Sup guys....new member here, but long time Nissan/Toyota fan. Long story short, I came across this 300ZX in Indiana that was posted online three months ago. It looked too good to be true in the pics, and so I called the seller and asked for more close up shots. It was legit! One owner, clean carfax, no rust, no damage, mint condition, 71k mile 300ZX NA 5spd! I drove next day to Bedford Indiana, and purchased the car cash from a 73yr old attorney. She is now the new foundation for my "2JZX" project. I picked up a 2JZ-GE VVTi motor from my buddy's wrecking yard, and ordered some go-fast-goodies for it as well as some left over parts from my old SC300 build. Here are some pics of it and the motor, hope you all enjoy...im pretty excited about this project.
Couldn't resist...lol
Home, safe and sound:
2JZ-GE VVTi....will be a beast when done:
Cylinder head off to machine shop...prepping block for machining:
Mocking up the GE flange to the GTE lower runner for welding.
Im surprised just how close the two GE & GTE flanges are near the head, I know the holes are way off on the center runner section.
Flange all welded up and port matched...looks good, ready for powdercoating.
Back side was much easier to weld as there weren't too many crevices.
Goodies from my SC300 build that I decided to keep (272 cams, manley rods, springs and retainers, valve seals, and valve guides.
I was told these were neccessary if using 272 cams.
Machine shop prepping the block before machinging....welding the steel ball plugs to a rod then removed oil galley steel plugs.
More to come.....waiting for the cleaned head to come back from the machine shop. :-)