herbal Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 like the title says. were can i send the r33 harness and the s130 harness and have them make me a kit? J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Monster Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 hi there, no one makes them where i come from. (malaysia) on top of that, i'm no wiring expert... what i did was have a wire man connect all related wires to make my car run as stock as possible.. i know he seperated all the steering column indicators ie. single, windshield wipers lights etc... and then took off all abs and traction control sensor wirings... spliced all engine realted sensor wiring to make the meter cluster work. alot of the r33 wiring was actually stripped and rendered useless. the 280zx is very basic and most of its steering cluster wiring was maintained... i would advice you to change the meter cluster to the r33 one as well so you wont have any headaches in recalibration. thats what i eventually did anyway. as for the 3 meters you have that are origianl clock, oil press and temp as well as your volt meters... that can still be used but how accurate i dont know... i replace all of mine to aftermarket SARD exhaust temp, oil press and boost. i'm sorry i dont have the detail knowledge to walk you though this noodle meal of yours.. HIHIHI all the best... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z_Master Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 like the title says. were can i send the r33 harness and the s130 harness and have them make me a kit? J No one makes anything like that...primarily because you have to tap into some of the existing wires, it's not all nice and new like them new cars... I'm doing wiring on my car now and doing a writeup, although it's only for a 240Z, it MIGHT be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbal Posted March 23, 2006 Author Share Posted March 23, 2006 thanks guys, thats what i was afraid of. This is going to be fun! I am an electrical certified mechanic but this is a little over my head i have never done something of this magnitude. but basicly your saying that i can use most of the original harness in the 280zx and splice in the r33 connectors? J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z_Master Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 thanks guys' date=' thats what i was afraid of. This is going to be fun! I am an electrical certified mechanic but this is a little over my head i have never done something of this magnitude. but basicly your saying that i can use most of the original harness in the 280zx and splice in the r33 connectors? J[/quote'] Pretty much... I'm doing this right now on my 240Z Chassis, I think my car is a bit easier since it's carbbed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wondering Nomad Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I spoke with Mack at McKinney Motorsports the other day and he said he's building a harness to easily connect the RB to the 240Z. He may be able to work something up for your application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoov100 Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 for my RBZX swap im sticking with R33 gauges, and just install aftermarket gauges to replace the tri-gauge cluster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z_Master Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I spoke with Mack at McKinney Motorsports the other day and he said he's building a harness to easily connect the RB to the 240Z. He may be able to work something up for your application. Seriously, if you wanted to think about this... it's only like 10 wires to connect the motor to the chassis. I am working on a write up... but if you want to fork out money thats all on you. (Words for the wise thats all) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z_Master Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 for my RBZX swap im sticking with R33 gauges, and just install aftermarket gauges to replace the tri-gauge cluster. Are you sure you can remove the gauges from the cluster and drop those into the ZX? I wanna see some pictures when you are finished! Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbal Posted March 24, 2006 Author Share Posted March 24, 2006 I do not belive the clusters are the same size. but I was also thinking of doing this. ill take them and get the specs for both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wondering Nomad Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Seriously, if you wanted to think about this... it's only like 10 wires to connect the motor to the chassis. I am working on a write up... but if you want to fork out money thats all on you. (Words for the wise thats all) I wasn't planning on buying thw harness from him. I figure I'll just rewire the whole car before I install my RB. That way the installer will have a nice clean harness to connect to.I do plan to buy the mounts from Mckinney. No sense in recreating the wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z_Master Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I wasn't planning on buying thw harness from him. I figure I'll just rewire the whole car before I install my RB. That way the installer will have a nice clean harness to connect to.I do plan to buy the mounts from Mckinney. No sense in recreating the wheel. I would highly suggest you ask which chassis they designed the mounts on... if you search in this forum for his mounts, we have discussed them before too. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=102578&highlight=mount+kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wondering Nomad Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 I would highly suggest you ask which chassis they designed the mounts on... if you search in this forum for his mounts' date=' we have discussed them before too. http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=102578&highlight=mount+kit Thanks, I somehow missed that thrread during my travels through the RB archives. This seems like a much better deal than Mckinney. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z_Master Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Thans, I somehow missed that thrread during my travels through the RB archives. This seems like a much better deal than Mckinney. That's what we're here for... if you want you can come take a look at my setup if you don't mind driving down to Orange County (Westminster). See if you like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wondering Nomad Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 That's what we're here for... if you want you can come take a look at my setup if you don't mind driving down to Orange County (Westminster). See if you like it. Are going to be at the MSA show? If so, I'll see you then. If not, maybe I will drive down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z_Master Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 Are going to be at the MSA show? If so, I'll see you then. If not, maybe I will drive down. I am planning to have my car running by then, I am cutting really close to the dead line, I hope to get it started in 2 weeks so we'll see! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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