Mr. G. Brettin's Slow Motion Leg Hump

Rusty

They would just do that much more damage.

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JARblue

Not if you drive fast enough that you miss them entirely.

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Rusty

You logic fails me.

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gbrettin

I mean, the bird's head got sheared off at 70-80mph... I slowed down to 20-30mph for the racoon and then sped back up after he went into a bush. I think he really wanted to die.

As for deer... I live in MI man. I don't take back roads at certain times of the year and certain times of the day.

Rusty

I'm in PA. There's more insurance claims for deer hits then anything else.

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gbrettin

From IG @gbrettin:
I've seen the biggest headache come from fuel. Do it and do it right. Injector Dynamics knocked it out of the park on quality with this fuel filter.

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I got this idea from Spooler's thread. I blame him. Charles/Phunk helped facilitate.

Spooler

^^^^ They are very nice. Glad to be of influence. LOL

gbrettin

From IG @gbrettin:
Some wins and losses along the way for this one. Win - transmission mount is done and it's sturdy. Loss - my welding isn't great but I did penetrate the metal fine. I'm showing the welds because I'm pushing my self in new territory and I'm simply not good at something the second time and it's important to show that (I think). I took some advice from last time and set up a test weld. I thought the metal was the same but it was thinner on the test metal so I didn't penetrate as well on the car. This is hind sight now after I sit back and think about it. After I ground down the "welds" they looked fine afterwords and would do just fine. Clearly I'm not going to weld the hot or cold side for the turbo system. It is what it is. Live and learn.

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I stopped up and talked to my buddy today about the welds. He pulled out a welding card that shows you what settings to set it at. I needed to have the heat 1 step higher and the wire feed 1 step slower. The nut has WAY MORE than enough weld to stop anything from happening so I'm not worried about the welds. Also, the transmission bracket is hiding them under the car... So yeah.

I'm showing all the good and bad (as previously stated). Maybe someone can learn a bit of something from my stuff. I know my big take away is

1. Look for the directions
2. I can't always be good at something the first couple times.

I'm actually kinda of spoiled on #2... Most of the time I can pick up new stuff pretty quickly. I take a pride/ego hit when something doesn't go well. I'll eat my humble stew on this one and keep chipping away at welding.

BTW, it's a real b1tch to get some of these photos while trying to get work done... lol. Maybe I'll set up a stop motion video at some point so you can see my cool dance moves in the shop when I'm alone.

Enjoy!:

Rusty

I always do test weld on a piece of scrap before welding on the part. This way, I can check and adjust the settings to my liking. Your welding should sound like bacon and eggs frying with little splatter.

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gbrettin

Yup, I did the test weld (per your suggestion a while back which was who I was referencing). I grabbed a scrap piece of metal that was thinner metal. Lessons learned. I'll get better. My buddy offered to go back and make them look nice... but I honestly don't see the point. It will hold and no one will see it.

I just need more seat time. It is what it is.

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The transmission drives upward into the car so the forces will never pull down... unless I'm doing some stupid sh1t in reverse.

Rusty

It's actually a twisting motion. Left side goes up, right side goes down.

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gbrettin

Oh, good to know! I still feel confident that the amount of weld on these nuts along with the tight fit of the hole on the nut is going to be just fine.

gbrettin

IG:@gbrettin
Solid transmission mount completed. The mount was originally in a drag car so I only needed to modify it a bit (Last picture). If it worked fine for his car, it will work for mine. Now I can get my drive shaft in (that's what she said).

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Ok, turbo stuff incoming... but I also need to get my transmission in the car and order a new drive shaft.

On a different note... I called Wiring Specialties and confirmed that they have a CANbus module coming out for the 370z. What this means is all my factory gauges will work without me trying to map out the CAN signal to my MS3. I'll gladly pay for that.

I threw in a couple extra pics. The truck in the picture just had a mega lift completed. It's not a kit. All the tubing was bent using a bender. Heim joints were welded on to the custom tubes. Custom long travel shocks were ordered through Big Shocks (Michigan company). The plates in the middle were laser cut by the same guy that's in process of making my custom oil pan. I can literally stand in the wheel well. Now I don't care for lifted trucks... but I can appreciate the custom work.

The car sitting next to mine is a buddy of mine that's racing me to completion. He's doing a custom TT G8. He painted his turbos teal and it's SICK. His car is gonna be wicked when done. His IG is @snw1te_g8 if you want to see more.

gbrettin

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Chalk me up for two more fails. Chopped back the manifold but it was way too oval to mess with, so that will be welded back up (not by me). Changing direction, I chopped the AC bracket and AC tab off. Works better when you cut the correct tab ��*♂️. Picked up some metal putty then worked a tab back on. I'll smooth the mountain out after it dries. I'm annoyed and done today. ✌️

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I'm still annoyed and don't have much to say other than I'll continue to post all aspects of the build. Proof is below. Note to self, physically mark the item to cut. My ADD brain is thinking about 100 other steps for this build as i'm trying to work on one thing.

jchammond

I currently resemble that statement on my garage build

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