AceInHole
05-31-2003, 01:27 AM
A good read for those who want to kill some time (long).
Here's a basic update:
So... I've had a semi- busy week. Recently got back in contact with the guy I get all my parts from and got a hold of a VLSD and z32 fuel pump. So far I've got the VLSD in (1997 J30 diff), and have broken the rear seal on the tranny so I'm ****ing fluid, which is ok since I'm getting a "new" tranny from Drifting Ricer since my tranny is 2 gears from destruction. Thus...
First fix:
For now, I've tilted the diff down to try to buy a little room by adding washers between the subframe and the front diff mounts. Hopefully this will make up for the extra 1/4" of diff length due to the ABS sensor. In the meantime, I've gotta locate an ABS driveshaft, or see if i can get a custom 1-peice shaft made before swapping the new tranny in.
Second "fix":
While I had some washers handy (large washers), and the rear of the car in the air, I figured I might as well try and fix the wheel hop coming from all that added traction. Basically, I stacked a smaller washer onto a really large one (as to not compress the subframe bushing completely... although... I guess that wouldn't be TOO bad to do...) and sandwhiched it between the lower seat and bushing (copied off of what a friend did to his S13).
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/subframe_compressed.jpg
Third fix:
So, while I was on a roll... I figured I might as well get to some other stuff I've been meaning to do: like fix my leaking TC bushings. Well... not much you can do to save the bushing once it's already leaked a bit of fluid out... and I'm way too cheap to replace it (waiting for some custom aluminum TC rods to get made by a friend), so i figured: crap the bushing and fill the sucker with polyurethane:
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/polyjunk.jpg
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/TCrod_swiss.jpg
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/TCrod_cheese.jpg
If it works, I'll do a writeup and post it in the tech session.... the suckers are still hanging in my kitchen.
And now... to load up some of the pics I've been meaning to load up:
Was at the "junkyard" and came across some interesting stuff. In no particular order or association with this thread:
Found on a Q45:
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/q45mesh.jpg
Found for sale for $250 (since i'll prolly go for the Q's :p, 5 lug, and would need a spacer i think):
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/bbsmesh.jpg
Waiting for my first drift event coming next month:
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/sparetires.jpg
And some turbos the size of your engine:
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/llarge_turbo_1.jpg
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/xtralarge_turbo.jpg
That's right... that 2nd turbo is sitting next to a tranny.
Here's a basic update:
So... I've had a semi- busy week. Recently got back in contact with the guy I get all my parts from and got a hold of a VLSD and z32 fuel pump. So far I've got the VLSD in (1997 J30 diff), and have broken the rear seal on the tranny so I'm ****ing fluid, which is ok since I'm getting a "new" tranny from Drifting Ricer since my tranny is 2 gears from destruction. Thus...
First fix:
For now, I've tilted the diff down to try to buy a little room by adding washers between the subframe and the front diff mounts. Hopefully this will make up for the extra 1/4" of diff length due to the ABS sensor. In the meantime, I've gotta locate an ABS driveshaft, or see if i can get a custom 1-peice shaft made before swapping the new tranny in.
Second "fix":
While I had some washers handy (large washers), and the rear of the car in the air, I figured I might as well try and fix the wheel hop coming from all that added traction. Basically, I stacked a smaller washer onto a really large one (as to not compress the subframe bushing completely... although... I guess that wouldn't be TOO bad to do...) and sandwhiched it between the lower seat and bushing (copied off of what a friend did to his S13).
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/subframe_compressed.jpg
Third fix:
So, while I was on a roll... I figured I might as well get to some other stuff I've been meaning to do: like fix my leaking TC bushings. Well... not much you can do to save the bushing once it's already leaked a bit of fluid out... and I'm way too cheap to replace it (waiting for some custom aluminum TC rods to get made by a friend), so i figured: crap the bushing and fill the sucker with polyurethane:
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/polyjunk.jpg
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/TCrod_swiss.jpg
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/TCrod_cheese.jpg
If it works, I'll do a writeup and post it in the tech session.... the suckers are still hanging in my kitchen.
And now... to load up some of the pics I've been meaning to load up:
Was at the "junkyard" and came across some interesting stuff. In no particular order or association with this thread:
Found on a Q45:
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/q45mesh.jpg
Found for sale for $250 (since i'll prolly go for the Q's :p, 5 lug, and would need a spacer i think):
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/bbsmesh.jpg
Waiting for my first drift event coming next month:
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/sparetires.jpg
And some turbos the size of your engine:
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/llarge_turbo_1.jpg
http://pj.240sxone.com/albums/album04/xtralarge_turbo.jpg
That's right... that 2nd turbo is sitting next to a tranny.