thehelix112 Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 The second shot is the perspective I was after. That just looks ridiculously awesome. Ridiculous. If it was me I'd matte black the centres or all of the wheels, but not for any good reason, just coz I'm stuck in 5-years ago and I still think it looks cool. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Yesterday I mocked up the close-out for the fuelcell, first with cardboard (those of you who have been to my shop now know why I keep that stuff) and then with fairly thin kydex. I have plenty of it left, so I used it for this... Heats and forms well to get around various contours... I need to finish adding the little aluminum angle that will provide attachments between the four pieces, but was able to get it all around the cage and covering the rear of the car well. I'm not "done done" with it, but it's close enough to call it good. I won't install it until after we get the fuel system converted over for the fuel injection. After that's done and the car is tuned, I'll finish the install of the panels... I'll also take lots of pics. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 Also, Check my forsale ad here. I'll be selling the induction/fuel delivery/ignition system off the car immediately. Just ordered the FAST components to replace the fuel delivery and ignition. Waiting until Tuesday to order the ECU/harness. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 Mike, Where did you get the ring spacer that positions the rotor hat on the center of the hub? I need them! Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted December 26, 2011 Author Share Posted December 26, 2011 Joe, Jamie T made a pair of them and gave them to me when he sold me the rotors. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rags Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 (edited) Mike, You have a PM. Joe Edited December 26, 2011 by rags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 Got the FAST Fuel Pressure kit and Distributor in today. Tomorrow, I'll go ahead and start the swap after installing some lower splitter bits on the M3. If all goes well, I'll pull the old Fuel pump(s), surge canister, and plumbing, along with the intake, carb, regulator and associated bits, and swap on the Cutler intake again. Still need to order the computer and harnesses. Need to talk with someone at FAST first... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 So today I got quite a bit done on the Zcar today. I removed the distributor, intake/carb, fuel connections, water pump, alternator and other bits in the engine bay. I then moved to the rear of the car and removed the dual fuel pumps, surge tanks and extra plumbing. Took a bath in gasoline, but made good progress. Also talked to a vendor who has all the stuff I need to finish up the swap to fast injection. I'll go ahead and order everything tomorrow. Getting closer... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PR280z Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Now those wheels sure makes that Z look BADDDASSS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdizzy204 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) care to share the wheel and tire sizes/offsets? Edited December 31, 2011 by jdizzy204 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 Just saw your car with the CCWs, I like them, but I liked your old ones too. Wheels are like women: we like good ones, but we are never satisfied with the one we have. I have 4 sets of wheels and I still want different ones. Same wife 23 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted December 31, 2011 Author Share Posted December 31, 2011 (edited) It's an offset issue with the other wheels. I have to use a 1/2 inch wheel spacer on the five star TSWs. Also, they're only 9.5 inches wide. I need more tire under this thing and want to fill in those carbon flares as much as possible. Jdizzy204, I don't honestly know what the size is because they aren't my wheels. I borrowed them from the Red Zcar a few pages back in this thread... I know this much, they're not right on their backspacing... I'll need 5.5 backspacing on the rears and 5 inch backspacing on the fronts for the CCWs I'm having built for this car. Mike Edited December 31, 2011 by Mikelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 Yesterday was a total wash... In the morning I went to a gun show to pick up a simple little plinker to target shoot with... Was looking for a .22 caliber pistol. Nothing sexy... Just a cheap shooter. 4 hours later the background check was STILL not processed. I ended up leaving with the tactical stuff I bought for my Ruger mini14/1022s and a nice little site blade for the Model 27 Glock I use for CC. I have to go back today to pick up the Walther SP22 that I was trying to buy... Anyway, part two of my day was spent at a car dealership trying to work out a trade on my wife's car for a Mercedes Benz. They were trying to haggle me down below our payoff, which is below what NADA says the used trade-in is on the car. So it's not like we were being unreasonable. I was willing to give up about $1000 in trade in allowance, but they didn't seem to want to even do our payoff. So my wife, who is the hatchet woman of her company (Fires more people than all the other managers combined) got up and walked out. She's a tiny thing. But when she's done, she's done. As I'm collecting our keyfob to leave, they cave and "give us what we want"... Which means on Monday we'll go back and transfer everything over from her 2011 Hyundai Sonota to a 2011 Benz C300 AMG package car. But still, the day was a complete wash of standing around and waiting for people to DO something. Today the hope is to get the used gasket material off the heads so I can install the new intake gaskets and the Cutler intake/FI setup on the car, along with a new water pump and all the accessories. I'd like to have everything ready by the end of this coming week so when the harness and ECU come in, I can install it, start the car and start tuning. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Well we got the FAST XFI ECU with intelligent traction control (their slogan) and data logging, along with the main wiring harness and the injector harness ordered... I should have everything within 5-7 days. I'm broke... I'll order the CCWs in early February. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted January 4, 2012 Author Share Posted January 4, 2012 (edited) Well heck, the mods cleaned up the thread, so I'll remove my retort to the bad behavior... Anyway... Back to cars... I expect to have the XFi in by the end of the week. I'll post updates as it unfolds. Mike Edited January 4, 2012 by Mikelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gollum Posted January 4, 2012 Share Posted January 4, 2012 Well mike, I for one can't wait to see how you ruin the car further. Come'on EFI!!! Woohoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 Had to wait until the weekend to knock it out, but I got a lot done today... We are now awaiting the computer, harness and a few more bits and pieces, but I'm getting there... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted January 8, 2012 Author Share Posted January 8, 2012 So in the quest to get the car back down to a much lower weight than it originall scaled at, we're going to change the following: Removing the Cat 30# flywheel in favor of a Fidanza 10# aluminum flywheel. Removing the Optima Redtop 42# battery in favor of a Braille 15# unit. Ditching the TSW 26# rims for CCWs wider and lighter rims at between 19-21 pounds each. The Slicks we're running a much lighter than the Kumho Victoracers. According to the specs I found the Hoosiers are 4.2# lighter per tire, even though they are much wider. I'm hoping that those changes, along with losing the weight and complexity of the previous fuel deliver system will help get the weight down below 2600#. We're also ditching the passenger seat/mounts/harnesses, in favor of a coolsuit kit. I'm not sure anything will be gained there from a weightsavings standpoint, but anything warmer than 70 degrees and I cook, so I gotta put the coolsuit box in. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted January 10, 2012 Author Share Posted January 10, 2012 Well I got a delivery today... Guess I'll get started wiring this weekend... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted January 12, 2012 Author Share Posted January 12, 2012 Holy crap that's a lot of wire... Not bad going into the engine bay... Now it'll get ugly... More later... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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