I hit the rear panel in my Z so ive decided to take all the goodies for my maxi! :]







durrrty


cleaned up a bit


More to come as i get it done....

 

Had the oil pickup flipped and tweeked by local welding shop. the oil pan is now on but i broke one of the oil pan bolts =/ im hoping it wont leak horribly till i get it fixed

 

looks good

 

Thanks, ive been searching all around beforehand to find a pic of someones oil pickup modded for the front sump but couldnt find nada... now someone in the future can find this thread and see it..

you think that one broke oil pan bolt is gonna be a severe problem?

 

i remember one guy with another car had one broke bolt (Corolla i believe) and didnt have any problems IIRC, wouldnt leave it like that for a while though

 

ahh okay i hope the same goes for mine. i am gonna get it fixed i just want to have my car running so i can drive it somewhere to get it done. thankfully its in a place where i can get to it with the motor in the car easily

 

L28 is now in the car. still need to finish hooking up the wiring, vacuum lines then the tranny, driveshaft, and exhaust

 

How my maxi is currently




put the tranny in and driveshaft on. used the mounts from the automatic, they dont exactly bolt up but thats somthing ill fix soon.

 

 

That shifter boot rules!!

 

cut/re-wired harness's together. fuel is good and its cranking over but the coil isnt getting spark yet.

 

now running but making a not so good noise..

 

why do you modify the oil sump?
will I have to do that for my 77 280z engine into my 84 max?

where did you mod the wiring harness?
I was planning on using the entire 77 280z engine harness to the 77 280z ECU.
Then mod the dash (gauges) wiring as needed.
Is there something I'm not fore seeing?

 

the maxima uses a front sump oil pan while Z cars had rear sump so in order for it to clear you either need to mod your oil pickup like i did or take the engine to a machine shop and have them tap/drill the holes for the front sump oil pickup and block off the other one. if your gonna go and get it machined do a bit more research cause they need to watch for an oil passage way or somthing when relocating the oil dipstick

you can either use your stock harness, cut it at the ECU plug and wire in the 280z one or you can use the complete harness like i did and wire it in where the stock engine harness plugs into the body harness. first one might be alot easier though

my maxi runs ok now. i didnt have any problem with the guages besides my temp and oil pressure. gotta look into that tomorrow

 

I think I may take your advice on only changing the ECU harness.

And I guess I have to get my oil sump modified.
You said you had your sump flipped and tweaked.
What was the "tweaked" part? Its not just a mirror image of the original sump position?


TRANSMISSION MOUNT: After looking at your picture of original transmission mount-bracket missing the 4th hole on the body, I envision an easy fix. Using a flat piece of 3/8 (or 1/4) steel thats 2" wide and long enough to reach the 2 holes on the body and the 2 hole on the bracket. Sandwich it between the mount-bracket and the body side holes. The adaptor will have 3 holes, as the 1 middle hole will line up to the bracket and body mounting hole. I would use the same material to shim the other side of the bracket, to keep it level. You could weld it to the bracket, but I don't think its necessary.

 

nah you dont have to do anything to the sump itself. youd have to take the oil pickup and have it rotated so it goes where the front sump oil pickup would go. once you get the two engines out and take the oil pans off it will be more clear what youll have to do.

yeah thats what i was thinking too. i just dont have the materials or tools to do that in my garage right now lol

 

little driftin video

http://youtu.be/h89MlvVtT6g

 

I surely love those L-Series (4 & 6 cyl) Nissan engines

 

HP books has a nice book I Highly recommended.... "How to Modify Your Nissan/Datsun OHC Engine"....Nissan Part Number 99996-M8012, by Frank Honsowetz (Hp book 537) and maybe pic up a Nissan Motorsport Catalog from Courtesy Nissan....has all the right Factory parts to build a reliable monster!

 

The CMax03 has spoken.

 

I would install a high capacity 280zx Turbo oil pump while you're at it!

 

I ended up drilling the block, to mount the maxima's oil pick up. I felt better about the fitment (and I don't weld). I used a small magnet to remove the shavings. Flushing with brake cleaner doesn't do much.

Tomorrow I will run the hydraulic line, for the clutch. Then I will be installing the engine and manual trans. It better not rain!