bm325rb

[podge]

well it all started out wit my skyline tat ive used for drift and track days the last yr and a half plus

few pics of it when i got it




next up i resprayed it and stickered it and it ended up looking a bit like tis till its untimely death





few days after the last pic was taken i was at a drift pratice day and stuck it on its roof totally destroying the shell

so wit a wrecked shell and very good runninggear i was up in neils shed one niite when we were deciding wat to do wit it reshell it or scrape it and buy another or wat

when he threw the idea out there tat y not build on exterme shell like his ps13 wit an e30shell tis time and the skyline running gear from my old car

so i thought about it for a few days and decided to go wit it and use his old shell tats parked at the side of the house for a few yrs

few pics a the shell as it sits atm looking sorry for itself and needing alot of tlc





the heart of the beast lol 316

[podge]

as i had alot of small niggly problems wit the old shell i decided tis time around i was going for ultimate reliablty and safety after the way the other shell went after it flipped
so ill be building a full custom cage seam welding the full shell all round and strengthing it
so first thing was first get rid of the rb 20 gearbox and get a rb25 one can take a lot more power and the main shaft is a lot stronger so makes it more durable if clutch kicking is required
rb20 box on the left as u can see the rb25 is much larger



next up time to strip down the old engine loom and get rid of wats not wanted and keep the basics simple and down to wats just required the wiring loom after a small bit of tidying up and sorting

ive enough in tis loom now to start the engine and run it just need to build an ignition system onto it and it,ll fire up
tis is as far as ive got at the min but hoping to get the e30 shell in during the week and start to get it fully stripped down to see wat were dealing wit rust wise etc etc
any comments positive or negative all welcome

[Famous jh]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Love it lad.. Do iiiiiiiit right now, no gay datsun suspension conversions or anything

[podge]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Love it lad.. Do iiiiiiiit right now, no gay datsun suspension conversions or anything

it,ll be done right most work is gonna be done on the shell and i can upgrade the rest then after wards as money permits
it,ll be gettting a s13 or skyline subframe and rear coilovers just cause ive numerous diffs and ratios here for it and also i want to use the driftworks rear hubs eventually front is all gonna be from the bmw parts bins wit skyline brakes all around

[Famous jh]

it,ll be done right most work is gonna be done on the shell and i can upgrade the rest then after wards as money permits
it,ll be gettting a s13 or skyline subframe and rear coilovers just cause ive numerous diffs and ratios here for it and also i want to use the driftworks rear hubs eventually front is all gonna be from the bmw parts bins wit skyline brakes all around

Yea would make sense to do that alright to be fair.. Front end is well upto the job anyway

Now i think you should bury the rb in the bulkhead

[podge]

Yea would make sense to do that alright to be fair.. Front end is well upto the job anyway

Now i think you should bury the rb in the bulkhead

also theres a lot more adjustment in the skyline gear towards the beemer stuff
its going to have to be to make it fit in and looker sleepish hopefully when done the intercooler wont be seenand i wont have any really tell tale signs of the rb under the bonnet

[Aidan Hogan]

also theres a lot more adjustment in the skyline gear towards the beemer stuff
its going to have to be to make it fit in and looker sleepish hopefully when done the intercooler wont be seenand i wont have any really tell tale signs of the rb under the bonnet

until they hear it !!
ya should put/leave the 316 badge on the back
this is gonna be 1 deadly build

[DaveM-sport]

There can be just as much adjustment on the BMW stuff if you want.

Diff ratios are cheaper ad easier to find too but as you have everything already you might as well make use of it. Skyline rear end will probably give better ultimate grip too.


As long as you don't get carried away and fit everything from the skyline and weld it on crooked
As mentioned too, shove the engine right back into the bulkhead. Friend of mine had a RB engined E30 a few years ago and it was kinda shit really although it only being a RB20 wasn't helping matters.

[podge]

until they hear it !!
ya should put/leave the 316 badge on the back
this is gonna be 1 deadly build

exactly straight 6 and external wastegate it,ll probably be left badgeless wit standard body work or maybe a 325i sport kit

There can be just as much adjustment on the BMW stuff if you want.

Diff ratios are cheaper ad easier to find too but as you have everything already you might as well make use of it. Skyline rear end will probably give better ultimate grip too.


As long as you don't get carried away and fit everything from the skyline and weld it on crooked
As mentioned too, shove the engine right back into the bulkhead. Friend of mine had a RB engined E30 a few years ago and it was kinda shit really although it only being a RB20 wasn't helping matters.

i know but nissan rear end bits is easier to get and mostly off the shelf plus ive most bits here
talking to u and famous jh convinced me to stay wit the bmw front end was gonna change to s13 or 14 till yere input
i hope it wont go in crooked as it,ll leave it undriveable ill be double checking everything numerous times before i cut and weld
ya as far back as it needs to go it,ll be going as i wanna leave it standard looking from the outside but to also keep the viscous fan in it
rb is good engine if modded right

[DaveM-sport]

E30 rear axle adjustment bits are mostly off the shelf too really. All you need is camber/toe, damping, height and arb stiffness.
DTM stuff can adjust roll-center then too. But as you say it's easier and different to use the Skyline stuff as you have it rather than trying to sell it all on and then get more new stuff.


No offence to the owner as there was a shitload of time and effort gone into it to make it and its nice to do aomething alittle outside the ordinary run of things but that Nemisis SR-E30 seems to drive like a bag of sh!te anytime I've seen it out.