Brakes & RB26DETT's ?

[ScoupeS12]

Hi again guys.....2 things....

1. I took the brakes to bits the other day. And now I have a quietish knocking noise from that corner of the car. Its frequency increases with speed, and stops when I go for the brakes. The pads are very loose in the carrier, and other than that I can't see anything else that could be causing it.



2. I have started to look for an engine conversion to do in my S12, so I can collect bits before I need to take it to bits, and get it sorted.

On my travels I have found an R32 GTR with, 50k miles on it, that is almost standard for breaking. I have contacted matey, and gone to see the engine and have a chat to him. And it turns out it's someone I know from years ago. So he has offered me engine, manifolds, turbos, ancilliaries, mounts, loom, ecu and gearbox for £2.5k. Its the ideal thing for me, because a light tune will make it damn fast and hypothetically realiable.

Now I've seen quite a few RB26DETT's go for about £2k for bare engine (cam covers to sump) so I see it as a bit of a bargain.

But more importantly....I need to know if anyones done it before that could give me some inside info on anything I might need to be wary of.

I've done a few conversions before, so I've got some chance, including RB25DET into an S13, so it must be a similarish conversion to that?

And any more thoughts on the idea?