Indey Posted July 20, 2011 Author Share Posted July 20, 2011 Alright so my wheels came in, unfortunately the fronts were a full flat black, instead of a flat black with a polished lip. Oh well they were going to have to be redone anyways right? SO here's a few pictures of random stuff, and test fitting of the wheels. Random of the car... As stated previously I had taken out the rear sound deadening, and the floor board looks rather....wavey, is this normal? and if not can anything be done about it? Monster truck oil change... 16x8 +10 Flat Black 17x8.5 +4 Gunmetal with a polished lip Fitting on the car...with the R40's Herra Frush. Now the issues =P I'm definitely going to need spacers, I plan on running a 8MM spacer all around, effectively making it a F:+2 and R:-4 Offset Rear Clearance. Front clearance...or well...lack there of clearance. And from far away to give it an overall look. Now the question I pose to you guys, does ARP make a set of extended studs for our cars? or am I going to have to go out and measure the stock studs and give them the specs so they can give me what i need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 My Arizona Z Car Steering Knuckles came in today.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted August 9, 2011 Author Share Posted August 9, 2011 Alright so, after driving around for a while, my clutch kept going out of adjustment, so i'd consistently have to adjust it, i knew this wasn't right but nothing had broken......yet, finally one day while driving to work, it was getting harder and harder to shift, and finally i couldnt pull it out of 3rd gear. I dropped it off at the local Z shop, and got a ride to work, only later to find out, that my clutch fork had broken. Now it didn't just break once, no that'd be too simple. The point where it pivots had a hole in it, and from the hole, it split in 4 different directions. not only that, but when the trans came down, the trans mount, was split in half. SO! I had the input shaft, output shaft, and rear main seal replaced, a new throwout bearing went in, and a new trans mount found its way in, and of course a new clutch fork. I got it back, and it drove like a brand new car again, till 3 days later when in the alternator took a dump on me. I do have pics of the alternator... Out with the.....very old and in with the new! And my wheels made it back from the wheel shop! So I went and picked those up and did another test fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted September 18, 2011 Author Share Posted September 18, 2011 I picked up Project Kics 10MM spacers for the front and rear, and Ichiba extended studs for the Z. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted October 7, 2011 Author Share Posted October 7, 2011 New tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 Just some more test fitting, it's almost that time... I've realized I was slightly overzealous in my tire sizing for stock body work. Oh well nothing fender flares can't fix right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meph Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Those look like they may tuck under the fenders with a little camber and fender rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 Those look like they may tuck under the fenders with a little camber and fender rolling. You know now that they're on they're almost perfectly flush in the rear. Needless to say I'm pretty happy with the outcome. Here was the pile of stuff before the work And during the work there were of course problems. The front pass. side hard brake line snapped for no apparent reason so that got replaced as well And finally it was all said and done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted December 6, 2011 Author Share Posted December 6, 2011 Somewhat impulsive today, I made a few purchases. A 270MM Broadway mirror, a new headlight/wiper switch, aaaand something to fix my exhaust! pictures hopefully soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted December 10, 2011 Author Share Posted December 10, 2011 Alright so I ordered my switch and it arrived, installed it only to find, I still have no wipers! It would seem that issue still remains, oh well I enjoy replacing all the stuff on my cars with new parts anyways, new parts are clean and in proper shape! And I got something to fix my exhaust as said! MSA's Twice Pipe set up. It's a good alternative to the huge ugly muffler that was on the car currently. Here's a super quick video of it... It's just the exhaust and the MSA Y-pipe on a stock header, and stock intake/motor/etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Just some random pictures...the car was kinda dirty but it's fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 I haven't updated this in a while.... granted I haven't had much to say! Christmas came around and I got a MSA Oil Cap Then last week I picked up some parts that had come in..... I'm still waiting on a few more things to arrive.. So the stuff that did arrive! MSA Intake, Taylor Hi-Pro wires, Stainless Steel Clutch/ Brake Lines, and a Polyurethane Steering Coupler. I