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Small progress. -6 45deg ends came in for my trans cooler. Put them on, which were relatively easy. Transmission cooler only needs electrical, but all electrical will be done at once which is coming to a head.
Water pump line was a tad too long so I had to chop it down. Of course I chopped it too short so I had to do it again. I feel like I'm pretty quick at making lines now. lol The reason I had to do that is because the line looped into the way of the A2W line. Do yourself a favor if you find yourself about to cut a bunch of hose. Get some bolt cutters. It makes clean cuts. When you cut with a wheel it makes rubber shavings so it's clean that way too. Final thought. I'm going to mount the A2W pump inside the rear right handside where the charcoal box was. being in that cubby the pump will have some additional protection. The lines will also flow nicely there too. https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
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Davies Craig water pump mounted for the air to water Intercooler. I was able to use a factory hole with a threaded insert and a factory threaded mount. ----------- The Davies Craig is also at the lowest point on the system which will help keep air out of the pump. What's not shown in the picture very well is the rubber isolator that goes around the pump. The isolator keeps the pump failing prematurely due to the electronics breaking if hard mounted. I also ran across my cam sensor dongle and pulled the wiring loom through a couple more inches. Both items are plugged in now. Clean and simple. I just need to look at the starter's wiring now. https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
I need that tool to do threaded inserts. Who makes it?
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These pictures are from last week. Got busy and didn't post them here. I better post them now or else it will not happen.
Picked up my throttle bodies and water merge from the welder. The throttle bodies are Chinese aluminum so welds don't look the best. Worked on putting the car back together with lines. Took a bit longer than anticipated going through and checking all the nuts and bolts. Putting the intake on was HARD. The rubber made rings on the clamps made it 10x harder. Started on plumbing the A2W lines. I'm starting with the difficult part, or so I think it will be? I had originally thought I could get 1" lines working for everything. That was a flop. 1" Inside Diameter means that the Outside Diameter was 1 1/4" and that was too large when trying to get the bumper on. I had to re work the strategy to use 1/2" ID line which has an OD of 3/4. The line is WAY easier to work with and the bumper can go on too. The smaller 1/2 ID shouldn't matter because the most restrictive part of the line is 3/4". Thankfully plumbing supplies are cheap vs all the AN fittings. Oh, the 90deg brass fitting will not be removed. I will leave that in and change the size from 3/4 to 1" at a 90deg. Reason for that is because I would have to remove the vband clamps which were a pain in the a$$. NOPE. not removing that. On a side note... I started a new job. That means I can't really buy anything new for a while. Looks like I will be working everything I can until paychecks flow normal. https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none ROUND TWO... SMALLER LINES: https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
Drive shaft has made its arrival. It looks like a beefy driveshaft and it will mate to the OE pinion flange. I was surprised to find out that Drivetrain Industries didn't make the pinion flange... but it doesn't really matter. I gave them the measurements and they did everything else.
I was able to get a little further on the water lines. Between the pump I used -16 fragola line because I had the line, I ordered the two 90deg fittings. As always... 1"ID hose will be used for the return line. As you can see the line is huge. I just zip tied the line up so it would relax into that position. Mounts will need to be installed. The mounts will happen at the same time as the 3/4ID sending line. Return line from the water merge and swirl pot was plumbed with a brass 1" barb to a 90deg Fragola push to lock -16, which is essentially a barb fitting to AN. It worked! Getting plumbing from the bottom of the swirl pot to the back of the car is going to be difficult. I'm still looking at fitting options. I'm just going to plumb the 1" line to the area to see what path works the best. I'll likely run near the engine.... BUT, I think I might want to use some -16 fragola line for that due to heat and oil concerns. We'll see. If you haven't noticed, all the sending line will be 3/4" and all return line will be 1". I think that this will help keep the system pressurized better. Maybe it will not... but.. this is what's happening. https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
An attempt was made to mount the drive shaft. To my surprise, incorrect measurements were given to the drive shaft company. 100% my fault and I have no idea why I recorded the wrong measurement because it was done multiple times by myself and one other person. I'd rather not have any smart *** comments about this one... It's raw because the driveshaft cost 820.00. Locally there is a driveshaft company that gave a rough quote of 350 to cut the ends off and put a new aluminum 3.5" tube on. I ate the loss and dropped off the drive shaft.
