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Thread: Are there any RWD converted B-chassis?

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2014-06-11 18:14:12
#11
Originally Posted by Kyle
Ya, just cut that bish open and start welding support brackets and go to town.

Well, the first part is knowing where my issues are going to lie, then it's sourcing the parts. Stripping the car down and cutting will take less than a day, so there's no point in messing my garage up until I know more about what I'm going to be cutting.

Originally Posted by eggman
Justin,I remeber your whole build on the se-l...in fact we met when it was still VE.
I also remember some schmo claiming your car was his on some other website and he got called out on it

So cool that you have not sold the car even though you have the BMW now.How about RWD TITAN v8 sentra!!

I know of someone doing a RWD B13. I was sworn to secrecy,and wont leak more info on this,but it is a member here.
However I have seen the progress in person(over a year ago) ...at that time the whole chassis was on a jig of sorts with the entire floor cut out from firewall to back seat.
I have not seen or heard an update since then,so who knows if its still in the works.

Yea, the B13 is one of the most likely candidates, as they're cheap and simple. No one mods a B14, which is why I like it as a project car. As far as a V8 goes. I'm not going to attempt it. It's too large, engine management is harder to come by, and the HP gains aren't worth it. I don't want much more than 300 to the wheels. I already expect that 300 will be more than enough to get the car sideways at every opportunity. Also, I love the VQ35HR.


Originally Posted by NSMO240
so, personally to me. since that one is already set up, id say keep it FWD and find another motor. get another B chassis, like a 13 and RWD that, would be super sick, and easier to pass emissions.

plus, I thought you were selling it, the last time i was updated you had thought about it or something, and i dropped out of the game. either way, your my hero, car is soo sick, whichever route you go.

I don't have emissions, I can do anything I want, pretty much. FWD would be easier to redo, but It's not worth the time, anymore. It was a beast, but I never, ever, ever could get the power down to the front wheels, torque steer, snapping axles 2x a year, replacing front hubs/bearings once a year, and with the BMWs, I've really taken a liking to RWD. True happiness is getting my M5 sideways, and with the Sentra's short wheelbase and light chassis, it would make an excellent drifting machine.

I have attempted to sell the B14, but I could never get any buyers, the car's been somewhat unreliable as an everyday car, plus I would regret selling it.


Originally Posted by SE-Rtainlyb13
I've seen a rwd b13 at Limerock. It also had a crate motor and was basically a tube chassis though. If you have the money and patience, i guess, go for it. Or you could rebuild the VQ and work on traction issues. Otherwise, go 240sx. It'll have better balance and probably be lighter, S13 will anyways.
S-chassis is no good, there's more S-chassis "Rat rodded" cars in my area, completely taking over every drift event. The only S-chassis I want is a clean DD, like my friend's: https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5504/12664251574_2adecbc12f_h.jpg

Also, no tube chassis, I want it to appear as stock as possible. If there's a way to put back my interior, I will put back my entire interior. Maybe a partial roll bar in the rear in order to support the rear subframe.

Originally Posted by Alex_se_r
There is a thread on here from a guy in PR. http://www.sr20-forum.com/200sx-se-r/60074-rwd-sr20det-b14-200sx.html


These are both useful. I can already see one unforseen item I will have to deal with, the steering rack has to be mounted in front of the engine.

Originally Posted by mirrortints
Go V8 if going RWD. I've thought about it for years, but don't have the $$$ for it. You want to be different, so do it big.
As I mentioned, V8 probably will be too large, and it's not the direction I want to go. The VQ35HR is the engine I really want.
2014-06-11 18:22:06
#12
There is a silver RWD B13 on the fourm as well. Not in the US, but I forget where.

The steering rack position is the only major hurdle, and what gives me pause when I consider doing the same thing. Nothing is insurmountable though, and since Katie will not let me sell the B13 I've thought more and more about a RWD swap.
2014-06-11 18:51:22
#13
s13 front and rear subframes should help. also easy to find.
2014-06-11 18:58:48
#14
...This is something I have thought about for a long time and now going the six speed route has made it more tempting...

How attached to those back seats are you?

My idea is to treat it like a corolla; Control X the motor, then Control V it in the back seat and boom... Nissan MR2! The reason I say the RS6 makes it more tempting is that with the cable controlled transmission it solves some of the more challenging engineering aspects of it. Just my idea of course...
2014-06-11 19:48:00
#15
Originally Posted by Mattick22
...This is something I have thought about for a long time and now going the six speed route has made it more tempting...

How attached to those back seats are you?

My idea is to treat it like a corolla; Control X the motor, then Control V it in the back seat and boom... Nissan MR2! The reason I say the RS6 makes it more tempting is that with the cable controlled transmission it solves some of the more challenging engineering aspects of it. Just my idea of course...


The more challenging part would be adjusting the front end. Our cars aren't designed to have a completely empty engine bay.

The benefit of converting the Sentra to a FR setup is that there will still be enough weight on the front wheels to allow for handling. Adding a rear subframe would add some weight to the back for traction, and with the transmission in the middle/front, I think the Sentra would have a much better weight distribution than ever before.
2014-06-11 19:53:33
#16
Originally Posted by kaotekxe
s13 front and rear subframes should help. also easy to find.


I think his may be the route I end up taking. I really want the 350Z subframes, but I think they're just too far different from my chassis to even bother. They're fully contained, which is nice, but because the Sentra is a taller car, it could have the unintended consequence of not being integrated well enough with the body.

I have seen someone putting a Murano Rear SF on an Altima RWD project. I still have to look at my options, but the S-chassis subframes may just be a better match. I will still attempt the 350Z's rear diff and axles.
2014-06-12 00:01:34
#17
I like the rear engine rwd idea, moving it all as one unit to the rear (to me) keeps things simpler.

Its definitely the way Id do it if I had the funds.


I know a guy local to me (his build is on one of the honda forums) that rear engine/rwd swapped his Del sol with a K20.
Its pretty badass. Its around high 400whp, has run 7.00 in the 1/8.

Last edited by unijabnx2000 on 2014-06-12 at 00-13-19.
2014-06-12 00:23:25
#18
That would be mid-engine, rear-wheel drive, just to be politically correct (and the best of the handling chassis/drive combinations I can imagine).
2014-06-12 00:53:44
#19
Whats the diff?
If the engine over the rear axle I thought that equals rear engine?
2014-06-12 05:01:52
#20
Originally Posted by unijabnx2000
Whats the diff?
If the engine over the rear axle I thought that equals rear engine?


exactly how it says. mid engine in between the wheels, rear is behind.
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