# RB
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [March 10, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445 "2009-03-10T06:16:18Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 7
### Author:  [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/121 "2009-03-21T15:32:19Z")
> [@Biggest Rubber Band Ball Ever... It Smashes STUFF Too!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/biggest-rubber-band-ball-ever-it-smashes-stuff-too/20945/7):
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> i’m going with a pusher fan to make clearance. your gonna need a KA x member for the trans like me. the r32 trans corssmember wont work unless your planning on drilling new holes.
My r32 cross member worked for both the engine and tranny :/: without any modification.
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### Author:  [@hotrodstu77](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hotrodstu77)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/122 "2009-03-21T15:35:46Z")
mine didnt even come close to mounting up so i gotta use a KA one
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### Author:  [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2009, 4:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/123 "2009-03-21T16:38:44Z")
if you used r32 engine cross member it bolts right up. no doubt about it i just did it 3 days ago.
done the intercooler yet? now THAT is fun!!! throttle cable, wiring, hood and fan. and I am friggin done!!!
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### Author:  [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/124 "2009-03-21T16:39:16Z")
OH!!! and sway bar…which will be fun as well 🙂 time to smash up an oil pan 😉
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### Author:  [@hotrodstu77](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hotrodstu77)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/125 "2009-03-21T17:07:20Z")
> [@The winter teardown has begun.. \*11/24 UPDATED PICS\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-winter-teardown-has-begun-11-24-updated-pics/20392/67):
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> if you used r32 engine cross member it bolts right up. no doubt about it i just did it 3 days ago.
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> done the intercooler yet? now THAT is fun!!! throttle cable, wiring, hood and fan. and I am friggin done!!!
i’m talking about the TRANSMISSION crossmember. my tranny is held up by wood right now because the TRANSMISSION crossmember from an r32 does not work. i just gotta pretty muhc wire mine up and if it actually decides to run i should be fine untill i can put exhuast on it lol
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### Author:  [@hotrodstu77](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hotrodstu77)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/126 "2009-03-21T17:08:02Z")
did you go with a FMIC or use the stock sidemount? i’m going with the sidemount for now.
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### Author:  [@CSK-240-R1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CSK-240-R1)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2009, 5:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/127 "2009-03-21T17:12:57Z")
it doesnt fit under the bumper, you will definatly need to re-work the piping
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### Author:  [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/128 "2009-03-21T18:24:52Z")
ONLY pictures I am posting LOL. See it at bings.
I used side mount with A LOT of customizations. Brackets, piping, vents, diverters…etc etc etc
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### Author:  [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/129 "2009-03-22T00:37:15Z")
Hotrod, I’m not sure why your having problems with the cross members. Both my engine and tranny mounts/cross members were from my R32 clip and bolted up almost better than my KA stuff. The side mount calls for about 4 inches to be cut of the re-bar (drivers side) because of the way it’s designed, the piping swings in front of the side mount.
Chris why do you have to bang in the oil pan? Everything should line up properly without having to adjust the sway bar or the oil pan.
Also, use any sort of “L” shaped bracket for the throttle cable. Bolt it just to the left (looking at the front of the car) of the throttle body. Have a “U” typed shape to the bracket that sticks upwards and mount the throttle cable in there.
If your not willing to cut some re-bar in the hood, you can just use spacers/nuts to raise the hood about half an inch so everything clears.
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### Author:  [@hotrodstu77](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hotrodstu77)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/130 "2009-03-22T07:21:15Z")
martino i dunno what it is, my r2 engine crossmember bolted in fine but the trans mount holes from the r32 member dont match up to the stock holes. i’m starting to wonder if my motor is out of an r31…
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### Author:  [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/131 "2009-03-22T08:30:04Z")
!!! hot rod! spin the trans member around (180 degrees) problem solved 😉
Mike - the hood will NOT clear at all? If I can stay away from cutting structural I would like to. Only thing is I don;t want my hood popped in the back ☹ I’ll figure it out.
Also, I have tanabe sways. So they are much bigger. I had to remove it to get the damn motor in. I will see what I can do without banging anything for that.
How was your steering shaft on the elbow? I got maybe 1/8" clearance lol.
Just waiting for the fan and switch. Sway, throttle and the dreaded wiring.
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### Author:  [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/132 "2009-03-22T08:52:54Z")
The hood won’t clear because of the recric. vavle. If you can find an RB25 “L” pipe than it changes the angle of the flange which allows the recirc. to be bolted sideways instead of directly up, allowing the hood to close.
The elbow will graze the steering column for a while however the bolt that pinches the steering column will rub a slight patch into the cast iron after a good amount of driving. It’s still safe and won’t break or anything.
Put it this way, I drifted with mine rubbing.
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### Author:  [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/133 "2009-03-22T08:56:59Z")
Yea. I figured all of those things. I am actually trying to find the L pipe with the side mount recirc. No one seems to have this. Either I will modify it…or just cut the hood ☹
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### Author:  [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/134 "2009-03-22T08:58:11Z")
Oh. How tight was your front sway? O.E or a/m? The Tanabe ones are quite a bit larger than stock. So if yours is O.E and it’s very close…well, you get it I’m sure.
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### Author:  [@Martino](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Martino)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 9:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/135 "2009-03-22T09:06:21Z")
> [@xbox 360 question](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/xbox-360-question/20938/6):
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> Yea. I figured all of those things. I am actually trying to find the L pipe with the side mount recirc. No one seems to have this. Either I will modify it…or just cut the hood ☹
Importers
> [@"Best Post evaR" Hall of Fame - NYSPEED Edition](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-post-evar-hall-of-fame-nyspeed-edition/20884/14):
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> Oh. How tight was your front sway? O.E or a/m? The Tanabe ones are quite a bit larger than stock. So if yours is O.E and it’s very close…well, you get it I’m sure.
OEM, however it had like an inch of space.
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### Author:  [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/136 "2009-03-22T10:18:23Z")
Hmm. I’m gonna check it out first then.
What shifter did you use? Mine looks like a fuckin tractor trailer shifter lol.
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### Author:  [@stbsrowner](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/stbsrowner)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/137 "2009-03-22T10:36:56Z")
hey chris you at the shop today i’m bored was gonna swing by
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### Author:  [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/138 "2009-03-22T11:15:31Z")
Sway bar fit, just a wee bit of smashing wit a torch and pipe 😉 Looks FACTORY BABY! 😃
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### Author:  [@hotrodstu77](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/hotrodstu77)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 11:18am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/139 "2009-03-22T11:18:48Z")
ok my swaybar came close and is almost on the oil pan. i tried flipping around the crossmember and it still didnt line up with the bolt holes. i’ll try again though a couple different ways. i’m just gonnna space my hood at the hinges. should stil look ok.
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### Author:  [@87s15lt1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87s15lt1)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2009, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/rb/122445/140 "2009-03-22T11:22:41Z")
Are you pushing the motor/trans up when you go to mounts it on?
Can you post some pictures of what you mean?
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