Gino's 300zx build

[rage941]

updates on the heads?

[MICRoS13]

i love this build mann !

[Gino]

hah, not really...all i know is he will "ship them when hes back in fl in a few days" which was a few days ago...soo...legal note pending...we'll see what happens..

[importfreak]

hey i was just wondering where did u get that lip from and what kind of bumper is that and what kind of coller did u paint your car.... but i love your car check mine out on my myspace if u click on my profile to the left theres a link that will take you there.....

[Z32TT]

hey i was just wondering where did u get that lip from and what kind of bumper is that and what kind of coller did u paint your car.... but i love your car check mine out on my myspace if u click on my profile to the left theres a link that will take you there.....

home depot garage lip,stillen gtz front bumper, and its OEM cherry red pearl

[vape-one]

Awesome post .. Great pictures.. I plan on doing the same process but I am going alot slower... Big toys=$$ "Nice Z"

[importfreak]

home depot garage lip,stillen gtz front bumper, and its OEM cherry red pearl

allright thanks man.... very very nice Z32

[Gino]

hatch is completely stripped now, power steering is ripped out, just need to get the manual rack, sleeve the rod ends, and customize a DS mounting bracket The hatch is getting dry-iced to remove the sound deadening, and since I will leave the hatch stripped (full carpet in the cabin though), I will be putting a fresh coat of CRP on everything inside the hatch and maybe some custom tid bits to make it look a little nicer . Ill post pics up tomorrow.

[Gino]

Ok, might as well post everything new up...

Crank scrapers (google it if you dont know what they do lol)

JWT race cams (R5/500series) 272/.385" (~9.8mm)

hatch stripped/dry iced/painted. The plywood enclosure for my subs will be re-covered with the same material as my door panels (as opposed to the black carpet material before). The hatch will remain stripped and with a battery relocation, but the cockpit will retain full carpet. I'm still waiting for adjustable cam gears (on back order, no ETA as of yet..), and the head guy has 1 and a half weeks before a legal note is on its way to his baby mommas house, his house, and the NJ and FL police departments. Ill post more as it comes! Next buy on the list is the haltech EMS and the roll cage since its actually stripped now

[Cyman]

Great Z, man! I'm jealous like the rest

This build better end in a Dyno. I'm excited to see what kind of responce you get out of the gt3071r's with 3" exhaust.

[franklin93zx]

Courtesy Bump for updates

[MICRoS13]

update pleaseeeeeeeeeeee

[franklin93zx]

Where has Gino been?

[tg]

he probably put it all together, and drove so fast he went backwards in time.

[franklin93zx]

Dang that's why i never pass 87mph oon the highway

[Z31toZ32]

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he probably put it all together, and drove so fast he went backwards in time.

that is most likely what happened. those turbos were huge!

[MICRoS13]

in the mean time what's up with you tg ? any updates ?

[conno707]

Dang that's why i never pass 87mph oon the highway

haha

[tg]

in the mean time what's up with you tg ? any updates ?

Don't wanna hijack gino's thread, I'll update mine in a sec.

[MICRoS13]

alright cool & yeaa you (Tg), artic, phantik, & Gino probaly have 1 of the best z32 on this site

[Gino]

haha hey guys, sorry for the insane lack of updates, I need to keep up more on this site. Anyways, im just sitting waiting for stuff yet again. As you know, the first set of heads got ripped off along with about $1800. So I purchased a new set of heads, new valvetrain, and started over. These heads will be done next week (this time from a local VERY good shop). The list goes like this:Supertech Ti retainers/seatsSupertech dual valve springsSupertech inconel .5mm OS exhaust valvesSupertech Black nitride .5mm OS intake valvesBronze valve guides

5 angle valve job on intake valves, radius job on exhaust. Major porting, bowl/chamber work, shaving spark plug boss in the chamber.

These heads will be just as good (if not better) as the original set of heads I was SUPPOSED to get. Supertech valvetrain is rated to like 11krpm.



Also got my custom manual steering rack. This will be installed this weekend when I trailer the car to the shop to drop off. To fit this will need some slight modification. The drivers side rack mount on the crossmember will need to be modified/moved, the rack ends will need to be sleeved, and I will be using race heim joints as tie rod ends. To keep the OE pivot points the rack had to be shortened 2 inches which brought the total length to 1.5" shorter than stock which is why it needs to be sleeved. Not a major deal.



