Project Z

[280Z Turbo]

THEN PUT THE SHIT ON THERE

I told you. It's hard.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I told you. It's hard.

if it's hard, you don't have the right pipes

[280Z Turbo]

if it's hard, you don't have the right pipes

They are correct, they just need skilled welder modz.

[Eye of the Tiger]

They are correct, they just need skilled welder modz.

JB WELD!

[280Z Turbo]

Works for the oil pan.

Actually, it could use another smattering of that shit. It is starting to leak again.

[Eye of the Tiger]

All you have to do is set the pipes up, figure out where you want the things, mark them, and take it to someone to have it welded. Do it now, or you FAIL.

[280Z Turbo]

I need to find a good welder.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I need to find a good welder.

Any good exhaust shop should be able to handle it (NOT a fucking Midas)

[280Z Turbo]

Any good exhaust shop should be able to handle it (NOT a fucking Midas)

C'mon..."Trust the Midas touch"

[Eye of the Tiger]

C'mon..."Trust the Midas touch"

The Midas touch can go fuck itself.

[280Z Turbo]

The Midas touch can go fuck itself.

Everything King Midas touched turned to gold.

Everything Midas service centers touch turns to scrap metal.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Everything King Midas touched turned to gold.

Everything Midas service centers touch turns to scrap metal.

Oh, good. You already know.

[Rupert]

Random question: Is the wheelbase of your 2+2 Z any longer than that of the regular Z?

[280Z Turbo]

Random question: Is the wheelbase of your 2+2 Z any longer than that of the regular Z?

By about 12 inches.

[280Z Turbo]

I discovered some bad stuff today.

I can't fix the transmission leak, there are bad oil seals on one of the shafts. It leaks like a sieve, but I can't fix it without taking apart the whole gearbox, so fuck it.

The motor mounts I got have cock-eyed mounting holes so they are useless. I have no choice but to pay $90 for new Nissan mounts.

[Submariner]

C'mon..."Trust the Midas touch"

The midas touch you speak of?

[280Z Turbo]

Pics of my hot rod red motor:





Pics of my intercooler fitment. Just need to make brackets and weld some pipe yet.


I just painted part of the car. A no-prize to the person that can guess where and how much:

[Rupert]

That car just gets slicker and slicker...

[280Z Turbo]

I am especially proud of my road legal spirit of '76 license plate.

[Cookie Monster]

You should paint your car Honda Championship White.

[Secret Chimp]

You should paint your car Honda Championship White.

As opposed to Hyundai Pony Horrid Failure White?

[Soup DeVille]

That engine looks mighty purty all painted up and clean and shit...

[Secret Chimp]

That engine looks mighty purty all painted up and clean and shit...

Fuckin' A, man.

[Soup DeVille]

You should paint your car Honda Championship White.

Nissans are supposed to be blue, noob.

Unfortunately, Datsuns are supposed to be brown, just like his...

[280Z Turbo]

Nissans are supposed to be blue, noob.

Unfortunately, Datsuns are supposed to be brown, just like his...

Brown from rust, mostly.

[280Z Turbo]

The motor is out.

The motor was blue, BTW.

[280Z Turbo]

The "big brake kit" is done:




I got the Evo intercooler mounted:



I had to install a cheap tube and fin oil cooler in place of the stock one due to packaging issues:


Pipes all welded up:


I installed a new sandwich plate which came with the oil cooler:


DSM BOV location. Still need a bypass hose going to the MAF to turbo boot:


I did a lot of rewiring and cut out all of the wires that I didn't need. I ran the injector wires through an old A/C pipe hole in the firewall:


I got a MSA urethane air dam since I thought the car looked odd with the 280Z front valance and a 240Z bumper:

[Secret Chimp]

That dam will look orange coolius.

[S204STi]

YOU NEED A INTERCOOLER!

HERE, PICK ONE, THEY ARE CHEAP
http://www.ssautochrome.com/level.itml/icOid/1437

SS Autochrome is cheap junk.

[S204STi]

Looks good man, nice work fabricating the tubing for the intercooler.  Professionally done, or did you do that?