RB25det Transplant in FD
 

Hello everyone, My name is Raz. Firstly I would like to say that I bought my FD with intentions of building a fire breathing dragon lol. I love to sound of the rotary and would still have it in my car if I knew how to work with that motor. I did try working on it with the help of my brother and a friend but after two blown motors I decided to go to a professional. The quote I got was not reasonable and I decided on a transplant. The build is coming along fine but slowly.

I'm still learning this forum and I'll post pictures as soon as I figure out how lol :)

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...s/DSC00379.jpg

Can we get a pix in da hood?
curious how the motor fits.

Welcome Raz, car looks clean and nice...I also like the rb motors but would never put any other motors in a FD other than a rotary....why not put the rb in a 240sx and keep it Nissan? Keep us posted on how its coming along.


Shiva.

Welcome.

A few others on this forum have done this swap. You should contact them to avoid possible issues.

Best of luck, keep us updated with a build thread!

those motors are beast for drifitng

Because there is not a Nissan that looks anything like an FD? All the 200/240sx are ugly, the s15 is the rare breed that isn't but how often do you see one state side?

Welcome! Cant wait to see this finished. I love fd's and rb's so its my favorite combo!

Good luck! Can't wait to see the pictures!

This is the most recent picture I have... I actually took it just a few minutes when I got home. I decided to modify the firewall so the manual trans would fit perfectly without any cutting around the shifter but I'm going to redo it because it's off. I'm running a 35R and custom cooler which as you can see will be a v-mount setup.
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...20Build/35.jpg


This is a shot of the subframe and mount setup(bushings are not on yet). I'm actually trying my best to make everything solid and not take any shortcuts that may lead to me stranded on the roadside lol
http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/a...20Build/29.jpg


Exactly!! :ylsuper:


Like i said, I love the rotary and tried to work with it but the quote I got was 17k for a 35R kit and stock rebuild. Definitely not worth it in my book so that's when I decided on the RB.

Great build man, and motor choice. She will be a animal when finished

Great choice, I'll be doing a Nissan engine swap into my shell once I get it. Although I'm going for an SR20 swap as I know more about that engine than the RBs.

Man, you'll have a lot more room to work with than me lol I've had my share of headaches trying to make this fit properly.

awesome build, how much horsepower will you be going for?

Hopefully I can achieve 600 with this turbo. The block is fully built so I can run high boost on C16

Yea one of the benefits of going for the SR over the RB. Plus hopefully I'll still have space to run a V Mount intercooler and rad setup in front of the engine the same as you.

If I could v-mount with an RB, you can definitely get it done with an SR.

Nice FD, but yea if thye tole me 17k I would have laughed my way out of their quick. I guess they were like hell he can afford a fd lets just charged the shit out of him.

or you could
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...33502160_n.jpg

350 hp and 365 lbf·ft stock is fun in an FD

I like this because this is different. Post bids once you get it running.

nice man that FD is clean. Good luck on the build.

I was planning on doing an LS1 swap before the RB. If you look at the subframe, you'll see that it's the hinson subframe that I modified.


I bet it is. I can't wait to get this running for summer :)


Hopefully I can get it done by spring time so I'll have some fun with it. I'm definitely not selling this car but I guess it would be cool to see what people would pay for it.

Yea since seeing yours it has given me faith that it can be done, originally I wasn't sure how much space I'd have as without getting an SR in place in the engine bay it's abit hard to judge.

LIKE! glad you didnt put a chevy engine in it

You will be disappointed if you have to sell it in the near future, it's almost impossible to even get close to what you put into it. Cool swap though, I miss the sound of a turbo at times.

I already know that I probably won't get what I put into it and that's one reason I won't put it up for sale but if someone ever offers me a price that make me smile and jump for joy then hell yea I'll sell haha

I love the way the rotary sounds esp turbo. Rb swap gonna be sick.

Awesome looking car man and congrats on going with the swap

Looks nice man keep up the good work.

Thanks man


Thanks, I'm doing my best to get in done the right way.

I would like to say thanks for all the positive comments on this thread. Look out for an FD build thread coming soon.

Welcome and that is a good swap if 1 day I go back to piston engine (that would never happen lol) I would go RB25DET or 2JZ :) good luck

sweet man - look forward to seeing your build thread! is it difficult to source parts for the RB?

A few years ago when I first started this project it was a little difficult getting parts but now it's easier to find.

Love the combination and looking forward to seeing where your build goes!

Would love a video of this beast. The look and sound combination would be unique.

looks good man... post up some videos when you get it running

That RB25 is much sweeter than any V8 swap you could have done. Motor looks sick man. Cheers from Chi town.

Thanks man.

Good luck with your build, but you should have stuck with the rotary. That is waste of a Mazda I'm just saying!

that is awesome... i love it when people bridge the gap on just making things work... i love it when someone takes something out of one thing and puts it in something else and making it a beast... great job

Looks like it will be a fun swap. Love my 25s.

That thing is going to be so rad when it's all done

Rather see and RB going in than any LS engine

i cant wait to see this thing totally done! its going to be a monster!

There is nothing wrong with an ls swap. It is the same thing as going with an rb. if your taking out the rotary to put a piston engine it dosent matter if its a I6 v8 or even an I4 still a piston engine. I love the rotary but im not a millionare to spend 2k in parts every time the rotary decides to get messed up. The rotary is great i had 3 engines in my second gen but anything over stock power and they dont last long. I had an n/a with 246k on it and ran strong till i boosted it. Im keeping my ls stock with 365tq dont need much else.

Good luck with the build.

Sick setup bro. Keep up the good work!

Where in Chicago are you? I'm up in the northern suburbs (Libertyville area) and I'd love a chance to see this thing in action when it's ready.

Wow, the cleanest i have seen yet, I actually was thinking about a rb25 or 2jz swap !