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I agree, Its always the best way to see how well they are do there trade. 1 check out there recent sprays and 2 see how clean and fussy they keep there work shop.

carbs sold pending payment. Clutch brandnew still in plastic wrap for sale.

nar i wouldnt say Len for carbs. He can build a fine motor but he sends the carbs to get done by the experts

let me know if you want a hand getting it if you win. good luck.

im running K-mac front and rear sways and springs and coils aswell.

Not sure on the gear box 20 to 30 i suggest you get on skylineAus and have a lookys. I bought everything as a package secondhand but in new cond so you would have to ring them to see how much. The RB isnt going to have killer power 100-110kw but its the options it leaves me after its in To bring up some power i would have to throw 1K at it minimum cam/cam gear/upgrade tune ecu, cai the extractors are already on. i might see 125rwkw's if i was really lucky. option 2 is RB25 head with cam/cam gears but to do it properly is going to cost $$ and then option 3 is to grab as much VL turbo stuff as i can, put a decomp plate on and turbo it. Option 3 will be the best money to power option which should yield around 130-140 rwkw's without stressing the motor to much. I havent made my mind up yet so i shall just get the thing going first.

Castlemaine Oil sump, Also its a RB30e gear box so im unsure if it is out of a commy or r31. I thought the main difference in the drive train between the 2 was the diff with the commodore running a taller diff.

Thanks dimitri very useful info cheers.

you would hope they did. At least then you get a choice of repairer etc, I cant stand looking at any of my cars when they have a dent in them. Nothing seems right til its fixed. fingers crossed for you.

Thats bad luck mate, does any sort of insurance cover this?

My mate Mick took it over.

Thanks Rev, heres a picture of before i started. The motor ready to come out coming out And as you can see i have some cleaning to do *note the carbs are for sale in the for sale section..

Well i have done a few things to my car but i havent really put any stuff up so i thought i should start. To tell you the truth im a little lazy with taking pics and stuff. Anyway on sunday i changed my plans from a well built L28 and went the RB route instead. Why because there are lots and lots of options with the RB and a lot cheaper aswell. I know the L series looks ten times better with triples hanging off them but if i can get the same power from a RB for half the price well then thats me Last night i picked up 2 RB30's, one's head has been rebuilt while the other has a blown head gaskit. I got the castle main mounts, loom and new extractors with a brandnew PBR clutch, re-coed Inj and new fuel pump and new coil/leads and gearbox all for $1200 which i thought was great. The power im expecting is around 100 to 110 rwkw's. Not great but i should have a nice torque curve all the way through the revs. My plans are to get the RB30 going and then keep a lookout for a RB25 so i can change heads which will be a nice upgrade again for little outlay. Today i took the motor/gear box out. Tomorrow i shall clean up the bay and paint the Rb block something other than black. I like to see oil leaks. Things i have to find is how to connect the throttle linkage to the RB motor so i shall be reading up a bit more.

not just the Z market, it really isnt a good time to be selling cars atm but on the other hand i have some more fingers. Good luck with the sale.

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Hi Rev, i changed my plans after a lot of research. Also i had an oppotunity to do so. Mick was going to get a motor built after me so when i saw James put up the RB again i rang Mick to see if he wanted to take over the L series which is nearly finished. The RB is fixing a few issues i have right now, i still needed to fix my gear box aswell as i have a loaner in the car at the moment from Mick. Even though the L28 was/is being built at a very good rate it was getting a bit high for me as i still need the basics like some new rubber on the back. Im sure i will be jealous when Mick turns the key but i have to be realistic aswell. In the future i can drop a RB25de head onto the RB30 bottom end and that will give me a nice power upgrade by upping the CC from 56 to 63 also going 4 valve per cyclinder and twin cam. Should up the comp ratio aswell to 10-1 using the RB25 pistons. Then i can change cams and cam gears and bingo i will have the power i was expecting from the L28 at a smaller price. I even played with the idea of using my triple's on the RB but its hard to go past the simplicity of Injection.

My last project car was a NA mx5, still the best handling car i have ever driven.

A brandnew Exedy Clutch still in box worth $370 selling $300 clutch details http://www.exedy.com.au/ButtonClutchKit.aspx

Im going to have to grab that RB. Its just to cheap.

I started with flattops, went to 240 SU's and then went onto triple dellortos. Each upgrade was much better then the last. SU's in the right condition are very easy to look after. Triple carby's as Dimitri pointed you must not skimp on the linkages. You can pickup triples for $1000 but you never know how good they are going to run or the condition of the linkages. If you want something that your never going to have to adjust and your not going to upgrade the motor then i would say go with a good set of SU's. If you want some little more excitement and you have a bit of Patience then have a look at some triples. Speaking from experience i would buy the carby's separate and then get a brandnew manifold and new soft mounts and linkages. Purpose of doing it that way is your eliminating any issues you may have down hte track. You can pick up a decent set of SU's for 300-400 if you keep an eye out aswell.

Muhaha ash i thought about buying that shell when i saw how cheap it was. Its a very good buy. good luck with the build.

Welcome to the 2+2 club, a pretty good hand me down if you dont mind. You will learn the way of the lurch, he means no harm just dont make eye contact for to long.

I might have to do mine now

now i see, Flares look good painted

And whats the point of posting that?