In other news, I attached the pressure side hose to the pump. I found a Mishimoto -16 orb to 3/4 barb fitting that threaded into the Davies Craig pump. 3/4"ID line was ran and I steered clear of the engine bay (heat). The line comes up and routes through the fender area out near the headlight. Return side, a buddy gave me some -16 fragola hose to hook into a 180deg off the swirl pot. Nothing else fits off the swirl pot other than that... well... I have some ideas but it would be more fabrication that I don't want to do. anyway... The fragola line WILL run right near the engine and up pipes. On order is a -16 pushlock fitting for the rear radiator. I didn't get pictures but I used threaded inserts and have the hose zip tied and secured (mostly) under the car. THAT will be the end of the fitting and hose nightmare. Check out the IG video of the flow. You know... I haven't made a YouTube video in a long while. I probably should do another video sometime soon. I love looking at the analytics on my videos . My retention rate is a whole 2-3min for people and then... there's a couple people that actually watch the whole thing. I don't blame them for bailing after 2-3min... so much better stuff out there. Enjoy the 4 odd angled pictures. The video clips sum everything up way better, two 1min clips. https://www.instagram.com/p/CU1Nveys..._web_copy_link https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
Couple days ago I worked on getting the A2W lines wrapped up. All the lines are now secure where they need to go and I hooked the last Fragola line up. A brass barb connector was added between the Fragola line and the plastic line, which was a complete b1tch getting on.
There is only one joint between the swirl pot and line and the Fragola line running back. I opted to save that for a different day because that will be just as hard as the other coupler. Hose clamps will needed to be added at every joint, for safety and piece of mind. 400 dollars resolved the drive shaft issue. I now have a 1200 drive shaft. Yeah... not a lot to say about that other than I needed a drive shaft. The good news is that it fits perfectly now. The pinion flange has a surface that mates up the shaft perfect. The yolk goes in a perfect amount. It doesn't look like I needed to notch the transmission brace, but it is substantially stronger after adding the box material. Last picture made it worth while spraying the underside VHT Rollcage black worth it. Looks like a new car... well, it really is at this point. https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
Finished all the air to water plumbing! Cinched down every joint and went crazy with zip ties (they are cheap). Plugged in more sensors... What can I say, it was a low hanging fruit kind of day.
Attempted to put in bolts for the drive shaft but the OEM bolts were too large. No worries. I drilled it out and made it work. The fit is very snug around the bolts now. Blue locktite was added... I don't trust spinning things with out that. All the chassis bracing has been put back on, thankfully I didn't lose the bolts. I was able to put the water lines under some of the bracing for extra protection. I'm going to get some SPL arms to remove the rear springs in the car. Rear coil overs, Import Drag Solutions, will replace the OE shocks... They were old anyway. https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
You have more ambition than one man should have :rofl2:
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I'm really humbled by some of the attention it has received lately. The hard work seems to have caught attention of a few high end automotive places. I shared a few pictures on FB and the group didn't devolve into LS SWAPS SUCK. My intentions with this project was to show what a swap entails for the 370z platform. During that process I've been enjoying all the feedback of "that looks good" to "Hey man, you should re-do that because XYZ". Heck, I'm going on a pod cast tonight to talk about my car and other poor life choices. :rofl2: |
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He cant go anywhere without picking up his fuel from my garage.
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Well, here's the podcast folks. I get so wound up I can't talk correctly.
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I made this (additional comments) and I cracked myself up.
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I've been taking a break from my car. I wanted to put a recap video together because the last video I did was in May. It's not a good video document if they never come out. lol
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Why does it look like you're driving in England? When did you move?
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The new Sony looks good as well.
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Jason Gale knocked it out of the park making a bespoke cubby mount for my Tinker Electronics digital display. The Tinker Electronics display interfaces with my MS3PRO stand alone ECU and give me the ability to display any information in the ECU real time, think oil pressure, AFR, GPS speed, tachometer, etc...
I couldn't thank him enough for taking on the challenge. Thanks again Jason (if you read this). https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
Went out to the shop and tried to fit in the Tinker Electronics display. I think Jason Gale's cubby might be slightly off from my cubby because I cracked one of the legs that go out to a screw hole. I'm not terrible worried because I can just epoxy that and all will be good. The cubby mount as a whole is pretty good fitment, not perfect. There is a slight gap at the top but I can put some black foam there and no one will know... other than me just telling you. All-in-all, it looks really good.
