Popular Post Beaubot Posted September 18, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted September 18, 2017 Right, I'm back again, to actually make a proper effort at a car, unlike my KE70 that I abandoned after a week. The R30 pine has been strong as of late and after sharing my pine with Scott (Brdflu) the week after Hanmer-nats he pointed me in Slacker_sams direction. A few Facebook messages and a 40 minute plane ride(stupid pencil planes) and BAM! Glorious! Topped off the tank with diseaseline at 6.45 in Motueka, swung past maccas and left at 7pm. 5.5hrs chugging through heavy rain, I was lucky theyd cleared the Lewis of the Spring snow fall that closed it the night before :S 461km from Mot to my door, didnt miss a beat! Safe to say the already noisey diff is making even more noise now though. On with the project! Discussion: https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/57362-beaubots-1982-er30-skyline-sedan/ 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted September 19, 2017 Author Share Posted September 19, 2017 Slow day at work, so I can show you the R30 trying on some shoes. After trying some 15s I think 16 or classic style 17s are going to be the go. The front arch is huge so Ill need a bigger wheel to make the car look better - arch gap is the enemy. These are 15x8 +10, the rim fits nicely on the front axle but i think Ill need stronger offset on the rear. These are 15x8 0, which are ideal on the rear. Check out the mad race tyres. MOAR LOW required! Discussion, advice and suggestions welcomed: https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/57362-beaubots-1982-er30-skyline-sedan/ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted September 20, 2017 Author Share Posted September 20, 2017 After a thorough examination on the hoist, everything seems to be in order. The body is really sound which Im extremely happy about and aside from some small oil leaks, tired glow plugs, the gearbox chatter and worn diff bearings (which @Slacker_Sam. told me about) its fairly mechanically sound too. After finding the RH rear makita one way was not quite as captive as originally thought and that the lower bushes on the rear shocks were in fairly average state, I got into my first free mod, using the original front shocks from my old Autech 26 R32 A quick tophat swap and viola, new(er) healthy springs and shocks. No droop required Soon Ill tell you all about getting carried away on Yahoo.jp Discussion, advice and suggestions welcomed: https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/57362-beaubots-1982-er30-skyline-sedan/ 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beaubot Posted September 21, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 21, 2017 Sooooo, I may or may not have got a little carried away while browsing Yahoo auctions for r30 parts... It all started when I found this: And it quickly escalated And as a bonus (which I didnt realise at the time, the side skirts have rear corner caps too! FIZZING! they should be here in a month or so! Unfortunately now I cant afford any wheels... Would people hate me if I ran widened steels for a while? 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 Nothing Major this weekend, went in all guns blazing and lost interest after getting a pile of dirt in my eyes (which I assume came from Hanmeet) New Diff bearings and front shocks Hoists make handy for additional garage space Diff out, dirt face I might make the effort to actually do the rebuild this week..... maybe.... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share Posted September 26, 2017 I was motivated for an hour or so after work, diffsplosion The bearings werent as bad as Id suspected, so hopefully I havent just spent $300 for no reason. I checked the wheel bearings and driveshaft centre hanger while the diff was out and theyre all quiet, hopefully it was in the diff and not just a second noise from the transmission transferring down the body. I tried to scab a subaru r180 LSD nugget off a mate but hes hoarding them for his silly drift subaru. Bam and the diff is one Just gotta put in the axle seals and stick it back in the car now. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted October 1, 2017 Author Share Posted October 1, 2017 Weekends updates: I did effectively waste $275 on parts as it appears the actual gearset wear is the cause of the noise (322000kms will do that though). Oh well, its got new bearings. Stuck an old race muffler on in place of @Slacker_Sam.s straight pipe, which made a marked improvement. And Ive also determined that the R32 front shocks aren't quite the right height (trailing arms are bottoming out) and definitely aren't the correct spring rate, even the diesel makes the rear end squat terribly. Back to the drawing board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share Posted October 24, 2017 Hello, been slack, including taking photos. As mentioned last post, r32 front are no good for R30 rear so I needed to get something else, enter (first) parts car Wife wasnt particularly amused when I said I was going to check out a diff and returned with a bare rolling shell (read race car) but for $200 who can complain. The shell has a locked r200, disc brake rear, healthy rear shocks with lowered cobras, s13 front subframe and hubs (excellent) 3 16inch mags (scrap