My Z, finally RB25 power. Yay photos.

Ghost of Duluth · 11-20-2006, 06:49 AM

Got my car back 2 days ago. My brother at Top Hat and his crew hooked it up for me. Got some other stuff to do, R200 diff still sitting in the storage unit, front mount being designed since the hood mechanism is in the way of piping and some new wider rear wheels but for the winter i'm stoked.

Pretty fast for running all stock stuff.

soultron · 11-20-2006, 07:27 AM

That thing wants Boso pipes and a huge sixgun start on the hood.
I must visit geogia where shXX happens.

Ghost of Duluth · 11-20-2006, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by soultron

That thing wants Boso pipes and a huge sixgun start on the hood.
I must visit geogia where shXX happens.

Haha Boso pipes are bomb. Little outside of the front mounted oil cooler action would hook up as well.

Toycoma · 11-20-2006, 10:57 AM

your car looks crazy! what size are your rims though? The fenders dwarf the wheels.

s13vert · 11-20-2006, 12:20 PM

loks great man cant wait to see it finished

HoosierDrifter · 11-20-2006, 01:11 PM

can we get a butt shot please?

Ghost of Duluth · 11-20-2006, 01:38 PM

The rims are 7s in the front and 7 in the rear, ugh. It's tough to get them to the very edge of the flares because the person who made them put square tubing as reinforcements so the tubing is .5 inches on the inside. The rears are a difference story though and a much wider rim can be used. I will go with 8's in the front and 10's in the rear soon as I either sell the Panasports or order 2 more for the rear.

Here's an older shot of it from the rear. While it was in the shop.

Toycoma · 11-20-2006, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghost of Duluth

The rims are 7s in the front and 7 in the rear, ugh. It's tough to get them to the very edge of the flares because the person who made them put square tubing as reinforcements so the tubing is .5 inches on the inside. The rears are a difference story though and a much wider rim can be used. I will go with 8's in the front and 10's in the rear soon as I either sell the Panasports or order 2 more for the rear.

those are 17s?? should look insane with some wider rims.

Ghost of Duluth · 11-20-2006, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Toycoma

those are 17s?? should look insane with some wider rims.

Nah, they are 16x7s. I wish they were 17s. Drool.

Toycoma · 11-20-2006, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghost of Duluth

Nah, they are 16x7s. I wish they were 17s. Drool.

hmmm, 17x9 +0 front 18x10 +15 out back would be the awesome or what ever offset would fit.

11-21-2006, 10:57 AM

I never thought a Z can look so hideous no matter what you do to it.

I was wrong.

Mr.Mecha · 11-21-2006, 03:59 PM

Al, if you aren't joking you should be banned.

Ghost, that is the sexiest beast ever! I remember seeing it when you first got it and damn man! Just need spacers in the rear, I'm lovin the RB25, looks clean.

GaijinSmash · 11-22-2006, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Al

I never thought a Z can look so hideous no matter what you do to it.

I was wrong.

The nerve of some fvcking people. I never thought a car could be crashed so many times and have its driver remained sponsored.

11-22-2006, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by GaijinSmash

The nerve of some fvcking people. I never thought a car could be crashed so many times and have its driver remained sponsored.

You really need to becareful how you talk to me on the forum, I don't appreciate it. Tone down the disrespect. I dont know where you are from but around here, we dont tolerate that. Don't even reply to this and shut your mouth.

Consider yourself warned.

GaijinSmash · 11-22-2006, 01:17 AM

Alright, I agree. Uncalled for, and I apologize. But for some of the lashings you dish out, you'd think you yourself might be a bit thicker-skinned.

Sorry to thread-jack. Beautiful S30. I've been contemplating picking up one myself.

Piner · 11-22-2006, 08:32 AM

I actually agree with Al I think the RB25 is bad *Censored**Censored**Censored* but the front end is horrid looking.

Im sorry but thats my opinion

Ghost of Duluth · 11-22-2006, 03:55 PM

Actually I agree, I hated the front end when I got it.

As for AI, he's still pissed that I called him a kid on another thread.

AI what are you gonna do to him if he doesn't shut up? You gonna send him and internet punch to the face? Get real man. If you don't like my car, i'm fine with that but to go all E-thug on someone because he thinks you are a crappy driver and can't keep from wrecking a car is just plain childish.

