O-2-EPIC

hey guys thanks for the support, i am making a bonnet scoop/cowl to suit and im also getting an aluminium box made up to fit the intercooler and air pod into .[ the air pod sits behind the intercooler.] i was also gonna try an rig up a dry ice kinda set up. have a seperate department in front of the intercooler but in the aluminium box still. the idea is that when the air is forced in the bonnet scoop it would circulate the cold from the dry ice. a small opening will be at the rear of the box near the turbo which would also push some of that turbine exhaust heat out under the car. [ not that it would do alot but meh ] i was also going to hook up a simple sprayer unit useing a window washer bottle and a few garden type sprinklers. Well thats the idea anyway, any comments please? as long as it has air in the end :) and i figured if its cold, even better.

If you need the ca18det silvia book i found a full download with no virus'. if you want it let me know.

hey thanks. rang the wreckers an im not paying a grand or even close to for an automatic unless its from WA and that includes freight..i thought autos were shit in the "tuners eyes" and everyone opted for manuals.. guess i was wrong. yer i run a fairly large tranny cooler in front of the raidiator... i thought about using the aircon cooler that originally sits in front but it would probably take 8 litres alone lol... And im not gonna be carrying crazy loads all the time. few hundred kg's.

hey thanks for replies we did get the s12 gazelle's and the gearbox does bolt up but i doubt it would be strong enough in the long run and its hard to find a auto in the s12's. and i want an auto tcos the ca is in my work ute as i need it for towing etc pulling loads. and having fun on week ends in :) so an auto outta a silvia 180sx would be preferable..... Anyone??? lol someone's gotta have done a manual conversion surely...

Hey all i brought a dodgy automatic gearbox so now i have to buy another.. so if any of you have one let me know please. Oh and if its dodgy im gonna hunt you down and Killllllllllllllllllllllll you bha hahahahah... well yer maybe.. anyways, if its easier my mobile number is 0410920760. Cheers Epic AKA John :)

Got my intercooler pipes in and figured out where the intercooler will sit. had to get one of the end tanks turned 180degrees so it fit straight to the turbo. otherwise it woulda been hard indeed to get something to work. heres a pic anyway, its pretty neat.

im taking my ute into autotech on wensday so they can hopefully get it running and i'll finally be able to drive it. To all datsun freaks out there, when i get my ute on the road... when... im gonna try an organise a cruise for all the local boys and girls. toowoomba brisbane or where ever you wanna drive from :) im gonna set it up for a few weeks time and it'll be on a saturday/ sunday so hopefully most of ya's dont work. if there is much interest and ppl wanna take the day off sick :P i'll set it up for 1 month from yesterday for a saturday. maybe cruise round some of the dams and up threw mount me threw the windy bends. anyways see how we go ay. EPIC

pic of the front im going to be useing when its all running sweet. gonna put black mesh behind it of course...

got a walbro fuel pump i think its 190 L/hr or something.. and checking for a pulse in the injectors and coils this arve, just got a test light. so if it has a pulse in all of the above i dunno what it is. I didnt hook the vacum line to the butterfly thing cos i'd rather have all 8 ports open all the time. i thought it was a stupid idea restricting the engine. i know why they did it but i still dont agree.. my freind didnt connect the fuel line properly the other day and i looked at it and it looked like it was just on.. so i gave it a tiny wiggle and the damn thing came off and i got a face full of fuel.. im glad now i didnt have a lighter handy cos i woulda lite the damn thing up haha. instead i walked away.. :) anyways yer thought it would be easier to get an autoelec to do it incase i stuff it. an it was only $250. anyways ill keep in touch. Epic

hey guys sry i havnt replied been sick/ workin non stop. have had little time to do much work on her. but i do have news. ill type what i can remember for now. got my tail shaft made up. had to buy a ca18det automatic tailshaft took it truckline and told them i want the ca18 yoke and uni on the 720 tailshaft. at the exact same length. $200 later and 2 hrs it was done. cheap as chips considerin some of them around here wanted $400 + . i recommend shopping around guys :) had to cut my sump to clear the steering arm just made a flat plate i'll post pics of it laters,, its a bit messy but it works so yeah.. haha dont use gal sheet metal to tig onto the sump its really messy. i thought it was normal sheet metal.. i got an auto elec to come do my wiring.. don ask me what he did but he did it... :) engine turned over as of yesterday but didnt fire up. im not sure if it because my fuel pump isnt up to it or what not but at least it turns lol. i cut a few circular holes in the side of my engine bay on the battery side and 1 in the firewall and made the hole where the heater hoses go threw the firewall larger as i used them to put the loom into the cab. heaters only slow you down :) i also painted the engine bay matt black before the engine went back in and looks a million bucks better. i reran the head light wires etc under the lip at the front where the bonnet latch is, seemed to be a waste of space to me so i filled it. looks a hell of alot tidyer without scragy wires going everywhere. waiting on a chrome intercooler set to come along with my 180sx dash cluster and a few other guages. boost oil a/f guage etc. im just using the standard s13 intercooler for now. it will sit behind my headlights opposite to my battery. which the airpod will also sit. there are no wires this side of the engine either apart from the airflow meter which it'll go one day. so it looks really neat with the matt black engine bay. all thats needed now i think is a better fuel pump and automatic tranny cooler. im not sure if i have hooked up all my vacum lines correct as that could also be the reason its not starting. I REALLY JUST DONT KNOW WHERE TO START... oh also if ur in oz and got a right hand drive car, the standard ca18det exhaust fits (JUST!!!) between the torson bar and the chassis if you measure where it'll sit roughly between the two and squash the exhaust into an oval shape rather then a round one. also where the exhaust bolts upto the turbo, one of the sides mite need shaving just a fraction so it doesnt rub on the chassis. worked for me anyway.. doesnt look messy at all, just something you gotta do to make it wrk.. And who ever said to clean the engine up before i put it in, i took ur advice and was gald i did, i ripped the inlet manifold off and all the piping (water etc) and some of them were rusty and corroded with the original clamps on them, so i replaced the majority of them and clamps etc also cleaned all the gease and shavings??? off the inlet and where the injectors are. gave it a good clean in general. then sprayed the block black as well as the turbo and where the exhaust starts so its uniform with the engine bay. when its done the main colours will be matt black, red cam covers (will be resprayed as they are chipped) and chrome intercooler pipes etc. oh i think the intercooler pipe rubbers are blue that are coming with it ?!?!?!?!?!?! oh welll.. bit of colour never hurt no-one.. anyway, thats it for now, my heads throbbin so im off... btw, id give anything to be driving it rite now. so far the build has only taken 3 weeks ;) not bad.... Oh and im reverting it back to columshift as i think its cool as until i get a manual box.. EPIC

