s14 vh45de swap

[gs14racer]

So yea names jerry from miami, florida
Heres the specs
VH45de q45 V8
300zx Twin turbo 5 speed

Been working on it for a few weeks
Heres the car
s14
18 by 10 265/30
18 by 11 295/30
Full suspension , and brembos


Tranny

Engine out

Side by side



Going in






Yes the hood closes


Making headers



Clearing the sterring shaft

[gs14racer]

Merge collectors



Driverside




GRound clearance

Pass side


Out of the car, equal length FTW!!!




Valve covers just powder coated Ferrari wrionkle red

[gs14racer]

Well to update, I have replaced the timing chain. Cleaned the engine thoroughly, and ready to drop it back in.










Finnally got all the fittings in , now i can put it back together

[gs14racer]

Heres the latest progress.
Custom making a few things, the tranny will be here next week, so I'm putting the motor back in the car to get the rest of the stuff ready.
Water pump block off plate for electric water pump


Motor on the hoist about to go in



My first attempt at welding aluminum, dont laugh... Seriously. For remote oil filter mount


Back view

12 lb chrome moly flywheel


-16 AN fittings for water lines, two in, two out





Here it is back in again after powder coating and cleaning

[gs14racer]

Since I'm still waiting for the tranny getting some other stuff buttoned up.
Oil catch can, still have to put in the breathers, ill just pick up some little k&n filters.





Had a friend tig up the fitting for the water pump block off.


Heres the Trust oil filter block, no oil cooler yet *




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[gs14racer]

now we're cooking with fire. special thanks to mazworx. They sell this now for anyone who wants it








Heres where im at.




Due to a gross miss calculation on my part, i put one of the primaries on the pass header thru the starter and that kind of side tracked me for a while. I cut it off and im just gonna re route it.

[gs14racer]

Anyway heres todays progress , put the tranny back together took 15 minutes total.




Good news is the mazworx tranny to chassis mount for the sr20 kit is a direct bolt on in my application which means that the drive shaft for the vg trans with sr20 will bolt on too, makes this ten time easier




Got the driveshaft on. Another Mazworx part.



Engine coming out again for the 24 billionth time




Since i made the headers with out a tranny attached to the motor i wanted to make sure it didnt crash the headers into something after it was installed so did the driverside today
My Mile and a half of steering column clearance



Clutch will be here tommorow and after this weekend motor should be in there permanatly

[gs14racer]

Fixed the pass side header, now it doesnt hit the starter anymore and clears everything else.





Got the clutch in today,
Its a z1 motorsports single disc should be good till 500lb/tq.
It all lined up fine, z32 pilot bearing even fit into the vh crank perfect.
Now if it would stop raining id put this f*cker in.






Its been rainging all day for the 5th day in a row.
Just getting little odds and ends with the valve covers and the headers done.
Wrapped them today. Tie raps are just to hold them in place because i ran out of hose clamps, and safety wire. Now me nor my passengers will burn there feet by the floorboard.

[Topless_92]

Ive been watchin this build on Zilvia, and i cant wait till u finish it a post up a video It looks sick, love the red valve covers

[S13Driftfiend]

sick fuckin project man. love the headers, work of art. ferrari red looks sick too. good luck and keep us posted opcorn:

[gs14racer]

Engine is in for the last time, it will not be coming out again, hahahaha it is on the mounts, tranny is installed on the mount, headers are bolted up, everything is good to go just have to button some little odds and ends and should be almost done.

Motor mounts powder coated

Front view


Drivers side frame clearance

pass side frame clearance


Side profile

[nissan_240sx]

ballin..

[S13Driftfiend]

that clearance looks tight.. is it gonna be enough?

[gs14racer]

Yes the clearance will be fine

the latest

Clutch lines, slave, etc are in clutch engages perfect, starter is on motor turns over but doesnt fire yet, still need a couple more parts should have by tommorow.
Heres the booster clearance, although in the picture it looks tight , you can stick your whole hand in between the booster and the valve cover.



This is the way i think im gonna sit the radiator



Shifter placement, feels perfect.



Misc

[S13Driftfiend]

nice work man. those headers must have been a bitch to wrap. any plans for a turbo setup in the future? not that this isnt going to have enough power. is that the easiest/only way to mount the radiator?