Thanks, Its been a long while since I've been on the site but I haven't stopped working on the black-hole-for-time. Here are some pics from around October:zdrop2 wrote:Still reading the post the car has to be one of the best looking z's Ive ever seen.. Post more pics!!!!!
Cool, maybe when it is not 30 stinking degrees or raining so I can drive it comfortable we can meet up.ICEMAN832 wrote:Man I need to come and check your Z out, Im in Roswell and drive to Marietta all the time. Im doing a VH swap into my slicktop Z32.
Which CAD files do you guys want?Z32 Ver.2ptGood wrote:its been years, but I'll take that CAD file now if youve still got it, finally at it again.
my e-mail can be found in my profile. thanks
Yep, they are all -10AN fittings for the oil lines. The remote filter had 1/2" NPT which is roughly the same inner diameter as the -10AN. I would use -12AN fittings if I had to do it all over again just to remove any doubt that the lines are causing any restriction, especially if you have a long run to the filter or oil cooler.klh6686 wrote:Hey there,
The build looks great, awesome job on all the custom parts and the finished product, you can tell that you spent the time to do things right.
I was wondering, what size AN fittings did you use on the oil filter adapter, looks like -10 ya?
A year down the road from now you won't be worried that you spent $50 extra on fittings but rather you should have spent $50 extra, I know I have "cheaped" out on several things that I wish I hadn't.klh6686 wrote:-12 seems to be a pretty significant jump in price, what does your oil pressure look like?
The 3.69 is much better that the stock NA's setup. First gear was next to useless and going down the interstate at any fair rate of speed had the rpm's really high, so lousy economy as well. I think that the 3.69 is a very good match with the V8's torque, and is still quite low if you think about it. At 80 mph, it is roughly 400 rpm lower, so not enough feel like you are bogging the motor but not screaming like it was before. The stock 90-95 Q45's 3.54 would probably be a bit on the high side to still be considered a sporty gear set, even with the lower car weight. It was a piece of cake to take the 97+ Q45's diff and swap over the input shaft and rear cover, way easier than changing the diff bushings. I would recommend not using the S15's diff since the output flanges are so different and you cannot take them out near as easily. You probably could build some sort of adapter, but it would change the shaft length and need to be precision machined with the correct clearance fit to not cause any drivetrain vibrations.iceman1 wrote: The new diff ratio is exactly what I have been researching as I also thought that 4.08:1 was possibly a little low. You say that the new 3.69:1 ratio is much more usable. Does that mean just better than before or close to perfect for the gearbox/wheel sizing you are using? Afterall, the Q45 engine donor car runs a 3.5:1 final with an auto and is approximately 4-500kgs heavier than the SWB 300zx.
I was pretty content with the quality of the kit, everything was well made. Getting all of the wrinkles out of the seats is an absolute royal pain though. I would probably not recommend the NovaSuede though. It is nice because it isn't hot or cold like leather, and that it isn't slippery so you don't slide around when driving aggressively. The downside is that because it is so grippy, you can't hardly slide out of the seat! I am 6'4", which makes it kinda hard to get out of such a small car anyway. Also, it gets dirty quickly and doesn't wash off easily, but it is a tradeoff for looking cool. I bought the kit plus two extra pieces to cover the sub and amp rack, it was the same as covering the other trim pieces. Oh, and the door panels are probably one the most difficult things that I have done on the entire car to make look good, you fight to get out the wrinkles only to find that they migrated to another section.fluffybunny wrote:I was looking to redo my interior, but when the local upholstery shop told me it would cost $1300 just to redo the leather seats, I started to look elsewhere. I found Interior Inovations on ebay and at their website. I see you did business with them and I was wondering how the quality of their craftsmanship is. I would really just like to reupholster everything myself, but I don't have a sewing machine that can handle heavy materials. Did they provide the suede to do your sub and amp enclosures? Or did you just happen to find matching material? When I asked they didn't have very many color options to choose from. You've done an excellent job restoring this vehicle. Very clean.