LegnaZetr0 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Great looking work! What welder are you using? I'm ready to move up from my mig and get a tig to really be able to fabricate with, but don't (can't) want to spend too much on one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted May 15, 2011 Author Share Posted May 15, 2011 Miller Diversion 165, w/Pedal I got it new off eBay. Best price I could find. They released the Diversion 180 a couple weeks later. Figures. I am very satisfied with it. Biggest complaint is non-detachable ground and lead. The ground can be made detachable fairly easily. gas and lead, not so much. Actually my biggest complaint is that my car is in the way of my welding table, but that's my fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted July 5, 2011 Author Share Posted July 5, 2011 I've modified the passenger side mount again and got rid of the Z31 alternator bracket. The alternator will have to be reverse mounted and I will make an alternator mount that attaches to the motor mount. It's 1/8" thick steel, so I don't see any problems with stress. I think. I'm a computer scientist not a mechanical engineer. I also got the 1-1/4" SCH10 pipe to fit the header flanges that I have. After searching for a place to bore out the holes on the flange, I got the much better idea of just turning some straight pipe down and chopping that down to what I need for each primary. Der. So $10 worth of machining instead of $100. I'd like to get the car to at least start by the end of the summer but I have doubts. I will definitely get somewhere with the exhaust manifolds, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Ordered a coolant neck off of a WD21 pathfinder. This eliminates the radiator cap, since I have one on the radiator already. May need to bleed car on a slope depending on how I route the pipe from here to the radiator: But this also allows the Maxima intake to work without grinding. I'm working a bit at a time on an alternator mount, no pictures yet. It's really ugly. Basically a long T that extends out from the motor mount. Speaking of which. the motor mounts are more or less done. One needs a little extra metal on the side for the alternator mount, and the other needs a hole drilled, but that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted September 7, 2011 Author Share Posted September 7, 2011 Gave up on that alternator mount since it was fugly and a lot more work than necessary. Went back to my original (the OEM) mount: Started on the passenger side manifold: Made a crappy collector using a chop saw. Not really motivated to make another. My chop saw reeaaally didn't like cutting at that angle. Did some cleanup, and fab'd a coolant pipe up. Alternator/motor mounts are okay for now. Fuel lines have been completed and pressure tested. Intake needs some more grinding to fit around the fuel rails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharaohabq Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 I realy like how you did your FPR mount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted September 15, 2011 Author Share Posted September 15, 2011 (edited) Thanks. I just hope my flywheel never explodes. A small update. Getting crowded. In an attempt to change one of the outlets on the radiator, I managed to fubar the whole thing, and I've ordered another one. Well, actually it wasn't really fubar'd, but it wasn't worth reselling. I just got an aluminium eBay one. It's a stock replacement one, downflow now and it should be able to fit both of the fans I currently have since the core is larger. I wish it would fit them as pushers since that would save me some room behind the radiator, but I'll figure it out later. I'm going to stop posting so often here and use our local club's forums to post instead: http://www.cowtownzclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&p=47 Edited September 15, 2011 by BLOZ UP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 More stuff. Driver's side doesn't fly, will need to be redone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted October 24, 2011 Author Share Posted October 24, 2011 Going through Argon like water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted November 2, 2011 Author Share Posted November 2, 2011 IAT for megasquirt installed. Last of the intercooler piping for now. Have no idea where my 2" silicone joiners are. Too many build threads. Go here if you want to see more: http://www.cowtownzc...pic.php?f=7&t=8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted November 29, 2011 Author Share Posted November 29, 2011 Small update: Finished the manifolds: How they'll look installed: "Occupy Engine Bay": Crowded: Manifolds are at the machine shop and getting flattened, and a hole put in the secondaries for the wastegate tube. I'd like to put a flex tube on the secondaries, but I am having trouble sourcing one short enough (3"). Otherwise it's just some oil, coil wiring, and cleanup away from starting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplyedmind Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 I gotta say I love the way your car came out ... Manifolds look wonderful if I may say. Can't wait to hear and see this thing run. I always have been a fan of the vg30 . I bet u can't wait to go eat a few peoples lunch and dinner . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted November 30, 2011 Author Share Posted November 30, 2011 I gotta say I love the way your car came out ... Manifolds look wonderful if I may say. Can't wait to hear and see this thing run. I always have been a fan of the vg30 . I bet u can't wait to go eat a few peoples lunch and dinner . Thanks. This motor has 60% compression, so I don't trust it will last that long. Although, maybe since it has lower compression, it will! Either way I got a CLSD and other parts with it so I couldn't pass up a running and driving parts car. I have a VG33 waiting to be built, only then can I, "let the carnage begin". So, I will try and limit it to 300HP for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Lots of exhaust leaks, but it runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aplyedmind Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Thanks. This motor has 60% compression, so I don't trust it will last that long. Although, maybe since it has lower compression, it will! Either way I got a CLSD and other parts with it so I couldn't pass up a running and driving parts car. I have a VG33 waiting to be built, only then can I, "let the carnage begin". So, I will try and limit it to 300HP for now. Got shite . Glad to see its running , Drive it til It Bloz UP . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted December 2, 2011 Author Share Posted December 2, 2011 Fixed some of the exhaust leaks. Manifolds line up now, from just 60 seconds of on time.... I guess they aren't that misaligned to begin with. You can kind of hear the beginning's of it's exhaust note when I rev it up. 350Z? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted December 2, 2011 Share Posted December 2, 2011 Thats awesome! Headers look great. Did you just order that box of little bends? I cant imagine trying to plan out a manifold and then pick the bends... Keep up the good work, Im getting jealous... I want to start my car! haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOZ UP Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 Thats awesome! Headers look great. Did you just order that box of little bends? I cant imagine trying to plan out a manifold and then pick the bends... Keep up the good work, Im getting jealous... I want to start my car! haha. I went to the plumbing store and bought a bunch of steam pipe/butt weld fittings. It's all made out of that, minus the flanges. 1-1/4" Schedule 10 pipe for the primaries, and 2" SCH10 pipe for the secondaries. I made 2/3 of the collectors. The passenger side one, the nice looking one, was made by Adam at Columbia River Mandrel Bending. He gave me a great deal, and considering the headaches from making the driver's side with my limited tools, it was well worth it. I just wish I had thought of it before I welded the driver's side together. I tried to "learn" SolidWorks and quickly gave up. Then I tried to get someone else to design them in SW, but no one wanted my money. So I just use the bends and some spare heads and lots and lots of tape to mock up different ideas. Here's a more meaningful video: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModernS30 Posted December 10, 2011 Share Posted December 10, 2011 Jealous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuyFromGates Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Awesome build man- keep it up and cheers for posting everything you've done so far. I've got the same project sitting in my garage, waiting for me to finish up my other stuff so I can begin. I see you had mocked up the 71C tranny from the z31- and the 280z driveshaft attached. I wasn't aware that you could essentially use the stock driveshaft with the z31 tranny, depending on how far forward/aft you located the engine mounts. Are you keeping with this idea or is a custom driveshaft coming your way? I admit, I've saved your build pics for my own reference, keep it up man and good luck. Looking forward to the progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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