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Old 03-07-2012, 06:14 PM   #91
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man i hope i get to see this car this weekend. cool stuff man.
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Old 03-07-2012, 09:02 PM   #92
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Good thread. Ill be following this. It reminds me so much of a friends car. mostly cause his is black and same kit haha
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Old 03-07-2012, 09:26 PM   #93
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Good thread. Ill be following this. It reminds me so much of a friends car. mostly cause his is black and same kit haha
Cool, its a common combo it seems
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Old 03-07-2012, 09:28 PM   #94
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Sorry for the lack of updates, ive been busy lately, but dont fret...many more updates are coming this weekend and the following week, since ill be on spring break!
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Old 03-13-2012, 07:17 PM   #95
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Update Bitches!!!

So Im putting the engine fusebox behind the dash where the ac/heater box were so i can keep the engine bay clean. So i extended the headlight/corner light wiring as well as the bmc wiring and fan wiring.

After 5-6hrs of straight cutting and soldering i finally finished the harness.


(look beyond the objects to see what this resembles lol)


I figured out that since im putting the fusbox right by the heater hose holes i can route the lower engine harness through the holes and connect it to the fusebox with out extending anything, also that means my battery will be going right up there as well.



Main Chassis harness in, pedals and steering column in as well.


Dropped the full rear susp and started tearing it apart


Rubber coated the rear wells:



Solid subframe bushing install:
Stock bushings coming out:


Finally all of them were out, thanks to the recip. saw.


Primer


The same "Sunrise Red" Paint


Thanks to the press at my schools auto shop, bushings are in!


Installed:


Diff is in!


Sweet avid motor mounts are on...motor might be going in tomorrow...


Also for those who spend the $60 on spl eccentric bolt lockout kits, i must say that that is a waste of money, i took my stock eccentric bolt to "nuts and bolts" and found the perfect sized washers, exact same sized 10.9 grade bolt, and cool blue nylon lock nuts for $11 total...


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Old 03-13-2012, 09:04 PM   #96
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great build...i like the strip and repaint everything....
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Old 03-13-2012, 10:07 PM   #97
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Looking damn good!
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Old 03-14-2012, 06:57 PM   #98
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Two updates in row...rare but nice!

So yesterday i put all my rear suspension bolts and rear brake hardware in my vibrating tumbler and after 18 hours...they looked like they had been sandblasted lol


I put the stock LCA and knuckles back on as well as my pbm arms and fortune auto coils:



Heres a nice view from the ground:



Since i woke up late thats all i got done today, well except that i bought a new exhaust manifold gasket, copper sealer, and some zipties to prepare to drop in the motor tomorrow!!!

also i put in my replica bride seat to see how it would look, but it is up for sale (KCDrift.com • View topic - (1) Bride Zeta 3 Rep. in Black Gradation) if anyone is interested pm me now! anyways heres the pics:




Stay Tuned, I should have another good sized update tomorrow.

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Old 03-15-2012, 07:38 AM   #99
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Old 03-15-2012, 07:50 AM   #100
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Old 03-15-2012, 08:19 AM   #101
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Old 03-15-2012, 06:04 PM   #102
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Another Update - 3.15.12

Today i got up early (10:30 am...lol) went to town on this beast:

Installed the new exhaust manifold gasket with some copper coat:


I then installed a new pilot bearing in the sr and a new throwout bearing in the tranny and proceeded to the install of the motor.




I like installing the tranny separately because its easier to scratch the paint when installing them together.
so i proceeded to install the tranny...on the floor...alone...with a jack = pimp status...



Once the tranny was on and ready to bolt down i went home and got the avid mount to find out that the holes are too small on the stock crossmember??? no problem tho, i drilled the holes alittle and BOOM!



Heres a sneak peak of my new drift spares...can anyone guess what they are???


I also hit the oem heat shield with a wire wheel on my drill and it looks...well not that great, i might paint it white but idk yet


I also worked inside the car on plug in all the wires and ziptie-ing them in place.
Ill finish up the wiring tomorrow, test fit the dash, and install other engine parts that have been waiting in my room lol.
Heres where i ended today around 5:30:
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Old 03-15-2012, 06:36 PM   #103
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Props. You gonna be a great mechanic by your mid 20s at this rate
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Old 03-15-2012, 06:40 PM   #104
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Dude I so envy your build!
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Old 03-17-2012, 10:22 PM   #105
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Small update today!

Friday i didnt even go to work on the car just because i didnt feel like it, Today i did minimal stuff including the following:

Installed my oil cooler setup, not sure where its gonna go but ill decide that once the rest of the car is put together.