was glad to finally be rid of the old box intake that comes stock on these cars.. Unfortunately when installing the MSA Intake there were two issues. First, the rubber arm to the AFM has a rip in it, and I'll need to replace that. Second, the bracket for the MSA Intake was nowhere near where it needed to be to bolt up, fortunately I had a piece of metal lying around that worked as a good bracket extension. I was disappointed in that none the less however. After a bit of struggling the old steering coupler came out and I quickly realized why my steering always felt a bit... off to say the least. The new piece went in nicely, and my steering feels so much better. I didn't think something like that would cause that much of an issue, but what would I know I came from the world of Honda's where the steering column bolts directly into the rack. I didn't get a picture of the wires on the car, and unfortunately, the stainless steel lines didn't go in either. On the first wheel (driver front) I went to undo the hardline from the soft line, and the bolt started to strip, even with a line wrench. So the lines will need to wait until I pick up a brake line flaring tool/bender/cutter. Then I can make some new hardlines and not have to worry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Because I didn't get a picture of the wires that got installed.. New shift boots, and intake/exhaust parts. Shift boot with holes...and a single screw holding it in place? Under the shift boot....it was worse! Things are starting to look correct... Almost there... Ahh.. thats much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draztik280 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Great progress. I was just curious about the msa twice pipes you have there. Can you take pics on how the exhaust was installed. I also have the rbr but the exhaust shops said they couldnt install the exhaust cause there is no more space. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draztik280 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) Deleted double post. Edited April 11, 2012 by draztik280 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted April 11, 2012 Author Share Posted April 11, 2012 Great progress. I was just curious about the msa twice pipes you have there. Can you take pics on how the exhaust was installed. I also have the rbr but the exhaust shops said they couldnt install the exhaust cause there is no more space. Thanks Huh.. That's odd mine fits with no issue, if you check the pictures above theres a back shot of the car somewhat showing the clearance on it. I'll try to get some better pictures when I'm at home however, what size RB-R's are you running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draztik280 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Im running 17x9.5 rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 Im running 17x9.5 rear Could be why, I'm running 17x8.5 +4 w/ a 10mm spacer. Here's my clearance however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 So I haven't updated this thread in a while...Regardless I have quite a few new items to share... My car is wonderful and I love it, however reliability had started to go down. It was just having all sorts of small little issues, and I'm the sort of "while I'm at it" type of person... I was running into cooling issues, fuel leaks, and just overall...not the best time. So I started purchasing parts to fix EVERYTHING! First step was a MSA coated header. After this I had a bit of spare time so I cleaned up some stuff that previous owners had ruined.. Like these turn signals with spray paint on them. Not perfect, but it'll do as a temporary thing. I also resprayed the turn signal bezels. Now...back to my original issues.... My injectors had been leaking from the hoses, I know this is a simple fix, however I also know this particular motor in my car is a swap (p90A non hydraulic head with a f54 block.) And quite simply... I don't trust other people's work... I know how I do things and I'd like to think that I do things...properly. Now as said I've had leaks in the fuel system, the stock fuel rail is bent a bit, all the hoses are old, and quite frankly...the stock set up is rather ugly. So I pulled up the EFI bible and started reading all about the fuel system trying to figure out what everything was. (Coming from newer cars this was actually a bit tricky for me) Regardless I made tons of sketches drawing up potential fuel set ups for the car, and finally settled on what I wanted and started ordering parts... My friend had a JSK Fuel Rail from when he had a EFI Z, so I picked that up off of him.. Cleaning out the threads.. All threads cleaned and reassembled. And to end out this post.... random pics of the car... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indey Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 Aeromotive Fuel Pressure Gauge Mounted on the Fuel Rail Got a good deal on a 82zx 5spd transmission, so I picked it up. and cleaned it some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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