So once again, Kids are pissT in here.

cfrost · 11-22-2006, 04:01 PM

why do you keep calling him ai?

Ghost of Duluth · 11-22-2006, 05:54 PM

Not really sure. I guess its the fact that everytime he says something that i've seen, he's trying to dis on someone. A$$hole International.

See in the last thread he was an idiot in, he was specifically asked his opinion. I don't remember asking it in my thread but he interjected anyway. Besides, he doesn't give his opinion like an adult, he just puts something down like a child.

Then when someone dishes it back at him, he can't take it and E-thugs out on em. Pretty good stuff.

HoosierDrifter · 11-22-2006, 09:15 PM

looks the business dude.. i love the whole car.... cept the nose. i know youre probably on a limited budget, but cant you do somthing different with the front? she could be absolutely beautiful with the rim combo toycoma mentioned and a different frontend. the rear of the car looks friggen bonerific. do u even have any other options for the nose? we need to think up somthing to do to freshn up that frontend. to the e-thugs: give some f***ing constructive criticism.

dori ninja · 11-22-2006, 10:39 PM

wow

Flaming is cool.
Seriously grow up please?

When you post pictures of a car on a forum you're going to hear opinions on that car, thats why you posted it, for feedback.

People are either gonna like it or not, thats their opinion, & when you put it on an open forum, you're gonna hear both, but dont get offended when somebody stops short of sucking you off.

On the other hand, if you dont like something, state your opinions & leave it at that. Feedback is feedback, but personal attacks here are bull$hit. Anyone can have balls on the internet, But i'll be damned if i've ever seen anyone back it up.

back to the topic at hand

as a Z owner (I've owned 4) I can appreciate the work that went into this swap
(& if i recall correctly, a few other motors that were swapped in before)
RB series Zs can definately be monsters.

but that front end is not attractive in the least as i see it.

whatever though, if it handles & you like it, go with it.

Ghost of Duluth · 11-23-2006, 06:03 AM

The front end has always been a sore spot. But the pain it would take to change it would be astronomical. The entire car is in steel. There is no fiberglass anywhere on it. The flares, the nose, the tail, everything is steel. Its a one off, no kit build some guy did in the late 70's. So while I would love to change the nose, believe me, short of tearing the entire front off of the car, redoing the flares somehow and replacing all of it, i'm kinda stuck. It would be easier to swap the motor into another chassis and frankly, now that i've owned it for 4+ years, the front end doesn't bother me much anymore.

I personally don't mind contstructive criticism, stimulates growth. But slandering, E-thugging with his little gun emote like some West Side John Wayne and trying to intimidate someone over the "Intranet" just makes people laugh.

GaijinSmash · 11-23-2006, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghost of Duluth

The front end has always been a sore spot. But the pain it would take to change it would be astronomical. The entire car is in steel. There is no fiberglass anywhere on it. The flares, the nose, the tail, everything is steel. Its a one off, no kit build some guy did in the late 70's. So while I would love to change the nose, believe me, short of tearing the entire front off of the car, redoing the flares somehow and replacing all of it, i'm kinda stuck. It would be easier to swap the motor into another chassis and frankly, now that i've owned it for 4+ years, the front end doesn't bother me much anymore.

I personally don't mind contstructive criticism, stimulates growth. But slandering, E-thugging with his little gun emote like some West Side John Wayne and trying to intimidate someone over the "Intranet" just makes people laugh.

Now, to swap an RB into an S30 you need Z31 mounts? Am I getting that correctly? Again, I'm really interested in some day doing a Z+RB project.

BTW, thanks for the support. At least I manned-up enough to apologize. Maybe I was a little outta line. But I can appreciate that the dude's probably a little extra pissed lately. I've got a sneaking suspicion T3 dumped him.

