Anyone want a part designed?

Post by **elwesso** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:17 am

I am currently taking a CAD course in college using Pro/Engineer.... I have to create something on the CAD program for my final project....

I have a lot of Q stuff left... It cant be too complicated (like I cant CAD the entire car or something) but it cant be something really simple... Something with 5 or more parts...

Any suggestions???

Post by **Raxephon** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:49 am

Front driver-side suspension components

Shift Lever Assembly for the transmission

Hood, locking mechanism and lifting mechanism

Or are you looking for something a litlle more simple/complex?

Post by **SSDwellah** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:50 am

Maybe you could make something better than the VH45 "spider" intake manifold.

Perhaps with some practice you can make something like this dual plenum:http://www.zparts.com/showcase....html

I think some of the earlier DOHC nissans have a lot of potential locked up in the intake manifold like the KA24DE and VH45DE. I mean look at the VG30DE in the versus the gen 1 VQ30DE in the maxima. Both are 3L and the VG makes 222HP while the VQ only makes 190HP. Okay so you may say, he bore/stroke numbers are different and the VG has VTC so thats whats the reason behind the power difference. Right? Well then look at the gen2 VQ30 versus the Gen 1... we're back to around 220HP with the major change being the intake manifold.

I'm not sure how discrete the 5 parts are, but maybe they could be.

1. Lower IM (one piece for cheapness, but two seperate internal chambers for decreased turbulence)2. Upper left IM3. Upper right IM4 & 5 Thottles and linkage.

Maybe you could design something trick and powerful that would (at least come closer to) clear the stock hoods of a Z32 or S13 when swapped in.

A lot of work but could be worth it

Post by **elwesso** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:56 am

I dont think iwas clear... Im not really desiging a part, im taking a part that already exists and drawing it in the CAD program. From this, you could take it and have machined or cast....

Post by **elwesso** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:57 am

so far my thoughts were:

1. A Z32 caliper2. A Hub (spindle with wheel bearing)3. Power steering pump4. AC compressor

Post by **Raxephon** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:04 am

3. Power Steering Pump

Post by **TXCumtrensh** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:43 am

If your goign for something easy, hows about a wheel spacer? 5x114.3 bolt pattern, 20mm thick!... easiest thing evar!

or those brake caliper brackets (made to extend the caliper for larger rotors) they look pretty simple to design.

Post by **Mettler** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:24 am

Model the M spec 4 pot calipers, pads & discs. There's more than 5 parts to them so you can do a nice job of it.

Post by **ultrapulse** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:48 am

All those little courves and ribs will make life fun i'd imagine.

Post by **elwesso** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:54 am

Mettler wrote:Model the M spec 4 pot calipers, pads & discs. There's more than 5 parts to them so you can do a nice job of it.

by that i assume you mean the Z32 style right???

I didnt think about doing the pads and discs, good idea... may be better to tryand model it with the hub.

Post by **Mettler** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:29 am

elwesso wrote:by that i assume you mean the Z32 style right???

Well yeah, though the Z32 isn't the only model to come with those. R32 Skyline GTS-t, GTS4, and GTRs all had them too.

Post by **defrag010** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:32 pm

you should "create" a VH45 ---> T56 adapter plate

Post by **heartofaskyline** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:37 pm

you should go to hinsonsupercars and copy their 240sx-ls1 motor mounts...you could make a fat chunk of change too...

Post by **SSDwellah** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:40 pm

I was thinking about something like that too. Anyone know if the Z33 6-speed trans has a detachable bellhousing?

The T56 is strong but I keep hearing it is notchy and has a bad shift feel but to be fair I have never actually driven a car with one. I HAVE tried the G35 6-speed though and it felt much smoother but probably eventually falls victim to the same brass-syncro issues that many Nissan MT's eventually go through.

Sorry to get off on a tangent there

Post by **elwesso** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 4:19 am

the nissan 6 speeds were apparently redesigned after 04 and the synchro issue isnt as much of an issue... switching to redline MT90 also helps i hear...

the Nissan trans would be a better choice, for the wider gears for higher revving cars.... The T56 has really high gearing... I think the lowest 1st gear is like 2.8:1, which isnt really much different than the Q45 AT's 1st gear...

Post by **ultrapulse** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:10 am

I have a t56 mounted up to mine. I have also heard they are notchy. I have driven a 2003 commodore which uses the same box over here in NZ. "our" version seems to also has a crap shifter to make things worse, as the corvette setup I have is much firmer and positive so will have to see how it goes. However I must say That a 2.66 1st gear is a little tall for a street car, and the 0.5 6th was absolutely useless..even at higher open road speeds. I am fitting a 4.4 diff ratio which makes it all work, on paper anyway. It was the cheapest and strongest manual I could find at the time, and didnt know how strong the zed32 box was when i started the conversion.About the z33 trans, no bellhousing doesnt rermove. Also the late z32 (like 98 onwards) trans had different material synchro rings, or so I've read. I havent driven a manual z33, but feedback has been good. I found the pic of the z33 trans to z32 conversion.

Post by **SSDwellah** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 8:17 am

ultrapulse wrote:I have a t56 mounted up to mine. I have also heard they are notchy. I have driven a 2003 commodore which uses the same box over here in NZ. "our" version seems to also has a crap shifter to make things worse, as the corvette setup I have is much firmer and positive so will have to see how it goes. However I must say That a 2.66 1st gear is a little tall for a street car, and the 0.5 6th was absolutely useless..even at higher open road speeds. I am fitting a 4.4 diff ratio which makes it all work, on paper anyway. It was the cheapest and strongest manual I could find at the time, and didnt know how strong the zed32 box was when i started the conversion.About the z33 trans, no bellhousing doesnt rermove. Also the (really)late z32 trans had different material synchro rings, or so I've read. I havent driven a manual z33, but feedback has been good. I found the pic of the z33 trans to z32 conversion.

Yes I have heard about the differences in the late Z32 MT too. I think its only from 1997+, so no luck here in the states. I think the Z32 was made until at least 2000 in Japan but I keep hearing different years (anywhere from 2000-2002). It would have been nice if the Z32 was made here for that long, there would have been almost no Z gap instead of the ~7 years w/o a Z we had here.

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