Now this brings me to the point where I MIGHT cut the mounting tabs and cut a hole into my old cubby to see if I can tighten everything up. After that, I will cast a mold and then make a forged carbon fiber mold of the mount. This is to be done AFTER my car is running. No more delays. I also bought a bunch of pre cut 3" pies for my exhaust going out the front bumper. Two pre welded 90deg pies were also done bought. Less work at this point, the better. You may also have noticed I haven't been getting out to the garage and working on my car. That's because I have had pet going down hill for the last few months and I wanted to honor the time with her as long as I could. My wife and I celebrated Cally's long life of 21.5 years. I couldn't ask for a better companion through half of my life. https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
Sorry to hear about your Furbaby. They always hold a dear place in our hearts. You will see her again at the Rainbow bridge.
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Losing a furry kid is always tough. Sometimes I think I have more feelings for them then I do for people.
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I'll start off with saying this. Jason Gale did amazing work! BUT, I found a little something on my Tinker Electronics display mount that I'd like a little different. The legs on the mount pushed into the plastic vents making a slight bulge. Now, I could have just buzzed off some of the extra material to settle everything down but I have OEM mounts available to me... and a crazy idea. What's new, right?
The crazy idea is to hack off the legs and adapt the oem legs onto Jason's mount. That's a lot of work for OEM mount points. You would be correct. It also introduces the possibility of errors. Caution to the wind, I've decided to make a Forged Carbon Fiber cubby mount. To do that, I need to make a cast mold of the mount, so I figured having OEM mounts would be worth the risk. Getting started, I had to hack off the mounts from the cubby. I had originally tried to keep the whole cubby ring around but that didn't really work out for testing fitment. The legs were cut off separate. The plastic legs were sanded with my 35grit air sander so that I could lay in the cubby mold to the plastic and epoxy it. I decided to do the drivers side to start with. The mold was eyeballed and taped into position while the other side was screwed down. My thought on this was to align the unit center because Jason had that part figured out. My only issue is a slight depth issue on the new mount near the bottom. The good news is that I didn't go full hog with the epoxy so I have some adjustment available to me. Here's where I'm at so far. https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
Part 2 ... This was easier than pictures... 1min video. Nothing like the full blown garbage I normally make on YT. lol
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I have a couple small things to fix like round out a corner better and dab in some epoxy in a couple holes near the mount on the top side. It's necessary that the items get fixed for the casting to come out perfect. If I were just to use the mount as-is, I wouldn't mess with it because no one would see it.
As it stands right now, the mount is nearly perfect (see pictures). I have a buddy that does paint work professionally and he offered to spray prime and paint to perfection. I think deep down he doesn't want me to rattle can it... because... I 100% would and did buy the cans already. https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
Had to do a test fit on the mount. I was very concerned that the lower portion would not line up correctly because the mount legs shifted the display inward. Thankfully the fitment appears to be near perfect. I did a hand off to my buddy for finalization of paint. He informed me that the unit would be put into primer only, and that is totally fine.
I talked to Dave about getting electrical going on the car and it looks like this Saturday I'm going to get rolling on that. We popped the trunk and did a quick inspection of lay out. I have a Braille 21lb battery and mount that's going into the spare tire well and a some cable I need to lay out. The MS3 wireharness is long enough where I can pull the power leads back to the trunk, that's amazing. I'd also like to mention that I found the manual release for the trunk last night so we could inspect the area. That honestly gave me anxiety because I thought we needed to find the electrical lead and hit it with 5v. https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
Moving on along, I see.
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Remote Battery going in. Few set backs doing it (See videos)
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Hi, my name is Greg. I have a problem...
CJM, Charles, came out with an anti starvation canaster for the dual pump. My gas tank is drained so I figured why not. I have ran my car out of gas in sweepers and burned up fuel pumps before. https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
Removed the trunk plastics. Pulled some 1/0, 2/0, MS3Pro wiring and drilled the shut off. Had to order some Grommets so I don't slash the cables in half and managed to find OEM spec.
The shut off is in the car but I forgot to get a picture, it looks really cool. I need to get some pop rivets in the beauty plate yet so I'll grab photos then. If the wire seems pretty heavy duty... it is. I will not need to worry about too much draw through any of the cables. https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
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Cubby primed and kill switch mounted. License plate has also been put on... I've been paying for the plate since 2018. lol
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Took a little time trying to get he Anti Starve in. I managed to get it out and bug Charles on the weekend.
AN lines are very tight, which had me extremally nervous about removal. They came off easier than I expected... just lots of small wench moves. Also was a bit nerved up about the lines sliding off to the side. I really don't want to drop the tank again... As it stands now, the anti starve is out. Need to get back out and drop the assembly back in the tank. No gas in the tank is pretty much my motivational factor here. https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none https://sn3301files.storage.live.com...&cropmode=none |
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