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it's one thing after another. Now that everything is pretty much wired up I tried to start up the car with the key..it'll run for half a second then it dies out, hoping its as simple as cleaning my iacv. If cleaning the iacv doesn't work I'll look into the ecu or the tps, fingers crossed.

yup, mounted everything up prior to even considering a cd009.

thanks, much appreciated. I ended up going with a clutch from Competition Clutch, purchased it from a local shop.

@Joa, is the install scaring you off? I havent driven the car yet as works been to busy to finish up the wiring but from talking to the 350z guys locally I havent heard any complaints about the cd009 transmission. What type of power are you hoping to put out?

yup 17 gal is plenty. Whats your plan as far as the shifter goes?

it was definitely a learning experience for me when doing the installation. What brand of clutch did you decide to go with?

that gas tank looks good, I was planning on doing something similar to that. Where did you buy that tank and what brand is it?

Started looking for a standard transmission and ended up deciding to go with a CD009, found this one locally for reasonably cheap so I picked it up. I was jumping back and forth between a maverick or collins adapter and settled for the collins because of reviews, both adapters were about the same price. Quality of the kit seems to be really good and easy to install, all the bolt holes match up nicely there is ever a paper reminding you to purchase one longer bolt. I ended up grabbing the bolt from a local shop. I removed my a/c and p/s and started looking for a new belt. For anyone doing something like this on a 1jz you might find it easier to swap out the pulley while searching for a new belt. The pulley is from a Honda S2000 I purchased a Dayco 89051 pulley, Bando 6PK 990B and a timing belt Bando TB147B, the parts cost me a total of approximately $40.00 off of rockauto. Currently just fabbing up a transmission mount hoping to be all done it by the weekend. Wiring harness is almost all installed just need to make the connections inside the car, will toss up some more pictures when I get a chance.

thanks for the information, was planning on welding up some bungs but soon. For now ill just run an oil catch can and eventually add some bigger bungs for a proper breathing system.

Found a cd009 transmission locally for relatively cheap so I snatched it up and order up a collin's adapter and a short shifter. Transmission didn't come with a shifter assembly so I'll need to take some measurements and fab something up or buy one already made. Really liking the look of the Hoke shifter relocation mount though. I'll toss some pictures of everything up shortly. For the guys running a catch can did you run lines from your valve cover to the can or were bungs welded in and tossed some filters on? Are there benefits of just running filters?

what type of clutch did you run with your collins adapter kit? Im planning on purchasing the collins kit soon.

any updates, really interested in how your shifter assembly is going

I've been slowly doing some research on wiring and everything is in Japanese... was curious if any guru's on here could give me there two cents on my wiring diagram and if I'm missing anything crucial or if they see something that just won't work. PM me and I can send over my diagram.

The other day I had some time between work and responsibilities and I managed to get her running. Not the best quality video but its good enough. View My Video I'm going to need to tidy up the wiring in the engine bay and properly hook up everything to the ignition switch and the rest of the car. Will hopefully have some speed hut gauges ordered this week as well.

what car was the jz out of previously? Can't wait to see some more progress!

Are you thinking about a new engine harness, or the body harness? Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe the generic wiring harness' are more or less for your lights,horns, radiator fan(s), fuel pump, accessories, etc. so if you're looking for a new engine harness it may not be the best choice. Just a quick search on the EZ site brought me to a harness with this in the description "Radio, Coil, Dome Light, Backup/Cruise, Horn, Cigarette Lighter, Fuel Pump, AC/Heat, Radio, Turn Signal, Horn, ACC, Wiper, Gauges, Hazard, Fan, Power Window, Power Door Locks, Brake, Headlight"

It looks like there was a fire going to be a fire right away all the wires were nice and crispy. As of right now I have all my lights, radiator fans and horns wired up just need to connect everything into my combination switch. Running into a bit of a problem I'm trying to just get the engine to start up before i start wiring anything up any further. Can anyone tell me what exactly I'm missing here to get it to run. 1) I currently have +B1, +B and BATT from plug C86 hooked up to constant 12v power 2) the fuel pump is powered and grounded 3) the starter has a wire running to the positive battery terminal 4) battery is grounded to the frame 5) on plug C86 I connect IGSW to the positive terminal on the battery I guess I figured once I connected IGSW to a 12v power supply the engine would try to turn over but the only thing I hear is the starter clicking and fuel pump running. I'll try connecting MRel (plug C85) and IGSW together and connecting it to the positive battery terminal. I'm not to sure if this matters or not but I don't have the ignitor bolted down to anything. Should I run the thicker cables on my alternator directly to my positive battery terminal?

I finally started wiring up the car and for anyone thinking of doing this for a first time plan it out prior. It's my first major wiring job and its a handful. Here is what I pulled out of the car from the previous owner. I'm currently laying out the wiring on autocad, once I'm all finished up I'll post it up for some peer review hopefully someone adds there 2 cents.

everything looks amazing! I just started rewiring my entire car so I'll probably end up bugging you a bit for some advice

great info here, are you eventually planning on running power steering?

silly question but how exactly is the c pillar bar connected?

the 240 looks great. any specific reason why you decided on ecu masters?

I know its not a Z but its my lead sled, just painted.

@Acesss, I picked up my IC locally.

@Drift Boss, I figured I'm going to have to do that. It's pretty hard to find something with a bend like that. Does anyone have there battery relocated into the trunk? I was planning on tucking it to the side in the trunk but wasn't 100% set on that idea yet. I ordered up an ignitor and its finally here, hoping to start my engine sometime soon. Fingers crossed