aplyedmind Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Been waiting for the boost this whole time Just was wondering when u were gonna bust it out. I still love how clean your zx is . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperdatsun76 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 you're located in tigard? i only live a half hour away in vancouver! im in the process of converting to triple carbs on my 280z. love your build by the way. PM me if you ever want to meet up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc_was_here Posted June 14, 2011 Author Share Posted June 14, 2011 Thanks guys I finally got the motor in my garage and im going to start ripping into it tomorrow! @copperdatsun76: Yup Tigard, I wish I would have checked this sooner, did you by any chance go to Canby this last weekend? Meeting up would be pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperdatsun76 Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 no didnt go to canby. i forgot there was a meet out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc_was_here Posted June 25, 2011 Author Share Posted June 25, 2011 (edited) Well worked on the car finally now im just working on pulling the harness out! my ever delightful girlfriend helping Shes having fun! NO motor After all new gaskets and water pump. Also basic cleaning of intake ports and ported the manifold for a 60mm throttle body. along with cleaning the block itself up..hopefully a few days of degreaser and a pressure washer can help.. Edited June 25, 2011 by abc_was_here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc_was_here Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Well Ive got almost all the wiring in and done. The only thing im running into issues with is the coil wires. Other then that the block is almost ready to drop in within the next day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc_was_here Posted June 30, 2011 Author Share Posted June 30, 2011 Getting the harness in the firewall Slowly dropping the motor down MOTOR IN! I almost didnt car enough off the waste gate mount though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stravi757 Posted June 30, 2011 Share Posted June 30, 2011 I cant believe I havent seen this thread before. Great find man! Bummer about the quarter panel though. Thats pretty sick though that your going turbo on a Black Gold model. How far along are you with the wiring so far? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc_was_here Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Thanks man. Ya the quarter is a huge bummer cause thats really the one thing I am not confident with.. body work.. One day someday it will get repaired along with the rear tail light area as well. You know I think Im done with the wiring at this point I finished up everything tonight to do with the wiring. Who knows though the true test will come in the next few days when I try and start it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc_was_here Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 It LIVES! Kinda..it fired at least! its almost 4:30am so I figured I will stop while im ahead and hit the hay and do some more work to it in the next few days... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turbobluestreak Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Nice build, what clutch did you put in? tbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc_was_here Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Thanks man, and I used my original NA flywheel and clutch. It just looked to be in really good shape. I still have the turbo flywheel and clutch, it just looked like the PO didnt really know how to drive a manual. He even claimed it to be basically new. In other news, I drove the car around today, it needs some tuning and Im going to take it to an exhaust shop to connect it to the rest of my full system exhaust so I can hear myself think and listen to the motor clearer. It sounds okay when im driving it, but there seems to be a slight miss. It also will not hold an idle currently unless a vacuum line is disconnected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc_was_here Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 Well the car runs and drives pretty darn good at lower rpms and not in boost. It seems to miss once I hit any kind of boost. I also still cannot figure out why it wont idle. Im guessing a few hoses I have might be a problem. May also be a AFM problem as the PO decided it was a good idea to play with the mechanisms inside. I still need to clean up the wiring by the coil cause I was still playing with it hoping for it to be a factor. I also think Ive got leaky injector. it holds great fuel pressure for around 2-3 hours. Oh well I guess I just need more time to work on it. Two jobs makes things a little difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abc_was_here Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Well finally got the car to the exhaust shop the car sounds good and pulls fairly well! I am uncertain if it really pulls much harder than my NA did. No missing or popping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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