Wiggins3377's 40th Anniversary Z

Mr&Mrs · 07-13-2013, 08:29 AM

Red!!!

Luciano13 · 07-15-2013, 02:41 PM

If u go aftermarket seats.....u have the red theme already going for your car, i'd go red

Wiggins3377 · 07-15-2013, 02:46 PM

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If u go aftermarket seats.....u have the red theme already going for your car, i'd go red

That's been my thought all along. I briefly wanted to do something different, but I can't decide what I would do. I have suede samples coming my way from Status now. I'm gonna try to get as close as possible to the OEM seat color.

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Wiggins3377 · 07-15-2013, 07:48 PM

My Mishimoto power steering reservoir came today! Product seems to be good quality... I'm gonna wait to install until my Mishimoto hoses come so I can switch those out at the same time, but I'll keep everyone updated. Given its a universal product I'm gonna have to fabricate the tank a little to get it mount how I want it, shouldn't be too bad though.

Thorazine_IM · 07-16-2013, 04:12 PM

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So I installed the overflow tank and love it, however the polished aluminum look isn't working for me. That said I'm thinking of going in three different directions:

1) Have my painter match it to the 40th exterior. This would pull in the color of my engine cover, however I'm not sure how long I'll be keeping that.
2) Paint it myself to match the bronze oil cap, the dress up bolts and a few other items I painted to pull in the color of my wheels.
3) Have my painter airbrush it to match the burnt titanium of my catch cans and intakes. Only problem I see there is the aluminum is polished, so it won't match it perfectly.

I'd be painting the overflow tank as well as a soon to be purchased aluminum power steering reservoir tank.

What do everyone think?

Here's a pic with the tank installed, oh I ended up putting a red decal on my passenger side oil catch can. Not sure it's working for me, ill make a final assessment once I install my red vacuum hose tomorrow.

so i have a 2013 and for some reason i have two radiator caps. one is on the actual reservoir. and i noticed that this setup is different from earlier model z's. you guys know the reason for this? and will this stainless coolant reservoir still work?

GaleForce · 07-16-2013, 04:26 PM

How long did they take to make the rad overflow?

Wiggins3377 · 07-16-2013, 04:31 PM

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How long did they take to make the rad overflow?

I ordered on 5/23 and received it 7/5. Its definately a quality build though, very happy with it.

Thorazine_IM · 07-17-2013, 04:39 AM

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Had a few hiccups, but I finally installed my Top Secret Catch Cans and grounding kit. I had to drill a new hole in my engine bay for the driver side catch can, but in the end I love the way they look!!! Thanks to Zuperman 370 for dealing with my constant messages and questions over the past few weeks. I'm ordering some red vacuum tubing tomorrow for the cans. I also think I may be ordering the TS engine cover real soon

. As for the grounding wires... I can't say enough about Simota's work, very, very happy with the results.

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digging the look.

so what exactly does the oil catch can do? prevents oil from getting sucked through your throttle body right? and where did you relocate your fuse box? how difficult is the install? any modification/relocation needed besides the fuse box?

Thorazine_IM · 07-17-2013, 05:04 AM

oh and where did you get the oil catch cans?

Wiggins3377 · 07-17-2013, 07:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Thorazine_IM

so i have a 2013 and for some reason i have two radiator caps. one is on the actual reservoir. and i noticed that this setup is different from earlier model z's. you guys know the reason for this? and will this stainless coolant reservoir still work?

I've never seen a 2013, but i believe your setup is different due to the breather hose setup. That said as long as the mounting points are the same you should be fine with the aftermarket reservior. It doesnt even have an inlet for the breather hose so it gets deleted. In its place there is a small hole drilled in the cap.

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digging the look.

so what exactly does the oil catch can do? prevents oil from getting sucked through your throttle body right? and where did you relocate your fuse box? how difficult is the install? any modification/relocation needed besides the fuse box?

The catch cans keep oil vapor from going back into the manifold, more of a prolonging the engine type of mod. In the case of the Top Secret cans you have to relocate the fuse box just below the OEM point with zip ties. However there are other threads on the forum in which members didnt do this.