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the gear crossmember normally has 4 holes in it but it only ever utilises the middle two for the gear box mount. i made 4 mm plate to go across all 4 holes and drilled the 2 holes for the gearbox mount. i think this will be more then enough for strength. i used 12mm bolts btw. if you need measurments to copy this build let me know. sry guys i have had this typed up 3 times and the computer keeps freezin an i loose it all so this one is short an sweet but still has pics! ive had a big day and this comp will go flyin if it freezes again lol. i dunno what i missed or etc but hey more pics ;) cheers Epic

see below post, it posted twice damn it

hey guys thanks all, yea the little guy is about 2 inch's and has a connector similar to what you'd plug into the injectors. i mite plug the 2 holes up if thats all it is.. also has anyone come across the ca18det manual by chance i mite need one soon and couldnt be ass'd buyin tracking and buying one. a pdf file would be nice ;) cheers Epic

ok good news. the ca18det may be a straight swap into the datsun 720 using the existing 720 engine mounts.. i have the ca in and the right hand engine mount in as well. the left needs to go back about 20-30 mm and it will bolt up as well. i just have to measure the rear of the gearbox from each side of the car and make sure its centered. and if it is at the moment im just gonna make a solid plate and bolt it to the existing engine mount and then bolt the engine mount to the steel plate. i may also try mounting it with the ca18 left hand engine mount on it, this may work better and i'd just have to drill a hole where the left hand mount normally goes. also when i say left and right. im talking from the position if you were looking at the car from the front. ok, just a few things needed to be changed. the swaybar needs to go, im gonna try an find another one i can intergrate into it but untill then its gooone. also the sump needs to be modified as it hits the steering rack. i just took a hammer to it as no one is gonna see it but some of you may wanna spend $200 getting it done properly or however much it costs. it needs about 20mm at least clearance. also if your changing from manual to auto like i am cos i brought a auto box with the engine the master brake cylinder needs to go as it also obstructs the engine. also (unless you want a heater) the 2 heater hoses going at the rear of the engine need to be removed to make the engine fit in the current engine mounts. just use one of the hoses you pull off to make a loop from the two plugs (which is on the same side). so far what i have roughly measured the engine should bolt up using the l18 engine mount on the right and either the l18 or ca18 mount on the left (i havnt done this one yet) also i had to drill the hole out to 14mm on the right engine mount bit that you mount the engine mount to. (the metal bit) and also the plate on the chasis needs to be drill to 14mm. the l18 gearbox mount should be able to reused and if anything new holes will have to be made for the gearbox mount, i recommend getting the gearbox mount with your ca18 and gearbox set up though as one of these will bolt up. also more good news the tail shaft is exactly the same length, i have not connected it yet but it should slide in. one thing im worried about is the spline being the wrong one, not sure if they come in different splines but anyway the measurements say its gonna fit. So its hard to belive but so far we have a straight bolt in.. a very painful one so far as im winging it and finding out things as i go but straight forward if giving all the details i'll be giving you guys now and in future. as for the engine loom, i havnt even considered looking at this yet. shouldnt be too difficult though. im also using the s13 dash cluster so i dont have to intergrate the wiring loom into the datsun shitty cluster. i took some pics today so ill post them up in the next few days. just of the engine sittin in and going in. BAD POINTS!!!! watch if you smake the sump in with the hammer, it may split as its only 1mm thick!!! use a mig to weld if you do split it. also i snapped a sensor off the top of the engine on the inlet mainfold today and i dont know what it is, if anyone knows can you please tell me i kno its hard with out pics etc but it on the mainfold pointing towards the middle of the engine about half way on the engine. it has 2 probes inside it which is the bit i broke.. its on a plate on the manifold and .. er well something and can be removed. anyways some info in exchange for mine would be grouse. thats about it for tonight guys im buggered and black as black haha. im gonna go have a looooooooong shower.. happy days cheers EPIC