Ok so a lot of sh!t has gone down with this car since i last updated the thread.

In order of occurence:

1. Went to get timing belt job done. Motor was compression tested again. Numbers were about 145-155 in all cylinders except number 6, which had 100psi, and had oil in it. The car still pulled hard but instead of spending the money on a timing belt job/120k svc on an old 140k motor, i figured it was better to just cut my losses and (blah blah blah, lots of anger and frustration) get a rebuilt motor.

I decided to ship the car to Ztuner in Sarasota Florida. He is one of the best Builders/tuners for the z32 in the country and i felt really comfortable working with him. So what originally was just supposed to be a buy and drive (After a little maintenance) car, was now turning into a full build, with lots of upgrades because... as long as i was getting a built motor, theres about 10000 other things to get 'as long as you're at it'

Almost everything OEM in terms of hoses and anything that would wear is getting replaced so i wont bother listing all the oem parts that are getting replaced since no one cares. As far as upgrades are concerned.

Built longblock with Weisco pistons. (stock rods and crank are forged in the 300zx twin turbo)
Jim Wolf 530BB turbos (ceramic coated)
Mike Smith Cast manifolds (Ceramic coated)
Stainless steel turbo oil lines
Nismo 740cc Injectors
3" Super split downpipes
3"-2.5" resonated test pipes
(keeping my 2.5" specialty Z exhaust)
RPS Max Street clutch
Blitz SBC ID2 (dual solenoid Boost controler
USP Underdrive Pully+belts
Greddy Side Mount intercoolers
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305260138

As of now. The motor is done. The turbos and manifolds are getting coated, and next week the engine is coming out of my car and things start getting put back together. The car should be done in the begining of june. Based the upgrades i'm going with the car will make 450whp with similar torque numbers at 18psi on 93 octane.

Also getting the engine dressed up a little. Plenum is getting powder coated flat black and the valve colvers red. another customer is getting the same scheme, so this is some quick shots. this motor doesn't have the upper plenum installed obviously (this is NOT my motor, just the same color scheme)
http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305259855

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305259861

It's gonna be something else when you're done...headaches and frustration now, but likely much better than you originally thought in the end! :tup:

Beautiful car! My car has been down for a month since the accident mainly due to waiting for headlights to come back from getting modded. So I've been driving my dad's '90 Z32-TT. The engine has been swapped twice. The first one was a great engine, but was destroyed from running without any oil (mechanic fail at the dealer). The hardware is stock other than the exhaust and basic JWT flash and intake.

Do you notice the difference with the throttle response? Man, the car really moves when you give it gas. That's something I miss in the 370Z, and will hopefully resolve it with a TT kit and tune.

Is it finished yet? I'm looking forward to driving it back from FL with you this summer... gonna be a blast! :excited:

Yea i'm so excited! There have been more headaches than i mentioned in this thread. (like the shipper taking my car off the truck, joyriding it for 50 miles (took before and after pics of odometer), blowing up the motor (Which was getting replaced anyway), ripping my jspec bumper and cracking my rear 3rd brake light lense. :ugh2: but anyways i am very excited for it to be finished!

the throttle response is definitely quicker than the 370z, which makes sense because its an actual cable instead of drive by wire. This car had a lightweight flywheel when i got it (i'm going back to OEM for this build though because apparently a very light flywheel isn't good for Turbo, causes the boost to drop more between shifts) and shifting was very different. There wasn't that 'hang' that the 370z has in between shifts.

But yea its amazing what these cars can get with just an intake and a tune. I would have been happy with just that, but obviously, given the circumstances i had to make a choice between selling the car and doing a huge build'

ETA is beginning-middle of June. Yea that drive is gonna be awesome! :driving:

don't stop dancing girl

:ughdance:

Hold me closer, Tony Danza.

Wow this is um, sad, but then wonderful. Sorry to hear the issues, thanx for letting me know about this, you couldve text me. I guess you ended up putting more money then you thought, but now itll truly last forever. HAha now it may be that time for wheels.

haha my bad. Honestly i wasn't exactly excited to go run around telling everyone about the sh1tty situation, but now that it's in the past i can move on with it, and i'm excited to get the car back. :driving:

as far as wheels are concerned i'm wanting to do something lightweight and 17" on this car.

Damn that's a lot of work. Glad to see you decide to stay with it.

Just ordered wheels :)

17x9.5 +38mm Enkei RPF1's with 275/40/17 Nitto NT-05's for all 4 corners. the wheels weigh 16.5lbs each, should be fun. This is how the car will look once its finished (the old owner used to have rpf1's on there so i found some old pics, also before there was any dings or body issues which i will have repaired once the car is back):

http://www.photodump.org/stored15/Hoboken6.jpg

http://www.photodump.org/stored15/Hoboken7.jpg

http://www.photodump.org/stored15/hoboken18.JPG

http://www.the370z.com/attachment.ph...1&d=1311969509

Looks awesome Jeff... goog tire choice as well.. I loved my NT05's ....

lol MOAR MODS NAO

Nice! :tup:

thanks :tup: yea i've read good things. I love the tread pattern, even though that's superficial, it just looks so damn cool.

