CHASE300 Restore and Rebuild thread ***

[Ace2cool]

I doubt Canucks are going to miss AC. They just roll the windows down, as it stays cool enough to do that there. :P

[Chase300]

Tdogg i live red deer Alberta canada, never gets hot enough here for a/c, in fact ive never used a.c before in my life lol, not something im going to miss and itll help clean the bay up/drop a lil weight Ya if you look in the pic above i already bought new EFI harness also ordering new alternator/transmission harness. Ya oem waterpump for sho. What happened with biggs???

Ace - I only bought the car in BC lol so make fun of the nuckleheads all you want

[Chase300]

Finally shutdown at work is over and ive had some time to get going on the car again. Heres a few lil updates.

Fitted new piece of steel to replace the panel that was rusted.

Ground it down

Mudding it now.. one more layer to do then sanding

Had to cut this panel out as well where the brackets were.. now itll look nice and smooth instead of the bumps where hicas use to sit.

Again bondo'd this piece as well.. not quite finished


My goodies finally showed up today and dropped them off at my race shop. 1mm oversized ferrea valves with supertech dual spring kit.


I should get my heads back in a week or so im hoping and then i can start assembling the motor. Gonna finish the engine bay tomorrow so ill have a picture of the new paint bay. more to come.

[Chase300]

Another lil update. decided to steer away from polished intercooler piping since its steel and it will rust. Matching the engine bay color instead

[Ace2cool]

Nice job on the spray. Looks awesome. Very much looking forward to seeing this all come together.

[Chase300]

So got a lil more painting done today.. changed the color of the engine bay, decided to go with a graphite color scheme. looks nice, pictures dont do justice.




The shaved hicas brackets

Where the rust used to be.


A close up of the paint to give you guys an idea.


Repainted the intercooler piping to match the engine bay


Underside of the hood



What you guys think?? i like it and think it will compliment the red body color nicely.
Tune in next time!

[300ZXttZMAN]

Just basic relocations, like battery and fuse block. Other than that, you pretty much nailed all of what I would recommend. Since you already have the battery tray out, the battery relocation should be pretty simple.

Yea when i start my rebuild im keeping my ac for sure i guess its not as hot where yall are im all the way down here louisiana... When i think of a 300zX i think of a classy sleek comfy sassy automobile and thats why im keeping my ac...

On a side note: If your wondering why i capatlized the x its because nissan ment for that to mean luxury just a lesson of the day for those of you who didnt know

[300ZXttZMAN]

[quote="Chase300"]So got a lil more painting done today.. changed the color of the engine bay, decided to go with a graphite color scheme. looks nice, pictures dont do justice.




The shaved hicas brackets

Where the rust used to be.


A close up of the paint to give you guys an idea.


That is awesome btw^

[Chase300]

Just starting to put her back together finally. Heads come back next week so ill have pretty motor to show you guys soon. Anyone interested in assembly pictures or should i just post pics once its together??

[DCaff300ZX]

Assembly pics!!!
The more the better, especially details...

[Chase300]

Internals all done. Wiseco 87.5mm pistons (overbored). Eagle rods. ARP main bolts.
ACL main and rod bearings .25mm over. Assembled with some redline miracle whip.. cant remember the name but i call it the red Dream Cream!





more to come. Heads back from shop next week.. yay!

[Chase300]

Funny story..

[Ace2cool]

What's the funny story about this?

I'm jelly, that's for sure.

[Chase300]

So i did a lil more prepping today.. what i researched when putting the new harness in was to wrap it up with duct tape and cover it with vaseline and jam it in the hole (sounds like a sweet porno flick), well thats all bullcrap!! this does not work until you remove this devil bracket that held the old harness in place (just cut the old harness out)


impossible to get off without taking glovebox and all that crap apart so instead i took a solid heavy rod and rammed the crap out of this sucker.. finally it twisted enough that i could get a crows foot on the one bolt holding it in. Had to twist it off by fingers. Evil evil evil!! After that the harness slid right in without any wrapping or vaseline bs.

Heres a pic of the bay with harness attached now. havnt bolted it to the firewall or bay yet. gotta run the reconditioned brake lines and fuel lines first then this will almost be the last step to completing the bay.


Heres just a pic of my workspace. Lucky me hey?

[Chase300]

lil bit more done today.. all i can do till my damn heads get back.. sigh.





ARP Head bolts for extra bite .

[Chase300]

Still waiting on my heads, they are ready actually and am picking them up friday, so i will have pictures of the motor put together then. In the mean time ive put the engine bay all backtogether give or take a new oil cooler im waiting on. Also got bored so i cleaned up the transmission and painted her.

[frag-me]

Man I'm loving this thread. If you're ever in Edmonton hit me up. Maybe one of these weekends I'll come down to red deer and check out your Z.

[BigTDogg (MA)]

what i researched when putting the new harness in was to wrap it up with duct tape and cover it with vaseline and jam it in the hole

The heatshield needs to come off, yes. Was that bracket on the interior? I didn't remove it for mine. I used a 1/2" 3' extension and ovalized the firewall hole slightly by working it around, then taped the white connector back (facing opposite the blue connector) and was able to snake every thing in. Pushed the blue thru, then pulled from the inside.

Nice work on the rebuild! Just sharing my alternate method.

[NolimitZ32]

I did the same thing ^ except i used a 6' pipe to ovalize the hole

[Chase300]

Heads back today. Look good. Started building the motor too. Got most of it done, now i gotta wait for a few more parts. sigh..

