Thanks for the info, guys!

Body work is wrapping up.
Here are the parts painted off the car. The rest of the car goes in tomorrow.
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps95c6d3fc.jpg
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps0489b1f6.jpg
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psf73d7ad8.jpg

Welp.. the car is back home and looking better than ever :D
Course it won't be all back together for a while..

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psa354f0bc.jpg
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...pse46a882c.jpghttp://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps35bdd07b.jpg

(i'll have you not the improved pictures :) )

Dang. That's looking really nice, and black is such an unforgiving color. I'm not seeing any ripples in the bodywork at all.

Nope.. and i wouldn't count on it aha. The person who did the job took a lot of pride in doing it properly.
There are a few dust specs that will we wet sanded and polished out, and there is a tiny clear coat run on the bottom of the spoiler. Thats pretty much all the flaws there are.
Even where some holes were filled, the turn signals on the front fenders, the antenna and wiper.. can't even tell they were there.

small updates:

put this new dif cover on. I saw this online and thought "oh thats a cool part".. so i got it for the cool factor.

greddy vs. stock:

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps13db9e0d.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps1cef34b7.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps2f8830a2.jpg


also got a few more things on order:
-aluminum baffled oil neck
-HKS oil cap
-proper ventilated oil catch tank system -10an lines from oil neck and i'm also going to run a line from the rear oil return port to the catch tank. I was reading (all-be-it on the other forum) that a lot of people who track their FD's say this is the ideal way to run the ventilation system.
-carbon fiber door sills (cause i couldn't find any good condition OEM ones for sale)
-RICE water injection kit :fawk:

put my interior back together for the most part. Using black door panels. Going to pick up some black kick panels this weeked to finish up my 1/2 black conversion (I'm leaving the roof red.)

installed new rear strut tower bar

I'll take a few pics tomorrow and post. with a good camera. (sorry about those diff pics :302:

u post moar right naow!!!
Prease?

looks sick as fuck! but PLEASE get the good camera back! you are killing me with the hazzy and out of focus shots, KODAK!

sounds like we might have to plan a work on it once you get the parts in...


nice... looks awesome... I'm excited to see you around in it once its running


J.

Fine. Pictures with an actual camera.

Interior is still pretty dirty cause I haven't cleaned it yet and probably won't for a while. I Epoxy'd the SHIT out of the inside of the breaky door handle and i will be shocked if it ever breaks. (Terrible oem design. wtf were they thinking? Also.. I require a RHD map pocket lid still.. if anyone just happens to have one lying around. Oh.. and the steering wheel needs to go..

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psbae0ab76.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psd0e7cdb9.jpg

gross dirty:

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps5a16d733.jpg


oh and one more for..

dat wiiiing
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psb930e006.jpg

took a few more baby steps today..

First I relocated the igniter to outside the engine bay behind the fender. Probably the cleanest "wire tuck" i've ever done too. Mad impressed with myself :302: although it was really really easy lol.

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psecda76ef.jpg

and the result:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps7e616027.jpg

mounted coils and plug wires...
not the cleanest thing in the engine but you can barely see them anyways when it's all said and done. I might relocate them to the frame rail later but this will last long enough:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps90367b9c.jpg

and with the igniter gone, it made mounting the twin power pretty easy:

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps19bb1528.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psd37fc6bc.jpg

the flash makes the engine bay look dirtier than it is :(

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps899133f9.jpg


maybe i should start studying for exam season..

LOLOLOLOL
jk

Bit of an update..

Got the turbo last week. I'm sure most of you have seen a T04Z but just in case.. heres a piece of canadiana as a size reference :lol:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps3cb47da4.jpg

more TiAL:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps95c47c87.jpg

and a mock up of the last of the aero.
fitment is A- but it really complete's the look. Not painted but they're black so it gives a good idea. There aren't any bolts holding it on so thats why the front is off.

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psad5d0529.jpg

Looking great Mitch!
you rock bro!!!

Looks good. I smell a race coming up haha

Zoom-Zoom? I think so. Thing is gonna be a beast when its done.

Thanks guys!

Bring it! :biggthumpup:

Made this mock up the other night. Looks cool

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psf500ad54.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps7ee95e96.jpg

You should really fabricate some form of heat shield for the lim - wrapping it in the gold tape doesn't really do a whole lot compared to a rigid shield and an air barrier. It's pretty easy and cheap too, you can just drill and tap a couple mounting holes in the passages for the acv (if you have it blocked off) and just bolt a heat shield made of your material of choice.

Mitch, I'm not even kidding,
I would sell my soul for some of your car parts.

Keep up the great build bro!!!

That is allot of waste gate springs!

I need two of those cunts for my new turbo set up :)

Your motor turbo combo is great! it will perform GAG FACTOR :) :) :)
We can add it to the fast FD thread when you are done

I'll probably get some of these made at the same time i have my water tank fab'd up. cause yeah.. definitely seems like a simple and effective solution.

I already have :reddevil:

two wastegates? those setups are so badass!

and thanks! we can only hope it doesn't blow up in 3 dyno runs :p

Got another package in the mail this week.
OH YAY CAR PARTS!! so excited..

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps83a8160d.jpg

sweet.

wait.
wait..

fuuuuuuuuck :(
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psd2cb1257.jpg

i can't remember the last time i had an internet purchase go smoothly. Actually, yes i can.. 6 months ago when I dealt with banzai.

Although, i think my RR kit is here now. Hopefully they didn't break it in transit. That one could reset the counter. Fingers crossed.



Sometimes i just think.. fuck cars. :)

damn it's been a long time since i've posted an update.

here are some pictures of the oil cooler install once the above got sorted out:

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps7fee5c1e.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps5b8c7580.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps3e259b7d.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psfc0b6afe.jpg

Theres some more stuff in the engine now too. I think my time frame for starting this is 3 weeks. i should be getting the rest of my turbo kit and fuel system this week so over the weekednd i'll have that on.

I'm waiting for a few fittings and stuff from a local parts store and I'm also having a custom oil filler neck made as well. just need my piping to get here but i'm told its a super easy job.

I'll just be using the stock rad and intercooler for the engine break in because it's still going to be about another 2 months before the shop can have mine finished.

but break in means nothing other 4000 rpm (or something like that, ill have to double check) and no boost. so that shouldn't be an issue.


also mounted a catch can today, my boost control solenoid, and I did some of the best electrical work i have personally ever done on rewiring the plugs / pins on the fuel pump. I took pics of that but they aren't on my computer no and I'm lazy so i'll upload later.

its getting there.. kinda.
once the intake manifolds and turbo are on it will look a little more optimistic in the engine bay

this is some more of what i did today..
probably the best wiring type thing i've ever done.

depinned the electrical connector of the 340 and and put new ones in with some 10 gauge wire to properly feed the pump. They are really good pumps apparently but the wiring is a big restriction.

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps283d0325.jpg

and it still clips in the pump just like that:

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psd0215e05.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps0bdfffa7.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psec21f40a.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps8076bb72.jpg

tomorrow i want to get the fuel filter mounted somewhere and thats about it.

But next weekend should be fun :icon_tup:
Unfortunately i can't work on the car during the week but it gives you a good break i guess.

I love the Setrab coolers. Dink up the threads on the fittings? Just pull them out and swap them, no need to swap the whole cooler like the Mocals. Although when the coolers themselves are dinked up, not much you can do.

Good job on the fuel pump wiring too!

thanks for the comments guys!

did a decent amount of stuff the last little while which was never really posted.

finished "taping" up the intake manifolds and installed the block off plates. Only thing is this one on the back that you see in the picture is too thick to work with my secondary fuel rail so i'll have to get the FFE one as well. (that is also using FFE's rounded nuts. the BOP is simply too thick.)

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psa11d5e1b.jpg

and finally got to play with the turbo! I tried polishing the compressor housing. and failed. so i'll have to take it somewhere to get polished but i'll wait and get a few things done at the same time. So excuse the fact that it looks like shit.

I also got a new manifold that is actually usable. i would say it's a 7/10. I'll definitely leave it for now but down the road it will be something i want to upgrade. The DP on the other hand is an absolute abortion and I will be having a new one made the second I can drive the car out to the rotary clinic where I live.

anyhoo, you can sort of see the manifold here, as well as the oil return i made.
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps17daf2e7.jpg

mounted the catch can here:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...pse07fa286.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps649e0560.jpg

and converted the rear turbo oil return into a vent so now there is a vent on both sides of the engine (here and on the oil neck)

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps5ee11422.jpg

and we get this:
(the long vent line isnt really held down by anything but i'll attach it to something so its not so much just hanging there)

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps07660183.jpg


pretty well the same picture:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps1b067eb9.jpg

a little piece of engine dress up that nobody will notice. Ever.

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps781f8fd3.jpg

LIM and w/p housing "on."
(Sort of a mock up but they are on for now, okay?!?))

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...pse7a9d3e3.jpg

and i wanted to test fit the fuel lines under the UIM to make sure they work with the coils and everything. they do.

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psb22909a8.jpg

and then for shits and giggles, lets get a little bit ahead of ourselves:

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...pse148922d.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps8ad10802.jpg

Sorry, hate to be that guy haha. Who made that manifold? 7/10 is quite generous. Good to see its going together though

Manifold is Compliments of zn performance. And that took 9 months to get.

It isn't good but the flash on the camera makes it look even worse.

You should have seen the first one!

good to hear that the parts are coming in. Has everythnig from them ship yet?

With everything that's gone into this car.. I had a very hard time leaving that manifold on.

So I upgraded. Ceramic coated, short runner dual wastegate.. Beautiful welds. Much better. Custom downpipe to come as well.

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps7a8b58c1.jpg
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps3f29cf07.jpg
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps5918bcdf.jpg

Now if I could just get my injectors..

I'm promised either a tracking number or a refund by Friday. I love ZN performance so much.

Been a long time since I updated.
Recently I've done a lot of work but not too many pictures because I was more focused on doing things.

Few small things..
Decided to go with a link g4 ecu. It's already tuned for my setup. Might need some touching up because the difference in aussie-land and western canada climates

New manifold Is also on..


Setup for 2 wastegates:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psc190547c.jpg

Here is the initial setup:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps740b1870.jpg

But the front most wastegate hit the steering column soo, had the raise the engine, drop the subframe, take off the engine mounts, cut an inch or so off the mount then put everything back on.
NOPE.
The mounts are sort of in a "V" shape, so when you shorten them, they really didn't want to line up with the holes in the subframe where they bolt so I drilled a new hole, dropped it in, and luckily it worked!

Got a bunch of other stuff put together as well, fuel system, turbo, water tank/fuel cooler (which some of you might recognize) here are just a few random shots. Like I said, didn't take many. Last pic is basically where it's at now.

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psc842472d.jpg
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...pseff8fa77.jpg
Fast reacting intake air temp sensor:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps15177f8c.jpg


The windshield is a workbench
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps6e887e7f.jpg

More to come soon as well!

oh yeah.. also "finished" up the fuel system tonight.

It's all hooked up but i want to pressure test it in the morning by sending power to the pump.

If thats good, it's all downhill :D

i'm sooo excited to try turning the key. Soon. Soon.

That first picture is amazing. Awesome build.

Thank you sir!

well i tried to have it running again this weekend but i didn't have much time. I did get the boost controller installed though.

Took me a while to figure out where i wanted to put it. I just new i wanted it hidden. I also decided i didn't want to drill more holes through the firewall so i basically bundled up the wires and ran them down the tranny tunnel and up by the shifter. Everything got tucked under the consoly-thing.

this is the actual computer unit thing velcro'd down on the carpet inside the console:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psa36397b2.jpg

heres a better pic. The wire that loops back around and goes forward is actually for the wideband which works with the b/c. Theres a little box that wouldn't fit under the console so its going up by the passengers feet - out of the way of course

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps66d165ec.jpg

and here's the result:

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psfd7850a2.jpg

hand controller i'll probably put up on the dash somehow but its just sitting there for now.

Trying to get back into the swing of things again. Ordered this:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PD_2dkzoAR...0707_GV_08.jpg

Super excited

Quick teaser to what was a busy weekend:

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psuxj0lukj.jpg

I'll post some updates tonight.

lazy ass, post more pictures!!!

Your not doing anything at work anyways...

J.

Ya but I don't have my camera here.

And I actually was doing shit today - hazing the new summer students.

contents of the boxes:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps8wme48xq.jpg


Rad is probably the nices rad ive seen and the IC is THICK
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psoanamgtb.jpg

Rad in:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps88c84db9.jpg

and IC

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps3zurey4j.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psbea26f28.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps5846aa85.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psdps2yvxo.jpg


Very nice finish to everything as you can see:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps58ad6ffc.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psd5c6fd69.jpg

The water tank I have made the rad hose routing tricky but i found this bendy SS tube stuff and it worked great:

Easy side:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psa521e1d6.jpg

water tank side:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps91f87f7a.jpg

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psa37747a0.jpg

VMS vacuum manifold for an easy vac line solution:
http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...psae8772b1.jpg

and yeah now im a greddy fanboi

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/u...ps8b33578e.jpg

It is going to be hard to get air out of that lower radiator hose with it looped like that.

Crap never even thought about this. Glad you brought it up or I wouldn't have even realized.

I'm trying to think of an easy solution.. You think adding coolant while spinning the water pump would work? Like turn off the fuel pump and crank the engine over while filling coolant?

Actually no that sounds kinda sketchy. Like, the whole line is beneath the fill mark so maybe I just need to burp it a few more times than usual?

I dunno, got any suggestions?