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  1. EastTnZ
    Did you roll your rear fenders any? I'm rubbing my rear tires (225/50/16) in corners ever so slightly and am thinking that's all it needs. I only had my tokico's on 3 though so I could've turned them up a little bit to 5 and possibly avoided that.
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    Hahaha I know exactly what you mean! I'm paying off the last 2 payments on her ring currently... I could've built another s30 lsx turbo for the price of that dang thing! I have a diesel 4x4 but she's not an all out car girl she just likes the big screen and nav on every car... Anyways yeah I'm hoping I'll get to build another car after we get married in march. We'll see. Get that ac hooked up it's awesome!!! Of course I got it finished for 1 week then the temps dropped...Murphy's law I guess
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    Well crap that was my next job on this 5.3 was a rather hefty cam swap close to .600 lift. Hmmm I really want that increase in power though because I'm pretty use to this power level...
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    Keep us posted on that auto turbo rear axle setup when you get it straightened out! Oh and keep it cheap so we can afford it lol, btw how's your Trans doing? Did the patch job fix it or is it still needing to be beefed up? I'm planning a 4l80e for my next build but 60's are cheaper.
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    I daily mine all the time but it doesn't drink the gas when I'm in traffic, it just idles at ~900 rpm and purrs. I've got about 5400 miles on mine so far since April and it goes up almost every day. Mine is just a tuned 5.3 running on 93 octane. I get around 30 or better in 6th cruising my 22 miles to work and 22 miles home in the afternoon (all interstate). Helps keep miles off my truck and I love it! Getting lunch, gas, or going anywhere it turns heads and is a picture whore lol. But that's why i built it and I love it! I've made a few friends here recently that have chased me down to chat and we hang out on occasion now. But I agree everybody and their brother has had one, rode in one, wrecked one or is looking for one lol. After running the dragon in mine this past weekend I want to build another one with coil overs and another v8 swap with it's sole purpose to corner carve. 318 turns in 11 miles was awesome!!! Anybody else daily their v8 z?
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    Well a few small updates... I'd been noticing a little hesitation around a half tank of fuel from my fuel cell after I have stopped at redlights on a downhill slope. Decided that after 4500 miles I'd check my cleanable fuel filter. The picture attached shows the foam particles that have disintegrated and sucked down the fuel line. So I installed a new 8an fuel line and Russell fuel filter and it has seemed to run a little better I also thought that part of the hesitation was that the fuel filter was so massive that it may aerate the fuel under heavy acceleration, so I got a smaller filter hoping for no air. Also my a/c isn't working. The compressor wouldn't kick on, so I checked the layout and the 180* fitting I used and had crimped looked like it wasn't quite on all the way but the guy said it should do. Needless to say it leaked out all the freon and I'm without air. No big deal but a new hose and some fittings and I'll be back on the road with air again. Lastly I put on my 240z front bumper last night and I think it looks pretty good. Made some aluminum brackets and bought the 10mm x 1.25 nuts (plus washers and lock washers) that the built in studs require. Worked like a charm.
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    Gas station shots - post 240z steering wheel install

    From the album: The 5.3 Project

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    Foam filled fuel filter...