The cans are Top Secret i bought them used from a forum member, but good luck finding any of these for sale. They are very hard to come by. That said several other vendors have them, Mishimoto comes to mind check out their site, plus they would match the polished aluminum look

Thorazine_IM · 07-22-2013, 03:50 PM

ok so i have a question about the breather hose that goes from the engine to the intake. what are those little black plastic containers that are in between the connections? can i just get rid of them and put a hose that goes straight to both connections so it will look cleaner?

i was thinking about doing this setup ----> DIY: Dual Oil Catch Cans 370Z

im planning on using just one oil catch can and putting together a "T" connection. i will put up a pic of my setup in a bit.

Wiggins3377 · 07-22-2013, 04:08 PM

dont know what the plastic container is, but i know what you are talking about. Yes you can just get rid of them. You may also want to check out Navyboy's build thread. He recently purchased an aftermarket coolant/ oil catch can combo that looks real nice. I would have done that route if i wasnt afixed on Top Secret stuff.

Here is is thread. I think japanparts still sells the part.
John's Sweet NA build

Punk86 · 07-22-2013, 10:29 PM

Look at what I found.

Wiggins3377 · 07-23-2013, 05:41 AM

Nice shot man! How was Import Alliance on Saturday?

Punk86 · 07-23-2013, 08:58 AM

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Nice shot man! How was Import Alliance on Saturday?

Saturday was really good! There were definitely more people there that day. I was hoping to run into you! Oh well, next time!

07-13-2013, 08:29 AM	#106 (permalink)
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07-15-2013, 02:41 PM	#107 (permalink)
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07-15-2013, 07:48 PM	#109 (permalink)
Wiggins3377 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,236 Drives: 40th 370 Rep Power: 76	My Mishimoto power steering reservoir came today! Product seems to be good quality... I'm gonna wait to install until my Mishimoto hoses come so I can switch those out at the same time, but I'll keep everyone updated. Given its a universal product I'm gonna have to fabricate the tank a little to get it mount how I want it, shouldn't be too bad though. MyKindaGuise likes this. __________________ AccuAir/ AirRex/ Amuse/ Bride Japan/ Carbon Fiber Element/ Carbon Signal/ Evo-R/ NRG/ Project Kics/ Samco/ Shine Auto/ SPC/ SPL/ Stance/ Stillen/ Takata/ Top Secret/ Work

07-16-2013, 04:26 PM	#111 (permalink)
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07-22-2013, 04:08 PM	#117 (permalink)
Wiggins3377 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,236 Drives: 40th 370 Rep Power: 76	dont know what the plastic container is, but i know what you are talking about. Yes you can just get rid of them. You may also want to check out Navyboy's build thread. He recently purchased an aftermarket coolant/ oil catch can combo that looks real nice. I would have done that route if i wasnt afixed on Top Secret stuff. Here is is thread. I think japanparts still sells the part. John's Sweet NA build __________________ AccuAir/ AirRex/ Amuse/ Bride Japan/ Carbon Fiber Element/ Carbon Signal/ Evo-R/ NRG/ Project Kics/ Samco/ Shine Auto/ SPC/ SPL/ Stance/ Stillen/ Takata/ Top Secret/ Work

07-17-2013, 05:04 AM	#114 (permalink)
Thorazine_IM Base Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: CA Posts: 158 Drives: 13 Nissan 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 12	oh and where did you get the oil catch cans?

07-22-2013, 03:50 PM	#116 (permalink)
Thorazine_IM Base Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: CA Posts: 158 Drives: 13 Nissan 370Z PW M6 Rep Power: 12	ok so i have a question about the breather hose that goes from the engine to the intake. what are those little black plastic containers that are in between the connections? can i just get rid of them and put a hose that goes straight to both connections so it will look cleaner? i was thinking about doing this setup ----> DIY: Dual Oil Catch Cans 370Z im planning on using just one oil catch can and putting together a "T" connection. i will put up a pic of my setup in a bit.

07-22-2013, 10:29 PM	#118 (permalink)
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07-23-2013, 05:41 AM	#119 (permalink)
Wiggins3377 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,236 Drives: 40th 370 Rep Power: 76	Nice shot man! How was Import Alliance on Saturday? __________________ AccuAir/ AirRex/ Amuse/ Bride Japan/ Carbon Fiber Element/ Carbon Signal/ Evo-R/ NRG/ Project Kics/ Samco/ Shine Auto/ SPC/ SPL/ Stance/ Stillen/ Takata/ Top Secret/ Work

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