HoosierDrifter · 11-23-2006, 09:43 AM

are you going to leave it white? if youre painting it a different color, i'd go for an absorbant color... like black. then black 17s and 18s with stainless lip... MMmmmmm. then install a billet horizontal grille in the front opening. tint the windows. youve got all the hard stuff done m8, now its time to save some dinero and give her some finishing touches

dori ninja · 11-23-2006, 10:08 AM

is ahead of the core support modified?

cuz if its just sheet metal you should be able to unbolt the fenders, brace them together & use a cherry picker to lift the whole front end off

that is if its not welded to the actual fron ent supports.

once you got it off, it'd just be a matter of finding new fenders, hood, & hinges.

but then again i havent seen it up close & you know what happens when you assume...

11-20-2006, 06:49 AM	#1
Ghost of Duluth Sixgun Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Neverland Posts: 2,280	My Z, finally RB25 power. Yay photos. Got my car back 2 days ago. My brother at Top Hat and his crew hooked it up for me. Got some other stuff to do, R200 diff still sitting in the storage unit, front mount being designed since the hood mechanism is in the way of piping and some new wider rear wheels but for the winter i'm stoked. Pretty fast for running all stock stuff. __________________ Team SIXGUN, Don't whine about the food chain, be the top of it. Tokyo Pimps, Godzilla is coming. Lorin, oh Lorin, where have you gone?? If you're in the stands warming the bench, don't whine about the guys in the drivers seats.

11-20-2006, 01:38 PM	#7
Ghost of Duluth Sixgun Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Neverland Posts: 2,280	The rims are 7s in the front and 7 in the rear, ugh. It's tough to get them to the very edge of the flares because the person who made them put square tubing as reinforcements so the tubing is .5 inches on the inside. The rears are a difference story though and a much wider rim can be used. I will go with 8's in the front and 10's in the rear soon as I either sell the Panasports or order 2 more for the rear. Here's an older shot of it from the rear. While it was in the shop. __________________ Team SIXGUN, Don't whine about the food chain, be the top of it. Tokyo Pimps, Godzilla is coming. Lorin, oh Lorin, where have you gone?? If you're in the stands warming the bench, don't whine about the guys in the drivers seats.

11-22-2006, 03:55 PM	#17
Ghost of Duluth Sixgun Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Neverland Posts: 2,280	Actually I agree, I hated the front end when I got it. As for AI, he's still pissed that I called him a kid on another thread. AI what are you gonna do to him if he doesn't shut up? You gonna send him and internet punch to the face? Get real man. If you don't like my car, i'm fine with that but to go all E-thug on someone because he thinks you are a crappy driver and can't keep from wrecking a car is just plain childish. So once again, Kids are pissT in here. __________________ Team SIXGUN, Don't whine about the food chain, be the top of it. Tokyo Pimps, Godzilla is coming. Lorin, oh Lorin, where have you gone?? If you're in the stands warming the bench, don't whine about the guys in the drivers seats.

11-22-2006, 05:54 PM	#19
Ghost of Duluth Sixgun Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Neverland Posts: 2,280	Not really sure. I guess its the fact that everytime he says something that i've seen, he's trying to dis on someone. A$$hole International. See in the last thread he was an idiot in, he was specifically asked his opinion. I don't remember asking it in my thread but he interjected anyway. Besides, he doesn't give his opinion like an adult, he just puts something down like a child. Then when someone dishes it back at him, he can't take it and E-thugs out on em. Pretty good stuff. __________________ Team SIXGUN, Don't whine about the food chain, be the top of it. Tokyo Pimps, Godzilla is coming. Lorin, oh Lorin, where have you gone?? If you're in the stands warming the bench, don't whine about the guys in the drivers seats. Last edited by Ghost of Duluth; 11-22-2006 at 07:00 PM.

11-23-2006, 06:03 AM	#22
Ghost of Duluth Sixgun Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Neverland Posts: 2,280	The front end has always been a sore spot. But the pain it would take to change it would be astronomical. The entire car is in steel. There is no fiberglass anywhere on it. The flares, the nose, the tail, everything is steel. Its a one off, no kit build some guy did in the late 70's. So while I would love to change the nose, believe me, short of tearing the entire front off of the car, redoing the flares somehow and replacing all of it, i'm kinda stuck. It would be easier to swap the motor into another chassis and frankly, now that i've owned it for 4+ years, the front end doesn't bother me much anymore. I personally don't mind contstructive criticism, stimulates growth. But slandering, E-thugging with his little gun emote like some West Side John Wayne and trying to intimidate someone over the "Intranet" just makes people laugh. __________________ Team SIXGUN, Don't whine about the food chain, be the top of it. Tokyo Pimps, Godzilla is coming. Lorin, oh Lorin, where have you gone?? If you're in the stands warming the bench, don't whine about the guys in the drivers seats. Last edited by Ghost of Duluth; 11-23-2006 at 06:54 AM.

