Finally! took her in for the swap friday!

[billabong093]

What time are you picking her up today? Im excited to see how it turned out. Videos + Pics! After you drive it around of course

[mahchu07]

i fixed the pics! i'm not doing it myself because it voids my warranty if i do, and i need my warranty obviously. it sucked i ended up paying someone anyways but it was only 900 pluss 300 for intercooler piping

What kind of warranty do you have???

[fairladyzz]

Can you give me the address to the shop you got the swap in, everywhere i ask is over 2k for labor, plz thanks

[phanatikz32]

What kind of warranty do you have???

1 year warranty on knocking smoking etc. basically if it breaks they replace the engine free but they dont re-emberse labor charges.

What time are you picking her up today? Im excited to see how it turned out. Videos + Pics! After you drive it around of course

UPDATE: got her back to day...DAMN night and day differance between na and tt and i'm at stock boost! unfotunately i had to go straight to work after picking it up... but man i'm excited to leave.... but.... somethings up with the drive shaft i think because its vibrating ALOT and its got an idle problem which he said was attributed to the blow off valves but i dont think its just that because it died a couple times on me today and from what i've heard its not that bad. i think my mines ecu is f***in s*** up cuz its tuned for s*** i dont have so i need to get another computer more than likely because they jb welded that s*** in so they cant f*** with it.... but i'll get pics probably tomorrow or thurs. thurs. is my first full day off so i'll take pics and stuff, then take it back to the shop so he can check out the drive shaft and idle problems.

[phanatikz32]

Can you give me the address to the shop you got the swap in, everywhere i ask is over 2k for labor, plz thanks

i put all the information up on the previous page.

[leplascencia]

god to hear you got her back as soon as I get mine done too Well go on a cruise

[ztommyx]

i have an aftermarket radiator. doesn't wanna fit

[tg]

seems like all-in-all you got a great deal! shops that are knowledgeable about z's and do swaps for 1200$ are far and few, as you can tell by the amount of people asking for contact details

The driveshaft is likely not on the right rotation if its vibrating alot. I recommend getting a 1-piece anyways as its a pretty cheap part and it transfers power much much better... plus its an easy mod to do.

[Nagalf]

phanatikz32 you gotta change your car listing from 1991 n/a to 1991 tt. Congrats on the sawp

[ztommyx]

i think it's going to cost him more than that as he's explained it

[95FairLadyZX]

Glad to hear you got the car back! Hope everything works out and cant wait for pics/vid

[billabong093]

I was just browsing the classifieds on 300zxclub and found this listing for a TT fan shroud. $110 shipped, im not sure if thats a fair price but figured i'd let you know if your still looking for one.http://www.300zxclub.com/showthread.php?t=156468

[Monicadena]

Congrats....so.. when is the next hang out?

[phanatikz32]

UPDATE: so it wasnt the drive shaft it was the water pump that was bent/broken and it was making hella noise and took a dump on me last night on the way home from work. BUT, alex came all the way from riverside to my house this morning and helped me change it free of charge(i had another one in my na motor that was just changed)!!! TEK ONE AUTOWORKS FOR THE MO f***IN WIN!! so yeah sorry i havent posted pics/vids yet with all that drama yesterday and today i've been mad busy and i had work today also! matter fact i'm still here.... plus i'm out of gas and broke as hell till friday. but i will come through! i plan on taking the pics and vids tomorrow morning/afternoon. eyes up yall!!

i have an aftermarket radiator. doesn't wanna fit

mine is also aftermarket. so i guess i wont bother....

[leplascencia]

are you taking her to adams tomorrow and do some sliding?

[Weber3211]

UPDATE:so i'll definately be getting my tt tommorrow! but i need a tt fan shroud still if anyone has one or knows where i can get one cheap let me know.

go electric. free up some more horsies.

