So obviously I have made some progress during the past months:
Fixed some more rust stuff bla bla bla
Repainted the underbody of the car and put my subframe on
And then after some hard work on the engine/tranny, it's finally in!
Some information that might be interesting for other S12 owners getting the CA18DET engine:
I used 300ZX engine mounts which are more rigid (less vibration/engine movement) combined with te S13 engine brackets on the S12 CA18ET subframe. I am using the stock S12 transmission combined with an CA18DET clutch + bearing (90-... not the pre 90!!!). Engine does sit a bit higher which makes the engine rub agains the hood, so I will probably be using hood spacers and search for a GP hood
Brake lines are kinda close to the exhaust and I had to remove the original heath-shield because the exhaust was stuck against it, I will be making a custom heath shield to resolve this issue.
I used S13 steering pump but used the return line of the S12 steering pump, which made it easier to fit the return line.
Setup:
- CA18DET
- CA18ET gearbox
- 300ZX engine mounts + s13 engine brackets
- T28 turbo
- XS power exhaust manifold
What I also did:
- Give the drive shaft some fresh pain
- New clutch
- New brake lines to the rear
- New gasoline-lines
- And ofcourse a lot of engine stuff
To the point, pictures:
