300ZXttZMAN build thread.. Its time to go broke or GO HOME!

[300ZXttZMAN]

Yes, much MUCH better to have it done right the first time.
Keep it up, good luck!

Oh yea ha. Should be soon im hoping to get my motor back sometime by the end of this week.. Highly unlikely though..

[alms24sebring]

still waiting I assume.. Im as anxious as you are lol

[300ZXttZMAN]

still waiting I assume.. Im as anxious as you are lol

You have no idea I am so anxious! But yea.. I am at the part where you just have to wait LOL..

I should have a mini update in a couple of days my MSP manifolds should be getting to me soon (mike is dropshipping them they left his shop friday they may get here on thurday) when they get here ill post the pics of the manifolds. Then a couple days after the manifolds get to me ill be expecting my blitz boost controller, new oem knock sensor, and new oem set of radiator hoses and hopefully the heads and motor somewhere in between that time frame..

[300ZXttZMAN]

UPDATE!

MSP manifolds are in!!! Here are the pics.. Enjoy..

Still waiting on my machine shop for the block and heads will get pics when it i pick them up...










^for sale (I already have some that came with the rebuild kit)

[300ZXttZMAN]

I ordered:

4 new oem oil cooler lines

New oem Upper and lower radiator pipes

Under drive pulley, HI water pump pulley with belts

The blitz boost controller spec R

New oem det sensor

Ill post pics when they come in

[300ZXttZMAN]

Alright parts are in!

UR pulleys HI water pump
All new OEM radiator hoses
All new OEM oil cooler hoses
New OEM knock sensor
SZ 3inch SS down pipes << FTW!!
New oem engine accessory belts
New Blitz Boost controller SPEC-R
Stillen oil cooler

Now for pictures:
SZ 3 inch dp's






Blitz boost controller:





Stillen oil cooler





UR pulleys and Water pump pulley (when i hold the crank pulley i can seriously feel power that will be saved! )








New OEM Knock sensor



New OEM Radiator and Oil cooler hoses. Also new OEM engine accessory belts.











Thats all for now...

The next update will hopefully be tonight when we start pulling the motor out then stitch welding!!!

[BigTDogg (MA)]

Those DPs are sexy aren't they?

[300ZXttZMAN]

^ Yes they are i have them hanging up in our store to where i can see the during the day

Also i may not start pulling the motor tonight, I have work tomorrow morning so we will do it tomorrow night..

Ill proabably get all the body panels off though.

[Z31toZ32]

wow nice parts

[DCaff300ZX]

i have them hanging up in our store to where i can see the during the day

It's kinda like after you throw in coilovers, and you park with your wheels turned so you can glimpse them a little as you walk off

[300ZXttZMAN]

wow nice parts

Thanks

It's kinda like after you throw in coilovers, and you park with your wheels turned so you can glimpse them a little as you walk off

[300ZXttZMAN]

Update!!!

With pictures (alot of pictures)
Enjoy,

I had took my hood off and was like alright now its time for pictures.



My interior:


Body parts storage.


A couple shots of how our shop looks.






Buddys SR20 block just after a fresh pressure wash



Working on fenders me on the right of the picture and buddy tyler on the left.


Me on right looking all smart and junk. ty on left


Bumper off




Ok short break waiting on food. Time to fourm cruise and paint tylers sr block.







Back to work on the z getting the forklift to help us howards driving:





Tyler moving an expedition control arm.


IM SO JDM MY FORKLIFT IS MADE BY NISSAN


Me driving the forklift howard couldnt figure it out haha.


Nissan helping Nissan



My z is dumped


Nissan helping nissan again.


Me cutting the exhaust.




Howards turn (HOW is his name for short)







Our little light rig to light up the bottom of the car (my z's battery with a headlight pigtail from 04 F350 )



HOW cutting exhaust, now his side is cut.



Draining her fluids.



Now years and years of not jacking up a car on the correct places this is what happens.. It doesnt really hurt anything except if gives you a problem when you go to remove the fenders.



Now its time to fix it..

Notice the little light.


Brand new radiator.. But its not oem and its for sale $20 more pictures later.


Still grinding the bolts to take the fenders off..







Getting the Pinch rails straight again we still have more work to do to it before they are damn near perfect.



Almost have the fender off..


Missed a bolt



And she's off


HOW Bringing the fender to the temporary holding place.



How we have the bolts setup and hardware setup, each in their own bags.




Ty putting bolts in a bag


Intercooler off..


Now this little surprise! This is why my car would not rev over 3k..




Now for the other fender.



More fluids



The other intercooler.


Searching for more bolts



Pile of parts.


HOW Grinding on the other pinch rail to get the fender off.












Here she comes.

AHH off.





More pictures of the radiator.. Not a fin bent



Piece of ic piping..


Just showing yall a couple random pictures off the rest of the engine bay.. Also getting the motor ready to come down











Not going to have to weld the battery tray YAY she was very well taken care of..


Now were closing the night we will start again and finish up with getting the motor on the ground saturday night.
Here are a couple more random pictures just for fun.






Questions/comments all are welcome...

[NolimitZ32]

Safety gear dude! believe me, partially loosing sight in one eye because of a damn spark from grinding is the worst feeling ever cause you wont get that partial sight back and putting on safety glasses takes .2 seconds. Kevlar gloves are a good idea too.

[300ZXttZMAN]

Yea I know.. The company that brings us gas for our cutting torch is bringing me a pair today.. Thanks for looking out!

[vulcanrush]

Mark, look into getting an ati damper as you increase your power levels.
i sold my UR pulleys and got an ati damper instead, you don't want crank vibrations and harmonics, etc.

[300ZXttZMAN]

Mark, look into getting an ati damper as you increase your power levels.
i sold my UR pulleys and got an ati damper instead, you don't want crank vibrations and harmonics, etc.

Greg said it will be fine he said that he does it on many cars.. He said the reason why the vg is alright with a solid pulley is because, the crank is so short also because nissan has a very specific bearing spec.

Im running std. bearings 88mm bore

[z32pilot62]

So whats the price on the complete drivers side Intercooler setup? Im in need of all pipes and the IC...

[300ZXttZMAN]

So whats the price on the complete drivers side Intercooler setup? Im in need of all pipes and the IC...

LOL thats the type of s*** you pm haha delete this plz tony or aaron.

ill pm you the answer

[raremotive]

Safety gear dude! believe me, partially loosing sight in one eye because of a damn spark from grinding is the worst feeling ever cause you wont get that partial sight back and putting on safety glasses takes .2 seconds. Kevlar gloves are a good idea too.

I was thinking the same thing when looking at those pictures. All it takes is once and the eye is forever damaged.

Besides eye equipment makes you look professional to the eyes of many.

Anyways look like you are making progress.

Vibration is seen on all V-6 engines, all are considered unbalanced. Both first order and second order vibrations are seen and counter balance is needed. Because there are 3 cylinders per bank, odd number of cylinders the engine experiences primary dynamic imbalance. V-6 engine are designed a close to balance a possible, but the remaining imbalances are expected to be absorbed into the dampener and motor mounts.

Length has nothing to do with vibrations. V-8's are smoother than V-6's, even cylinders each bank vs odd number. And inline 6's are champion of vibration smoothness, but each opposing cylinder mirrors each other in motion, thus canceling each others vibrations.

[300ZXttZMAN]

Safety gear dude! believe me, partially loosing sight in one eye because of a damn spark from grinding is the worst feeling ever cause you wont get that partial sight back and putting on safety glasses takes .2 seconds. Kevlar gloves are a good idea too.

I was thinking the same thing when looking at those pictures. All it takes is once and the eye is forever damaged.

Besides eye equipment makes you look professional to the eyes of many.