Installed the chasebays overflow tank, but im not sure this is exactly where its gonna go, but ill decide once the car is all together.


Installed the chasebays powersteering res. (again not sure if it will go here, since it might hit the hmic piping, but i will make changes if needed)



Installed my Chasebays clutch line and slave cyl.



Installed my Tomei Oil Pan, and i must say that my tomei oil pan was amazingly good quality, i mean the welds, hardware, even the packaging was top notch. They definitely have the best stuff when it comes to anything they make. Theyre Rocker arm stoppers are packaged really well as well, and the quality is there. anyways heres the pics.

Ugly Stock Pan


Ugly Stock Pan comes off:


Nicely Packaged Tomei pan


The tomei pan even comes with instructions and STICKERS!!!


And BOOM, Looks 1000 times better now:


Also got a free set of 245/40/18s for the 350z, and ill be taking the 235/40/18s that are on the Z right now, off and put those on the new wheels that i will be ordering for my s14.
Why No Passenger seat...BECAUSE RACECAR!



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Old 03-18-2012, 09:40 AM   #106
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Old 03-29-2012, 09:13 PM   #107
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Ill post a full update this weekend
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Old 03-29-2012, 09:35 PM   #108
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Damn last time I've probably looked at this thread was page 2 and what a transformation. I'd get that exhaust mani heat shield chrome dipped! Can't wait till I get my hands on a tomei pan. Lookin' good.
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Old 03-30-2012, 11:46 PM   #109
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so damn sick. props man
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Old 03-31-2012, 12:00 AM   #110
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did you spray paint your intercooler or did they offer it with a black anodizing?
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Old 03-31-2012, 12:34 AM   #111
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Keep up the good work! I want moaaahhhhrrr updates!
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Old 03-31-2012, 01:30 AM   #112
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what is that harness that is laying the driveway? because if thats what i think then could you help me out and tell me which ones are your headlight so i can mark mine. kinda forgot before i started do my engine bay...
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Old 03-31-2012, 11:08 AM   #113
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did you spray paint your intercooler or did they offer it with a black anodizing?
Its not black, i guess since its in the shadow it looks like its black, buts the normal polish silver color.

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what is that harness that is laying the driveway? because if thats what i think then could you help me out and tell me which ones are your headlight so i can mark mine. kinda forgot before i started do my engine bay...
yeah its the engine bay chassis harness. to find the the headlight plugs, just look on the back of your headlights and see which one matches up. if you cant because you dont have your lights or something just pm me and ill help you out.
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Old 03-31-2012, 03:20 PM   #114
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Old 03-31-2012, 06:33 PM   #115
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Did you see the S15 getting tubs?
lol the s15 tubs were done by me, btw omar used my patterns for your tubs so they are very close to the tubs on the s15
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Old 04-01-2012, 02:22 PM   #116
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The car is done......






























April Fools

anyways lets go back to Wednesday of last week, i cam home after school and i found these





Im planning on either painting them white (since i have abunch of left over piant from when i painted my car or powder coat them white since i have a buddy that does it locally. idk yet.


I finally went ahead and installed the hmic core, i tried cutting as little as i needed too. but i may have cut twice but measured once



I also bolted up the flex cobra, it fit perfectly.


I also installed all of the sensors for my greddy gauges, including the water temp sensor on the upper rad hose and the oil pressure sensor on the oil block:


Pic of engine bay:


Ive been stocking up on tires, and i finally got some that are the right size for my oz drift spares, so of course i installed them.



I threw the front coils on just for kicks:


I cut my dash to fit the cage, i may have cut too much but itll get fixed when i send it to my interior guy to recover the dash.



Also alittle update on the daily, i recently bought a short hub for the z so i can use the vertex wheel on the z when im not driving the 240. i think i need a set of black bolts tho.


Stay Tuned
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Old 04-01-2012, 02:44 PM   #117
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sick build man keep it up!
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Old 04-02-2012, 04:39 PM   #118
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Small Update,

Today i went to the shop with one of my 527s and my lug nuts to see how the car will look *if* i left the wheels black:




safe to say that black could look just as good as white if i wasnt bias to white wheels as much.
heres my inspiration for white 527s and red mutekis'


also today i painted the spark plug cover white, since i wasnt feeling the wrinkle red, so now its wrinkle white


and since i have a shit load of high heat copper gasket....lol...i decided to paint my heat shield with it and then spray my "flame proof" stain clear over it. im not sure how long it would last but for now i think it looks good. but im probably gonna sandblast it and paint it with real paint later.
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been watchin this build and its coming along so nice. waiting to see this puppy done!
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Just went through this whole thread, SOO NICE!
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