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Congradulation ! great project cant wait to do mine !

Sorry to bring back this thread up but i was doing some research and wanted to answer this question . Yes the Z32 NA and turbo 5 speed are the same thing

Wow and to think i thoought it was outragous at 1,50/litres of gas im really starting to cry now thinking it could go up to 2$ soon Thats why this project is of such a great interest because over a year worth of gas the price of the EV car would be absorbed . Im just waiting to see what range this EV-Z does with the generator installed ! All i really want is to be able to do around 600 km even if it has a generator its still cheaper then regular gas powered car . My regular trips are of about 60 miles one way and some times like a 7-8 times a year trips at 300 miles range .

Vrey interessting im just curious what would be needed to get 5 to 600 KM range from the car before needing to charge . I would like to try it on my freinds 5 serie BMW wagon he has a blown engine and dont really know what he'll do next . I asked about the solar panel thinking a wagon may have alot more room for solar panels . I gues a very small diesel generator is needed but i think it could also be converted to vegetable oil like any diesle car engine . I just checked the liFePO4 batterrys and if you use 6 24v 80ah fork lift battery it would be really amazing on the weight saving factore since the would be a total weight of around 440 lbs . Not bad http://www.yesa.com.cn/product_pack.asp?lb=1&id=0

And would solar panels be enought to have such a generator going ? Or a diesel generator that you configure to work with fryer oil .

In theorie what would it need to be forever going ? meaning no charging ever except when you have the time to plug it ?

I really love the idea and it does seem to be that complicated . Id try that in a samll size pickup like a nissan or any other small size pick up being able to place some batteries up front and some in the bed would be very nice . Use the electric car for short distance and the gas powered for long trips . Id be worried about water splashing under the car and winter at -40 celsius though .

Erlier tonight on TLC their was a show that built an electric 69 camaro for the lead singer of Red hot chili pepper in california .

wouldnt a automatic or even an CVT transmission work on an engine like that i know youd need a tranny cooler and a T converter but is it doable ?

Yes it rings a bell . I finally decided to stop all efforts after i tried to put the cam sprocket back on the cam i took the piece of wood i had to keep the tensiner in when i tool it out the tensioner fell . So i give up im starting to dismentel it and sell the parts .

^^ Farmers here where i live uses heating oil in Tractors and other deisel farming engines ! works great and is real cheap .

Lol in Canada Montreal area we are at 5.58 $ a gallon and people are "just" starting to bitch so if you guys think that 4 $ a gallon is alot then ignorance is bliss .

I checked out the file the previous owner had and when he had the motor rebuild he had the head sonic tested and rebuild completely so at least i can delete the water passage break up in the head . Im going today to check the thermostat and water pump that were changed in Nov. 2000 maybe ill see something thier . Ill check with a filler gauge if the head and bloc are in spec tolerance .

Well ok then , thanks Nick for the advise its very appreciated .

One question id like to ask if i put all back together and drive it like a grand'pa will blow again right away or ill be able to drive it around a bit ? My quest is yes but for how long .

Sorry took my papers out to be sure and compression is 11,5:1 still Very high . Ok then ill stop putting time on it and start thinking to what i will do . Thank you guys .

12:1 compression the previous owner did the work and i used premium ,here max octane is 91 ... Well if i have to put more then 500 $ on it its gonna wait i was goin for the RB swap anyway . Thanks guys .

Ok , now im starting to think i F*** it up i thot using a really fine grain sand paper was ok i almost cant tell where i sanded ? And no i dont really know why the Head Gasket blew i suspect the previous owner of reusing the same gasket when he opened it up and since i got high compresson pistons now it made sense it blew ? And for the torque wrench its just a question of conversion from inch pounds to foot pounds and ill probably just borrow one .

No oil on any piston but i had water in the oil pan . I Flushed the coolant and the oil yesterday . The coolant was fine no oil anywhere . I cleaned the head and bloc the best i could to remove the old gasket took a 800 grit sand paper to get the very hard stuff out but the gasket remover spray was perfect . I only sanded the part where the gasket blew on the head and the bloc cuz the gasket was litterally cooked their . Here are yesterdays pictures . clean bloc New gasket on bloc Head back on the bloc I had to stop there because my torque wrench wasnt strong enough it stops at 210 inch pounds and i need 648 (+) inch pounds to torque the head .

I would advise to get the Urethane one it has a way longer life span and it doesnt crac . My 2 cents

Thank you , Tom i didnt thought of that ! it makes prefect sense .

Finally took the head off this afternoon . The break in the gasket was at cyl 3 and its just a small tear . The not too funny thing tho is on the head side it looks like their is less carbon (black stuff) in cyl 3 chamber ? It was abit cleaner then the 5 others ? Does this tell me my injector is working proprally ? Here are the pictures Cylinder 6 was filled with prestone picture off the head off I had some kind of grim on the exhaust port and head on cyl 3 & 4 Do i have oil restrictors on ? Yes i think so Ok thats it if you spotted something i didnt please tell me !

Well its not opened yet so i may have other surprises but like Golum said and you can see on the first pictures their is coolant in the head i might have splashed in the intake plenum other then that i dont know what it could be i checked the inside of my intake plenum and it look like it doesnt have any coolant in it only the normal gunk the EGR makes . But when the gasket blew i remeber that when i opened the hood something splashed on the hood through the breather on the intake end couldnt tell if it was coolant or oil .

Yesterday Thursday 10 , i finally was able to take off the intake plenum and header . Let me start by telling you its a PITA when the motor is still in the car ! I am a big guy so i had to bend my arms in shapes i never thought was possible to get acces to the bolts but at least a the good part was that the bolt weren't rusted nor jammed . So here are the pics and ill follow with a quick question . I broke some hoses i forgot to take off . My question is The TDC in the manual isnt written in way that i understand it they say that a bright chin link reprensent TDC but i have 2 ? one with wrinting on it and that doesnt in both my book haynes and the FSM they dont say at wich mark they need it i got dots 1 2 3 on the cam sprocket and does it need to be on top or 45 degree to the right when i opened it up the silver link with writings was at 45 degree to the right and had dot 3 under it i wish i couldve taken a picture but i played with it i forgot to take a picture . I hope my question is clear if not tell me hehe .

Thank you guys ill update with pictures !