turboHLS30 Posted August 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 8/2/10 I went and picked up some new rims and tires for the Z last night. They are knockoffs but they look really nice and have some almost brand new tires. They're 14x7 0 offset with a 3-4 inch lip. The best part about it is that I gave the guy $50 and a strut bar for his civic. Anyways onto the pics Also the person who put these lowering springs on put them on backwards, as in fronts in the back and backs in the front, so it sits as if it had no motor in it. So now I have to reverse them so that it will sit right. Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted August 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Yesterday I finished installing my rims. Here's some pics. Little bro preparing to put on the rim The front wheel well Still preparing but now doing the one legged dance LOL Rear wheel well Little bro starting to put the wheel on after BSing for 5 mins. He couldn't get it on the first time, so he started complaining about me taking pics of him failing LOL He still couldn't get it on He gave up so I ended up finishing it Back on the ground Front wheel gap because of screwed up springs The Suburban and the Z in the driveway Quote Link to comment
Pumpkn210 Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 You ROCK MANG! Good work, thats a bad ass setup youve got there! I especially dig the tripple blow thru turbo :cool: Sweet Azz! 2JZ is a awsome motor, but I personally would build on the drivetran thats in it now. Would be cheeper to make this one just as hot, not to mention the one of the Coolest Turbo setups I have ever seen! :thumbup: Kudos to you, and either way that cars is the :poop: Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted August 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Today I washed her and cleaned up the exterior and the wheels. I also put in my homemade gauge panel and boost gauge. I have to find 2 more gauges but I don't know what gauges I want. Anyways here's the pics. Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted August 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Haha thanks you very much Pumpkin210 Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 2jz is coming today. The best part about it is that it's free, and it got delivered. Will have some pics later. Quote Link to comment
Pumpkn210 Posted August 13, 2010 Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Could I get your old blow thru setup? :poke: Would be Boss on one of the my 210s! Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 If you have $2,000. I need cash to do the 2jz swap. Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted August 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2010 Haha yea I know it's not cheap. Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted August 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2010 Got my 2jz today SOOO excited for this build now My plans are to go through the motor check the bearings and everything and the throw in my 2jz-gte rods and pistons, and turbo cams maybe. FFIM (Forward Facing Intake Manifold), Single turbo manifold with a Precision turbo don't what size, R154, ARP head studs, and a head gasket and hope for 600hp LOL Quote Link to comment
lil89ram50 Posted August 15, 2010 Report Share Posted August 15, 2010 nice car man! lets hope it doesnt become an abandon project when you go to swap in the 2jz. good luch and hope to see this running soon! Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted August 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2010 Trust me it's not gonna get abandoned. I'm trying to have it done by the end of this year. My dad's friend that gave me the 2jz is trying to get me as much stuff as he can. I'm ordering my gt40 turbo soon. Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted August 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Ughhh I can't get anything done until I sell the current motor. I have people interested but they want a vid of it running and a compression test. I can't do either because my harness is fried. I know for sure the engine starts and runs because I've started it in my old Z and it ran fine. Any ideas on what I could do to get it running? Quote Link to comment
Pumpkn210 Posted August 22, 2010 Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Should be fairly easy to make an engine stand that you could start it on. And you dont need much wiring to make a carb'd engine run. Thats quite a bit of money for that setup, so it stands to reason that they would want to see it run! Good luck with everything, wish I could get that setup from ya! Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted August 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 22, 2010 Yea I completely understand. I think I'm gonna hard wire it and see what happens. Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted September 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 No recent updates, this weekend the car was supposed to be running but ended up having to go and meet my Dad's girlfriends parents, so the Z didn't even get touched. But yesterday I decided to take a pic with the Z so that I can have a new screen saver so here it is Quote Link to comment
PurePontiacKid Posted September 7, 2010 Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 lowerit.com/rightnow Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted September 7, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2010 Lmao it is lowered but the spring are installed wrong, I have to switch them around. Quote Link to comment
PurePontiacKid Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 if you leave it at that height, you might want to look into one of these: http://www.truckcandy.com/TC/BrushGuards/BrushGuards.htm JUS' SAYIN' Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted September 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Lmao no thanks I'll just switch the springs. Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted September 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Ok we have a problem. The motor that's currently in the car has a problem with the #4 cylinder. The compression numbers in order from fron to back were #1-115 #2-115 #3-110 #4-85 :( #5-115 #6-120. So I guess god wants me to sell this and put the 2jz in the Z LOL. I might still try to fix it and get it running though. What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment
Aaron Datsun Posted September 9, 2010 Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Well I can tell you with a bum cylinder people don't love to spend as much and I know you wanted to set up that 2jz with the cash so either you are going to have to lower the price of the engine, or fix it. I read your build today looks good man love the Z. I also love the monster truck stance don't let these guys mess with you, how cool is it to go off roading with your Z I mean you see a dried up river bed and you go for it! Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted September 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2010 Yea I'm just gonna scrap the motor and sell the 5 speed, the triples, and the turbo kit. I'm swapping out the springs soon so no need to worry LOL. Quote Link to comment
turboHLS30 Posted September 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2010 I redid the compression test with a Mac compression tester and #4 is a little better, it's now at 110 which is within the range of the others so I'll run some SeaFoam through the motor and change the oil and hopefully they will all be bumped up a little. I also bought a new battery which makes a huge difference when doing the compression check. Quote Link to comment
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