Iceman

You might have your hot wire connected to the wrong lead on the ignition switch. You might want to edit your title to something like "no power through new ignition switch". That might get you some more hits (and less "dont say just "please help me"" hits )

Ok, so the previous owner of my Z did some pretty crappy stuff that I am finding as I am rebuilding my Z that I just want to complain about. Hopefully some others will throw in some stories to make me feel better To start with, mine is a really low VIN, so I am starting to think the PO did just about everything he could to keep it on the road. For starters, I found that just about every inch of the car has a layer of bondo on it for no apparent reason. There was a dent in the right-rear quarter, so I assume a lazy shop just slabbed on the bondo to make it easier to blend everything. That, I can deal with because it's not like I am finding all kinds of dents that I didnt know about. I also found a small rat's nest of wiring behind the glove box that I have no idea what it is all there for which is part of a cheap car alarm that is also wired to the solenoid for the shaved door handle on the driver side, and I want to remove the alarm but I cant trace where all of the wires go. There is a dizzy kill switch that is kinda nice, but there is this other 2-way momentary switch that I have no idea what it's for. The battery was relocated to the rear, and the negative was just grounded to the body. As I understand it, this is lazy and a negative lead should have been run to the engine compartment and grounded to the sub-frame and engine block. The positive was run through the firewall and inside the fender and poked through holes with no grommets. The thing that the most is while sanding the left front wheel-well, I found part of a weld line along the shock tower that was hidden with bondo.. now I dont know how dependable the structure is. I hope this doesnt end up being the "break it" of the make-it-or-break it, but I am really concerned about seeing welding around the shock tower. This is the worst thing I have found so far, but I am starting to worry about any other "patches" I might find.

Here's some progress pics: Floor mats are in just for pics. I cant decide whether I want to use bedliner for the whole floor and just put these mats on top, or if I want to carpet the whole floor. Anyone want to buy the mats? That might help me decide.

Just recently got a special spot in my heart for the Datsun 610. I had never seen one until I met my new neighbor. Would love to tub one out and build it strictly for strip. Here's one if anyone else hasnt seen one before.. maybe I'll get a pic of his posted

Are you me? I would love to see some kids run by that 2nd shot and give it a good shove.

Unless I am misunderstanding the JTR manual, T5s dont have a universal pattern. Says something like Mustangs, Camaros, Jeeps all have different patterns. That's where I got lost. Maybe it was just referring to where the mounts are. I dunno.

Cool. Guess I might be able to get it to work because I have a Chevy bell housing sittin in the shed.

Indeed! I missed this thread. What airdam is that btw? I have the same one and I am wondering if there are other pieces that correspond to it.

I've asked about using datsun transmissions and seen a few other folks ask about them too and all I have seen in response is "well I would use this.. or I would recommend this..". Personally I'd love to use my T5 because I LOVE the gear-spread and I am only going for about 250-300HP. I think phlebmaster implied that it COULD be used though.

Any pops out the intake? You might be 180deg out.

Wonder how it would do at World Rally Cup

The Z doesnt have any weird angles for the hoses, so you arent likely to get air trapped. If you do get air trapped, there is no mistaking it, your needle will skyrocket because it will get extremely hot where the sensor is. Another easy check is to touch the top hose after the car has been running for a while. If it's hot, and not full of air then your thermostat is working.

I keep one in my car. Actually helped save someone's house one time. Someone flicked a cigarette and it bounced into a dry, dead yard next to a house. I pulled over and started to fight the flames. I had it mostly contained by the time the FD got there, but it got pretty close to the house and fence. I've kept one in my truck ever since I had a fuel-pump fire. Talk about a scary thought! Thank God liquid gas doesnt burn. The fire was actually snuffed out by the gas!

Great job! Just another example of "why the hell can't auto manufacturers paint this good?!" Are you keeping the wheels gold?

I've read a few kit-car magazines where they do powder-coating. It seems to be pretty popular with the kit-car cobras. I think it's factory five racing that offers a powder-coated body as an option.

Looked at mine.. no way it will fit with the L6 in there.