takayuki Posted October 29, 2014 Author Share Posted October 29, 2014 (edited) Picking away at bits and pieces Painted reman brake booster because the one I had was bad. Upgraded to the wilwood 1" master cylinder. Old master cylinder was toast anyways. I Followed this sticky in the brake section. http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/102754-a-one-inch-diameter-brake-master-cylinder-for-the-s30-z-cars/ Brakes on all 4 corners will be upgraded as well. Edited October 29, 2014 by takayuki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takayuki Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 (edited) small update The fuel tank that came with the car was no good... too dented up. I sourced another fuel tank, in better shape, but not perfect. Had it boiled and sealed inside then had the outside coated with Line-X bedliner stuff. Came out great!! Masks a lot of the imperfections! Bodywork is taking longer than I thought. I guess prep work takes a long time! But some parts have been painted. I should get my car back sometime first week of december! Then time to get to work! engine bay painted in hot rod black smaller parts painted Edited November 20, 2014 by takayuki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takayuki Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 After 3.5 years, the Car is finally painted! It's nice to see it shiny! Some assembling at the bodyshop, ,then off to my messy garage! Better get on that.... Trying something a little different underneath with the hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takayuki Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 finished up rebuilding my steering rack assembly. Powder coated parts. Replaced inner tie rods with replacement ones from rareparts.com. For the brass rack bushings, I purchased oil lite bushings and had them machined to fit the rack. It has no oil grooves, but we'll see how it lasts. The good thing is, the rack is nice and tight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takayuki Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 Some more progress at the bodyshop as well. Front and rear glass installed, fender mirror installed, front end panels on. Riv nuts installed for fender flares. All that's left is flares, hood, and bumpers and back to my garage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takayuki Posted December 17, 2014 Author Share Posted December 17, 2014 Installed Brake booster, my rebuilt steering rack. Finally installed my front suspension after having the parts around for a few years. Coil over suspension with DP racing camber plates, Courtesy of John Coffey, when he used to run Betamotorsports. TTT LCA and tension rods, AZC bump steer spacer/steering knuckle, and Modern motorsports extreme 13" big brake kit. Test fit my watanabe R-type This is my first resto project. It's amazing how you get held up when you are missing hardware. I bought a hardware kit from http://www.mmsacc-stainless.com/ . It's not that great. It has some unique bolts, but for the most part, I was better off buying and putting together my own stuff. So I did! Bought some new hardware from clips and fasteners and belmetric. Still waiting for my engine... Rebello is busy.... Sort of sucks because I need to have my engine to figure out some fuel line routing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takayuki Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Plumbed brake lines for my first time. Not show quality bends but not too terrible either. lol I ran out of tubing so I couldn't do the line that runs from the front to back. Installed rear suspension (not pictured) and tested fitted rear wheels. I'm going to have to get the rear tires remounted and balanced because one of the stick-on wheel weights is hitting my rear brakes. I will take more pictures next time... sorta got lazy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Damn, you are doing a nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datz44 Posted January 2, 2015 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I agree with RebekahsZ. Its an amazing project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ls240z Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 I only just noticed you're in Edmonton, that's great to know someone else up here is modifying this car! I am only just getting to the point you were at 3.5 years ago though... Awesome work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlameShadow Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 What body shop are you using I'm from Edmonton to I have a 76 280z that I'm working to restore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takayuki Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the kind words guys! Good to see other edmontonians The bodyshop i used was redline custom autobody in st.albert Edited January 8, 2015 by takayuki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Boss Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 What brake line you run, sizes, and did you think about steel braided? I am in the process of running lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takayuki Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 I am using 3/16" cunifer brake lines that I purchased from fedhillusa.com. They are quite easy to bend with your hands no problem. I would recommend getting a tube straightener if you want a better look since the lines come in a coil. If you try to straighten them by hand, it will look like poo. I have braided hoses for the brake calipers, but that's about it. I personally, wouldn't use steel braided hoses for the whole brake system because it's less abrasion resistant and you might experience more of a mushy brake pedal feel. I think that braided hoses will expand more under pressure than hard lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Boss Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Good to know. I will check out that site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Boss Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Love the build btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted January 10, 2015 Share Posted January 10, 2015 Braided lines also burn really fast and hot if a welding spark lands on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takayuki Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Got more work done on days off Turns out, I SUCK at interior vinyl related stuff! I miscalculated some of the cuts so I ended up with some wrinkles... Ugh.. a project for another time down the road i guess! LOL One of my good finds in my journey of looking for looking for parts. NOS door seals! got it for $80/pair from a local guy who found them in a storage locker. Smoked JDM tail lights. can't really tell lol. Bezel painted with PPG hot rod satin black Pedal box assembly powdercoated. new pedal bushings and pedal pads Finished up brake lines by making the lines that goes from the proportioning valve to the back of the car. Also, installed my custom woodward steering shaft assembly. Fit's surprisingly well considering I measured everything without a car. Clears the motormount by 1/8". The only thing I'm really worried about, will it clear my Kameari headers?? I guess I will find out once i get my engine back from rebello. Installed my crack free dash! Along with speedhut gauges. I still need to figure out where to mount my speedhut volt, oil temp gauge. I will also need to eventually figure out where to put a wideband gauge too... swapped speedo to the metric JDM one... because it makes more sense up here in canada. For the time being, I will be using a manual tranny from a '83zx N/A. Took a break from other stuff on the car and put some goodies on the transmission. Kameari heavy duty clutch slave cylinder and Kameari heavy duty clutch fork. Top one is kameari and bottom is the stock unit. Noticeably beefier AND then this happened... I wanna kill myself!! ughhhhh it's a big one too... I talked to my bodyshop and he said he'll most likely have to repaint the 1/4 panel and blend everything together.. F*&*&$*&*%&*$&* Good thing I have to go to work... I'll need a few days to recover from this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takayuki Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 (edited) I got some pleasant news from Rebello today. My engine is completed. 3.35L L28 stroker with Jenvey ITB's on 91 octane street tune. Not too shabby at all a video to boot! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6nu8j-ES_4&feature=youtu.be Edited January 30, 2015 by takayuki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takayuki Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 started plumbing some of my fuel system. Since I am going EFI, the stock unbaffled fuel tank will probably not work out too well. I did a lot of searching on the internet for a bolt in solution. I found this neat surgetank with an internal bosch 044 fuel pump inside. It's compact, and it has many port for plumbing options. http://store.034motorsport.com/fully-enclosed-fp34-044-fuel-surge-tank.html Mounted the surge tank in the spare tire area.. I still need to wire this up. For a lift pump to the surge tank, I was looking for something that was reliable, cheap, compact, and adequate output. I went with this Facet solid state fuel pump. 32GPM flow at 4-7psi. Found it on a website that specialized for aircraft parts. If they use it on a airplane, it must be reliable! The box said it will last 4 to 5 times more than a conventional fuel pump. Mounted the fuel pump with vibration mounts along with a 100micron Holley pre filter. Fit's perfect on the stock fuel pump mounting bracket! And then installed underneath. Still need to plumb the outlet line from the fuel pump to the surge tank. I ran out of fittings. Gotta buy more...These fittings are adding up in $$$$ I also decided to invest in some AN fitting wrenches.... My regular wrenches are destroying the finish on the fittings.....sigh.. always learning the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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