rabrooks Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Great build. Attention to detail is awesome. Great inspiration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk3cobra Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 This weekend was the 1st real test for the LS2. I ran the engine for around 1 hour. The exhaust sounds great. The only problem I had was a small fuel leak at the carter low pressure fuel pump that feeds the Edlebrock sump located at the battery tray. The other problem was the LS2 thermostat was not opening until 215 degrees. The second fan was coming on at 217 degrees the engine would idle at a constant 217 degrees. I pulled the thermostat and put in boiling water and it opened at 215 degrees. The thermostat says 86 C looks like it is no good. I ordered a new delco 187 degree thermostat. My primary fan was coming on at 210 degrees, I will modify the ECU to come on at 200 degrees. Below is some pictures, the paint is about 60% complete. The color is the original metallic silver from 1971. The vintage air HVAC heater worked great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk3cobra Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 Here are some interior pictures. Just waiting for my new steering wheel from thezstore.com to complete interior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk3cobra Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 The other problem I had was the fuel gauge is reading empty, there should be around a 1/4 tank of fuel. I installed a fuel gauge from a 280Z, I am reading 39 ohms at the sender. Not sure what is wrong, I grounded the signal wire and the gauge reads full. I will be trouble shooting this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackzpeed Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Looking great. very tidy engine bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk3cobra Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 Finished running the AC lines. I ran the two lines to the evaporator through the passenger inner fender. I removed the lower passenger vent. I evacuated the system all went great. Next I will charged the system when the weather warms. I also replaced the gutted power steering pump and replace with a cleaner bracket and pulley from ICTbillet.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk3cobra Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 wheels and tires installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelfareWagon Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 12/10/2018 at 11:16 AM, mrk3cobra said: Here are some interior pictures. Just waiting for my new steering wheel from thezstore.com to complete interior. Hello mrk3cobra, I was wondering what you used for clutch pedal and brake pedal assembly for the t56 swap. Currently have a pedal assembly from a 2002 Camaro and master and slave but was wondering what all you used if you wouldn’t mind giving me some information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk3cobra Posted January 9, 2019 Author Share Posted January 9, 2019 the clutch and brake pedals are from the original 240Z. I think I will bend the clutch pedal to move a little closer to the brake pedal to leave room to use the dead pedal. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Oben Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 (edited) Almost all of us keep the Z pedals. Swap the clutch master and it all works fine. We swapped the Datsun push rod from the Wilwood or Tilton. Doing this makes it a very simple part of the job. HTH, Richard. Edited January 11, 2019 by Richard Oben auto correct.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk3cobra Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) Today was a milestone, I drove the car for the first time around the block. Front and rear sway bars installed, alignment done. Brakes felt a little soft, car has tons of power. Would like to install power steering in the future. I do not like the angle of the outer front tie rods. Will need to find some adjustable tie rods. The car is 90% done, need to finish blocking the roof and rear quarters. Edited May 16, 2021 by mrk3cobra update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ironhead Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 Everything looks great, fantastic work. I wish mine was that far along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mrk3cobra Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) After short test drive i noticed that both cooling fans were coming on. The second fan comes on at around 220. Edited May 16, 2021 by mrk3cobra update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandenZ Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I had a heck of a time getting mine to cool properly at first as well. I did the same as you, and swapped out the thermostat and still found that I was having issues. I believe the way we're forced to run our upper and lower radiator hoses makes properly burping a bone dry motor quite difficult. What finally solved it for me was adding one of these to the upper radiator hose: https://jagsthatrun.com/products/coolant-sight-glass With a 1-5/16" diameter hose and 1/4" steam vent hose size After installing that, I also poured dexcool in the top hose to make sure coolant did arrive at the thermostat, ran it with the cap off, squeezing the upper and lower hoses a bunch, then finally with the cap on but the steam vent on the sight glass opened up to get the remaining air out. I heat cycled it and topped it off from there and haven't had any cooling issues since. I'm currently even running a 25% underdrive pulley and still have no issues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk3cobra Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 I have a similar setup in the upper hose. I will try and fill from the top hose tonight. I do not think the stat has ever opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrk3cobra Posted February 19, 2020 Author Share Posted February 19, 2020 (edited) I tried adding water to the upper hose, this filled the radiator up above the top hose fitting. I vented the steam vent. I ran the car at idle for around 15 minutes both fans turned on. I measured both sides of the thermostat with inferred and there was 40 degrees different. I have a computer hooked up to the OBD-II port and I can watch the temperature rise. Edited May 16, 2021 by mrk3cobra update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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