jeffer949

Rubber hose would work fine. You would just need to build a brace that the carbs would hang that was attached to the motor so they couldnt move and wobble around.

Alright I got a bit done this weekend. Got the Drivers side door, and front fender to where i want them. Just will need to spray another coat of primer on them. I even filled in the door mirror holes since im going to fender mirrors. that was fun trying to weld patches in there but i got it done and then put duraglass over it. The roof is also ready for the last coat of primer. The big thing that took a while was the straightening of the rear quarter. I was able to hammer and dolly it back into shape. it will still need to have a skim coat of bondo on it but it will work very nicely. i only have a pic of the rear quarter all banged out so here ya go. here is what it looked like before

yep gunmetal

Well i got my wheels in today and i had gotten my tires in on Monday. And well i got them mounted today and here are some pics. Also just been doing alot of body work on the car. Ive got the drivers fender and door pretty much done. Ill got to fix a few spots but its getting pretty strait. I cant wait to get to the other side of the car since that side wasnt wrecked and will be much straighter.

Got them on and mounted!!!! here is some pics and yes i know the rear is on the wrong side. just threw them on for some pics they are allready off the car. The car is in rough shape right now give me a few weeks and she will be pretty again.

Awsome!!!!!!!!

The turbo injectors are brown. and you shouldnt have to remove the pintel caps to install the injector seals. If you need a set i have them sitting on a shelf. Make me an offer.

Im no expert on the zxt's but if there was such a box that told the ecu how much boost its running it would be included in the zxt to z turbo swap, and well i think we all know that its not. It might be part of the cruise control if i recall right there is alot of the sensors on the drivers fender by the coil that has to do with the cruise.

Just got my tires in. My rims should get here probably tomorrow or wed. I think. Here is a pic of what im upgrading from!!!!! Hrmm think ill have more traction. I cant complain with those tires though. They did get me to a 13.67 if i recall right. Dang those are wide. I just cant get over it lol Jeff

Will you define the clutch going out? cause it might not be your actual clutch/pressure plate assembly

The only parts i have marks from the sanding is on the roof where i used the flapper sanding disks a bit but on the rest of the body there is no sanding marks.

Here is some pics of where i left the car for the weekend. Got a bit done but not alot. Well here is the pics And for those of you that wondered what i used to strip it here ya go. Also this took off bondo and paint/primer

Not to bad. How much boost? Im hoping to get into the 12's the next time im at the track thanks to a much bigger turbo than at dni and much wider tires. might actually be able to get the power to the ground this time lol. Good job warren. So we gonna have a grudge match at this fall DNI?? Jeff

I had the same problem. The write up on how to make your own relay cable tells you to leave the ignition output wire open.

Dtm is direct to metal primer. The stuff im using is a DTM/highbuild/non sanding sealer depending on how you thin it out and such. As far as a resporator thats why im not spraying this weekend my paint shop was closed so i couldnt get the correct type of resporator. I dont think the ones they sell at lowes is good enough. For the primmer im just using a cheap harbor freight gravity fed gun. Ive used them before with pretty good results and tis just primmer and is going to get sanded down. The damage on the door is very minimal. I actually was able to just hammer and dolly it out. Its the rear quarter that is going to take the most work but since im going to be zging the car it actually saves me alot of work

yes it it on the threaded part with a hammer but use something to protect the threads. i.e. piece of wood or a brass drift. or if you have a lead or brass hammer that would work great

Bfh!!!!

First of all you need to remove the lock wedge bolt. Its on the middle of the spindle and it looks like you have the nut off of it. take a brass drift or lead hammer and just give it a good wack and it should come out. Then you need to either get the puller called the spindle pin puller or you can try to just beat it out. Most have bad luck because its been so long since its been taken apart that its just rusted in place. Good luck

thanks for the update

well got the fenders and headlight buckets stripped today. I was going to spray on the primer but realized i didnt have the correct respirator. So hopefully i can find one tomorrow cause i know my normal paint shop is closed. otherwise im gonna have nothing to do all weekend. So who says i should just clear it? Is this the normal hole pattern for the hood emblem?

Does some one have a straight 240z bumper off there car that they can measure the distance between the 2 ends? Also the distance from the point in the front of the bumper to the ends of the bumper. Im trying to straighten mine and its looking good but i need those measurements to see if i need to spread it or not. thanks Jeff

Im pretty sure they are welded in. It it a much better job than i could do. I would probably make it worse. Well i got the rest of the car stripped this afternoon. I also got my DTM primer today so that will be going on this weekend. I also settled on a color. THe Brickyard was just a tad bright for me and its really expensive paint. I saw this color today and i asked the paint shop about it and is 40 bucks cheaper per quart than the brickyard. Its called blackberry crush metallic. Its from a 2008 scion XB It is similar to the brickyard but it only has red pearl in it instead of red and white pearl. well here is a pic

Im using my trusty 4.5 inch angle grinder with these scotch brite type pads they sell at Lowes. strips the paint nicely but doesnt dig into the metal at all. And yes i have damage on my door and rear fender lip. I wrecked the car about a week ago. I doubt i will redo the under coating in the rear and floor pans. I dont have that much time. Im going to def. do my own body work. and depending on how much money i have left will depend on if i paint it myself or not.

who said i was up till 6am??

I had Braap move the thread so you guys can comment if you feel like it. Just thought id give the heads up