Icehouse Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 I'll have to sneak my car into your garage so you can spend 12hrs on it for me :D Lov'n the pics dude, keep them coming :D I'd add more but I'm about to go to Dicks and get a burger MMhhh Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Lovin' the pics!!! Great stuff! 12hrs? Not sure I can go that long without a nap!! he did not have much of a choice with me sitting in front of his garage with my car tor a part.(thanks steve you rock) Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted April 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Any time Mikey!! EVERY time!! Quote Link to comment
ramseys21 Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 lookin good. clean install. i see no voltage drops with that in the future. haha :) Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Got the engine in the car today. Some of what I've done: Lightened 225mm flywheel with Z car Daiken clutch '83 280ZX 5 speed trans (.754 5th gear) EE trans crossmember w/new Nissan mount New motor mounts ZX gear reduction starter MadDat & DAMB steering braces Battle Versioin adjusters on LCAs Centered front crossmember in frame rails Raised LCA pivot points 1" L18E EFI intake manifold w/60mm KA24E throttle body & custom fuel rail 240SX fuel pump stand in stock tank w/ Walbro 255LPH pump & -6 fittings -6 supply & return fuel lines Aeromotive adjustable fuel pressure regulator Relocated battery to trunk Lots more to go before I can drive it. Plan is to be driving it on 5/10! Thanks Guy & Mike!! Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Now thats an L motor I would rock!! Fuel injection is the shit, I can't wait to hear how the turbo setup goes :) You been letting that car have it. So are you leaving the wires hidden? or are you keeping them in the factory location? Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Hiding as much as possible. I added two grommets directly behind the engine/head for the majority of the engine wiring. Almost all of what was under the hood will now be in the dash on my wiring panel. The panel is turning out pretty good. I'm not sure if I will have to modify the glovebox yet. The turbo is going to be a ton of fabrication. I'm worried about it looking really cobbled together, so I'm not going to get in a big hurry with the turbo. The intercooler is the hard part. I think I have it figured out - sorta. I will have to modify the core support for it to work. I don't want to change radiators, if I don't have to. Quote Link to comment
kiznook Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 looks good steve!! sorry i had to take off, stupid work!! oh well, i'll be back Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted May 3, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Thanks for the help and motivation!! Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Now that's just sexy right there :cool: Quote Link to comment
BEEBANI Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Looks good Steve! Can't wait to go for a ride! Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 you think it looks good in the pics you should see it in person. I think you should leave the hood off and show off the engine. Quote Link to comment
sjeff64 Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 I hope this is not a question that has been answered already ,but ,if you remove the distbrutor what are you useing for the top bearing surface for the oil pump drive? Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 it is not necessary. Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted May 4, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Just picked up a cool piece for the car: Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 oooowwww 68 :D I likey Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Thanks to the studs at AMI (they parted out a 2 door), I got a bunch of sweet new parts for my car today - perfect and I mean perfect hood with trim, lower grill trim piece, and a pair of sweet doors. Lots of work to do for Canby! Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 I was supposed to post about that car, I better get on if for my buddy Soak :D Quote Link to comment
kiznook Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 wanna get rid of that old hood Mr. Steve? Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted May 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2007 Update... Got the car aligned today, so it now rolls in a straight line. My JSK rotor hats and caliper brackets arrived today. They are dead sexy. The rotors and calipers get here Monday. I got my fuse block today. This all means, all that I have to do is wire the car from the firewall forward, install the Wilwood brakes on all four corners, bleed them all, install the clutch slave and bleed, bolt up the drive line, pressure test the fuel system, create a base fuel map and start the fucker up! Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted May 13, 2007 Report Share Posted May 13, 2007 You are making really good progress. What fuse block are you speaking of? This also makes me wonder if you are rewiring the car... It seems more like just the front half. Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted May 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2007 Front rotors and calipers arrived today. I'll snap a photo later tonight. I'm not rewiring. I pulled the engine bay harness out and am modifying it quite a bit. I want the underhood wiring to be minimal. I moved everything that can be moved inside the car in the dash. I'm running several relays. These will be powered via a new fuse block to isolate each circuit. Quote Link to comment
71-521 Posted May 15, 2007 Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 sounds nice... yes, please post pics of how the wiper relocation went and your fuse block/box setup is done... Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted May 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2007 Brakes! The components: JSK Innovations Caliper brackets and rotor mounting hats, Wilwood 4 piston Superlite calipers and Wilwood 12.19" x 1.25" curved vane directional rotors. All mounted up on 280ZX struts: With my wheel mounted up (on the bench): I have to run a spacer to clear the caliper. If the the wheel was just a slight different profile on the inside, the spacer would not be needed. I found a guy that makes them for $39 shipped out of solid billet aluminum. I'm fine with running those. My pads haven't arrived yet. The reason I went this route is I had was able to choose the components I wanted to run. The kits I saw, didn't easily allow for this for the price. Quote Link to comment
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