Anyways look like you are making progress.

Vibration is seen on all V-6 engines, all are considered unbalanced. Both first order and second order vibrations are seen and counter balance is needed. Because there are 3 cylinders per bank, odd number of cylinders the engine experiences primary dynamic imbalance. V-6 engine are designed a close to balance a possible, but the remaining imbalances are expected to be absorbed into the dampener and motor mounts.

Length has nothing to do with vibrations. V-8's are smoother than V-6's, even cylinders each bank vs odd number. And inline 6's are champion of vibration smoothness, but each opposing cylinder mirrors each other in motion, thus canceling each others vibrations.

Yea I have the glasses now but.. About this vibration talk, Greg said it would be fine there are alot of ppl running this setup and they dont see any abnormal problems that the solid pulley causes... He said he runs it in his 280zx and he beats the hell out of it haha.. No issues.. So im just going to keep her!

I am not going to worry about going with solid pulley, I love my pulley!!!

[Ace2cool]

Mark, You know as well as I do the the L28 was an I6. I6's are far more balanced than a V6. That being said, the VG was, and still is praised, as being one of the most balanced V6's of all time.

[300ZXttZMAN]

However I may get one later down the line... But for now its fine I still have a number of things to get.

Such as:
OEM Thermostat
SZ oil pan
SZ 3inch Exhaust Oval tip
SZ 3 inch Test pipes

There is more that i am not thinking about..
Also i still need supplies like cleaning supplies to clean the engine bay..

[300ZXttZMAN]

Mark, You know as well as I do the the L28 was an I6. I6's are far more balanced than a V6. That being said, the VG was, and still is praised, as being one of the most balanced V6's of all time.

Yea Aaron i know the 280z came with an l6 haha.. But greg put a vg30dett into his 280z

[vulcanrush]

Length has nothing to do with vibrations. V-8's are smoother than V-6's, even cylinders each bank vs odd number. And inline 6's are champion of vibration smoothness, but each opposing cylinder mirrors each other in motion, thus canceling each others vibrations.

makes sense as bmw inline-sixes are pretty smooth, but why are harmonic dampeners recommended more for inline-sixes than for v6's?

[raremotive]

makes sense as bmw inline-sixes are pretty smooth, but why are harmonic dampeners recommended more for inline-sixes than for v6's?

The question the brings everything home of why we need harmonic dampers. Ever seen those opera singers that have a pitch that can shatter wine glasses? It isn't the engine smoothness felt by the driver, but internal vibrations within the crank. The crank is the problem itself. There have been many cases that the crankshaft breaks when ran without an dampener. I will have to correct myself, with V-6 there is more than length that vibrations occur. Length has a role in natural frequency.

Fluid dampeners can absorb a wide range of vibrations, while solid/rubber can only absorb a narrow range of vibrations.

Mark, You know as well as I do the the L28 was an I6. I6's are far more balanced than a V6. That being said, the VG was, and still is praised, as being one of the most balanced V6's of all time.

Most 60 degree V-6's are praised for their minimized unbalance-ness.

[300ZXttZMAN]

Yall greg has personally installed many.. There is nothing wrong with them for our motors...

[raremotive]

Yall greg has personally installed many.. There is nothing wrong with them for our motors...

Fine. Keep your shiny crank pulley!

I never frowned on it. Like I said above, does about same job as stock rubber one anyways.

I myself always find myself needing fluid dampers. I am very hard on my motors.

[300ZXttZMAN]

^^^ haha

[Ace2cool]

Mark, You know as well as I do the the L28 was an I6. I6's are far more balanced than a V6. That being said, the VG was, and still is praised, as being one of the most balanced V6's of all time.

Yea Aaron i know the 280z came with an l6 haha.. But greg put a vg30dett into his 280z

Um, yeah, did not know that. And rare, lol. You know what I'm saying.

[300ZXttZMAN]

^ LOL