1969honda

Congratulations! Sounds awesome

I don't think you can ever go wrong with an air to water intercooler for boost. If it's in the intake manifold itself it might help to extend the time it takes for the manifold to heat soak as well. Ford has been running them in the FI mustangs with good success for quite a while now, I'd do it.

I'm in, nice task list and layout. Keep us updated, oh and pics or it doesn't exist

I hate autozone electrical parts, know several shops that refuse to use them due to component failure. Of course I also have never had good customer service with them so I am biased and go to Car Quest/Napa/O'Reilly

Those look awesome Litman! Topnotch look

Looks gorgeous!

Nice! Is that a big flame in the engine compartment at :23?

Awesome! Watch out once the boost bug bites you'll always want a little more.

Can you weld a lift pad under your cage uprights where they tie into the floor? I haven't honestly had my car up in the air yet due time constraints and work. I think bad dog makes a weld in jack pad, should be a simple fab project though. Reinforce the floor somewhere near a structural cross member or frame rail with a thicker piece of plate or box to spread the load across a larger area than the lift pad, and BAM, now you have a quick reference for your lift point at the track as well Edit: found the bad dog single point jack pads: http://baddogparts.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_4&products_id=3&zenid=4b9a466dcb549c1891f0dbd2896e19ca

Lifting on pinch welds usually equals bent pinch weld seams. If you think about it there really isn't any surface area to support the load.

Loving the look of the black manifold! One of these days I'm down in the SLC area I'm going to have to take a look at this monster. Nice build and please keep the pics coming.

I believe they are using the cd009 as it is the popular manual swap for the vk56. I have yet to see any other manuals adapted, and only one adapter in an eBay listing that claimed a Chevy pattern.

Awesome progress! Can't wait to hear this run, love Nissan v8 power!!!

I've worked with a few different brands of four post lifts, I would take John's advice and stay away from the center jacks. Even a stock height Honda, or a supercharged Pontiac Grand Prix can get hung up on those stupid jacks if they have custom exhausts. Plus they are always blocking something in the middle of the lift when you walk under there to work, so you have to slide the heavy thing out of the way and remember not to hit your head. Just my two cents...

Looks excellent Derek!

Propane torch or map gas would be fine for heating aluminum. Grill would heat the whole part more evenly though.

Check the albums, it's there, just not really emphasized like their daily grind of tech and fab.

Sounds great!

Or pick one up from Courtesy Nissan Parts brand new for $1762.23 + tax. Haven't looked into the difference between the sport package and standard package transmissions, but they are the same price, just different part numbers. http://www.courtesyparts.com/auto-parts/2010/nissan/370z/base-trim/3-7l-v6-gas-engine/manual-transmission-cat/manual-transmission-scat Still looks like more economical price tag than the T56 of unknown mileage, especially where it seems most take outs need a rebuild.

Love the supercharger and intercooler ideas. I've been looking into the laminova idea as well to put a m122 onto a Nissan vk56de. I hadn't thought of blowing sideways to the ports, interested to see how it works for you. I have a wider valley but can't go down from the cylinder head mounting flange due to a valley mounted starter and coolant pipes. Not 100% sure on my vertical as I forgot to measure the engine height when I had it sitting between the rails last.

Best source I've found for any hardware is Http://www.McMaster.com

Would any of these work? They list a few at .03 and thinner panel thickness. Towards the bottom of the page there are some liquid tight ones. http://www.mcmaster.com/#push-in-panel-plugs/=10a1ck6

Check the last line of this post, believe this is Derek's target...

That's beautiful!

Sounds like we should all put together sometime of a lunch meet and greet over the holiday break. My project as far as body work for the moment is under a tarp out front, had to pull a bunch of stuff down of the garage shelves and it takes up about half the garage space Couldn't justify making my wife park outside when she has to drive the kids to school every morning a couple hours after I leave for work. When you get those bad dog rails out I'd like to take a peak at them as well.