Mr. G. Brettin's Slow Motion Leg Hump

gbrettin

Perfect! Thanks man. I appreciate that a lot!

gbrettin

Rear subframe bushings are not my favorite. I've had a hell of a time getting a single bushing in. I've done: Lube, dry ice, tap w/ hammer, metal plate kits, bolts, nuts, clamps and rods.

sounds like weird porn.

What I've found to work best for my situation is dry ice freezing the bushing, Teflon grease, grade 8 bolt/nut, and a harbor freight Front Wheel Drive Bearing Remover/Installer. The bolt is too large so I ordered a grade 8 - 10 bolt 3/4 8" long. I'm still waiting on the bolt but I can show you grade 5 vs a Milwaukee Fuel 18v

I didn't read Rusty's entire thread... shame on me. I started to install the bushing with an arbor press upside down. Thank baby jesus that didn't work.

Last thing to point out... I'm going to lube all the contact surfaces of the bolt/washers and I'm going to grind out the barrel so that there's no powder coat inside. The tolerances are REALLY tight.

On Black Friday I ordered Motion Raceworks Billet valve covers... because the Holley Sniper covers sucked. I had a bit of luck because the car gods decided it was time for a bit of luck for me. I won the Motion Raceworks giveaway! See video and you'll get to hear my goofy *** on the Shake and Bake live podcast. Lyle Barnett sent me a text telling me to get on the show.

Zerkster

Dont tell my work that I spent the past 2 hours following this whole build thread...

Miss the old build thread days.

I could stare at those engine bay photos all day long, I love the custom fabrication work.

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gbrettin

that's awesome. This thread has had some serious ups and downs. I really don't hold back on the fukc-ups....although, I wish I didn't fukc up so much.

gbrettin

The quick and dirty steps of doing the install. It's actually easy if you do these steps.

1. Sand the barrel out to metal with an 80 grit flapper.
2. Teflon grease the bore.
3. Freeze the bushings with dry ice.
4. Use a 3/4-10 grade 8 bolt 8" (if it has all thread). Or two bolts, 6" and 8", from farm and fleet. 4 washers and two nuts.
5. Maddox Front Wheel drive bearing install/remover from Harbor Freight. This provides the clamping surface.

The powder coating was thick. Not surprised why it was so hard previously. The grade 8 bolt, dry ice, grease, metal plates to clamp and sanding was the key. I would have paid Sikky 150 to press it because I spent more than that.

gbrettin

Looks like I'm pumping the brakes on my build for a few months. Don't expect much of anything to get done because I have a college class coming up in a few weeks on 1/15. Which also means I pulled my registration for Sick Week since everything is moving at a snails pace.

The last components to my exterior showed up from NextLevel Performance. The hood looks amazing. The bumper has a lot going on but I think my car could use a little spice back there.

I spoke with Baker Engineering and my engine should be completed by mid February. That's fine. Like I said, I'm busy.

ZontheRocks

Looking good!

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Mr&Mrs

Varis is soooooooo good

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gbrettin

I figure if the car is going to have the power, it better look the part too.

filip00

Those are nice parts! Looking forward to seeing it completed!

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jester370

love this build. Did you ever get the custom cubby holder scanned for printing? I have a 8in touch screen connected to a Pi but struggling to get it looking neat and tidy

gbrettin

Sorry for the slow reply. Nope, didn't get my 3d scanner or printer yet. My restoration of my Z and College has taken a large chunk of my time and money. I can work something out with you if you want a clean option. HMU on FB (Gregory Brettin). We'll figure something out.

On a different note. Many updates are coming soon. Short block, transmission, ECU, and TCM have all been fully serviced. Wrapping up a final exam on 3/11 and then I'll make a few more posts.

gbrettin

I'm always up for a good side adventure. Raymond Barr made a request on FB asking if anyone could skin some v2 inserts. Well, I have a few rolls of carbon and some epoxy so I gave it a shot. End results turned out pretty great. I'm going to make a couple sets and sell them, not many. I did the skinning as a mental break from studying for my previous class.

As mentioned before, I have my engine, transmission, subframe, electronics, injectors, and a pile of parts in my basement. I'm getting rolling with my steering rack. since the engine is out. While I was working on the steering rack I noticed that my engine bay had lots of paint chipped and missing. Probably going to need a re-spray. I'm just going to hit it with steel-it since that stuff is so durable.

Taking out the steering rack showed me that there was swamp left. Which is wild... I spent a day power washing the car.

NorthStyle

Awesome job, they came out great

Rjk370z

Cool video too. Looks good!

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