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Subject Resonable Fall/Winter 300zx Plan?
     
Posted by Jiro on September 07, 2011 at 4:25 AM
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Message Budget: $3250
Date: October 2011 - March 2012

Engine ~$1500

* Remove engine out of car
* Compression test
* Remove plenum
* Delete EGR system
* Replace PCV valves (buy the five hose kit)
* Replace fuel rail/injectors to oem 370cc 94'-96' spec
* Modify plenum for new injectors with dremal (will need tungsten carbide tip)
* Port and polish plenum
* Throttle body bypass elimination
* Remove timing belt to access cam gears and replace them with BDE VTCs
* Replace camshaft with MT 5sp camshafts
* Remove heads, port and polish, Helicoil spark plug hole at cylinder 1
* Replace all fuel lines and vacuum lines
* Replace turbos (possibly JWT 500s or good stockers)
* Replace with good used inter-cooler to greddy or stillen
* Replace all gaskets if the old ones were broken loose

Body ~$750

* Plan is to remove engine from the engine bay and then restore the rust spots from engine bay and repaint it stock color. At this time I should contact Blaine from Victoria auto body for information on getting a spray to match the yellow and also finalize painting the door handles which require me to remove them and submit them. Still on this subject I should figure out fixing the rust spot and the dents on the rocker guards. I need to straighten the mangled pinch weld and figure out what i can do with the rusty undercarriage.
* Install rear decals
* Fix window rattle
* Remove Tint and redo tint
* make trim suppose to be black... blacker
* polish rear tail lights and front lights
* HID low beams
* Fog lamp mod
* Polish all windows, fix small chip in windshield
* Spray tow hooks black

Transmission ~$250

* swap transmission in
* modify for wiring for MT

Powertrain~$100

* Install oem 2pc 2+0 Twinturbo driveshaft

Brakes ~400

* Stainless stee brake lines
* Rebuild parking brake
* Brake fluid
* New brake pads
* install missing front clip drivers side caliper
* Spray the calipers black

Tools~$500

* engine bay fender cover
* ramps
* engine hoist
* vg30dett engine hoist bracket
* Transmission jack

Beater Daily Driver: 1988 Acura Legend $250

     
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