Holy Crap thats beautiful

Morgan, I'm so jealous of how beautiful your engine is. Gawd that's pretty. And the car to match.

So, I'll re-ask, when do we get to see the startup vid?

Gorgeous!

O_O

Thank you guys for the kind words! As for the start up vid... it's coming very soon!

I was recently able to get some more things buttoned up in the bay and the transmission in. Not as difficult as I was anticipating, but still pretty hard. Taking my time and being very careful helped a lot! Oh, and I found a neat trick to getting the splines on the shaft to line up with the friction disk... because it's a blind install... I found that if you put it in gear (doesn't really matter which one) and slowly rotate the output shaft at the back of the trans. by hand while slowly pushing forward on the whole thing... it's a lot easier and less of a headache to line up correctly. Rather than having to "stab" it in repeatedly to find that sweet spot. All this... provided the trans. is level to the back of the engine block and supported, of course.

All that needs to be done now is, install a battery, exhaust, drive shaft, fluids and a start up vid

Here is some more car p0rn for y'all:

Very clean and tasteful on the bling! Forgot where I heard this, but on the tranny, you can take 4 bolts and cut the heads off, thread them onto the motor, and use them as guides to slide the tranny up onto. Glad you got it in though, my new clutch came with a crappy alignment tool and took me FOREVER to get it to properly line up. Looking forward to more updates!

Dude, holy s*** that's beautiful. VERY well done!

I did get a LOL of the putting the engine back in with the fan on, then the next pic the fan was off

Sounds like a fantastic build, congrats.

Your attention to detail is evident and it's paying dividends! I love the choice of location for the EBC & TT, I've thought about those as well before but don't know if I want to ditch the stock idiot lights. Keep up the good work Morgan!

Man, Morgan's the p0rn King!
Looking SO good, I love how you've tucked the battery-side rear wiring/tubing and deleted just the right things...and I like your steering wheel!
Keep it up!!!

Looking good! best looking engine i've seen so far!

BigTDogg (MA) wrote:Dude, holy s*** that's beautiful. VERY well done!

I did get a LOL of the putting the engine back in with the fan on, then the next pic the fan was off

Sounds like a fantastic build, congrats.

Haha! Ya we figured it would slid in a bit better without the fan.

Thank you all! It has been a long road, but I'm almost to my destination. Just a little longer now

ztommyx wrote:Looking good! best looking engine i've seen so far!

Thanks dude!! By the way I spotted you the other day on the frontage road next to 201 and about 3200 west. Right next to a maverick lol. We need to cruise at some point this summer!

Beautiful man!!!

That is absolutely gorgeous!
Can't wait to see it out on the road. Salt Lake's a small place I'm sure I'll run into at some point!

*UPDATE*

Most of the body panels are installed. I feel like it's almost a shame to put the hood back on!

On a sepereate note... it's f***ing drivable!!!!! I took her for her maiden voyage to the gas station on the Fourth of July in honor of 'Murica Haha. The first time driving this car in 5 years . Words of our language could not express the utmost pleasure I experienced that night. Still needs an alignment like way bad... and the mufflers fitted. Full race alignment is scheduled for this Wednesday. Break in mileage will be complete shortly thereafter.

These are just a few quick shots but you get the idea. Many many more to follow!

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Congrats man. Very good looking and is good to hear that you got it driving finally.

wow, coming along awesome!
wish you could eliminate the rear wiper.


better hurry, summer come and go fast

[quote="A Paratroopers 300zx"]



Looks like you had a curious onlooker there, looks just like mine.
The torti's are fun cats!

*UPDATE*

For some reason I can't update my mod list on page 1. So, I'll add it here. I have added the following:
- Takata 4 point harnesses
- Zspec battery cable bracket
- Zspeed engine splash shields

I have done many more miles with it and am approaching 2,000 miles on the new engine! Strong as hell! Only boosting about 18 PSI right now, but that is still quite fun!

*** DISCLAIMER ***
The harnesses are for show only right now. They are expired and I do not drive on the roads with them on. I still have full function of the factory seat belts. However, I do feel completely comfortable and safe driving with them due to the fact that I have mounted them according to the manufacturer guidelines.

Additionally, I have mounted the shoulder straps to the rear strut bar. As there is much debate over this being a safe practice... If you disagree... I implore you to present any evidence (sled test results, manufacturer notes & publications, casualty statistics, etc.) proving otherwise. Not just hearsay from the internet. I have done this with a quality NON ADJUSTABLE rear strut bar. Mounted at the correct angle as Takata suggests. The lap belts have been bolted to the factory mounting point on the floor near the door sill and the other side to the seat bracket itself where the buckle mounts.

I have spent nearly the last 3 years as a collision estimator (service writer) in a nationally recognized body shop and feel that the use of a harness bar bolted to the inner sheet metal of the C-pillar (inner quarter panels just forward of the quarter glass and just behind the door opening) is actually structurally less stable than a welded bar bolted to the rear strut towers.

The rear strut bar that I have (Carbing) is a quality welded bar that is oval in tube shape. Therefore, more structurally stable than a circular bar in the event of forward momentum. In the case of a collision... the shoulder belts would exert a massive force to the circular bar and likely bend it into a v shape... whereas, the oval would withstand greater loads. While it may be frowned upon... there doesn't seem to be any conclusive evidence that mounting it to the rear strut bar is actually dangerous.

Sources:
http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/06/tak ... t-answers/
http://www.takataracing.com/products/race-4-snap --- PDF Under "Documents" titled: "Takata Competition Instructions"

On to the pics:








Facing off with a buddy's SR20 S14:







Harnesses:






Audio:

She's looking great, thanks for the update!

Looking cherry! I'm very tempted with the PT ducts.

^^^The ducts IMO are one of the very best updates to the looks of a Z32, especially a whitey...do eet!

Agreed! I love the CF ducts on almost any color Z!

Link to new thread with updated mods and pics:

a-paratrooper-s-300zx-build-thread-reboot-t613312.html