Drax240z Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 My engine bay is looking better all the time... Of course, this shot is from the 'good' side of the engine bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 dont worry drax i'll do it........oooooooohhhhhhhhh aaaaahhhhhhhh! but seriously it looks great! cant wait for mine to get done! keep it up,i know you have been autocrossing but have you taken it out to the strip yet? and again....nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cody 82 ZXT Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Looking good!!!!! Who did your manifold? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Looking for apt in Alb Ny Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Hey Drax I was going to ask you but forgot. What plug wires are those from. Are they custom cut and crimped yourself? Engine bay looks great. Juan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted June 16, 2004 Share Posted June 16, 2004 Damn Drax!!! That motor is almost as sexy as a V8 Looks bloody nice man!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted June 17, 2004 Author Share Posted June 17, 2004 Well thanks guys.. the only thing I have payed to have done for me on this whole car is the powdercoating, and it wasn't done as well as I would have liked. I did my own everything else. (IC pipes, intercooler mods, intake, engine, interior, paint, etc) Plug wires are MSD 8mm universal kit. I cut them to a custom length and decided to go around the front of the engine instead of over the top. The only drag strips on the island are 1/8 and 1/10 mile. $50 ferry costs each way to get to the mainland to hit a 1/4 mile strip. It's coming eventually, but right now I'd rather spend that $100 on stuff like rubber for me tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8dats Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 hey i just noticed your custom throttle cable bracket. looks good.no spacer on the throttle body? ok im done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 where is that strut tower bar from? looking really really good....nice to see that that manifold came out looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240hoke Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Hey Drax, Your engine looks awesome! Nice and clean. I really like that color scheme too -Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsunlover Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Wow... looks good man! Hmmm.. kinda makes mine look 'homely' now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted June 17, 2004 Author Share Posted June 17, 2004 240hoke I must give credit where it is due, I saw your engine bay and said "oh hell yeah!" and it was the inspiration for powdercoating the manifold wrinkle black. Thanks! The strut tower bar I made out of 316SS (I had it available) it is 2 pieces of 1/2" tubing TIG welded together and bent. End plates are TIG welded 1/8" 316SS. I used a 1/8" aluminum spacer on the throttle body and spun it 180* off how most people seem to like theirs. Reason being is that I was going to get rid of the stock linkage and go with a cable anyway, and it just fit better this way. Throttle cable bracket is nothing special... a 4:00am special the night before I was hoping to drive the car. I went out and took some more pics of the car today too. Put a camera in my hands an I don't stop taking pictures... too bad I have to give the camera back to the owner tonight! I might also point out to those of you with MUCH nicer cars than I (Terry, Pete, Dan, Tim, Rick, Tim2, etc. I AM talking about you guys) you should take some photos of your cars and put together a post and let some of us drool over your artwork! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john kosmatka Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Very nice looking, your making me want to do my valve cover and intake manifold in wrinkle black now. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wigenOut-S30 Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Looking awsome man.. I am digging the flat black! Very nice engine bay..Looks mean.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Looking for apt in Alb Ny Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 I'm curious. Where's the overflow bottle for the coolant? Not using it at the moment? I've been really wanting to work on my engine bay but haven't had time. I really liked my ghetto bungee cords holding my battery for some time. Just been to damn busy playing around. I wanted to say very nice job making items that are oem parts fit in a " see what you can do with a little time and patience" theme Juan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrayZee Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 wow, looks nice Drax! it's sure come a long way from when I saw it wayyyy back in (when was that?) 2001?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240hoke Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Hey drax, i wanted to give a couple words of warning before you drive it too long. Im running the same manifold as you w/o the heat shield ect, and i didnt have any trouble with it at first. But the heat from the exhaust manifold is starting to bubble the powdercoating on top (i haven't ventured to look at the bottom, ). I also had trouble with the plastic around my wires melting (the wire wrap stuff) so i used some heat prottective sleeving, the foil wrapped cloth with velcro on one side kinda stuff. Anyway if you want that powdercoating to remain nice i would get a heat shield put on there. If i keep my stock manifold next time I take it off im definitly going to be doing some shielding and then it will be re-powdercoated, or maybe even ceramic black. Nice work on the car, looking good! -Austin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speeder Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Drax, I admire your engine bay's clean simplicity. Check my latest update pictures for an "un-simple" look. Yukk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drax240z Posted June 17, 2004 Author Share Posted June 17, 2004 Austin, I am using the stock heat shield under the intake. (hard to see in the pics) I also made up a 304 stainless steel heatshield around the compressor side of the turbo, extending the length of the exhaust manifold. Hey Grayzee, yeah it's come a long way since then. Considering that 2.5+ years of the time since you last saw me was spent getting my degree, I've been busy! Juan the overflow bottle (not OEM) is sitting on the frame rail, next to the rad. (right at the end of the overflow hose) I have a MSR spun aluminum fuel bottle to use there. $8, super lightweight, won't melt, and holds 1L. Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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