Ivan280zt Posted February 13, 2010 Author Share Posted February 13, 2010 Last week Chris was able to come in afther work and finish my parachute mount and release handle. With friends like that you cant go wrong!!! His place of employment look it up for some crazy eye candy! Chris centering paracute mount All done. I wanted it mounted little higher since I will be installing Bre style deck wing once I get to body work stage. Parachute release lever being fitted Completed now I need to purchase parachute itself but since its not priority it will be while before I get one I got some new parts for my fuel system but more on that next week and I promise it will be excellent read! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan280zt Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 (edited) Here is a good and educationl update. From the day one I was planing on running Weldon fuel pump simply because they are good pumps and they can take just about anything you can throw at them. Since I am planing on driving my car on the longer trips I started thinking about how loud those pumps really are... Here is a great example our Evo8 listen to the whine in first 20 seconds of the video from the side and back of the car http://www.streetfire.net/video/AMS-Drag-EVO-Dyno2008-HIN_182651.htm now that is anything but civil imagine that inside of the Z for few hours at the time . Well all that brings us to today and plans have changed once again at least its for better this time : ). Great news is that I got my hands on two Bosh 044 pumps that came from road race Porsche for whopping $100 and I could not pass that kind of the deal. I was very excited to get the pumps tested to see what they are capable of supporting and here are pictures of how that process went. Bosh 044 pumps Ams homemade fuel pump test station Pump wired in Power supply Flow meter Adjustable fuel pressure regulator Cory recording data Here is the description of how the test was performed and the results for both pumps (click on images) I am going to run my pumps in parallel and this is what they flow when they are hooked up that way Edited February 24, 2010 by Ivan280zt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan280zt Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 Now that I have pumps its time to get nice bracket to hold them. I did quick search for dual pump brackets and afther seeing that they cost over $100 for good pair I had no other choice but to get some made way I wanted them and WAYYYYY cheaper than what they go for... I used this picture as the reference of what I was going afther Since I am not going to mount my pumps in tank that setup would not work for me but it was good starting point and this is what Cory and me came up with Two of those brackets should be more that adequate to hold those pumps in place. One step closer yet so far away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleeperZ Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Nice pump data. I've got one of those Porsche pumps, nice to know I can upgrade to 440cc injectors without running into fueling issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan280zt Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 (edited) Over the last two weeks alot of little things got wrapped up. Project is moving quite well now I just need to get some funds together (yeah about that ) so that fuel system and EMS parts could be purchased then I should be able to get engine running. I am shooting for end of the year on that and maybe even drivable by summer of 2011... Here are some pictures of little things that got completed. Drew doing some final welding inside of wastegate elbow No filler rod just pure heat Exhaust back pressure port o2 sensor bung in downpipe Support bracket from dumptube to the downpipe Dumptube All done Turbo/header support bracket all done Thats it for now guys I am moving back to Alabama this weekend and starting my new job sometimes next week so there wont be any updates for about week or two as soon as I am settled in I will do some more work on the Z with updated to fallow. Edited February 25, 2010 by Ivan280zt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2jzed Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Hey not sure if i missed it somewhere but can you tell me how or where you found or fabricated that crossmember for the motor mounts? i am in the process of mounting my 2jz engine in my 240 so any help in the right direction would be appreciated...also it your 2jz front or rear sump oil pan? thanks again Matt aka 2jzed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan280zt Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 Hey not sure if i missed it somewhere but can you tell me how or where you found or fabricated that crossmember for the motor mounts? i am in the process of mounting my 2jz engine in my 240 so any help in the right direction would be appreciated...also it your 2jz front or rear sump oil pan? thanks again Matt aka 2jzed Crossmember is made by John Coffey from BetaMotorsports here is the direct link to it http://www.betamotorsports.com/products/products.php?cat=7. Quality is great and it has excellent fit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78nismoZ Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 You are leaving AMS????