The rack is a 3-3/4 lock-lock quick ratio rack. Should be fun

My battery is relocated in the hatch (Optima red-top in a nice optima battery bracket) in that little indented area (passengers side back corner in the hatch).

I finished porting my oil pump (no pics sorry) and the bottom end is all buttoned up now. The original crank scraper I had was one for a VG30E (mistake of the seller), so it did not fit correctly (around the oil pick-up tube). This issue was resolved and a new DETT scraper set was sent to me, so I am still running that. (yet again no pics of that before assembly, sorry!).

ALSO, got my custom FMIC in a few days after the rack got here. Custom built by Bell to my specs (somewhat like T0M's fmic). The core is a vertical core, 24.2"x6"x4.5". The end tanks bring the total height to 12". The FMIC is rated at 1000+hp The inlets/outlets face the motor to further simplify piping and cut down on a lot of unnecessary piping.



obviously this will utilize custom 2.5" piping as straight and short as possible.

Also my brain came in...

Haltech Platinum Sport 2000 with harness. 5 bar map sensor, IAT sensor, and boost controller.

not to mention I got a great deal on some JUN adjustable cam gears.

That pic looks distorted I know, cell phone pic and weird angles. I can assure you they are round

lastly, I've also been prepping and painting my engine bay (which will be done after the rack. Figure ill let them scratch s*** up before I finish the paint job) and I took the time to install my carbon fiber fog light ducts (replace the fog lights).

So thats it for now. Once my heads are back ill be putting everything together. Supposedly the guy that f***ed me over is going to give me a full refund AND send my heads back (major port work but no valvetrain), so if he actually follows through with that (almost 2 grand) I will have the car finished as soon as I receive the refund. The 3 biggest parts I have left are the low profile motor mounts, ATI crank dampener, and the triple disc clutch. Other than that its just little things like the fuel lines (full nylon braided -8AN), fittings, and the oil lines/fittings for the turbos. So it's very close...just waiting...Ill take some pics of the rack once its done, and obviously the heads and other parts as they come in.

hope that holds you over for a while!

just so you guys can get a sense for it, this is one of my turbos mocked up on a motor I built for someone (running twin 2871's on it).

I was clocking the turbo's for my motor, but am unsure as to how I will have them..Ill obviously post pics of that process when the heads are back.

[car nut]

He's alive!

[Gino]

lol yes, yes I am!

i promise to update this thread more and not neglect it! As soon as more stuff happens I'll post it up here first!

[NolimitZ32]

Sucks about the First set of heads man. I can't wait to see the dyno charts and some vids. this thing will be a monster on the highway

[Z32 TwinZ]

if you dont mind me asking, about how much is this build total? i personally would like to know for when i do my build.

[Gino]

if you dont mind me asking, about how much is this build total? i personally would like to know for when i do my build.

Well..i have my own business so obviously I get most of my parts at a discount (just not specialized stuff like AMS/SZ/Z1 etc or the custom stuff, but stuff like brakes, suspension, internals, clutch, injectors, etc). Right now this is probably at the $15k level. When it's all done next month, everything motor related will equal about $20k...then suspension, brakes, and new wheels and its DONE done. So in all counting that other s*** probably about $30k, with $20k being in the motor set up..the way i'm doing it is in no means a budget build though. You could probably piece it together for a good deal cheaper but without all the bells and whistles. You could get a $200 FMIC instead of having a custom $1200 one made. You could go with nistune or something else for around $500 instead of an $1800 EMS. You could just keep stock heads/cams and save ~$2000, etc. But again remember, this list is at my pricing..so you're probably looking to even spend a few grand extra for everything added up..

[Z32 TwinZ]

thanks for the info. im assuming you have another car for a dd.. that is what im waiting on, im saving for a dd so i can really get started on turning my z32 into a beast.

[MICRoS13]

omgsh your back ! i'm selling my 240 & saving up for a z now

[nd_aussie]

where did you get the black lip on the bottom of your front bumper i want one. so sick omg

[tg]

That's gonna fit in the engine bay?

Looks like a serious build! What are you using for lifters? I didn't see them in the build list.

You going to fab up some intercooler piping?