itzgoten Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 Meh, that wing isn't so awesome looking. You should throw it in the trash in Vacaville at the downtown public library located on Kendel St, say around 3am tonight.... Glad to see an update. Keep them rollin'. Gollum, I dropped off that wing in the trash like you said.. So when is the next get together? Sorry I couldn't make it last time but seems like Toan won his "pretty car award".. Damm that guy and his sparkley car. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbs70z Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 We're working with NCRC to rent out an entire run group. My buddy decided to have a track day as his bachelor party. I will have to give other people rides already unless I get in on another run group. Bill needs to clear me for Open group anyway so that might be a possibility. We'll see when the time gets closer. Would you have another car drive or maybe even Bill's car if he goes? And if you could tell Bill also. Would be nice to meet up with him again. Anytime there is a driving school at the NCRC at Thunderhill Bill will be there. He is an official instructor now. I got the time off so I will be there. I won't be driving Unfortunatly unless I can race the Jeep. LMAO!!! That would be a sight!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted April 17, 2012 Share Posted April 17, 2012 Gollum, I dropped off that wing in the trash like you said.. So when is the next get together? Sorry I couldn't make it last time but seems like Toan won his "pretty car award".. Damm that guy and his sparkley car. LOL Soon. Gonna start the planning when the preggo wife pops, which should be in about 2-3 weeks. I'm going to really ramp things up. Doing the yearly meet down where we've had it before on the backside of the oakland hills near orinda, and then i'll be doing another even up in sacramento for something new. And if I can i'm going to try to get a track day put together for later in the year. Hopefully it all works out. But yea, toan's car IS beautiful. It's SO beautiful when the two of your guy's car were at infineon last june I hardly noticed your car... You gonna make it out for the historic race this next June? If so we should actually hook up. My brother and I go every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzgoten Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 Soon. Gonna start the planning when the preggo wife pops, which should be in about 2-3 weeks. I'm going to really ramp things up. Doing the yearly meet down where we've had it before on the backside of the oakland hills near orinda, and then i'll be doing another even up in sacramento for something new. And if I can i'm going to try to get a track day put together for later in the year. Hopefully it all works out. But yea, toan's car IS beautiful. It's SO beautiful when the two of your guy's car were at infineon last june I hardly noticed your car... You gonna make it out for the historic race this next June? If so we should actually hook up. My brother and I go every year. Please keep me posted and message me. I don't check the forums too often and tend to miss out on things. I'll try to make it to the historic race if my car is running. I'll let Toan know as well. I always give him crap about his car. I tell him he's only good parked. Haha. But please let me know and I'll tell Glenn (spitz) and Toan so we can all make it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzgoten Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 I had some time last night to go to my brothers shop. We torqued the head down and got the lifters, rockers, cams and water pump on. Things are looking good. I hope this means my motor will be dropped in and tuned very soon. Among other news. Glenn (spitz) brought over a Watanabe RS wheel so I could see how it'd look. 15x11 -38 offset. The thing was TOO MUCH. I'll probably go with a 15x8 or 15x9 with around -22ish offset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EF Ian Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 That wheel is definitly too big imo, will feel better with a 15x9 and be easier to get tires to fit it too, I can imagine it being pretty hard to get the tire ona 15x11 wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 The biggest issue I see with a 15 x 11 is that tire OPTIONS are just so slim. Even wider tire selection at the right wheel height for a 16" rim is slim, which is the whole reason the rota group buy happened. With those rims you have many options of cheap, affordable, decently appropriate height tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzgoten Posted April 19, 2012 Author Share Posted April 19, 2012 The wheel was just me dreaming big. Always wondered what a wheel like that would look like and it was obviously too much wheel for me. Hahaha. It's nice to dream though. I'm probably going to do a 15x8 or 15x9 all around. But wheels are the last thing on my list. Power, aero & functionality before aesthetics. I spent some time at my brothers shop and we got a few more things done. He mainly did all the work though. When I got there the cam gears, timing chain, modified s15 oil pump, crank pulley was already put on. I helped him with the upper oil pan, baffle and pick up tube. We also got some freeze plugs and had those put in. Not much longer before she finds her way on the city street again. I can't wait! I think I'm going to drill the holes on the side of the car tonight near the battery tray and BMC area. Help bring down the engine temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzgoten Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 Some updates. Just small things here and there. I drilled out some holes on the side where the BMC and battery tray was to help with cooling. More holes near the BMC because that is the hot side of the engine bay. Also spent some time drilling out holes in the spare hatch that I got. I'll sand it down later but I wanted to figure out the holes for the GT wing before I started. My brother finished up the motor and put it in the car. Jensen is his assistant. Since my car has been down for so long they wrote Z's all over it. I guess it makes sense.... haha 1 Dog Power! Motor in Tranny is in Turbo & intake manifolds are on Lastly, When I took the car out the the track last time I picked up about 4oz's of oil in my breather box. I decided to baffle the valve cover this time. Just a few more things! Yes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarS30Z Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I'll hang onto those Wat's if they need a good home Honestly I think they'd be too big for me too, but damn if I wouldn't try. I couldn't even fit 15x10 -25 under regular flares, but I have some BAMF flares on deck. I think the widest 15in tires I saw when I was shopping for a set to match my wheels were 235 Toyo R888's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzgoten Posted April 25, 2012 Author Share Posted April 25, 2012 I'll hang onto those Wat's if they need a good home Honestly I think they'd be too big for me too, but damn if I wouldn't try. I couldn't even fit 15x10 -25 under regular flares, but I have some BAMF flares on deck. I think the widest 15in tires I saw when I was shopping for a set to match my wheels were 235 Toyo R888's. I wish I got the BAMF flares in the beginning. But I'm stuck with what I have for now. The wats were a test fit and I only had 1 wheel and it wasn't mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzgoten Posted May 3, 2012 Author Share Posted May 3, 2012 Just some other small things finished up. I'm keeping my fingers crossed on getting the car fired up this Saturday before my birthday. But if not, no biggie. I don't want to rush anything and cause myself to take two steps back. I had the front cut for some more cooling. We also modified the breather box to accommodate more air flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 Jeebus, why did you cut such huge holes! I'm not sure what you're planning, so I'll let you explain. If you're just going to leave big holes in the sheetmetal there, you're short-circuiting the radiator. Air will go around the rad, not through it. Take a look in the windtunnel sections, people usually try to close up the front, not the other way around. I hope you have big vents somewhere to release all that pressure that you'll be building under the hood. Maybe you have a good plan for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzgoten Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 (edited) Jeebus, why did you cut such huge holes! I'm not sure what you're planning, so I'll let you explain. If you're just going to leave big holes in the sheetmetal there, you're short-circuiting the radiator. Air will go around the rad, not through it. Take a look in the windtunnel sections, people usually try to close up the front, not the other way around. I hope you have big vents somewhere to release all that pressure that you'll be building under the hood. Maybe you have a good plan for it... Thanks for the concern and you are absolutely correct. I am going to box the front and channel all of the through the FMIC and radiator. My intake sits behind the radiator so I am going to fab something on the front passenger side to bring air to intake. Something like brake cooling ducts.. I did make holes near the BMC and battery tray to relieve the air if you scroll up a bit and look at the pictures. Also heat was a big issue with this setup so more air is good. Especially on the BMC side. I want to bring down the temp as much as possible so I don't boil my fluids. Hope what I explained makes sense to you. EDIT: I just saw your post and see that you know Glenn. I know him too and he's seen my car before this huge build. You should visit the shop some time. Edited May 4, 2012 by itzgoten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leon Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 Thanks for the concern and you are absolutely correct. I am going to box the front and channel all of the through the FMIC and radiator. My intake sits behind the radiator so I am going to fab something on the front passenger side to bring air to intake. Something like brake cooling ducts.. I did make holes near the BMC and battery tray to relieve the air if you scroll up a bit and look at the pictures. Also heat was a big issue with this setup so more air is good. Especially on the BMC side. I want to bring down the temp as much as possible so I don't boil my fluids. Hope what I explained makes sense to you. EDIT: I just saw your post and see that you know Glenn. I know him too and he's seen my car before this huge build. You should visit the shop some time. If I have it right, the hole in the passenger side will be your intake and the hole on the driver's side just admits air into the engine bay? Not a great idea, IMO, but I suppose you can try it. Just watch coolant temps and see if you have a lot of front-end lift at high speed. You'd have to have substantial engine venting to not cause a bunch of lift or at the very least your hood bulging/flying open. I do know Glenn, and of course wouldn't mind stopping by the shop! I assume it's in SJ. I'm not in the South Bay often but PM me and I'll try to stop by sometime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzgoten Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 I doubt I'll have issues. I'm running dual 2800 CFM fans on a bigger KOYO radiator and lift will definitely not be an issue. Both vents are going to lead to the intake acutally. I'm running a massive intake and want a lot of air there. If I could have the intake up front I would have done that. And I'm just putting this out there (not to offend you) but I get the feeling you haven't really went through my thread. I appreciate the feedback and will consider it if I run into issues. But last time I was out heat was a MAJOR problem. I need as much air passing through as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzgoten Posted May 6, 2012 Author Share Posted May 6, 2012 (edited) SHE'S ALIVE!! Everything was put together and she is finally up and running. It's my birthday tomorrow and the shop surprised me with a gift as well. So I got an early birthday present and I was able to fire up my car. A guy couldn't ask for anything else! I got to the shop on Friday and this was on the table. I open it up to only find my OLD rear LCA's in there. So what does that mean? I ran to the lift and lifted up the car to see these beauties in the rear.. T3 rear LCA's! The footwork of my car is FINALLY completed! The fluids were topped off on the car and I got to fire up the car! Car idling I spent today putting on the fenders, buckets, cowl and hood. Edited May 6, 2012 by itzgoten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beermanpete Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Happy Birthday!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbs70z Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 She looks great!!!! Happy Brithday!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itzgoten Posted May 11, 2012 Author Share Posted May 11, 2012 (edited) If I have it right, the hole in the passenger side will be your intake and the hole on the driver's side just admits air into the engine bay? Not a great idea, IMO, but I suppose you can try it. Just watch coolant temps and see if you have a lot of front-end lift at high speed. You'd have to have substantial engine venting to not cause a bunch of lift or at the very least your hood bulging/flying open. Just to revisit this.. check out this picture of the Rocky Auto front end. And if you know Rocky Auto they are S30 geniuses. They have a wide open front end. Whole article: http://www.speedhunters.com/2012/05/old-meets-new-rocky-autos-rb30-powered-fairlady-z/ Edited May 11, 2012 by itzgoten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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