    From the album: The 5.3 Project

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    He got some new slicks that are massive and that track must hook up very well (lose his shoes if he walked around the starting line it's so tacky) I remember another cv blowing up after 3 passes on the night of the z attack in Nashville earlier this year on his way home lol Send me your setup with the moser axles or a link via pm. I want more power and a 6 speed but don't want to put in a solid axle. I've got a stock r200 with mm flanges and 86 model 300zxt cvs. He's putting down like 402/435 to the wheels.
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    That's awesome!
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    Running an auto by chance?
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    What intake setup did you wind up going with for pulling air in on the cold side of the turbo? And i can't remember, are you running a water cooled turbo? Lastly ball bearing or journal bearing version of this turbo? Thanks (I'm just compiling everybodies different turbo layouts and pricing my build lol)
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    Pretty sure the heater control valve is bad or the solenoid to it is bad because it's stuck wide open. Other than that we clamped the inlet heater hose and it cooled down to the low low 30's out of the vents!!! I'll take it! Felt great today driving with ac!
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    Yeah it's supposed to hold it and I really don't want to get rid of the stick but if I went turbo I'd have to build the rear more than the 300zxt axles/flanges I've got (not looking forward to it). Plus I've already gotta rebuild the Trans due to bad synchros in 2nd, 3rd and part of 5th, also the mainshaft is an early model and needs to be upgraded (thanks tremec for not heat treating it properly). Totaling $1900 to ship it to tick for a fresh rebuild and that's not including needing gears. I could buy a built 4l80e for the price of selling my Trans + the rebuild it needs to hold that power. And it would hold 1000ftlbs. On the cooling lines, I just looped them over for now and it's working great. If I start to track it I'd run it to my radiator which has a built in Trans cooler in it. Keith I may like to try that tire setup someday. I've been launching it a little here lately from second and the clutch puts it all down (no slip) so I think I could do a couple passes even with the Trans not in 100% shape. My 1-2 shift is the worst due to synchros. In the end I'm gonna part/piece together a turbo setup and 4l80e then look for a roller z hopefully to build. Right now the serp belt is in the routing of the drivers manifold if I was to turbo this one. I'd probably just reroute the serp belt with a pulley because I'm still unsure on how much my alternator is currently charging with this routing lol
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    Well I was suspiciously followed into a gas station after work by a police officer for a few miles... (I wasn't exactly driving miss daisy) He got out 1 pump over and came straight to my car and started asking all about it haha! One thing led to another and he's gonna charge my ac for free!!! Win win! He had a couple camaro's/firebirds and had a non numbers matching one he wanted to swap an ls into so we talked cars for a half hour at the gas pumps and I got his info then left lol. He's charging my ac tomorrow and I can't wait! Made 2 trips to advance auto parts. Measured 71" for the serpentine belt and drove home to be too small. Drove back and bought a 72" for $10 cheaper go figure lol. Should work pretty smooth, I blew the soot out of it today from 3rd-5th gears up in the 5k rpm range so it runs better with no carbon buildup slowing me down! Pics with temp gauge to be posted shortly I hope! Also tried out this 0-60 time thing on my gps speedo the past few weeks and if I could get traction that'd be great. Pulled off 5.7, 5.8, and today dumping 2nd in the 3500 rpm range I roasted the tires and got a 6.25 second 0-60 time. All averaging 280-320 feet from 0-60. I just need room to test out this 1/4 mile mode... Fun none the less, I'm happy with the gauge setup by speed hut.
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    72 inch serp belt installed

    From the album: The 5.3 Project

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    Almost complete! Vintage air cheap control set is a near perfect fit!

    From the album: The 5.3 Project

    Still have to make a bracket but it fits in the factory slot pretty flawlessly.
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    That's awesome! I figured somebody would! I'm currently piecing together a feasible turbo setup for mine to be installed next year hopefully. Not into the 600's to start with but hopefully work my way into it eventually. I'm swapping out transmissions though. Unless I get a good deal on another z then I'll just build it and keep this one the same.
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    What about a new stock tensioner? I just replaced mine thinking the pulley was squeaking but it was just a belt. Oh yeah and I always carry a spare belt (and walbro/1qt oil/antifreeze) lol never can be too careful!
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    While everybody is all like "turbo this and turbo that" I'm over here like "I've got AC!!!" Lol And here are some pics from the install. Pretty straight forward. Should have it charged before the weekend and riding around with the windows up for once in the summertime! And btw there's room under this compressor and over the alternator for a turbo setup... Note: I purchased the extra long hose kit and thought I'd need the extra 4' of size 6 and 4' of size 10 but after I ran all the hoses I had some left over. I had exactly 5' 4" leftover of 6 and 5' 4" leftover of 10. So the extra $10 is not worth it. I've got it all hooked up and it runs great so far, I'm getting it charged within the next couple days hopefully then I'll see how cold it blows out the vents! Also installed a 240z steering wheel I refinished a while back while I was at it.
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    Vintage Air Heat/Cool/Def vs 280Z Heat/Cool/Def

    From the album: The 5.3 Project

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    Vintage Air Heater Hose Valve Installed

    From the album: The 5.3 Project

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    Vintage Air Evaporator Installed

    From the album: The 5.3 Project

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    Re-engineered (rough) middle ducting...

    From the album: The 5.3 Project

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    Vintage Air 280Z Dash Shot

    From the album: The 5.3 Project

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