reimbursement) with good tyres and one steely with a brand new Supercat, not bad for $200. Swapped in the rear suspension and replaced my worn out tyre with the Supercat, YAY WOF! After missing out on some incorrect offset Watanabes these popped up Ive always been a fan of mk1s, unfortunately it appears the higher offset pair may be beyond repair. It looks like the mount face it no longer true, or the wheel face is buckled. Time will tell I suppose. Sold the silly tyre size to @Fresh For WOF/skid purposes. Also, acquired some potential future suspension components. Photo proving the ER30 fucks Although the gearbox sounds even worse after that. Discussion, advice and suggestions welcomed: https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/57362-beaubots-1982-er30-skyline-sedan/ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Sooooo you know how I said the gearbox sounded worse after lugging that heap of shit silvia about.... I then proceeded to lay a giant gear oil pentagram on Surfabs driveway, DW I cleaned it up. Theres the man himself, strapping the dieseasaline down to his swanky new trailer so he could kindly tow me all the way from Woolstain to the town of the future. Looks like the next step will be happening sooner than anticipated, more cogs for ultimate cruising efficiency. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted October 29, 2017 Author Share Posted October 29, 2017 Error 404, layshaft bearing not found Looks like the towing let the layshaft push forward and blow out the front cover, yeah carnage! 4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beaubot Posted December 22, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2017 Been slowly plodding away at the R30. Karl gave me an l26 dummy block for the project, a j160 6spd from an altezza Chopped the bellhousing off and mated it to a trimmed auto L series bellhousing, using the stock flywheel and pressure plate with a celica clutch disc. Robbie from JB fabrication glued it together for me. Next up is jigging up a crossmember. 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 Ideally I wouldve used the nice alloy altezza crossmember and made new box mounts on the floor pan, but there wasnt quite enough clearance to the current exhaust system, so steel plate additions it is. The Er30 has stupid rubber doughnuts between the crossmember and the floor, which meant the extra leverage would tilt the mount to the rear. Nothing some steel bar couldnt fix (its hidden under the base washers). On another note Christmas presents from JAPAN!!!! Courtesy of MS Imports Ill finish the gearbox shit before I start fiddling with the cosmetics Discussion, advice and suggestions welcomed: https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/57362-beaubots-1982-er30-skyline-sedan/ 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 We are moving house shortly, so I really needed to get the old girl moving. Rfbbie from JD fabrication kindly lent me his SQ j160 shifter setup from his AE. Its a nicely made little unit and puts the stick in a near perfect spot in the R30 Frank smashed a driveshaft together for me on Wednesday, the circle is now complete. Look at all the projects. Took it for a spin, 3rd and 4th are super close but all in all a great success, no noises, no leaks and an 800rpm drop at 100k +5 to efficiency Discussion, advice and suggestions welcomed: https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/57362-beaubots-1982-er30-skyline-sedan/ 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 On 1/19/2018 at 09:56, Beaubot said: Took it for a spin, 3rd and 4th are super close but all in all a great success, no noises, no leaks and an 800rpm drop at 100k +5 to efficiency Soooo, after putting a GPS speedo in the car, it turns out I lied. The j160 5th gear is 1:1 and 6th is like 0.879, so if anything I may have gained a few RPMs at 100k..... Time to find a taller diff! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 Did some things. I purchased some SSR MK1s and the seller did a bit a swifty as two of the rims are badly buckled in the rim face and cant be repaired, thus unusable. I scored a pair of balloon tyres off a car through work and theyve been sitting in the workshop for a few months. I also bought 3x 16x7 f8 Watanabes, theyre weak offset and pretty dishless, but for $120 I couldnt resist. I did some wheel/style trialing The Wats definitely want some spacer action These are the two good A type mk1s, I honestly thought Id like the Wats better, but the balloon tyre drum lids are far more rad than I expected. Im driving it drift spec at the moment due to my single type wheel shortage. Anyone know of some 15x7 A disc Mk1s for sale????? Discussion, advice and suggestions welcomed: https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/57362-beaubots-1982-er30-skyline-sedan/ 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted April 11, 2018 Author Share Posted April 11, 2018 Happened across a pair of 15x7 A disc SSRs on the Trademe The front fell off Lights lost some weight and Added some tabs for the filler panel Faces were lifted Painted a thing (badly - Nats rush) New balloons to replaced the 175s on the front I lost interest in fitting the body kit before Nats as it required a lot more hole drilling than I felt I could be bothered with. After battling round