nope Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 so i went and bought an SR last weekend. damn it felt like christmas. Sorry guys at Vildini, i would have gotten my SR from you guys but i got a really good deal on the motor set with an s15 ball bearing t28. Plus this shop is like 15 minutes from my house. Im pretty sure ill get a hood from you guys this summer though. Glad to finally be an owner of an engine, and maybe i will in fact get to drive my damn car some day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boosted1503 Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 awe all i see is red X's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z-Gad Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Picks show up fine here Good luck w/ your swap!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR240Z Posted June 29, 2006 Share Posted June 29, 2006 Its cool dude dont worry about it. Get it on the road asap, another SR car roaming the streets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNeedForZ Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 pics don't work for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nope Posted June 30, 2006 Author Share Posted June 30, 2006 yea since i just graduated from ucsd they took my webspace away and this other free webhosting thing i have totally sucks.. take a look at my website and you'll see. ill figure something out soon as far as posting good links, but i want to go play with my SR before it gets dark ahah. 4 day weekend coming up so there will be some progress to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNeedForZ Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 your website says "40 Meg Limit Exceeded! This site has exceeded its limit of 40 Megabytes of transfer per day. The account can be upgraded to a paid account to increase the transfer limit up to 15 Gigs of transfer per month in your 150m.com user tools section. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 BTW your site rocks! Very clean pics and your commentary had me rolling!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nope Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 thanks BillZ260, glad you liked it. actually i havent updated that site in a long time. just started my picasa album cleaned everything for like a million hours and painted with black hi temp ceramic engine paint. enjoy. ill be replacing the head gasket soon and bolting on new intake and exhaust manifolds after that. still have to clean up the damn transmission though :/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nope Posted July 11, 2006 Author Share Posted July 11, 2006 ok lame.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loy Posted July 11, 2006 Share Posted July 11, 2006 hehe why not upload to the hybridz album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 http://www.photobucket.com is an excellent place to upload photos to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar240z Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 that black paint looks unbelievably sweet youre getting my wheels turning, what did you use to clean it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nope Posted July 12, 2006 Author Share Posted July 12, 2006 -stripped it and covered up all intake/exhaust/oil/water ports and seals. -used an angle grinder with different wire wheel attachments for several sessions (the cup type wheel seemed to work best for most of the area). -used foamy engine brite and engine brite gel about 4 times each, using toothbrushes and detail wire brushes as well. -wiped it down with acetone about 3 times and shot compressed air at it. -stuffed paper towel plugs in threaded holes and masked everything i didnt want painted, razor blades helped. -used duplicolor 1200deg "black" engine paint, 2 light coats with one can, 1 thicker top coat with other can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nope Posted July 12, 2006 Author Share Posted July 12, 2006 Probably doing head gasket and bolting on the new exhaust manifold tonite. Im ordering new valve cover gaskets as well so i'll change those when i get them. For the cover itself.. i want to have it repainted a slightly richer red (sr240z's is really nice), but i think i'll hold off till i have a batch of things thats need paint/powdercoating. Glad you guys are liking it, i had several people telling me i should leave it polished instead of painting it black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatcarguy350 Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 It's your car, do what YOU want to enjoy it. Oh yeah, it looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240Z-DET Posted July 17, 2006 Share Posted July 17, 2006 I've got a comment for you and it's just a FYI. The SR20DET engine is completely aluminum so painting the block and head will act as an insulator keeping IN THE HEAT. Take a look at any aluminum engine, I don't think I've seen one soul paint it for this very reason. If I were you, I would remove the paint. Anyone else agree or disagree? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar240z Posted July 18, 2006 Share Posted July 18, 2006 not sure if its paint though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nope Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 yeah i was looking for that pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar240z Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 cast iron blocks are [almost?] always painted... a little paint should make a noticable dfference in temperature right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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