HEADS - FERREA 1MM OVERSIZE VALVES SUPERTECH DUAL SPRING KIT
BRONZE VALVE GUIDES PORT WORK AND $$$ VALVE JOB.








24 NEW LIFTERS


CAMS ALL PLACED USING MY DREAM CREAM








CAM GEARS ON


EXHAUST MANIFOLD AND MOTOR MOUNTS ON



SPORT 500s INSTALLED

[Chase300]

Motor is mostly together now. just waiting on a new timing belt and sz flexplate.



Dressed up the calipers


Lil agx shock action and braided brake lines


Downpipe action


Water bypass -> hard to see though sorry

[AllGoNShow]

Looks awesome! Sorry if I missed it, what kind of power are you expecting?
I rip through Red Deer all the time, never stop anymore but once this beast this together we should definitely find some time to meet up, would love to check it out in person.

[Chase300]

Looks awesome! Sorry if I missed it, what kind of power are you expecting?
I rip through Red Deer all the time, never stop anymore but once this beast this together we should definitely find some time to meet up, would love to check it out in person.

Shootin for 500. That would tinkle me pink if i could achieve that. Ya send me a PM next time your comin this way and we'll go for a rip. Should be drivable in a week or two, just waiting on a few things like hicas bar and p/s pump .. alternator ect.

[vulcanrush]

Looks awesome! Sorry if I missed it, what kind of power are you expecting?
I rip through Red Deer all the time, never stop anymore but once this beast this together we should definitely find some time to meet up, would love to check it out in person.

Shootin for 500. That would tinkle me pink if i could achieve that. Ya send me a PM next time your comin this way and we'll go for a rip. Should be drivable in a week or two, just waiting on a few things like hicas bar and p/s pump .. alternator ect.

what's your setup, chase?
i'm trying for 450rwhp+, and that's with jwt550bb's, 2.5'' ic and ic pipings, 3'' exhausts, ferrea valves 1mm+, jwt500 cams.
i also have an auto transmission, and those tend to eat up more power.
are you shooting for 500 on regular gas?

[AllGoNShow]

Looks awesome! Sorry if I missed it, what kind of power are you expecting?
I rip through Red Deer all the time, never stop anymore but once this beast this together we should definitely find some time to meet up, would love to check it out in person.

Shootin for 500. That would tinkle me pink if i could achieve that. Ya send me a PM next time your comin this way and we'll go for a rip. Should be drivable in a week or two, just waiting on a few things like hicas bar and p/s pump .. alternator ect.

very nice Sounds good I definitely will! I am going through my parts collection today I hope but I have a bunch of new items and used stuff I am selling if you need something, I have a list I will update but can't figure out PM's on here.

[Chase300]

what's your setup, chase?
i'm trying for 450rwhp+, and that's with jwt550bb's, 2.5'' ic and ic pipings, 3'' exhausts, ferrea valves 1mm+, jwt500 cams.
i also have an auto transmission, and those tend to eat up more power.
are you shooting for 500 on regular gas?

Vulcan -> Im also running automatic for now.

avs sidemounts
2.5 megan downpipes
2.5 megan testpipes
550cc jecs injectors
jwt ecu tune
unorthodox lightweight drive pulley
a/c delete
.5mm overbore
87.5mm wiseco pistons
eagle rods
ferrea 1mm oversize valves
supertech dualsprings
ported heads
jwt sport 500 turbos
ported exhaust manifolds
ported intake manifolds
jwt single cone intake kit
sz flexplate
going to run about 20psi of boost (probably all i can get out of sport 500s)

[vulcanrush]

what's your setup, chase?
i'm trying for 450rwhp+, and that's with jwt550bb's, 2.5'' ic and ic pipings, 3'' exhausts, ferrea valves 1mm+, jwt500 cams.
i also have an auto transmission, and those tend to eat up more power.
are you shooting for 500 on regular gas?

Vulcan -> Im also running automatic for now.

avs sidemounts
2.5 megan downpipes
2.5 megan testpipes
550cc jecs injectors
jwt ecu tune
unorthodox lightweight drive pulley
a/c delete
.5mm overbore
87.5mm wiseco pistons
eagle rods
ferrea 1mm oversize valves
supertech dualsprings
ported heads
jwt sport 500 turbos
ported exhaust manifolds
ported intake manifolds
jwt single cone intake kit
sz flexplate
going to run about 20psi of boost (probably all i can get out of sport 500s)

20-psi on regular gas???? that's a recipe for knock.
the avs intercoolers and 2.5'' exhausts will be bottlenecks too, as well as the single-intake.
http://www.300zxclub.com/showpost.php?p ... stcount=16
forged internals are stronger, but knock will destroy forged pistons, the pistons will just melt or bend instead of shatter.

[Chase300]

i run 94 octane from husky. I should be safe. Whats that link to? i dont have a account there

[vulcanrush]

i run 94 octane from husky. I should be safe. Whats that link to? i dont have a account there

the link is to a post by greg dupree of specialtyz, where he says, typically, 17-psi on 93-octane, and 18-psi on 94-octane.
with your setup, i'd run 18-psi.

[Chase300]

interesting, i still have to do some research and talk to a few of the pros yet i just threw 20 out there because stock motor can handle 15. Looks like ill be running 18 then. hope it gets me to where i wanna be!