[phanatikz32]

are you taking her to adams tomorrow and do some sliding?

yeah i'm going to adams but HELL no i'm not drifting its too soon. i gotta break in the clutch and i need to continuously flush the radiator out over the next few days because water is coming out so dirty man that motor was sitting for a LONG a** time i havent even put coolant in it yet.. just when i think its gonna start coming out clean, i fill it up and run it for a few minutes and it comes out dirty again. i'ma flush it again tommorrow before adams though.

go electric. free up some more horsies.

money i dont have, plus if i do that i'ma need 2 big fans and a nice shroud for it push enough to keep the motor cool so i'll stick to this one for now i guess.

Congrats....so.. when is the next hang out?

i'ma start working on bringing back the wed night fontana rwd/awd meet meet pretty soon, i might be meeting up with some cats on friday just to chill i'll post a thread if i decide to try and make it a meet.

i think it's going to cost him more than that as he's explained it

yes sir, as much as i hate to admit it, i think i may have been wrong about doing the swap this way. i mean i had 2 tt engines and a blown na engine to pick off of and i still ended up having to buy new parts. i spent 700 more dollars on replacing s*** i didnt have and 650 on that oil pump last minute so the whole thing from start to finish cost me 2350 plus the i'd like to say 1500 for the other parts i had to buy that the motor didnt have and then 950 for the tt motor. all together i spent around 5 grand. but like i said i got alot of performance and upgraded parts also. i think the reason that z1 quotes you 8 grand is to cover the parts that are guaranteed to be bad on the clip when you get it, like most of the sensors and the wiring harness, all of the vaccume lines and water lines, the egr, etc. but to pay that and end up with a stock tt is still a waste of money to me. but i'm sure now that it would be easier to get a front clip and have a shop do it for around what i payed and not have to go through all of the hard work i had to do assembling s***...that is if you want a stock tt.

[phanatikz32]

also.... everyone who said "solid motor mounts were going to suck and not to get them and you're an idiot and your gonna vibrate you're whole chassis...." you guys are parrots, anyone who says this obviously hasnt used them and is just relaying what some guy who heard from some guy who heard from his friends cousin who used them on his moms tercell... i cant feel them at all except when i start my car the whole chassis shakes a bit, and also when i hit high rpms i can feel it but other than that its quiet and normal. i have 2 working speakers in my car and i can hear my music over my exhaust, solid motor mounts and stripped out trunk and i dont even have to blast it. fact of the matter is they will never have to be replaced and they are 100% worth what little noise and vibration they make.

[Z32TT]

sweet dude you got that ish up and running good stuff

[phanatikz32]

PICTURE TIME!

note: i know i need a paint job really badly and i didnt have time to wash my car i've been recording all day and just took a little time out to take few pics at the park near my house and then right back to the studio so here they are.

MY RICETASTIC TTgotta cross out the na tuning sticker now i guess lolmy bumper is so f***ed up man i hate looking at itthe shadow on this one makes me want a front lip

thats all for now.

[95FairLadyZX]

Just spray paint the front bumper, Im sure itll look better than how it is now.

[javi_91TT]

congrats with the swap and have fun

[legit240sx]

+1 on spray painting the front bumper but looks sick!

[NSR_s30]

That bumper is jacked bro. Definitely rattle can it for the time being. Congrats on the swap though.

[T45]

Once your bodywork is done right your Z will be sick!

[Oh Em Zee]

congratulations!

[tg]

u gotta prep the urethane bumper before you paint it ;D lol.

how does she drive tho

[Z32TT]

he already ratlle canned that, thats why it looks so bad atleast primer it this time then rattle it.. it might stick a littl better or just save for good paint job and call it a day other wise show us the engine!!

[phanatikz32]

yeah i rattle canned it once before but i didnt sand it down well enough and it started pealing. but i'ma get a cheap macco paint job prob next month for now. but yeah i'm not sure why i didnt take pics of the engine but it just looks stock... i'ma wash her and detail her today clean the engine bay and then take a few more pics i guess.

how does she drive tho

great! i found a jar of change in my closet and took it to coin star and got 15 bucks so i put ten in my gas tank and got a quarter tank so i got on the boost a bit.... it felt so good i just kept smiling people were looking at me and stuff i was just cheesing

[billabong093]

I wish i could say that i had a "Na to TT z32 biatch!"

Congratulations once again man