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:Well as of today I have put the first 1000 miles on the 2+2 Ive been working on the last year! The fact I didn't make a single post and haven't owned a Z since high school attests to the purpose of the Search button :thumbsup:
:A little background about me- Before starting this build the most in depth car repair I had done was an alternator on my Dinan M3 when Bmw quoted me almost $1400 for the job.
:Back to the Car- I was selling a motorcycle (Gsxr-600) I owned and was getting a bunch of bs offers and trade offers. So I rewrote my ad, and specifically put "No trade offers unless TT Z or E36M3". Well, sure enough two days later I got an email with someone wanting to trade for my bike. He had a 300zx 2+2 that had been converted to TT. Upon checking out the car everything looked good initially so we did the trade. Upon getting the car back, I slowly started tinkering with it and checking things out. More and more things I found on it were done wrong or half assed. Well after redoing the timing, checking for leaks, fuel filter, vacuum hoses, etc, I redrove the car. It ran like a bat out of hell, So I turned up the boost a little bit and had a blast. It ran great until about a week later when it leaned out and I burnt a ringland on cylinder 6. Fast forward 3-4 months- turns out the previous owner had cheaped out and left the NA fuel pump in the car (barely capable of stock boost levels on the TT).
:So here I am with a Z with no compression and everyone I talked to about it wanted SERIOUS money to rebuild the car for me. Well after looking at it everyday for a few months I decided to do the rebuild myself, with nothing but my iPad, 3ZC and TT.net. Before I start I want to say thank you to all the people who helped, primarily Jake who let me use his shop and lift, Rob who helped me pull out the drivetrain the first day (in less than 5 hours) and Kevin (The owner of Z Clinic here in Austin,TX [ www.zclinic.net ] ) who answered all my questions when the forums just didn't seem to help.
:Sorry for the long story, none of my friends will listen to me talk about the Z anymore :-)
:oh btw make sure the bevel on the crankshaft pulley faces outwards, don't ask how i know this :-(
:Let’s Start with the Motor and Drivetrain
:• VG30DETT block bored to 87.5MM, ALL bearings and gaskets replaced with new.
:• Wiseco forged pistons and rings 87.5mm
:• Crankshaft balanced and polished
:• Forged Rods
:• 40P Heads (High Flow valve job, valves replaced, new valve stem seals, bronze valve guides, journals polished etc etc).
:• 2 Garret T-25 Turbos (OEM) with NEW CHRAS- .63 A/R turbine
:• Polished throttle bodies
:• Polished Balance Tube (Not on in picture but now installed)
:• Z1 Motorsport Entire Red Silicone hose kit.
:• New Stainless Steel Divorced downpipes
:• New test Pipes
:• NEW WIRING HARNESS!!!
:• New PFR6B-11B Plugs(Colder plugs than stock)
:• Replaced PCV System
:• EVERY GASKET REPLACED FROM THE BLOCK UP!!!!
:• New oil pressure sending unit
:• New knock sensor
:• EGR elimination
:• AIV Elimination
:• Throttle body coolant bypass performed.
:• New Timing kit- Belt water pump gaskets and idler pulleys
:• Unorthodox Racing Underdrive pullet set
:• New turbo oil feed lines and coolant feed lines.
:• New motor mounts
:• All New Belts
:• New rear main seal
:• New 02 Sensors and harnesses
:• JWT Intake
:• Oil pump and oil pump gasket
:• Wrinkle Red Plenum
:• Oil filter tree gasket
:• New OEM Thermostat So let’s move on to the suspension...
:• Stillen Sway bar kit
:• KYB AGX Shocks and Tein Type-S Springs
:• Powertrix Adjustable sway bar endlinks
:• 300 Degree Camber kit
:• Front AMS Adjustable Upper Control Arms
:• Front AMS Adjustable Toe Rods
:• Rear AMS Adjustable Upper Control Arms
:• AMS Rear Traction Rods
:• Rear AMS Adjustable Toe Rods
:• All bushings replaced by Energy Suspension Components
:• New Subframe bushings
:• New Control Arm Bushings.
:Transmission Parts and Work:
:• Brand New Exedy Stage 3 Clutch
:• 4.08 NA rear end
:• New NISMO transmission mount.
:• Stainless Steel Clutch Hose
:• Transmission flush and refill with Mobil 1 Synthetic.
:Brakes and Wheels:
:• Replaced all Brake lines
:• New Drilled and Slotted Rotors
:• New high performance pads
:• Painted Calipers (Red to match car)
:• 300zx (Z32) TT wheels
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:Misc Parts and Electronics
:• Custom 2.5” exhaust- had difficulty finding an exhaust i like that would work for the 2+2 in TT format
:• AEM UEGO Wideband
:• Tuned by AshspecZ
:• HKS Turbo Timer
:• Boost Controller
:• HID Lights- Look great!
:• A-Pillar for gauges ( Boost Gauge, Oil Pressure and Wideband Fuel)
:Anyways here's some pics:
:The day we towed her to Jake's shop:
:Disconnecting Hoses and Getting ready for the pull:
:Motor starting to come out:
:Motor out:
:Taking things off:
:After I got the heads off this is what I discovered:
:At this point I then took it to a highly reccomended Machine shop here is Texas, Mark G's Auto Machine. This guy is great, fast work, fair pricing, and def knows his stuff. He mainly builds drag car and drag boat motors.
:After reading a couple threads about painting the plenum I decided to go with VHTs Wrinkle Red, It turned out great but it takes FOREVER for this paint to cure. Even days later it was still soft and easily damaged.
:A couple weeks later I'm back for pickup:
:Heads on:
:Timing done (the 1st time)
:Dropping it back in the engine bay:
:The only picture where I managed to be in it (making stock 2+2 exhaust work for start up before going with the custom exhaust)
:Motor before first startup:
:Done with exhaust and everything!! (took this picture today while putting some more break in miles on her)
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:Anyways, Thanks for your time. Hope you enjoyed my post as much as I enjoyed doing the work and learning about the car. Prolly will spring for some new turbos once the engine is fully broken in.
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