My New Project - Work in Progress
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My New Project - Work in Progress
Many of you have been asking me why I ditched my Maxima turbo project and why I'm returning it to stock. Well the reason is that I ended up picking up a new project that I had wanted for some years now, a 1990 300ZX Twin Turbo and yes its an original twin turbo
It was tapped from the rear left wheel, some lady turned left into it so I got it for the low. The title was listed as salvage, I went to check it out and the title was clear. The insurance who totaled it out are morons. I checked the VIN# with carfax, the accident was reported but the car was never officially reported as a total loss. The damage is so minor its ridiculous. Pic of the damage:
This is how car looked before it got hit.
DETAILS
Body has 150k miles on it
Engine about 30k
New God Speed Side Mount Intercoolers
HKS Hi Power Exhaust
Megan Racing Down and Test Pipes
Short Shifter (Not Installed)
Blitz Turbo Timer (Not Installed)
JVC Audio Stereo with AUX input
New Rotors and Brake Pads
HICAS Eliminated W/ Eliminator Bar Installed
New Brake Lines
350z Rims
New Tires Front 225/45/18 Yokohama S Drive
New Tires Rear 245/45/18 General Exclaim
ECU was Upgraded by Ashley Powers
ADDED THE WINTER OF 2011
NEW STAGE 1 CLUTCH
NEW SPARK PLUGS
NEW JWT FLYWHEEL
NEW WHEEL STUDS
HKS EXHAUST NOW LOOKS NEW
8K HIDS
NEW REAR MAIN SEAL
Car needs injectors, the old style ones on these cars always take a dump so I'll be upgrading all 6 anyway. PO put 30k on the engine and it had about 30k when he bought it so it really has about 60k. Car has had 3 owners and the mileage checked out on carfax also checked out as an original TT. Last owner bought it with no engine since the owner before him decided he liked the motor and threw it into another NA Z32. Not bad for a 1990.
I found a local with a left rear knuckle assembly for $40. I replaced the bent control arms last night so the car is now able to be driven. I still need to replace the bent tie rod and the suspension will be back in working order.
I'll update this thread as I go along and post pics and vids of the upgrades and progress. Car does need work to get it up to par and after that I'll begin the quest for more powAh!
Thanks for looking!
It was tapped from the rear left wheel, some lady turned left into it so I got it for the low. The title was listed as salvage, I went to check it out and the title was clear. The insurance who totaled it out are morons. I checked the VIN# with carfax, the accident was reported but the car was never officially reported as a total loss. The damage is so minor its ridiculous. Pic of the damage:
This is how car looked before it got hit.
DETAILS
Body has 150k miles on it
Engine about 30k
New God Speed Side Mount Intercoolers
HKS Hi Power Exhaust
Megan Racing Down and Test Pipes
Short Shifter (Not Installed)
Blitz Turbo Timer (Not Installed)
JVC Audio Stereo with AUX input
New Rotors and Brake Pads
HICAS Eliminated W/ Eliminator Bar Installed
New Brake Lines
350z Rims
New Tires Front 225/45/18 Yokohama S Drive
New Tires Rear 245/45/18 General Exclaim
ECU was Upgraded by Ashley Powers
ADDED THE WINTER OF 2011
NEW STAGE 1 CLUTCH
NEW SPARK PLUGS
NEW JWT FLYWHEEL
NEW WHEEL STUDS
HKS EXHAUST NOW LOOKS NEW
8K HIDS
NEW REAR MAIN SEAL
Car needs injectors, the old style ones on these cars always take a dump so I'll be upgrading all 6 anyway. PO put 30k on the engine and it had about 30k when he bought it so it really has about 60k. Car has had 3 owners and the mileage checked out on carfax also checked out as an original TT. Last owner bought it with no engine since the owner before him decided he liked the motor and threw it into another NA Z32. Not bad for a 1990.
I found a local with a left rear knuckle assembly for $40. I replaced the bent control arms last night so the car is now able to be driven. I still need to replace the bent tie rod and the suspension will be back in working order.
I'll update this thread as I go along and post pics and vids of the upgrades and progress. Car does need work to get it up to par and after that I'll begin the quest for more powAh!
Thanks for looking!
Last edited by 2000_MAXIMA_KING; 02-05-2012 at 02:10 AM.
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Previous owner had gave it a fresh paint job, I was surprised how it came out after the wash, better then I thought. Its sitting on some type of coilovers, I'm not sure what brand though.
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Thanks guys, maybe now everyone will understand why the max went back to stock haha.
DirtyI30 those rims are coming off, cheap paint and they look like they belong on a riced out civic.
chrome91 thanks for the heads up.
DirtyI30 those rims are coming off, cheap paint and they look like they belong on a riced out civic.
chrome91 thanks for the heads up.
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350z wheels right? At least it's keeping in the family. Any idea what you're gonna replace em with? Can't go wrong with some BBS or CSL type wheels.
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Going to install my wideband and boost gauge, fix some exhaust leaks and maybe upgrade to a dual intake then see what I can put down.
Not into the whole BBS frenzy or stance frenzy, I'm going straight for power.
I'm in the process of fixing the suspension, just need to finish up the tie rods when they come in and see about anything else that needs to be refreshed.
Thanks!
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Finished up the install and got it fired up. Sounds and runs good, just seems like there's still some slight kinks I need to re-look at, at a later time since its too late today.
Btw this came in today, need I say more...
Btw this came in today, need I say more...
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Out with the old...
In with the new...
I put them in at the height they were out the box, its a good height but the rear that has the damage is rubbing against the bumper so I'll have to lift the rear slightly.
In with the new...
I put them in at the height they were out the box, its a good height but the rear that has the damage is rubbing against the bumper so I'll have to lift the rear slightly.
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Go to the junkyard and cut them off of one. I couldn't find any either when I had to swap back my stockers on the 5thgen since I cut my original ones too short when I installed the 440cc injectors. I got some from a local that parted out his car then ended up going to the junkyard and cutting some off at a good length, give yourself as much length as you can get. I'll look in my garage I may have a few left (may be short though), if I have at least 3 then you can just cut off the front 3 from one at the jy since I don't think you want to pull the plenum just to get the back 3
#35
So far I haven't had any trouble working on it, the injector replacement wasn't bad at all just took a lot of time but that's because I did a number of things when I pulled the plenum. Stuff like egr and carbon canister are deleted already which makes it easier and makes the engine bay simpler. I deleted the tb coolant lines and plan on deleting a few more emissions related things to simplify the bay even more. After messing with it and doing lots of reading and investigating, I pretty much know where everything is at and what its for. The PO really did a bad job, he ghetto fabbed everything with zip ties. I've been correcting lots of the previous hackjobs and mistakes and the car runs great now.
Honestly there wasn't anything I couldn't get to without just moving something out of the way thus far, but there are some other maintenance items and things that require the engine to be pulled to do but when I get there I plan on doing one big pull.
I was driving it all weekend, this car is real quick and powerful and when the turbos spool up it just launches away the acceleration is amazing!
Honestly there wasn't anything I couldn't get to without just moving something out of the way thus far, but there are some other maintenance items and things that require the engine to be pulled to do but when I get there I plan on doing one big pull.
I was driving it all weekend, this car is real quick and powerful and when the turbos spool up it just launches away the acceleration is amazing!
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Thanks bro!
Yup I like them on this car, was going to sell them but decided to keep them after I threw them on it.
Here's a pic from the guy who detailed it
Here's a pic from the guy who detailed it