xxxpatsabxxx Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 hey octo, thanks for the RX7 weather strip idea. i got mine installed and it seals beautifully. i also think im going to msa for exhausts as well, how do you like your setup from them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 Been quite some time, but I just picked u pa new client and have been working all day everyday, And to top it all off to get to his office i get to take a fun windy road, which is surprisingly faster than taking the most direct route. A couple of days ago on the drive home my car started to overheat, pulled over, let it cool down and limped home. When I got to the house I filled the radiator with some fluid and checked for a leak. couldn't find it for the life of me. Then I started to rev the engine and she spat at me, there was a small pinhole in the outlet for the heater core. So I figured what better time than now to remove it! before after I have yet to remove the heater core, as I had to head to the office in the morning, but it will happen as soon as I replace the dash. When that happens. i'll make sure to make a new camera mount and get a video that isnt so... cloverfield monsterish. Any fears of this causing the engine to overheat, or to speed the heating of the engine, were thrown out the window today due to how I was driving to and from the office ;D xxxpatsabxxx -- I like it quite a bit, not too keen on how it sounds at 2100-2400rpm, but it could be the small exhaust leak right before the muffler or it rattling against a bolt. If your car is as low as mine, hell even at stock height, and you go with the 3-2 header you should cut it before the Y-pipe to suck the exhaust up into the transmission tunnel. I am pretty sure that I posted some photos and a bit of a write up earlier in the thread. And for the money it is really really hard to beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awoz87 Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 any reason you blocked both lines off and didnt just loop them?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 because the heater loop is in the middle of the water circulation loop, so if i were to loop them some of the hot water would never get back into the radiator and it would overheat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yetterben Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 uh thats bad there dude pretty sure you are cutting off circulation to 5 and 6 now........I can tell you for a fact if you loop them it wont over heat as thats how mine is and i see 180 at the head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted June 17, 2010 Author Share Posted June 17, 2010 I did a bit of research on it; RTz, and Tony D agree that it is better to plug than to loop here is one of them, a poll http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php?showtopic=80533&st= the big one, the #5 head cooling http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php?showtopic=59029 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 pedal fun te72 240z seat install heater removal 240 extravaganza! more coming soon!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 I like what you've done with your toe nails. They even match the pedals. How cute! But really, the car looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStarS30Z Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 You do have some pretty cute feet.......no homo. What brand seat? I've been wanting to get some buckets sooner or later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted June 30, 2010 Author Share Posted June 30, 2010 my feet are far larger than that... but I should have done mine... the buckets are some cheapies i found on craigslist; $200 for a pair so a friend of mine split it and we each got a seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THESQUADZ909 Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 im lovin your build man nice work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backwoodsboy Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 liking the build, keep it up p.s. more pics of whats connected to those feet...lol...j/p man(saying that in case its like a 12 year old or something...haha) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DekThaiG35 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Totally enjoyed your post/work awesome mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted July 2, 2010 Author Share Posted July 2, 2010 backwood, just head to my flickr page (www.flickr.com/crazyoctopus) and look at Zoe's Graduation photos. and thank you all for the compliments, I have some big plans coming for the car so now it is coming to prep time for it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 good news bad news. good news, my new top speed in the 240 is now 84mph. bad news, at 84 mph my BRE lip nicked some debris (I thought i could clear it, I was wrong) and flew off my car and into the center divider... So now the question becomes; do I get a new BRE front lip, or do I go a different route? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsun723 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Ouch! I think you should go the same route. You aren't going to gain any ground clearance or anything and it looked wicked, so why not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misturmoneybags Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Stick with the BRE lip. If you go with the Type-1 airdam, then you'll just be another Yuta. ...And you're better than that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palauoriginal Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 get a type 1 or 2 both are better than the bre lip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 while I am fully aware of the aerodynamic benefits of going with the type-1 or 2, as well as further visual lowering of the car that it provides; I have to agree with misturmoneybags and datsun723 keep what was on the car. And misturmoneybags does have a point, I would be Yuta copy if I ran with a type1. So... I am off to MSA today to pick up the lip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyoctopus Posted July 8, 2010 Author Share Posted July 8, 2010 and replaced before after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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