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sq_creations Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Amazing Fabrication? I look forward to see it coming together and running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan Purple240zt Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Car looks great, say whatsup to chris for me! Back to AL huh? Have a safe trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan280zt Posted February 25, 2010 Author Share Posted February 25, 2010 You are leaving AMS????? Yes my sister passed away little over year ago and I have been looking to move back every since... Amazing Fabrication? I look forward to see it coming together and running. Thanks man that makes two of us! Car looks great, say whatsup to chris for me! Back to AL huh? Have a safe trip. Thanks Evan I hope that everything goes smooth but you never know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78nismoZ Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 I'm sorry to hear that. When you get home you plan on going back to a performance/fabrication shop of some sort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan280zt Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 I'm sorry to hear that. When you get home you plan on going back to a performance/fabrication shop of some sort? No I am going to work for Jaguar dealership for time being. I am trying to get out of automotive field and just do custom work for myself and few of my good friends afther work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguppies Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 i just want to say i've been following your thread. AMAZING work! *jaw drop* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MREDDLE Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 What up MAN!!!! You have me dieing for an update like a CrackHead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan280zt Posted April 24, 2010 Author Share Posted April 24, 2010 (edited) Well guys its been while since I have done any updates but time has finally come to put up some pictures of what has been done since last update. I have about two hunderd pictures that I have to go through so I am going to start with one small update for today. First on the list is -6 vacuum fitting for the brake booster Next on the list are fittings welded for vacuum reservoir I got all the block off plates for engine and fuel pumps bracket from Chicago water jet and for some reason they threw in 4 pices of aluminum stock which is cool I can use those for some random brackets (I ordered two of everything just in case since it was not expensive) I am going to go through rest of the pictures tomorrow and I should be able to make another update in day or two. Edited April 24, 2010 by Ivan280zt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan280zt Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 (edited) Exhaust manifold is 100% DONE!!! Here are few last steps that had to be done before it was ready to go. Getting ready for nice port job Getting there Here is where we ran into little problem. On the night that manifold got welded together everything got welded in one sitting which created alot of heat and since head flange did not get secured to the bench good enough (late late night) that ended causing nice warp to the flange itself. Well it turned out that it would require alot of resurfacing thus making flange much thinner. Well we chose not to go that route instead of that we ended up just welding up low spots vs. cutting down flange (alot) until whole surface would be flat so when you look at fallowing pictures you can see few random spots that are little bit darker than rest of the surface. Either way least amount of material was taken off to get perfectly flat flange so mission accomplished : ) My buddy Tyson (10 years old) Just so we are clear I dont dine at this table this is cats room... Turbo flange got resurfaced too I am not sure if I mentioned this but support bracket flange got welded also One cool cat I have to snap some pictures of radiator so that should be on my next update or maybe I will do update on interior... Edited April 28, 2010 by Ivan280zt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sq_creations Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 I love your fab work. looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan280zt Posted May 4, 2010 Author Share Posted May 4, 2010 (edited) Here is one small update but this is one of those that was just bothering me for waaayyyy toooo loooonnnnggggg! It just seemed that I never had time to finish my radiator core support and it just kept getting surface rust but not any more I finally got some time to take care of that little issue! Two upright bars added for support and well to just look right . If you look hard you can see little left over lip of old core support when I got it cut out so first thing was to trim it all down until it was nice and smooth however I forgot to take pictures of that... Welded, sanded down, and primed with black etching primer so it can stop rusting (wow way over due!) Afther this got done I focused on getting cage, fuel cell frame, and parachute mount sanded down/primed and let me tell you when all that was finished my back was not my best friend! Edited May 4, 2010 by Ivan280zt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan280zt Posted May 11, 2010 Author Share Posted May 11, 2010 (edited) Ahh another thing that bothered me was cage just getting that nice coat of surface rust well no more of that! This little project took me good two weeks to complete I guess I just got way to anal on simple priming job. This is what happens when you dont prime mild still right away Strut tower turned out worst I spent good 10 hours or so just sanding down I just figure that putting extra time in prep work will yield greater end result. Here are some pictures during the cleaning process. The one good thing about working for dealer that has body shop on premises is good hook up on supplies and all the masking paper that you might need for FREE well its free since I went through their trash cans and salvaged all the paper that I could. lol Ready for first coat of primer First coat This was afther second of third coat not really sure any more I am just glad that its over! I belive that has turned out pretty good and it should not by an eye sore any more. Edited May 11, 2010 by Ivan280zt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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