"Run Me Broke & Then Kill Me RB Build/Rebuild"

[mike10562004]

Originally Posted by SpuGen

The future looks dim.

Ye of little faith....




Been working the engine haven had time to do much chassis or suspension components but here's the engine list that's been completed

consists of the following:

Magna fluxed head for cracks
K-line bronze valve guides
3 angle valve job I may go back and * * *do a 5*
Port and polish*
Chamfered all 90* mating surfaces
Removed all casting flash
Decked head
Micro polished buckets
Tomei *270* *8.8mm
Line drilled oil gallies
Twin external head drains
Tomei oil restrictors (x2) 1.25mm
Stock Rb26 intake manifold with itbs
Rb26 nismo fpr
Bosch 800cc HI injectors

Magna fluxed block for cracks
Decked block
Removed all casting flash
Bored block 20 thou over
pro engines crank collar (to fix short snout)
ARP Head studs
ARP main studs
ARP rod bolts
Balanced Shot pinged/modified rods*
line bored block for main studs
Micro polished and Balanced crank
CP forged pistons 20thou over @ 8.5:1 static CR

[StryfeS13]

Less parts-list, moar pictures

[mike10562004]

Been doing a little more to the head,

Gotta love casting flash all is being removed



External crankcase vents/oil drains installed


Polishing lifter buckets

[mike10562004]

Where did everyone go?? Hah
Once again another day of working on the head
Started porting but wanted to first port patch my adapter to th 20 head then taper the port.

I then simply took the adapter and placed it on the ports and scribed a line on which I had colored the port with a black sharpie.




Go ahead and troll ;p


Doing werk!




I'm using a straight angle grinder with a very "v" shaped aluminum carbide cutter.


Getting there...


Unfortunately I was unable to tackle the exhaust ports this is how off they are..... Gotta love production engines.
So I am leaving a mild cut on the intake ports and not polishing them to aid in fuel atomization and the exhaust ports will be cut and polished to aid in exhaust scavaging.




(and on a side note I awoke in hopes of getting flamed on here.. I was shocked no hate mail so... Flame on bitches) troll face.

[anton1o]

Amazing work on the RB20>RB26 adapter, that is truley a piece of work.

You should get some made up RB20 engine is extremely popular in my side of the world still and even in Japan youve really made a popular part!!!

[mike10562004]

Originally Posted by anton1o

Amazing work on the RB20>RB26 adapter, that is truley a piece of work.

You should get some made up RB20 engine is extremely popular in my side of the world still and even in Japan youve really made a popular part!!!

Hey man I really appreciate it! I'm contiplating it eventually as no one produces them. I love looking at the Aussie forums for motivation! You guys have some really nasty RBs over there!! And the rb30s are a great platform for rb26 heads!

[winter]

I'm still trying to wrap around the idea that you are doing work on an rb20.

[mike10562004]

Check out a lot of the Aussie forums, you would be supprised at what they do to them!
Alot of people hate rb20s I find that benifiticial, as they are cheap. Everyone will hate what they dont personally run. And more power to them IDGASF, Im trying to be different and shed light on the underdog. I personally think SRs are "me too engines", O you have a sr?, me too... As dose half the world. Anyway I'll try to do a update later tonight should i accomplish anything.

[mike10562004]

awesome photobucket has failed me, dose anyone else know who I could host my pictures with? Looks like I will be going back and fixing all of these pictures....damnnn

[afiser]

Originally Posted by mike10562004

awesome photobucket has failed me, dose anyone else know who I could host my pictures with? Looks like I will be going back and fixing all of these pictures....damnnn

imgur.com

imageshack.us

tinypic.com

etc

[winter]

Originally Posted by mike10562004

Check out a lot of the Aussie forums, you would be supprised at what they do to them!
Alot of people hate rb20s I find that benifiticial, as they are cheap. Everyone will hate what they dont personally run. And more power to them IDGASF, Im trying to be different and shed light on the underdog. I personally think SRs are "me too engines", O you have a sr?, me too... As dose half the world. Anyway I'll try to do a update later tonight should i accomplish anything.

you already have a "me too" car, why try to do anything different.

[mike10562004]

Finally had some free time to do a update on here with a couple pics
been working on the chassis while I havent been tied up with the engine.

[jdm2191]

skittles RB???

[steve.c]

i mean this in the most constructive of ways....

....i can't take your welds seriously.

[onehundredoctane]

Originally Posted by steve.c

i mean this in the nicest way possible...

i can't take you seriously.

Fixed that for ya.

[greenwood]

keep up the work man.

I'm excited to see how it turns out.

and on the welds, you'll get better dont worry everyone has to start somewhere.

There are so many things I would have gone back and done differently the 2nd time on my RB20 build but hey that is because I didn't know the 1st time around and was learning.

[mike10562004]

On the welds yes I know they suck I'm working with a harbor freight flux welder ... It sucks simply put, and I actually hold certificates for mig, tig, and gas welding, now if I had my syncrowave from school I could def turn out some killer pices but hey trying to ball on a budget (broke ass college student)



Thanks for the positive feedback bro!

[Slideways253]

talk about some paint .... looking good keep up the good work cant wait to see it done. puttin in mad hours

[mike10562004]

Parts in which i have stockpiled over the past couple of months


HX30


Had to rebuild it!

So I started to order parts and I did just that



recirc attachment i turned up on the lathe while i was bored lol

Tomei 270* 8.8mm



some derlin engine mounts I also turned on the lathe


so far i have been collecting parts and I will actually start on the engine this week or next as I picked up a new long block to which mega amounts of machining work is fixen to be done so stay tuned

[mike10562004]

Got the 2nd bar in have yet to install gussets.

[dreamin240sx]

so i may have missed it but are you planning on building the block also? i am really thinking about throwing an rb20 in my vert. there pretty cheap and i heard reliable well looking good man keep it up.

[PoorMans180SX]

While you're putting in a good effort, there are a couple of things that I'd like to point out that maybe you didn't know.

By making those front bars two piece and welded, you have effectively defeated the purpose of them. In a crash they are almost guaranteed to sheer at the heat effected metal right next to the weld.

You might also want to consider knife-edging the divider on the exhaust housing of your HX30. An open scroll manifold with a twin-scroll turbo is a recipe for slow response.

Lastly a good camera would make this thread a lot better.

Keep it up though!

[Junior x]

i approve rbs. and pbm coilovers and bride seat.
everything else. no. especially those welds holy fuck. and like he said those 2 bars completely defeat the purpose.

[mike10562004]

Building the radiator support


Got it in


Finished and primered my ac delete




Lower cross bar


1st coat of paint on



painting the intake manifold


Really pleased with how it turned out with rattle cans


Picked up a new GP G-sonic bumper


Also picked up this carbon fiber hatch which the previous owner had installed oem glass in. Was a pain in the ass removing the window weld but I finally succeeded using a guitar string to saw through it. I will be sanding, clear coating it, and installing a lexan window.


Ready for the lexan

[corby_baby]

i would have just left the window hahaha.

[mike10562004]

Building the electronics


Decided to trash the idea of v-mount, as the time involved would not offset the gains

[T chop]

I'm trying to understand your colour choices on that motor. You think it's going to work when it's all together, but I know it will still be ugly as fuck.

[mike10562004]

aww he dosent like skittles sniff sniff

[greenwood]

Hahaahhahaah

[zneubauer]

gonna turn out badass, keep it up.