5thgenluder Posted November 18, 2010 Author Share Posted November 18, 2010 Spent a little time on the car. Got almost all of the factory sound deadening material off of the drivers side floor pan. Been using a heat gun, screw driver, scraper and wire wheel. Im trying to tidy up the steering wheel wiring so that its all set to be put back together. I wired in the horn and ran some wires for the radio. I have a semi big plan for the stereo so Im gonna get that all wired and documented. I temporarily mounted the battery back in to make sure everything was the way I want it. I have the speedo in its cup and 2 of the other gauges mountable. I will document and post most likely over thanksgiving. Anyone notice any mistakes so far? Bad wiring? Bad fuel setup? Anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pat1 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Any updates? great write up so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Speed Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Looking good bud, keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Please DON'T GIVE UPP I BELIEVE in YOU Plus I need some more info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 (edited) Thanks for the kind words Pat1, Rs speed and Cristian. I know I have been slacking lately. All my free time has been spent drywalling a garage for a friend. Hopefully if the temperature gets above 30 tomorrow I can get some work done and some info posted. Edited November 30, 2010 by 5thgenluder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 (edited) i am removing my fuel lines on my 240z (feed, return, and the other small one that goes from the drivers side to the rear under the fuel cap). do i need to keep this small one to the fuel cap?. i see you removed it but what if you have a full tank in the summer. i know my plane weeps like a mo on hot days.... but i dont know what this hose is for either... Edited December 1, 2010 by boostedh23a1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Boostedh23a. You can not completely seal off the fuel system. The fuel tank won't even allow you till fill it all the way up on a hot day without a vent. My solution was to just vent my tank to the hose in the filler neck and then get a vented gas cap to allow the fumes and vapor to escape. I did not have my stock charcoal canister. If I did have it I probably would have retained that. I have also heard of people attaching a hose on the top to vent the tank and then wrapping it in a loop under the car to vent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 (edited) ok, but just to be clear, i can ditch that hard line that runs from the front of the car (charcoal, number 9 in this pic) http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=9503&d=1128801645 so i will endup with something like this, but with the pictured line running from the tank back to the charcoal canister blocked off. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=9504&d=1128801645 Edited December 1, 2010 by boostedh23a1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 I cant see the links because I am not a member. But you are correct the way you are describing it. You need to make sure that you have some sort of vent to allow the air to escape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 Update Speedo in housing. So I got a speedo from speedhut. It has the turn signal and bright indicators built in. It wasnt as easy as the Tach. I needed to make something to put pressure on the gauge to hold it tight against the factory ring. I went to the trusty home depot looking for a drain cap as I read in another thread. Maybe KTM? I didnt find what I saw in the other thread but I did find a 4" knock out test plug. I bought 2 of them and went on my way. I had to punch out one of them and cut a hole in the other. I also had to knotch the sides for the bolts in the housing. Heres a pic to help describe. I atatched that to the other ring with electrical tape. Then I put it all back together. I had to sand it to make it perfect but it was easy enough. Heres a pic of the back.. Here is the finished product from the front. Rings were about $2.00 ( not even gonna add that up.) Any questions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 whats the total right now with the motor+trans Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 christian, I dont have the motor and trans. But I have 90% of the other parts. I would say that when Im all done and ready to drive the car. I will be at $7500.00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted December 1, 2010 Share Posted December 1, 2010 holy crap thats way cheaper then what I thought, I added up to over 10,000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted December 1, 2010 Author Share Posted December 1, 2010 I would say if u are gonna do it right it would be well over $10k. $7500 is just what it's gonna take to get my car running, I definately won't be done at $7500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted December 2, 2010 Author Share Posted December 2, 2010 Boostedh23a, this might help with some of your questions. http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/93438-building-a-fuel-system-for-my-rb25det/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcraft Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 i just ran across your thread thank you so much for all the info .good luck tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted December 3, 2010 Author Share Posted December 3, 2010 Tomcraft. Thanks for the kind words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakeoster Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 Nice looking speedo there. Got a nice oem look to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thgenluder Posted December 3, 2010 Author Share Posted December 3, 2010 Jake, thanks it's a speedhut revolution series gps speedo. For $20 extra dollars they added the turn signal and high beam indicators into them. They will light up cobalt blue. I'll post pics when I actually get them powered up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZT-R Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 they can also add an led to the RPM if you want a check engine light or whatever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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