datzenmike Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 im sure the one he has is good, nismopu usualy dont hold on to junk for long lol I give my junk away...... as a gift. :D Quote Link to comment
Phlebmaster Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 I give my junk away...... as a gift. :D That sounds almost bad..... :blink: You got all that junk in your trunk? :D Sorry Skib...your thread just took a left turn. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment
lynchfourtwenty Posted April 20, 2009 Report Share Posted April 20, 2009 hehe we'll do an insomniac take over!!! hehe jk Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 what happend to the turbo skib just old and crusty :lol: glad you got another one man Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 what happend to the turbo skib just old and crusty :lol: glad you got another one man it was sposta only have 50mi on it :mad: iv come to the conclusion that someone did a bad rebuild Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 sounds about right from what i have read about turbos (super street import tuner stuff like that ) you dont want to rebuild a turbo its just asking for trouble Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 sounds about right from what i have read about turbos (super street import tuner stuff like that ) you dont want to rebuild a turbo its just asking for trouble I might just call up Forged Performance and see what it would cost me to have them swap the housings for me, cuz I know Im going to get SUPER pissed trying to get the bolts out lol. They sponsor our Z club so they might cut me a deal. Quote Link to comment
lynchfourtwenty Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 if not skib bring em over here.. we can brake them together.. :lol: Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 I might just call up Forged Performance and see what it would cost me to have them swap the housings for me, cuz I know Im going to get SUPER pissed trying to get the bolts out lol. They sponsor our Z club so they might cut me a deal. In my experience rebuilding turbos it's not the bolts that get you its separating the hot side housing from the center housing. Cast to cast, corroded, heated and cooled for 20 years? ::shivers::. I now boil (I guess tech fry? lol)them in penetrating oil, that works well. I have to ask, if you would pay to have them sep the housing for you why was rebuilding it never an option? You could rebuild the thing yourself, kit is cheap. You already have the z31 turbo and what not but I'm curious to know why the rebuild path wasn't taken prior. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 In my experience rebuilding turbos it's not the bolts that get you its separating the hot side housing from the center housing. Cast to cast, corroded, heated and cooled for 20 years? ::shivers::. I now boil (I guess tech fry? lol)them in penetrating oil, that works well. I have to ask, if you would pay to have them sep the housing for you why was rebuilding it never an option? You could rebuild the thing yourself, kit is cheap. You already have the z31 turbo and what not but I'm curious to know why the rebuild path wasn't taken prior. the hot is exactly what I don't want to do, lol Iv already been there before. rebuilding a T3 was the original plan on my build, time was running close so i sold it and the rebuild kit and got this one that was saposta have 50mi on a rebuild. now I have the T3 from the Z31 that works fine and just have to swap the housing. I dont want to take any more time or spend any more money that i have too, this was originally going to be a 7 day swap.....its been over a month now thanks to all the problems Iv run into like this Quote Link to comment
hughdogz Posted April 21, 2009 Report Share Posted April 21, 2009 it was sposta only have 50mi on it :mad:iv come to the conclusion that someone did a bad rebuild Couldn't have been you though, right? ;) You said it was fine at the beginning, had almost no shaft play, but after you ran it, it now has TONS of shaft play. It will be interesting to see if the bearing is shot when it gets pulled apart. It could be the oil feed line wasn't supplying enough oil due to carbon buildup. Can you blow through the oil feed line easily with compressed air? Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 the old turbo's shaft is totally busted in half :eek: internet is on the fritz so ill try and update best i can this week Quote Link to comment
Wharf Rat Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Hmmm, very sucky, broken shaft in your blow thingie:( Just getter done man .... happy days are on the way :) Remember to watch out for Barney :blink: Quote Link to comment
lynchfourtwenty Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 ^^ that Barney? hehe skib will be commin to help me get her runnin good as soon as he finishes his.. Quote Link to comment
Wharf Rat Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 Barney Fife ...... save your bullet Barn I'm a old bastard :fu: Quote Link to comment
lynchfourtwenty Posted April 22, 2009 Report Share Posted April 22, 2009 lmao ahh ok lol.. i get it now... usualy around here when barneys spoke of... its refurring to that car lol.. that cars like Tom Petty in the movie The Postman Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 interwebz be fixed! :fu: I dropped my turbos off at Forged, and should have them back hopefully before the weekend. I usually hate to take anything to a shop but Im sick of it :glare: plus I get a discount :D Quote Link to comment
Phlebmaster Posted April 23, 2009 Report Share Posted April 23, 2009 interwebz be fixed! :fu: I dropped my turbos off at Forged, and should have them back hopefully before the weekend. I usually hate to take anything to a shop but Im sick of it :glare: plus I get a discount :D If you get her fixed I would you to come with us to the LKQ. We are going to the Portland one on 111th first then maybe out to Tigard. :cool: Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 man its about time this damn thing was finished, iv had everything from destroyed bolt holes, to melting couplers, and even a catastrophically failing turbo (ill post some pics of that today) Im getting the new turbo clocked and in today, thanks to Kyle who hooked it up with a Z31 T3 thats now frankensteined with the 280ZX T3 to make it all work :D Baxters should have my new coupler in tomorrow and then I should be good to go. Quote Link to comment
lynchfourtwenty Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 fuckin SWEET! Quote Link to comment
240ADAM Posted April 27, 2009 Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 I was listening to your exhaust vid and it sounds like you have a dead hole or severely missing on a hole or two, whats up with that? Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2009 I was listening to your exhaust vid and it sounds like you have a dead hole or severely missing on a hole or two, whats up with that? lol all kinds of fun stuff, that was the first fire and there where plenty of leaks + no tuning yet Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2009 and of course no project would be complete without at least one busted knuckle I got my new coupler today and Im hoping to have the oil return like and exhaust buttoned back up tomorrow and ready to fire again Quote Link to comment
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