80LS1T Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Well I finally finished rebuilding my engine today. I then brought it home and put the tranny back on it and put it in the car. Here's the story behind my night.... http://www.datsun-280zx-lt1.com/LT1andT56-2.html?1049266720390 Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest greimann Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 Looking good Guy. You have found another manifold that fits the ZX with the steering box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullbound Posted April 2, 2003 Share Posted April 2, 2003 looking good!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sumo Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyZ Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Lookin' good!!!! I like the website and the information via pictures. They will really help someone doing the same swap. Davy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted April 3, 2003 Author Share Posted April 3, 2003 Yeah I found another manifold for the drivers side but the stock LT1 manifold doesnt fit on the passenger side . No problem though because I have a header that works just fine! It's a little smaller than a block hugger header. So far so good! I took a picture of the engine in the car, to school(tech college) today and boy was everyone impressed! They really loved the paint! Before now no one would beleive me that the engine would fit but now I have proof! Well I gotta get back out in the garage! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wagz Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 Guy - Looking great! That LT1 looks very nice in there. Sometimes I wish I had held out for an LT on my project. Keep us informed on your progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted April 3, 2003 Author Share Posted April 3, 2003 Yeah I have most of the wiring done now. I just need to figure out which wires go where on the starter... I have the yellow wire from the ignition---I assume this goes to the small connector on the Starter Solenoid? I have the orange wire for the fuel pump relay---I also assume this goes to the small connector on the Starter Solenoid? And I have a medium red wire from the battery---does this also go to the small connector on the Starter Solenoid? And I also need to know wether or not I need IAC valve? The harness that I bought from Darius does not have a connector for it? There is a connector that looks like it goes to it but it doesn't fit. When I checked the pinout on the computer it was a fan control connect(atleast thats what I think) Mudge are yeah out there? Does anybody know if I need this? It sounds important to me. Here's the description from ALLDATA The Idle Air Control Valve (IAC) valve controls the engine idle speed, prevents stalling due to changes in engine load.. Could it be possible that the connector that I think is a fan control connector is really a IAC sensor connector. Since he had a 96' LT1 and I have 93' LT1 there is a good chance that they aren't the same. I know the knock sensors aren't the same because the connectors dont match up! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted April 3, 2003 Author Share Posted April 3, 2003 Well I think I just answered my own questions. I looked up the part numbers for the knock sensors and the IAC Valve and they are both different from the 93' to the 96'. So that is probably what that connector is for. What about the connections for the starter??? Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudge Posted April 3, 2003 Share Posted April 3, 2003 The IAC connector on my 94 is nothing like the fan connector, IAC should be right near the IAT on the harness, unless the 93 doesn't have that in the intake duct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted April 3, 2003 Author Share Posted April 3, 2003 Yeah the IAT is farther forward than this connector. It is right inline with the TPS sensor. I am thinking it almost has to be the IAC connector just from where it is on the harness. Can someone help me with the starter wires? Thanks, Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmead Posted April 4, 2003 Share Posted April 4, 2003 damn...that is one NICE LOOKING CAR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted April 4, 2003 Author Share Posted April 4, 2003 Well it should be "one nice looking car" since I have about $14,000 invested in it! Heck $6000+ is invested in the engine and tranny alone. I only have about $1500 left in parts to buy though, so that is good. Yeah I went to a Chevy dealer today to get the VSS connector, back-up light connector, IAC connector, 2 knock sensor connectors, and 8 injector clips for my harness. Yeah the guy told me that they didnt have any of them and that they would have to order them. So he shows me the prices... the VSS was like $32.00, back-up was like $30.00, and the knock sensor connectors were $62.00 a piece!!! I was like are you kidding? I just want that little piece of plastic that plugs into the tranny. He was like yeah thats what the price is for. I told him to wait on them. So they got me for $123.89 for 8 injector clips, VSS connector, IAC connector, and a back-up light connector. Now I know why aftermarket wiring harnesses cost so much, each connector is like $40 a piece! I will post my battery connection question in a different post. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racin_Jason Posted April 5, 2003 Share Posted April 5, 2003 Looks great. The blue is a nice color too~ RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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