? or a fairlady z? anybody know any good sites or any dealers or anything? thinkin about putting a RB25 DETT in my 280zx.....i would also like a right hand drive car! =)
07-27-2005, 11:50 AM
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S13 or Z32?....decisions, decisions.
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Its A LOOOOOT easier to just buy the motor, importing a skyline isn't what one would call a simple task or cheap. BTW, its an RB25DET, only the RB26 is a TT.
If you lived on the West Coast, I could show you some good import/export comps. that would be able to get you one, and even save on some of the fees involved, but being in virginia, i'm sorry, you're better off finding one over there.
If you lived on the West Coast, I could show you some good import/export comps. that would be able to get you one, and even save on some of the fees involved, but being in virginia, i'm sorry, you're better off finding one over there.
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07-27-2005, 08:56 PM
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More like 3 Parties, You, The Seller in Japan (or wherever you find one) and an Import company that will ship it to the states and do all of the customs forms for an additional fee. Not to mention all of the D.O.T. requirements that must be met afterwards (if you want it to be legal) which is a couple more thousand dollars and can take up to a year to pass (which is why more than 80% of Skylines in the US are not legal, no papers, no registration, just the key as proof of ownership...)
BTW, there are good companies in Japan that list their cars online (Batfa Motors is a good one) and are good resources to buy cars, I think they'll even arrange for it to be exported to anywhere aound the US for a fee based on which port its going to.
Seriously tho, its much easier and cheaper to just buy what your looking for out of the car through an american company who imports that sort of stuff (they get em by the container load) IE. Motors, Lights, even a front clip if you want to do a RHD conversion.
BTW, there are good companies in Japan that list their cars online (Batfa Motors is a good one) and are good resources to buy cars, I think they'll even arrange for it to be exported to anywhere aound the US for a fee based on which port its going to.
Seriously tho, its much easier and cheaper to just buy what your looking for out of the car through an american company who imports that sort of stuff (they get em by the container load) IE. Motors, Lights, even a front clip if you want to do a RHD conversion.
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07-27-2005, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by RPS13_GZ32
which is why more than 80% of Skylines in the US are not legal, no papers, no registration, just the key as proof of ownership...
Originally Posted by DoTheDrew888
LWW, are those pictures of your shop? If so, you have some nice projects going and some very beautiful cars.
07-28-2005, 12:06 AM
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IWW you really are a bad bad man dam i want to go for a ride in the skyline there is a place here in washington that has rb motors for sale ....its in bremmerton WA, ...he has a web site but i cant remember the link ....they cost about about $3200 ...if my friend comes on msn sooon i will get the link from him and post it for all ......there also was a page on ebay for the whole front clip ..i cant remmber how much though ........
dam i want to go for a ride in the skyline there is a place here in washington that has rb motors for sale ....its in bremmerton WA, ...he has a web site but i cant remember the link ....they cost about about $3200 ...if my friend comes on msn sooon i will get the link from him and post it for all ......there also was a page on ebay for the whole front clip ..i cant remmber how much though ........
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07-28-2005, 01:14 AM
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S13 or Z32?....decisions, decisions.
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Dammnnn, What i'd do to own that GT-R, fully legal, I could just imagine getting pulled over in that thing and the look on the cops face when he realized that this thing is a 500hp+ JDM Monster and that it was completely legal and he couldn't do a damn thing about it.
Or more like, I could imagine not getting pulled over...
Or more like, I could imagine not getting pulled over...
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07-28-2005, 01:57 AM
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man u americans and your skylines! lol
they are more popular in the states than in Japan haha
They have been built up to an almost godlike reputation, sorry to break a few hearts but unless its a GTR we are talking about stock for stock a 300ZXTT will own a R33 in every way, straight line, corners, comfort, looks. Gtst r pretty slow compared to allot of cars from the factory. The GTR is another matter all together, 2 different cars that hold the same name. i have driven both gtr's and gtst's and the only similarity in the cars at all is the looks.
the price of a GTR R43 is still around $100,000 here, but R32's go for about $30,000
if i was in the states the only reaon id get a line was to be different, 2JZ's are almost the RB26's equel, and are just as responsive to mods. They are also dirt cheap over there compared to an RB.
my money is on the 2Jz if i lived in America
they are more popular in the states than in Japan haha
They have been built up to an almost godlike reputation, sorry to break a few hearts but unless its a GTR we are talking about stock for stock a 300ZXTT will own a R33 in every way, straight line, corners, comfort, looks. Gtst r pretty slow compared to allot of cars from the factory. The GTR is another matter all together, 2 different cars that hold the same name. i have driven both gtr's and gtst's and the only similarity in the cars at all is the looks.
the price of a GTR R43 is still around $100,000 here, but R32's go for about $30,000
if i was in the states the only reaon id get a line was to be different, 2JZ's are almost the RB26's equel, and are just as responsive to mods. They are also dirt cheap over there compared to an RB.
my money is on the 2Jz if i lived in America
07-28-2005, 02:37 AM
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S13 or Z32?....decisions, decisions.
