The arrival of the JDM VGTT front clip (pics--56kdie!)

Post by **skydragoness** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:06 am

So long story short, my bf's Z developed a severe rod-knock issue (we believe, don't know for sure), so instead of trying to fix the n/a engine (for now, I think he intends to rebuild it later) he dropped some cash down on a front clip. Came today, a lot more screwed up looking than we expected, but the engine looks good. Here are the pics:

almost forgot...!The recipient:

Post by **Onizuka** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:16 am

SWEET, I cant wait to see this thing saturday. Hows removal of the old engine going?

Post by **skydragoness** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:48 am

Not bad surprisingly. All the accessories are out, and the harness is unclipped, and the engine is unbolted from the engine mounts. So its ready to be pulled. I just realized i work till 6pm on Saturday, so i have to manage to get out early to meet you at the house. I mean, i have to be a host. :P

Post by **Onizuka** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:52 am

If you can't, don't worry about it, looks like im going to be picking up rear 300zx brakes after im done at the autoX school, so I wont be around your place till 6 oclock or so anyways!

Do you guys need me to bring any tools? or just my spare hands?

Post by **skydragoness** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:02 am

I think we're good in the tool department, he bought most of the stuff he needs for the swap. We have an air compressor, the cherry picker, etc. If you have something that's unique i'd bring it. But other than that i think we're cool. Why aren't you on aim homeslice?

Post by **Onizuka** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:04 am

I'm at school, going to class in a few anyways, I'll sign on when I get home

Post by **HybridOne** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 8:27 am

remember the vasoline...that engine doesn't just slide right in . that thing is a tight fit. i hate working on them.

good luck though

Post by **jEzTeR** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 4:17 pm

Sweet!

Good Luck with the swap!

Post up lots of pics.

Post by **Onizuka** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:51 am

You guys get any more work done on sunday? Sorry I didnt call, 95 was gridlocked so they gave everyone going to philly backroad directions and we caravaned, so I couldnt really even stop off anywhere.

Post by **PalmerWMD** » Tue Apr 05, 2005 5:15 pm

Good to hear!

Think it'll be swapped by Sunday?

Fred..

Post by **nsrZ32** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 3:47 pm

good pics...and they're not bad at all on 56K

What you doing with what's left of the front clip after swapping out the motor? There are a couple parts I might be interested if he's gonna sell some stuff....mainly the hood prop

Post by **skydragoness** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:50 am

J-Spec: The motor's out! (the n/a one) and the TT motor is ready-to-go and strapped to the hoist. It would be awesome if you stopped by Saturday (the day of the East Coast Z meet) to help us out. It would be cool if we meet some Z32 people at the meet who could help with the mess of vacum lines in the back. That's going to be the hard part.

NSRZ32: I'll let him know if your'e interested. The calipers have some dibs on them already, and I am going to snatch the brake dust shields and see if i can weld them on to my car, since we had to rip the stock ones off to fit my 26mm z32 brakes on. It sucks nothing else is salvagable on the car, the hood is crap, the fenders, the headlights are shattered, we have ONE good turn signal, the bumper is screwed, and for a minute we thought the air ducts/tunnels for the intercoolers were damaged but they seem to be 'ok' along with the radiator. But those are items that will be getting upgraded in the future.

Here are another pic:

The sob engine wouldn't sit on the engine stand since it was so top-heavy, so we sat it on a palette (sp?).

More pics to come!

Post by **skydragoness** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:52 am

Do the plenums serve any purpose? Because my friend has a Z31 n/a 2+2 (gorgeous and for sale btw) and its engine bay is no where near as cramped as the Z32 and there is an absence of plenums.

Post by **81na ZX** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 3:58 am

Yes. Plenums work kinda as a collector to distribute the air evenly. Theres alot more theory to it than that, but don't leave them off

Post by **skydragoness** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 1:40 pm

haha, no, we know they're needed, they are just a nuisance since they block everything else.

the vacumm lines on this clip is nuts!

Post by **NISTECH** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 2:42 pm

The Z31 has a plentium it sits atop the intake manifold. it is the peice with the NISSAN 3000 cover on it. It is just alot smaller since it only has one intake port instead of 2. Also the Z31 is single overhead cam where the Z32 is dual and has extreamly wide heads. It is the only car in nissans line up with that head configuration. on the infiniti side the J30 has the same setup.

Post by **skydragoness** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 4:19 pm

Here's the engine already in!

Post by **NISTECH** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 4:22 pm

LMAO damn thats a clean install!!!

Whos the artist??

Post by **nsrZ32** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 9:47 am

lol always thought the VG30DETT was bigger than that

Post by **skydragoness** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 4:47 am

NISTECH wrote:LMAO damn thats a clean install!!!

Whos the artist??

Me.

Took a damn long time to draw the front of that engine, and i ended up running off the page because of the crank pulley.

Post by **NISTECH** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 5:08 am

I was impressed it almost looks like a blow up of a service manual drawing.

Post by **skydragoness** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 12:33 pm

Sorry for the super-late update guys, but the TT engine is IN! (for real this time). He actually got it in a couple of weeks ago from today.

I'll try to post up some pics in a bit, it's freakin loud because its running on the downpipes supplied by the clip, it started on its first try too! My bf had a tech from United Autosales (Z dealership in DE here, kinda-sorta famous) stop by and make sure everything was ok. It was running bad at first because of a bad engine ground but the Nissan dealer found it and corrected it (he just got a job at Nissan which is nice for discounts). The coolant temp sensor was causing an erratic idle, and he picked up a new one at discount.

Anyway, it's running decent so far, just needs and exhaust. Does anyone know if the HKS hiper he bought when the car was n/a still hook up to aftermarket downpipes?

Post by **Onizuka** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 12:35 pm

Awesome, I cant wait to see some pictures. He going to bring the car out for autoX ever?

Post by **skydragoness** » Tue May 03, 2005 12:15 pm

I dunno, i'll try to convince him. But he definitely is going to come to the next event this May, he owes me. Plus i think he'll have a hell of a time doing ride-along's with other people too. He's uber green with auto-xing

Post by **Altiman94** » Tue May 03, 2005 5:24 pm

take the car into a muffler shop and have them weld some downpipes to fit hte exhaust that is on the car.

Post by **PsiloX** » Wed May 11, 2005 7:24 am

I'm doing the same swap shortly. Did you swap air conditioning as well?

Post by **skydragoness** » Sun May 15, 2005 12:43 pm

He hasn't hooked up the a/c but it's all there

Altiman94 wrote:take the car into a muffler shop and have them weld some downpipes to fit hte exhaust that is on the car.

So then, aftermarket TT downpipes will not line up/hook up to the 3" HKS Hiper?

Post by **ariesoner** » Fri May 20, 2005 1:27 pm

Is the thread dead? If not I would really like to buy the brake master cylinder off of your clip.

Post by **StatixNWH** » Mon May 23, 2005 6:18 pm

sweet RHD clip, goodluck on the swap!

Post by **skydragoness** » Thu May 26, 2005 2:07 pm

StatixNWH wrote:sweet RHD clip, goodluck on the swap!

Swap was finished mid-April

ariesoner wrote:Is the thread dead? If not I would really like to buy the brake master cylinder off of your clip.

I can let him know, not a problem at all. the RHD clips's carcass is still sitting in thegarage

The arrival of the JDM VGTT front clip (pics--56kdie!)

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