Nothing special or noteworthy had happened. just driving the r34 normally around town. not much action, not much excitement.
UNTIL NOW.
Sooo a few of my friends managed to convince to take the R34 to Ebisu. it did take a lotta damn convincing but in the end, i accepted. and then absolute SENT IT.
Literally was full sending it through Ebisu Minami course. Seems like my skills from parking lot skids have somehow added up lol. and the car held up well for about 2 hours of straight drifting. well 2 hours only.
DEATH OF LE RB20
i was taking a turn at moderate speeds, exception being i took it a lower gear than usual. i heard a bit of a noise. the engine cut off, rear wheels locked up, i spun 180 degrees twice and into a wall. Thank god the speed was low enough to not heavily damage the car or injure me
the engine started smoking, the front bumper is basically dead. and one headlight broke. seemed to be repairable and no frame damage fingers crossed. i tried to start it, but it made a very ugly noise so i didnt try harder. We pushed the car to the pits,and i borrowed a compression tester that a fellow driver had brought along. Cylinder 1,3 and 4 have failed. really low compression compared to the other three cylinders.
What caused the engine to fail is still a mystery. maybe the previous owner did something wrong? idk. well after all that we had the car towed over to the garage, and then pulled the engine too. Here she sat for 3-4 days. awaiting a new heart.
And then uhm
NEW ENGINE TIME!
Could not bear to see my car just sitting there begging for help for too long. SOOOO
RB25DET!
Came across a fairly good deal of a halfbuilt RB25DET Long block. previous owner lost financial support halfway through the build. in terms of mods, it has RB26 rocker covers and HKS intake and exhaust cams. stock block though. Needs a turbo kit, plenum, radiator and a dyno tune to run if im not wrong
fairly easy process to put it in car so we did that the same day too
i should have it running within a fairly short time because im really motivated to get this thing on the road again.
