Engine out

I have just returned home (12:30am christmas day) after a 12 hour session tinkering with cars and im pretty tired to say the least. Anyway, we got a fair bit done today:

- Engine is now out of my car
- Engine is out of the persons car who is buying my engine (another CA 180)
- My engine is in their car, needs about an hours more work to get it running.

So next thing on the list is to degrease my engine bay (which isnt that bad actually) and start fitting things like brakes and my new (pimped out) rear subframe...pics of this later :). Here are some shots from today...doesnt the car look tough without an engine :P

Introduction

I will be using this blog to document the process of converting my 1990 Nissan 180sx from a CA18DET (4 Cyl 1.8L turbo) to a Nissan RB25DET (Inline 6, 2.5L turbo). I purchased the car in late 2005 and have done quite a bit to it since then. Using the CA18DET engine I managed to pull 218rwhp @ 1bar but this was approaching the limits of the turbo it has and any more boost would mean I *should* install a new (heavy duty) head gasket. It was at this point I decided a better option for more power would be to swap the CA18DET with an RB25DET from a Nissan Skyline R33. Having previously owned an R33 skyline, I do enjoy the extra torque these engines deliver and they can handle alot more power than the old CA18DET. My main focus at the moment is to get the engine in the car and to *hopefully* get the car legally registered with the new engine. I have submitted a "Light Vehicle Modification" application to the DPI and I am currently awaiting a response that will tell me what parts need to have approved by a qualified engineer and any other things that will be necessary for registration. So thats where I am at the moment, now here is some pics of the car as it as at the moment: