Ozzie831 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 I bought my 77 280z about a year and a half ago and started doing some major work on it recently and wanted to share how it's coming along/ see if I'm screwing it up haha. sorry for some bad photos my cell takes bad pictures haha This is how she looked when I first bought her. then I started on some performance stuff like shocks, exhaust, tune up; as well as getting the msa front air dam and i got some rims from a buddy of mine (sidewalls way to small haha) then came the turbo project (still in progress) gutted the interior taken apart cleaned yay inside apart Removed some paint Primer Turbonetics t3/t4 turbo test fitting And mock up This is basically where I stand now. Its comming along slowly but hope to get it running soon. Im sick of driving an Isuzu Rodeo :'( Feel free to leave any comments/questions and I'll attempt to answer them as best as possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronzehydra3 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Looks good man!I'm doing pretty much the same as you are (I messed my engine up badly and need to swap it out!)What are your plans for building up this motor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie831 Posted January 16, 2013 Author Share Posted January 16, 2013 Kinda confused on the question haha, you talking about internals or just all the mumbo jumbo that I had to get to make thing work? hahah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie831 Posted January 21, 2013 Author Share Posted January 21, 2013 Heere's the welded external wastegate. Also Im having an issue with my steering being stiff. I replaced the busings, the car is off the ground without tires on and it feels like it is on the ground with the tires on haha if that makes sense. Any help is appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie831 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Spindle pins.........can go die in a fire.....nough said. I got one side out with a puller buuuuut the spindle pin is now stuck inside the puller and I cant get it out.... the other end of the puller is also threaded so I tried my luck on the other spindle pin..... the ****** snapped inside the puller, so now both sides of the puller are screwed and 3/4 of the second spindle pin is still on the car.... I have no idea where to get another spindle pin puller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie831 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 I am now a man.... spindle pins have been removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmreiss Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I didn't even try the puller, just man'd up and hammered the s#*t out of it. May have hit my hand a few times...no big deal lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie831 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Share Posted January 23, 2013 I was planning on keeping them since they were still in good shape as well as they where still on the car (having 5 in of hammer swing wasnt cuttin it haha) . It took several hours even with the puller and a massive monkey wrench :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie831 Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 thanks to Rossman's advise i finally got my exhaust manifold back from texas as well as a shiny tial wastegate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie831 Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 yay home made boost gauge, A/F gauge mount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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