boosted300
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Thanks!
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Yeah, They're cool...but can be tricky and require welding.
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I'm sorry I dont...I asked the seller the same thing and he didn't know either...I believe he bought the body already painted from Cali.
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Oh...let's not forget the end tanks...
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What a difference...
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I considered powdercoating it, but decided instead to have it polished first which would look great and still give me the option to powdercoat later if I wanted, or decided I just didn't like the polished look. Doug...obsessed with the details...refused to let me polish it as-is. He got rid of all the extraneous metal, leaving a more streamlined overall look... And, of course, if I polish the intake manifold, the only thing left in the engine bay not cleaned up/polished would be the compressor housing...can't have that!
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The problem with making things pretty is that it accentuates the things that are not... The Greddy intake manifold...normally very attractive on its own...now stood out like a dirty thumb...
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More mocking up, this time with the piping and wiggins clamps...and daydreaming of the finished product...
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I probably should have stripped the trans-tunnel of the factory material but....ugh...I just wasn't up to it...
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A look at the driver side... After a some Eastwood rubberized rust encapsulator to tidy things up a bit before the next step...
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A look at the new sheet metal from the inside... The thinness of the sheet metal made welding a little more challenging than usual...
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Some more intercooler pics...
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Since the manifold was not fabbed from scratch, we utilized the existing wastegate mounting point and then modified it to make the best of the situation. As with any budget, you gotta pick and choose your battles...some things I went balls to the wall on and others I opted to be more economical on. A hand-fabbed manifold would've been much pricier. I looked at some Raw Brokerage units and, while stunning works of art, they were much more expensive and they were designed for EFR's...which would have required even more $$$ for an EFR. The goal was to maximize what I had now (turbo, injectors, AEM 1) while improving peripheral items to handle future updgrades (Intercooler, cooling system, chasis). As far as routing the dump tube, there really aren't many options when you start squeezing this much stuff into a small space. We decided to try open dump first to as we weren't sure if there would be any creep. While I don't want to spoil the ending...I will say that it works like a charm (oh and feel free to interrupt...it's rewarding to be able to share and discuss with others who have the same passion!)
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Amen!
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Mocking up end tanks to measure fit and clearances...
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A lot of views but no comments... Did I post in wrong board?
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End Tank rough drafts...
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http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/127124-boosted300s-rb-240z/
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Even though I loved the golden tint of the tubular manifold, I realized that 1.) it wasn't going to stay that color 2.) There would be a lot of heat generated by it, in a very confined space So I opted for Jet Hot coating that offered a nice middle ground of heat shielding and appearance.
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Test fitting the angle... Prepping the opening for welding... Just 'cause I think it's a cool pic... And finally cleaning up the welds...
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Test fitting the new piece With the new flange... Then Doug did some really nice additional prep work to the piece to shape it exactly like the existing tubing for optimal flow...
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The wastegate flange that came on the tubular header was not only the wrong shape for the Tial, but we felt it was too small to effectively control the boost and would cause some creep. So what did we do? Modify the modification of course... We cut the existing flange off... And then carefully drilled out the opening for the new diameter tubing...
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Man that is so cool...those things are collectors items.
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73Fairlady's 240z Build *heavy pics*
boosted300 replied to 73Fairlady's topic in S30 Series - 240z, 260z, 280z
Question for you: Are you still able to use the factory seat belts with this brace? I tried and didn't have much success. -
I love hearing stories of people making things right...because it happens so rarely. Glad it worked out for you.