11-20-2006, 07:27 AM	#2
soultron Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: The Willy NC. Posts: 1,059	That thing wants Boso pipes and a huge sixgun start on the hood. I must visit geogia where shXX happens.

11-20-2006, 10:57 AM	#4
Toycoma Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: new jersey Posts: 278	your car looks crazy! what size are your rims though? The fenders dwarf the wheels.

11-20-2006, 12:20 PM	#5
s13vert Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Okeechobee(Redneckville), FL Posts: 106	loks great man cant wait to see it finished

11-20-2006, 01:11 PM	#6
HoosierDrifter Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 369	can we get a butt shot please?

11-21-2006, 10:57 AM	#11
Al Guest Posts: n/a	I never thought a Z can look so hideous no matter what you do to it. I was wrong.

11-21-2006, 03:59 PM	#12
Mr.Mecha Festiva Drifter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 93	Al, if you aren't joking you should be banned. Ghost, that is the sexiest beast ever! I remember seeing it when you first got it and damn man! Just need spacers in the rear, I'm lovin the RB25, looks clean.

11-22-2006, 01:17 AM	#15
GaijinSmash Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 131	Alright, I agree. Uncalled for, and I apologize. But for some of the lashings you dish out, you'd think you yourself might be a bit thicker-skinned. Sorry to thread-jack. Beautiful S30. I've been contemplating picking up one myself.

11-22-2006, 08:32 AM	#16
Piner Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ramstein AB, Germany Posts: 776	I actually agree with Al I think the RB25 is bad CensoredCensoredCensored but the front end is horrid looking. Im sorry but thats my opinion

11-22-2006, 04:01 PM	#18
cfrost Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: shift-lock.net Posts: 499	why do you keep calling him ai?

11-22-2006, 09:15 PM	#20
HoosierDrifter Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 369	looks the business dude.. i love the whole car.... cept the nose. i know youre probably on a limited budget, but cant you do somthing different with the front? she could be absolutely beautiful with the rim combo toycoma mentioned and a different frontend. the rear of the car looks friggen bonerific. do u even have any other options for the nose? we need to think up somthing to do to freshn up that frontend. to the e-thugs: give some f***ing constructive criticism.

11-22-2006, 10:39 PM	#21
dori ninja Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: reno nevada Posts: 54	wow Flaming is cool. Seriously grow up please? When you post pictures of a car on a forum you're going to hear opinions on that car, thats why you posted it, for feedback. People are either gonna like it or not, thats their opinion, & when you put it on an open forum, you're gonna hear both, but dont get offended when somebody stops short of sucking you off. On the other hand, if you dont like something, state your opinions & leave it at that. Feedback is feedback, but personal attacks here are bull$hit. Anyone can have balls on the internet, But i'll be damned if i've ever seen anyone back it up. back to the topic at hand as a Z owner (I've owned 4) I can appreciate the work that went into this swap (& if i recall correctly, a few other motors that were swapped in before) RB series Zs can definately be monsters. but that front end is not attractive in the least as i see it. whatever though, if it handles & you like it, go with it.

11-23-2006, 09:43 AM	#24
HoosierDrifter Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 369	are you going to leave it white? if youre painting it a different color, i'd go for an absorbant color... like black. then black 17s and 18s with stainless lip... MMmmmmm. then install a billet horizontal grille in the front opening. tint the windows. youve got all the hard stuff done m8, now its time to save some dinero and give her some finishing touches

11-23-2006, 10:08 AM	#25
dori ninja Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: reno nevada Posts: 54	is ahead of the core support modified? cuz if its just sheet metal you should be able to unbolt the fenders, brace them together & use a cherry picker to lift the whole front end off that is if its not welded to the actual fron ent supports. once you got it off, it'd just be a matter of finding new fenders, hood, & hinges. but then again i havent seen it up close & you know what happens when you assume...

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