Nov 3rd, 2022 After a lot of misfortune, I finally got the Akebono calipers, Z1 2 piece rotors, and stainless lines installed. Quick tip - if you decide to get
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11-12-2022, 10:50 PM | #16 (permalink) |
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Nov 3rd, 2022
After a lot of misfortune, I finally got the Akebono calipers, Z1 2 piece rotors, and stainless lines installed. Quick tip - if you decide to get refurbished calipers, make sure the bleeder valves seal and work properly before fully committing. I ended up leaking my master cylinder dry and it took A LOT of bleeding (lines, MC, etc) to get the air out. Anyway, here's how the car is sitting currently: In the past couple months, I decided that I won't be keeping this car for very long. The new Supra is just too tempting, and I won't be selling the Evo to make room, so this will have to go. I just haven't decided if I should buy one now, or wait to see if there's a final edition at some point. So, with that in mind, I'll be leaving the engine stock on this car and hopefully getting a couple track days in before selling. Next up is suspension. Looking at Fortune Auto coils with SPL front upper control arms to get me started. |
01-25-2023, 12:03 PM | #17 (permalink) |
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Dec 28th 2022
The battery that came with the car died, so I swapped the lightweight Odyssey battery in my Evo into the Z. Turned out pretty nice, and can back to OEM if needed later on. Jan 3rd 2023 Made some good progress on the car finally. I got a set of FA 500s for Black Friday, along with SPL's FUCA, rear toe arm, and rear camber arm all installed. Everything went surprisingly smooth. I'm getting the car aligned and wheel balanced soon. I tried my best to keep the OEM arm lengths, but the car is way off and probably too low. Not sure what I'm going to do next yet, but I'm excited to get this thing on the track. I also went ahead and ordered the Greddy single exhaust to shed some more weight. I like the HKS, but it's just too heavy for what I want out of this car. It'll be for sale soon, if anyone is interested. I may have 1k miles on it. |
01-26-2023, 08:29 AM | #18 (permalink) |
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Good ol' build threads....
Brings back OG forum days. Keep it up!
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01-26-2023, 07:11 PM | #19 (permalink) | |
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Thank you, it's slowly starting to come together. Hopefully getting it on a track this spring. |
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04-03-2023, 11:17 AM | #22 (permalink) |
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Jan 26th, 2023
I got the Greddy RS exhaust as a replacement to the heavy HKS dual installed. It is much lighter, but sounds like a typical single exhaust. I'm fine with the noise for how little I drive it, but I don't think I could daily a car this loud. Like the HKS, it was too short for the Nismo bumper, so I ordered a longer tip from Greddy and am fine with how it sits: Mar 2nd, 2023 I got the car corner balanced and track aligned at SPS Performance in St. Louis. Car feels very planted in the back roads, and should be ready for the track: Mar 11th, 2023 I went ahead and swapped out the OEM radio with a new Alpine unit, as well as got a Z1 shift knob installed. I managed to get the OEM knob out undamaged, so I can swap it back when it's time to sell: I have my first track day scheduled for this month at WWT Raceway, so I got some Carbotech brake pads ready to swap in before the event. Very excited to see how the Z performs. With that said, I'm still planning on getting the new Supra on its last year of ICE production, which rumors are saying could be 2024. I'll be keeping the Z how it is now, just enjoying it on nice days and track events when I can until it's time to sell. It's been a fun car to work on, and hopefully a great track car too. Last edited by Jrah2987; 04-03-2023 at 11:19 AM. |
06-15-2023, 07:58 AM | #24 (permalink) |
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April 18th, 2023
First track day in the books. I was ****, but the car did great besides cooking the power steering fluid. I flushed it with AMSOil fluid and it has been fine since. Also ordered a power steering cooler just to be safe. Oil temps got a little hotter than I expected, so I swapped to AMSOil Dominator racing oil and it has also been fine since. May 9th, 2023 Second track day. I'm still ****, but the car had no issues at all. June 13th, 2023 Third track day. Car made it 2 sessions, but I was then greeted with a clutch pedal that stuck to the floor a bit. My guess is that I cooked the clutch fluid since it returned to normal by the time I got home. More concerning, when I arrived home the car sputtered and stalled at idle. Started back up fine, but tried to die again at idle. Hopefully nothing serious. Next up for mods is the power steering cooler and a new Z1 front strut brace that I couldn't resist picking up. Next track day won't be until September due to my schedule. |
06-15-2023, 12:52 PM | #25 (permalink) |
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Let us know how you like the Z1 strut brace, I'm replacing the RJM one I have and wanted something that cleared the EPS TBs and Admin intakes, everything else rubbed
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06-27-2023, 07:43 AM | #26 (permalink) |
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June 25th, 2023
Got the Z1 CF strut brace installed. Was a bit of an impulse buy, but the quality and fitment are great. You can run the engine cover if you want, but it only fills up half of the middle section and doesn't look great. You'll also need to cut or remove the upper piece of trim that covers the top bolts: Need to clean the honeycomb and some of the lines that are no longer hidden, but I'm happy with how it fits and looks. I'm not familiar with those TBs, but it seems like there's plenty of room for activities there. |
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