What budget! That went out the window when you got the kit car! I would get the Z running first. Then get the SPL stuff at a later date. Like when you can start to see daylight over the rim of the hole you dug. :rofl2:

My car is no different than my wife my money is their money and the only budget is am I out of money! That is why I am retired with a full time job lol.

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Found out what you mean. :shakes head:

So with my wife and then my ex-wife and then the Z and then my project car that means I've got like four wives right??

Update
Motor started and made enough power do drive around at like 1/10 throttle. Idled okay but not making any power. It seems like a fuel pressure problem??? It's supposed to dyno today but unless we can get it running that might not happen.

I missed my track day

Come on now, fingers crossed and lots good thoughts headed your way.

Prayers sent! :tup:

Two codes
Throttle position sensor
Crank alignment sensor

Throttles not scary
Crank could be timing problems when rebuilding which requires partial tear down (let's hope not!!)

Anyhow no dyno this week

Bummer. :(

It will be okay.
z is at dealer getting a reflash on the sensors that will probably clear it all up and get me out of limp mode.

If there are any other issues (bad throttle bodies or sensors) the maintenance shop supervisor is a friend and pretty talented mech so he'll sort them out for me while I'm working this week.

I'm confident I'll have her on the dyno soon (maybe Monday??)

Just a bent ECM pin. Pretty easy fix (assuming pin doesn't break while straightening).

Car came through rebuild really well otherwise.

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Dyno run Monday maybe??

My prayers worked. :eek: I was hoping it was something simple.

Same here.. Bird's of a feather we fly together :icon17:

Thanks guys!

Your very welcome Sir :tup:

When your time allots we sure would appreciate any additional sports car photos..

That was a awesome collection that you posted :driving:

Didn't take many pictures last week but here are a few

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I drove her around today (home from dealer) to give the motor a bit of break-in before Dyno runs. She sounds awesome (a bit more percussive I guess I'd say than with stock exhaust cams. Its subtle but definately there)

I cant speak to power until I get Tuned (Monday maybe) but I suspect there will be some gains (you can kind of tell from the sound that the motor is a bit different)

JWT advertises mostly torque gains with a slight HP gain. Well see.

Its mostly just good to have my baby resurrected from total motor detonation.

It will take a few weeks to get her all buttoned up. The accusump and oil cooler are not plumbed in yet as I was trying to get the car ready for the dyno so bypassed them last week.

Also a forum sponsor suspects I did not get the V2 JWT cam? I'll know for sure in a few days. I hope so, but in a NA street build it won't matter much either way I'm told. The Dyno will show definitively which Cam I have. (based on torque curves apparently)

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You have an oil pressure gauge now?

Well I do but its not installed *quite* yet...

I'm going to put it where that (IMHO) goofy clock goes in the triple dash cluster

Some guys love the clock, and I don't hate it, but definitely need a oil P gauge more! That Clock sits in a much coveted spot.

I'm plumbing in both the oil gauge, an accusump and the replacement oil cooler over the next few weeks. (This week is all Coupe building stuff, so completing the now drive-able Z is on temporary hold)

The NISMO billet oil pump I put in should round a pretty solid oiling system. (I hope). Now if that friggin (upgraded) gasket will just hold this time, I should be good.:shakes head:

Wiring and gauge progress
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Make sure your oil pressure gauge reads to 150. On start-up. My Z will peg a 100 psi gauge at an idle for a few minutes before it's starts to come down to about 38~40 psi at idle. Rev the motor up. The psi will go up over 100 psi at 3500 revs. I oredered a 150 psi gauge from SpeedHut. Be here in 4 weeks or so.

Progress
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Showed the wife pictures of what your car will look like. She asked how much. I told her. She then said that I need a bigger garage to do something like this. :eek: Think she gave me the ok, but with a catch. A new garage is out of the question for the time being. :shakes head:

LMAO....The old bait and switch trick! Good luck with that.

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I know. :shakes head: She knows there is no new garage in the future. So there is no kit car. :shakes head:

Just tell her you are going to save yourself a buch of money and get you Nismo a couple of snails!

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Need to hit the powerball. That would take care of all of her needs and mine. :tup:

Heck this is cheaper than a Nismo!

(Except for the hundreds of man hours)

Dash and wiring done!!

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Looking like a race car!

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Looks like rats nest behind the dash. :rofl2: Does he have room for HVAC back there? :eek: For me. Nothing worst then wiring. I hate doing it. Making process. :tup:

I'm just putting in an electric defrost. No need for heat! It's a hot cab with that motor in my lap!!

This is about on par cost wise with a new Nismo. (And I went big on cool parts)

Money well spent!

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Don't STOP now, your on a roll!! :tup:

It looks like pandemonium back there with it all tucked in but believe it or not it's pretty well loomed and organized back there. There is just a lot of wire.

I know what you mean. I restored a couple of motorcycles that had the wiring all hacked up. Had to redo it all. :shakes head: It's a pain, but you know where everything goes. :icon17:

Outstanding progress Sir :tup:

I've seen the dash both ways above the fiberglass and below.

So I'm leaning toward below with rivnuts to hold it all in place, but...

Which way do you prefer????

A picture of "above"
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A picture of "below"

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Below looks more finished. From what I can see in the pic's.

Agreed!

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