So now that spring is in the not so distant future, i’ve kinda gotten the itch to start getting the car ready again…its just been sitting in the garage since i put it there not as involved as other projects going on in here, but i figured i’d share…
car when i got it:
things it needed at that point:
-t28 install needed to be finished, the previous owner just thought everything would bolt up the same as when the stock t25 was in there :bloated: so the oil / coolant lines were wrong and none of the ic piping would line up
-the steering wheel (nardi) did not match the bolt spacing on the momo hub
-300zx maf was not installed, and had nothing to control it so that the ecu wouldn’t freak out
after beginning to fix the turbo install, it was apparent that the couplers/clamps used on the fmic kit were very “ebay quality” and were not going to do the job, so i picked up all new silicone couplers and some nice clamps, to avoid having to fix blown off charge piping at inopportune times LOL
also, since the car had a megan racing manifold on it, i wasn’t TOO keen on their track record so that was to be removed, and just replaced with a stock cast piece. no cracks, no worries!
ordered up some greddy turbo inlet/outlet pipes for the t28 conversion, and got braided oil/coolant lines along with all the misc gaskets to finish up the job. all those pieces SHOULD be here later this week so if all goes as planned i hope to have the car running again next weekend, we’ll see!
basically the goal was to clean up any of the half-assed things on the car, and try to make it a car i can drive without worrying about. anything that wasn’t really needed i got rid of to avoid complications. so heres the quick summary for spring:
deletions:
nardi steering wheel
greddy profec b spec2 and turbotimer
megan turbo manifold
lame no name 16" rims with all season tires
additions:
braided stainless oil/coolant lines
z32 maf
s-afc
fittipaldi steering wheel / nrg quick release (thanks deni haha)
kyb agx / tein springs (front the blue s14, never had a chance to install them on that one!)
5zigen FNO1’s (17x8)
factory VLSD
samco radiator hoses
nismo engine/tranny mounts
depending how everything works out once the car is running again, i may get some z brakes for the front, we’ll see
hopefully i’ll have some updates in progress next weekend!