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tell me you don't want the clip just for the conversion...expect to do a motor swap too, BTW a skyline R33 clip alone is probably at least 5-6k and an R34 is probably a lot more...
Note: I say "probably" cause I don't know for sure, I searched around, but every place required you contact them for pricing info...hope you've got a lot of money man, otherwise I suggest you get your head outta the clouds. If you want to do the RHD conversion, you'll need a Fairlady Z clip, and if you want a skyline motor, you'll have to get that as well, you cant use the Skyline clip to do a RHD conversion, so w/ the clip and the motor, and the exteme amount of modifications, tons of extra parts you'll need, and troubleshooting, your looking at atleast 10k+, and thats not including importing fees, and costs for installation...and thats just so you can have a stock RB motor in your Z....not really worth it if you ask me....Id rather get a cheap 240sx, and drop an RB into that sucker for half the price.
Note: I say "probably" cause I don't know for sure, I searched around, but every place required you contact them for pricing info...hope you've got a lot of money man, otherwise I suggest you get your head outta the clouds. If you want to do the RHD conversion, you'll need a Fairlady Z clip, and if you want a skyline motor, you'll have to get that as well, you cant use the Skyline clip to do a RHD conversion, so w/ the clip and the motor, and the exteme amount of modifications, tons of extra parts you'll need, and troubleshooting, your looking at atleast 10k+, and thats not including importing fees, and costs for installation...and thats just so you can have a stock RB motor in your Z....not really worth it if you ask me....Id rather get a cheap 240sx, and drop an RB into that sucker for half the price.
Last edited by RPS13_GZ32; 07-28-2005 at 02:42 AM.
07-28-2005, 02:40 AM
#49
S13 or Z32?....decisions, decisions.
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Read my additional Note ^^
EDIT on my above post, your talking about a 280zx, so the motor would be the only necessary thing, but you're still gonna need a RHD clip of a 280zx if you want that RHD conversion too, which is probably harder to find than a RHD Skyline Clip, then your talking about a TON of custom fabrication to get that thing in right, plus, i'm not sure if you can run an RB off of your stock dif or if you'd have to find a skyline diff and do some more mods there...you'd be looking at almost neverending issues w/ trying to do something like that unless you could either do it all yourself in a shop, or pay someone to just get it done....so I dont know, I think this wouldn't be your best course of action unless you were pretty wealthy....you could spend the next 5 years trying to get this thing to come together, and by then it'd be pretty old and not so glorious anymore.
EDIT on my above post, your talking about a 280zx, so the motor would be the only necessary thing, but you're still gonna need a RHD clip of a 280zx if you want that RHD conversion too, which is probably harder to find than a RHD Skyline Clip, then your talking about a TON of custom fabrication to get that thing in right, plus, i'm not sure if you can run an RB off of your stock dif or if you'd have to find a skyline diff and do some more mods there...you'd be looking at almost neverending issues w/ trying to do something like that unless you could either do it all yourself in a shop, or pay someone to just get it done....so I dont know, I think this wouldn't be your best course of action unless you were pretty wealthy....you could spend the next 5 years trying to get this thing to come together, and by then it'd be pretty old and not so glorious anymore.
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07-28-2005, 03:07 AM
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S13 or Z32?....decisions, decisions.
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Now if I really had that kinda money, this is what I'd put in it 
5.6L V8 w/ 300hp almost 400 ft. lbs stock, break it down, bulletproof it, drop the compression, then throw 2 fat *** turbos on it...this thing would destroy...probably rip itself from your engine bay before it got to the end of the quarter...its just a shame they dont have a 5spd manual for it yet, just a 5spd auto
5.6L V8 w/ 300hp almost 400 ft. lbs stock, break it down, bulletproof it, drop the compression, then throw 2 fat *** turbos on it...this thing would destroy...probably rip itself from your engine bay before it got to the end of the quarter...its just a shame they dont have a 5spd manual for it yet, just a 5spd auto
Last edited by RPS13_GZ32; 07-28-2005 at 03:19 AM.
