You guys see the little door cut in the firewall by the clutch master cylinder? thats where I had to repair my clutch pedal bracket... Major pita

 

VERY Impressive workmanship!!!!! I think some of the other perfectionist here have some WORTHY competition.

3 ???

I dont see the driver plate reinforcement thats supposed to be behind the flywheel (maybe I'm a bit like S.Wonder)

Your Fwheel is an aftermarket pc. How was the steel friction insert resurfaced, wasnt it supposed to be replaced? I need to do the same to my Fidanza and was told that the friction plate can be replaced.

Is that a 5th gen clutch kit?

Thx

 

I was thinking you might of put some of them parts in the dishwasher
looks pretty good man

 

505 Damn good job man, that is dedication right there!

Is that Jeffy's old car? or just parts from his car?

 

look at how pretty my old motor is now!

she runs well i hope?

 

how do you think the paint is gonna hold up on the block and heads .. ???

if you were really insane you woulda took it complelty apart and powdercoated lol

 

It should hold fine, i know of 5 or 6 motors that me and my friends built for their cars and we used the same paint.

 

Thanks Alot for the compliment!

Yeah after I installed the flywheel (65 lb foot with red lock tight) and clutch I realized that I forgot to install that plate. I was lazy and cold because it was snowing, so I decided to cut it in half. Instead of it being shaped like an O, it's now shaped like two C's. It worked just fine, but it made it more difficult to install the tranny.

It's a Fidanza as well.

As far as the flywheel being resurfaced... I did some searching on here and someone (I think it might have been nealoc) said that you can resurface it once before you need to replace the friction plate (of course depending on how worn the flywheel is). I had the machine shop resurface the whole face of the flywheel (not just the friction plate), so that the pressure plate would have the same amount of pre-load. I thought that there might be a problem when I do end up replacing the friction plate because it would not be flush with the outer face of the flywheel, but then I realized that I could just put spacers in between the pressure plate and the flywheel face.

It's not a fifth gen clutch, it's an ACT. The disc that was in there before was the older style ACT disc, I believe...

 

I was thinking about putting them in the dishwasher but I decided not to. I didn't pressure wash all of the smaller parts because they would go flying down the street. If I wasn't careful it would send the valve covers flying down the street. lol. Instead of using the pressure washer, I sprayed all of the smaller parts with engine bright degreaser, sanded them with a red scotch bright pad (to loosen up the grease and to scuff up the parts), and then I washed them with dish soap and water. That picture was when the parts were drying on the counter.

Thanks for the compliment!

 

Thanks man!

Yeah, it's Jeffy's old car alright...

 

Yeah she sure does look pretty. Thanks!!

She runs perfect. It couldn't run any smoother or quieter. It's quite a bit more powerful too.

I did advance the timing a little bit more than you had it because my elevation is 5500 ft.

BTW, nice spark plugs you put in there. lol

 

I hope it holds up well. It should considering I prepped everything very well.

I thought about powder coating everything, but it costs quite a bit more than some rattle cans...

 

That's good to hear!

 

good job and it does look clean... how are the VTCs and injectors?


when i did my motor, i also painted various parts with the rattle can 500 degree paint and it did not last long, and i sanded and added multiple coats too... maybe youll have better luck but next time im gonna use caliper paint, if not, powdercoat

 

Thanks! The injectors seem ok and the vtc's... hmm maybe they're not working because I can't hear them at all. JK

 

dedication that paid off! nice work man. makin me miss my 3rd gen....

 

It definitely paid off... Thanks for the compliment!

 

IIRC, I paid $1k plus shipping (NJ-NM) for it.

It took me about 1.5 weeks to do everything. 1 day to pull, 1.5 days to put in, and alot of time prepping the new motor. Working in 20 degree weather when it's snowing and the car's in the driveway makes you work a little bit slower. Plus there's not much daylight down here in NM in the winter time.

 

Awsome job! How long did it take you to do the different parts of the job: i.e. take out, clean up, paint, re-install? I am thinking to do the same to my car soon since it needs front and rear main seels, etc. but I would like to calculate down time first.

Also, a thought- would you consider sanding the raised letters on the valve cover, "NISSAN", so that it would shine through silver? I think that would look good with the fresh black background.

Thanks again for the inspiration.

-Mrkanda

 

Did your clutch pedal bracket break?

Mine was broken when I bought it (I knew about it). The bolt tack welded to the frame of the dash had been knocked off, so the pedal was flopping around. I had someone "fix" it for me and add an extra bracket up there, too.



The engine and the work look outstanding. If it wasn't snowing outside right now, I would want to take my Max for a little spin after seeing that. Looking at nice 3rd gens makes me want to drive mine!

 

Well if you look at the post above your post you an figure it out.

1.5 weeks minus (1 day plus 1.5 days) equals ??


I'm actually planning on painting the letters on the V.C. with a paint brush and high temp white, but I never thought of your idea. Maybe I'll end up doing just that.

Thanks!

 

So, looking at all this I have to wonder... are there no more new V6 3000 red stickers in existence?

 

Yeah, almost everthing related to the clutch pedal bracket broke from my stiff a$$ ACT clutch. It actually broke twice. The first time it broke the bracket itself and the tack welded bolt broke. So I fixed it and re-enforced the bracket where it broke. The main reason I cut the door in the firewall was because I didn't want to remove the dash. It worked great. I just stuck a bolt in there with a large steel plate washer like piece. Then the bracket broke again in a different spot, so I fixed it and re-enforced the heck out of it. Removing the pedal bracket is a ROYAL PITA without removing the dash. Let's just hope that it won't break again.

Thanks alot for the compliment!!

 

The one that came with it was ruined... And I didn't have one from my old polished VC. I sure wish I had one on there.

 

Ya, I think you can also then cover the machined metal with a glossy clear to protect it, and that would give it a nice factory appearance. Just a thought...

 

Cool, I might just end up doing that.

thanks

 

14041-97E00
$10.53 on nissanparts.cc shows to be available.

 

Great work everything looks really nice its nice to see a person taking care of his car a lot and doing big jobs that most of the shops wouldnt take. How does it run do you feel all the 190HP??

 

which plugs were in there? lol
IIRC, the timing was at 25* BTDC base..thats where it stopped making power on the dyno.

 

We could've done a swap in yours too, but you decided to get a Honduh.

Great looking project. Very well planned out and appears it's met your expectations.

 

Nicest 3rd gen engine I've ever seen.

 

straight jealous!

 

Wow! Awesome Job man! That engine looks amazing!

Hey, where do you live? Wanna rebuild my VTC's? I'll pay you! :P

 

That's awesome! I didn't know that I could buy a new one and for cheap too.

 

Thanks man! Yeah, I only go to shops for a wheel alignment. I feel a little bit more than 190hp...

 

NGK Iridiums

I'll set my timing to 25 and see how it runs

 

Thanks man!!

 

I can think of a couple that are nicer, but thanks for the compliment.

 

Thanks!

I live in New Mexico... I have one vtc that has already been rebuilt by me that I can sell to you. It's not really possible for me to install it/them on your car, but I can send you one maybe two rebuilds... PM me

 

hmm..i never ran those plugs. they might have been in there to just keep the crap from building up inside while it sat. who knows, i always used stock plats. its been so long i dont really remember pulling plugs out of it.