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Sparco R100, they fit nice and work well.

Finally got my PCM hidden away up inside the glove box region. My battery holddown is the shiniest part on my car. A picture of my engine bay now complete. And the interior put back together… Having a blast driving around as weather permits. One annoying thing has creeped up, my fuel pump makes a sound like letting air out of the balloon..... It doesn't seem to affect acceleration but is crazy loud and needs to be addressed. Any thoughts? I have as ZG flares and 9 inch wide wheels on the way so I can finally mount my 255 R888's.

+1, that's a nice little Z already.

Thank you....

A few shots..... My Z outside my office (daily commute is so much fun now). finished exhaust, engine bay, camaro fans mated to Champion radiator, and my home made overflow out of a stainless steal sports bottle. New front diff mount, Speedhuts (4.5"), on there way. Looking into flares to fit my 255-50-16 R888's, new FG door cards, and TEP triangulated strut supports F & R. Holes are are welded from previous trim, but I need to get going on the mud. Hope to have some fun video soon. Jim

Well now I don't feel so bad.....6 months from Z motor pulled and LS1 driving. I feel for you guys, I own my own business (60 hr work weeks), have 2 daughters (another 60 hrs a week X2...=120) and a very patient wife of 23 yrs that knows my car hobby is ultimately cheaper than therapy....... Driving this thing is nothing but a case of the permagrins so far. "Stay the course" is the advice I have for all my fellow swappers. Jim

LOL. Thanks keith. I'm in the home stretch.... car is roadworthy and I drive it weather permitting. Just working on the fine tunning go fast parts. Gauges are ordered, new front diff mount on it's way. Other than body and paint she is done...... but they are never really done.

Anybody used this with an LS1? Thanks Cableserve.... I ordered the 4.5's

Ok.... I went order my speedhuts and froze. Do I go 4" ro 4.5"? I've seen a few 4" installs but I've heard that 4.5" is a little better fit. Thoughts?

+1 on the dyno

Yes Richard you are correct. I swapped out the diff for a R200 LSD 3:70 and used the Arizona Bar. im in the process of ordering a better mount for the front of the diff as the "strap" is allowing the diff to move to much under load. In hindsight, I placed my fuel cell cloer to the axel for weight distribution and impact protection from the rear...... but I'm not sure the full CX kit from the Y back would have fit with my set up. Having the shop build the custom pipe kept clearance to a premimum, gave me a choice of muffler, and the straightest line possible to improve flow. I really have to get some decent video for you guys to enjoy the sound.... Your turn Richard, get-er-done. lol

Running redline water wetter helps with track temps too.

It sounds awesome Mafia ..... I could not be happier.

Yes, kit to the Y pipe....

Saved about hundred bucks going custom with nice flowmaster muffler, sounds amazing but the phone speakers can't handle it for a decent video lol. shop made some heat sheilds off exhaust to protect fuel cell and rubber bushings. The finished exhaust woke the motor up too...... this thing just rips. traction is problem made worse with colder weather/asphalt now..... Best decsion I've made in a long time was this swap. I'm very happy with intial results. time to finish up details as time and cash allows, but for now I'm having a blast. Gauge update: It will cost way more to make the datsun stuff work than to buy new. I think I'm going to go with speedhuts.....

Car is at the shop as I type...... Having a custom fit pipe from Y to muffler made. Hope to have some pics and video soon.

Im using a 3 row champion..... I have to look up the hoses but they fit perfect with a little cutting. Arizona Z car make a nice radiator too.

I looked at the speedhut too..... just not clear on what the ideal size is for speedo and tach. What did you use?

Y pipe back. I want the option to choose my muffler and CX didn't offer that

I was going to keep the split gauges and just replace the speedo and tach....... CableX is so freaking much$$$$ for what it is, it's hard to choke down. Who did you use, or how did you convert your tach to work with the LS1?

Fullauto- I'm looking for a pic for you on the belt..... I just measured the orgianl route minus the AC and went through a bunch of belts at the part store until I found the right length. Mafia- I don't remember the fitting size.... I just grabbed what looked right in my head, LOL. Midterm impression updates- Got a chance to drive it some this weekend, not real hard, but moderate pace. The car is freakishly fast, pulls very hard and just never runs out with very long legs. The shift pin clears the center consol without modification. The LSD 3:70 I swapped in is perfect IMO. I had an exhaust leak around one of the V band connections from the header but a simple readjust and retightening solved that. Oil leak at the oil pressure adapter...... Made a gasket and its now dry as a bone... should have made a gasket the first time. Gas gauge reads backwords (empty reads full, etc), but I put in 3 gals and it didn't come off the F mark..... is it possible I have the wires backward on the sender????? Next up is to finish the exhasut, I hope to have it to a shop Tues afternoon. I used some marine plywood for now to cover the spare tire hole over the fuel cell..... I will have a custom aluminum plate made soon with an access hatch for filling when i have some extra cash. Guages work minus tach and speedo. I was going to keep it all dastun but now I'm on the fence.... I can swap to Autometer for about the price of the Datsun conversion (suggestions welcome) All in all , no regrets. This is going to be the most fun I have in a car for quite some time.. Thanks to all in the Hybrid family for support and help along the way. I will post more pics and video along the way. Jim

super loud right now... I haven't completed the exhaust after the y-pipe yet, LOL. I'm having that done at a shop.... I hope to have it tucked up tighter than the CX version and I want the ability to remove, rotate for fit or change out the muffler (the CX muffler is fixed). The long tubes to Y pipe fit perfect though and the O2 sensors are located in a great spot. Can't wait to see your build Richard, you do very nice work.

Final review once I drive it and race it.... Midterm review: Kit itself is well put together, and pretty easy to intall.... I'm a decent shade tree mechanic and I know my way around Z's since I've had 5. Kit came with no instructions but it's pretty self explanatory if you take your time, measure 5X and cut/install once. I swaped hardware for grade 8 as the CX stuff was a little suspect IMO. Welds are nice but not perfect, no leaks in the headers and fit really well. a bit of intall advice, mount the passenger header and both the complete CX motor mounts onto the block and trans mount to tranny. in my case, the mounts dropped right onto the Z X-member uprights and tranny holes in the Z. Again, I spent an 1 hour of measuring and planning with a 20 mins to intall..... I would buy it again knowing what I know and how well it went so far..

Got it. Lame video but at least its proof. 012.MOV

She's alive..... for some reason I can't post the video but the Z fired right up. Lots of little stuff to wrap up but I should get some seat time next week. Any suggestions on where to mount the PCM? I've played with a few spots but its sitting in the passenger footwell for now.