Is she back yet?

nope. needed a new radiator (gonna get a mishimoto), as well as a whole bunch of other random hoses etc and other bits. all things you would assume you need but you dont know 100% until the engine is out. but my feeling is do it once, do it right! i dont want any issues once the car is done, so i'm having everything replaced that needs replacing. a lot of stuff goes bad in a 15+ year old car with 140k. things dry up crack etc. just wait till you have your motor pulled, and open the can of worms that starts with the phrase 'well as long as the motor is out.....' :p

All those parts actually arrived at the shop today though. the new motor should be physically IN the car within a week. the turbos have been ceramic coated as well as the manifolds

Any idea of when you will be getting it back?

Early july

Cool, not that far away. :tup:

These got delivered yesterday :)

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5000886_n.jpg

17x9.5 +38mm enkei rpf01's wrapped in 275/40/17 nitto nt05's

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._1184238_n.jpg

44.2lbs. Compared the weight to a base 18" (i think it was a front) with a dunlop sp wintersport m3 and that weight 49.8. These things are light!

very nice!

I love RPF01s, one of the best looking and lightest wheels for the money ever made. Can't wait to see them on the Z32! :)

Nice! :tup:

Meh

:|

yay! grats dude!

The car is done. The next 2 weeks or so the clutch and motor will be broken in (500 miles) and then the car will be dynotuned. I'm heading down to FL on the 18th of august to pick it up :happydance: :driving:

Full Mod List:

Motor:
Stage 1 Longblock with Weisco Pistons - Built by Ztuner

Power:
JWT Dual Pop Chargers with Dual MAF
Selin Dual Intake Elbow Kit
Selin Dual MAF TranslatorTranslator
JWT 530BB Turbos - Ceramic Coated
MSP Manifolds - Ceramic Coated
Nismo 740cc Injectors
3" Super Split Downpipes
3-2.5" Test Pipes
Specialty-Z 2.5" Catback
Greddy SMIC
USP Underdrive Pulley

Electronics:
Ztuner ECU
Blitz SBC-ID2 Boost Controller
Defi Water/Oil temp Gauges
Greddy Turbo Timer
'95 EFI Harness

Misc:
EGR Delete
Waterline Reroute

Brakes:
Brembo Cross Drilled/Slotted Rotors
Hawk HPS Pads
ATE blue brake Fluid
Stainless Steal Brake Lines
300 Degree Brake Master Cylinder Stop Brace

Suspension:
KYB AGX Shocks
Tein S.Tech Springs
300 Degree Front Camber Correction Kit
Bernie's Custom Camber Kit Spacers
Stillen Front Sway Bar (Outside link setting)
Stillen Rear Sway Bar (Middle link setting)
Energy Suspension Steering Rack Bushings
SPL pro Tension Rods

Drivetrain & Trans:
RPS Max Street Clutch

Exterior:
'99 JDM Tail Lights
'99 JDM Front Fascia
Enkei RPF-01 17"x9.5+38mm
Nitto NT-05 275/40/17

It's done. Time for putting on some miles and tuning.

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1312408790
new front bumper is unpainted (had to buy new one thanks to the shipping company destroying the existing one)

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...1000001919.jpg

http://i1086.photobucket.com/albums/...e88/photo1.jpg
Need to get the throttle cable cover painted so it matches the scheme, and i think i should have gotten the throttle bodies powdercoated but i forgot to ask. oh well, nbd.

Beast :tup:

:'( I miss my Z32 now

Nice :tup:

Um... you are going to replace one of the headlights to make them match correct? :ugh2:

Awesome Jeff!

About how much whp are you going to have ?

Wow... wow... wow...

I've got a lead on a Z32 TT but it would put my SC install on temporary hold... oh the decisions!

Great car man, very nice.

congrats man! I know you have to be excited..
it's cool our build are very similar... only I going with volks :tup:

effn nice

Hey Jeff, contact DAX over on 300zx, he does custom cable covers with custom strips

Thanks guys :tup: Definitely really excited

Not sure what you are talking about cwiz. if you are saying one looks darker in the pic, that is just b/c of the lighting/angle. they both look exactly the same. :p

450whp on 93 octane, with torque about the same (on a nice safe tune):driving: I'm not trying to break any records.
I think i should make that power around 18psi, But I'm not sure exactly yet. My base boost (boost controller off) is set at 15psi, then on 93 i can go all the way up to 20psi safely with this motor before needing race gas.

Thanks man. you will spend more on the z32 TT to get it where you want it than the GTM SC kit will cost. Can't really tell you what to go for, but i'm happy with my decision. Is your 370z your DD?

Thanks isamu, my friend is going to give me a CF powertrix cable cover. If it doesn't look right i'll just go that route, get it painted black and red and call it a day :tup: