~KnuckleDuster~

Clutch kit arrived. Flywheel is 14.8 lbs. I would have liked to get an extra pound or two off that but this should do just fine. The plan is to get an aluminum driveshaft as well if all goes according to plan. I want this thing to rev nice and freely!

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Got some new parts in. Plugs, pcv valve with gasket, rear main seal, magnetic oil drain plug, alt & water pump pulley. Cleaned out the trans and have the new clutch and flywheel on the way.

My favorite pic of ol' girl..

Your the man! I could have sworn I tried that already hah

I have a local shop I go to for the big stuff like this. The engine came from http://www.sunrisejapanese.com/ I paid right around $1700 shipped for it and I've parted out most of my motor and made $2000, so far so good. Ill be going with the Mckinney mounts.

I'm looking to change the title of my members project thread. Is this something I can do myself? I see people changing a for sale thread title to read SOLD and what have you but never knew how it was possible. Please advise, thanks!

So I've decided to change directions completely. I was at a point where it would take mega squirt or some other form of engine management to get my motor running up to par. The excessively long warm ups and lack of tuning ability was ruining the fun I could have been having with the car so it sat in the garage and was rarely brought out to play. The choice was to mega squirt an already aging motor that would just be waiting for the next road block OR go with a different motor entirely. As much as I love a turbo car there is something about N/A that's just more pure..and reliable. I opted for an RB25DE again. It reminds me of a modernized version of the 432 240z, dual over head cam and all the modern touches while keeping true to the n/a straight six heritage. I had put a DE motor from an R33 in my previous 71 Z project in 2008: This time around I found a RB25DE NEO motor out of a 99-02 R34 Skyline. The differences are roughly 200hp vs 185hp in the R33, solid lifters rather than hydraulic, revised camshafts, with on/off solenoid Variable VCT, a hotter 82 °C thermostat, model-specific coil packs and a revised inlet manifold (the runner diameter is reduced from 50mm to 45mm to increase air velocity and low end torque) in particular the RB25DE NEO which had two inlets going into the inlet manifold. The combustion chamber of the head is smaller so GT-R spec connecting rods are used to compensate as well as model-specific pistons. All in all they are quite a different engine in their own right - a culmination of 20 years of Nissan RB engine building rolled into one. (stolen from wiki) Here she is: The sound of it is intoxicating

Does anyone know the difference in R34 DE vs DET trannys? I'm trying to get my hands on an aftermarket flywheel for a rb25de neo but the information out there is slim. Is the n/a still a pull type? Same trans as the det r34?

Here's the new face lift, finally looking like a 240 from the front now. Letting people know when your turning is a plus too.

Almost 6 months from my last update, I need to get back on it! I've changed out my 280 air dam for a 240z one so I could run the front turn signals again. I sourced a nice set of old original lights and have everything installed. I'll post pics of the updated face as soon as I get her washed up and out for another photo op. I haven't posted much lately due to lack of funding from a recent job switch but I got some nice b-day gifts to get the Z tuned and running better.. Fuel lab AFPR AEM AFR gauge, also I'm relocating the boost gauge into this dual pod that will reside in the glove box. I want the interior looking as close to stock as possible and have the original clock back in place.

So I've been needing to change out the 6" wheels which are typically used on a dirt/oval courses for a set of 5" wheels for road course use. I found a set of near new DWT 5" wheels and new tires on c-list. They are lighter and stronger (Magnesium). Unfortunately the guy didn't know what hub pattern they were but the price was right so I bought them anyway. Turns out they're metric and I have US hubs. I have new hubs and bearings on the way which cost $30 a corner. Getting closer to a practice day at the track to see how this old kart will hold up. Should be a blast.