maltese Posted May 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 Fender is primed. I've been talking to Chris at Vector Vinyl. He's making some awesome stripes for me. Can't wait to see the finished product, and get them on the car! Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted May 9, 2013 Report Share Posted May 9, 2013 Wow man that thing is coming along quite nicely. Keep up the work! Quote Link to comment
Jeepercole Posted May 10, 2013 Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 Looks great! I may have missed but what are those seats out of? Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted May 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2013 They're just universal aftermarket seats. Thanks for the compliments, guys! Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted May 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Got up early to prep for paint. Out in the sun, curing... Taking my wife out for lunch, then I'll put it back together. Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted May 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Got the masking off... Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted May 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Back together.... Now waiting for those stripes from Crackerjack69! Those, and the air dam, should finish it nicely! Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Got some vinyl on tonight. Just the drivers side, for now... Vector Vinyl FTW! Quote Link to comment
mattyhacks71 Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 That looks sweet! 1 Quote Link to comment
MidnightCafe Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Looks great! I like how you're making these casual posts on some interesting upgrades :) Quote Link to comment
kuro_Yosh Posted May 23, 2013 Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Love your style man! As soon as I saw "stripes", I was like "aww shit.". But it actually looks great! Keep up the good work :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted May 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2013 Thanks for the positive feedback, guys! Had a ton of comments, while driving around town, today. Now I need to get serious about finishing the diff in my garage. Really need this car geared lower, before I go autocrossing! Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted May 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2013 My buddy at work pointed out that the '4' was not stuck down at the bottom. After a closer look, I realized the vinyl had folded under during the installation. Luckily Chris had sent me a spare. I replaced just the '4'. Looks good as new... I also got the carpet kit ready to install. MSA's kit that came with the car... I'll get some pics of the interior, in the daylight, tomorrow. Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted May 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2013 Carpet is in... My little guy, helping out... More to come. Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted June 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Been driving the Z in 100+ degree weather the last few days. On long hills, my gauge reads as pictured... Never goes above that point. I pulled over at the top of a long grade, to check the temp on the radiator, with my IR thermometer. Hottest part of the rad was 196 degrees. At the bottom hose the temp read 173 degrees. I figure the position of the needle on the gauge to be approximately 215 degrees. Does this seem acceptable? Otherwise, the car is treating me well... Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 You may want to try a coolant flush and or water pump. That temp isnt too bad but its close to being so. Usually overheating while still is the fan and while under load is cooling system efficiency. You run an efan or mech? I run an efan and have it kick on easier on overly hot days with heavy driving. Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted June 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 I'm running an electric fan, which runs continuously. Will put a Delta Current fan controller on it, down the road. I've got a three row radiator, and just did a coolant flush. Added Water Wetter with the new coolant (50/50). I'll throw a new water pump at it. Thanks for your insight! Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Sounds like your ahead of the curve lol. You can install a lower temp thermostat so it begins circulating sooner.There is an upgrade for the water pump too, the ld28 pump has larger fins. I have pics in my build thread. Lots of options for ya. Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted June 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Excellent! I put in a new 180 t'stat in after I did the flush. Thanks for the tip on the pump. I'll go that route. Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted July 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2013 I got a new water pump, Import Direct from O'Reilly, which has a cast impeller. I'm going to try it out. If it doesn't cool better, I'm going to pull the radiator, and have it gone through. Then the cooling system should be up to par. In other news... I got the Spook air dam installed tonight... Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted July 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2013 I found a loose vacuum line on the vacuum advance. Wonder how long it's been that way? Checked the timing, and retarded it 3 degrees. I think it's time to freshen up the carbs, after I'm done with the cooling system. Pic from today... Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted July 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Changed the water pump, today. The impeller is slightly larger on the new pump... No bearing noise, or signs of leaking at the weep hole, on the old pump. New one installed, with an aluminum pulley a customer gave me... Ran it up to operating temp, then let it cool down, to purge any air out of the cooling system... I'm going to add a second fan tonight. The 14" fan covers a little more than half, so I'm going to add a 12" pusher. Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted July 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 With the new water pump and the second fan, the car is running a little cooler. I'm going to clean up some of the e-fan wiring this coming weekend, as well. In other news, I ran over a ketchup packet in a drive thru, at lunch, so I washed it... 1 Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 Spook looks excellent ! :thumbup: Love your s30 man :D !! Keep the updates comin.. Hopefully your cooling issues are solved :) . Out of the last (5) stock zx radiators I've touched .. I felt (2) of them needed to be rodded , boiled , and re-sealed. ( not un-common right ? oh well lol ) Quote Link to comment
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