the PENInSula at Nats Ive decided its time for more powers and better speakers. Discussion, advice and suggestions welcomed: https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/57362-beaubots-1982-er30-skyline-sedan/ 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 After more than 2 years, I'm here to update my thread. The Ironmask bonnet arrived from Japan and I had some small dents tidied up by a panel beater mate. But I have decided to save the Ironmask front for another future project. Id run the car as a daily till mid 2019 when I decided it was time for a birthday, the paint was getting pretty shabby. Also new(Sep 2018, yes Its been a while) house and garage who dis So I decided I'd like to have a go at painting a car, I always liked watching my drift cars getting painted so I figured fuck it lets have a crack. I decided to go to bare metal on the exterior And then gave it a couple coats of etch primer to prevent surface corrosion I ended up pulling the screens and inevitably found a bit of rust, the front screen had been refitted by someone with clear RTV and it didn't exactly keep the moisture out. A bit of a wire wheel, rust converter and some welding and it was sorted. There had been a skim of bog on both the left doors, so I sanded it out and re applied it where necessary, pretty good given how old the car is. Started with Priming the shuts and loose panels Followed by the body Discussion: https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/57362-beaubots-1982-er30-skyline-sedan/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Next up I started on the shuts(read had no idea so I started on the bits you can hide) I know red over black, how R30 Stereotypical Some errors were made Turtle helped Discussion: https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/57362-beaubots-1982-er30-skyline-sedan/ 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaubot Posted September 22, 2020 Author Share Posted September 22, 2020 Doors were up next, started with the shuts, gave the lower halves a lick of black along with the window frames. Chuck all the panels back on for a looksee, and a quick sand Next up, I moved everything in the shed and knocked up a makeshift booth using some steel cables and plastic drop sheets and had a crack at the doors and nose cone I didn't mix up quite enough paint to get two full coats on everything, so I had a few dusty spots on the RH doors. On another note nothing attracts bugs like fresh car paint, landed right in the middle of the RHF guard, whats a little more sanding. So for my next trick I went all in, mixed the remainder of the paint and took the gun to the whole car. Discussion, advice and suggestions welcomed: https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/57362-beaubots-1982-er30-skyline-sedan/ 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beaubot Posted September 22, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 22, 2020 Now the caveat here is that I'm a mechanic, not a body work or paint guy but I think I done gone did alright if I do say so myself Flat sanding and buffing the car didn't quite go so smoothly, I managed to buff through a few spots with the woolen pad(my old man later informs me that he shouldv'e given me the foam (pleb) version instead And from this point is where it all went a little pear shaped (and I stopped taking photos) Because I'd run out of red I needed Dad to get me some more for the touch ups, now I sent him a photo of the label on the paint he had originally got me. He brought out a 250ml tin, took the lid off and checked it against the car "yep thats it" (he was originally an autopainter by trade, so I made the mistake of believing he could still see colour) I prepped all the touch up spots and gave them a lick of colour. Now somehow I managed to pull off spraying all the touch ups perfectly, no runs, no dusting, good coverage, excellent! buuuut after the paint dried I had a some very orangey red spots on an otherwise red car..... Out came the D/A and off came the paint. Now on my second attempt with the correct Red I think the rag I was using to wipe down the car must have had some sort of contamination because nearly all the repairs fish eyed in spots. I've sanded and buffed most of them good now but my motivation at the time was quickly waning. I ended up repainting the entire boot lid twice because the first attempt fish eyed badly and that is pretty much where motivation cease. The bootlid still needs to be rebuffed when I find some CBFs. In binning the Ironmask front from this car I decided to try out the Wagon quad light set up. I had to trim the chrome off the bottom for it to work with the kouki bumper I have since painted the front bar, grill and all the side trims in black as well, I need to find a better facelift rear bar as mines pretty out of shape (anyone?) Oh and @Brdflu lent me his front lip, of which I repaired and made a mould This Is also now black. Anywho, thats enough spamming from me, hopefully I summon some motivation and get back into it, otherwise I'll see you all in 2 years Discussion, advice and suggestions welcomed: https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/57362-beaubots-1982-er30-skyline-sedan/ 25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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