RB25DET Buggy

A while ago now I bought a very cheap series 1 R33 Skyline (1993). It was auto, with an RB25DET. I bought the car with one reason in mind... to make a buggy out of it. After weighing up my options and calculating up costs - I leapt at this opportunity, as it provided me with almost everything I would need.

The car itself wasn't in very good condition. Dents, scratches, missing parts. The chassis was fairly straight, but I ended up throwing that away as no one wanted it. The engine and driveline, however, were in decent condition. I stripped the Skyline completely, sold off some parts and kept most for myself.

A while after stripping all the parts out, I had acquired some necessary contacts and money required to order in the steel. I had also acquired a heavy duty mandrel pipe bender, a heavy duty notcher, some wheels, and many other parts that will turn this heap of junk into a buggy.

SPECS

• 44.45 (1 3/4") CDW tube (2.6mm Wall) for the main part of the chassis (its the grey tube in the photos)
• 42.4 ERW tube (3.2mm wall) for wheel arms, triangle sections of the chassis (its the blue round tube)
• 50mm ERW square tube (3.2mm wall) for the chassis rails and other misc parts (its the blue square tube)
• 3mmx50mm flat bar for misc items
• Unmodified RB25DET powerplant
• RB25DET auto box
• R33 16" stock rims
• road rubber on front, 32" muddies on rear

The buggy is a build in progress. Use the menu above to go to the build log.

180sx

My first entry into the world of high performance vehicles. My 180 has been with me for a long time now and has evolved from a daily driver to a weekend and "track" car (even though it almost never sees the track nowadays). The car has been through multiple turbos, one engine, a clutch, and lots and lots of petrol. :)

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