Ok guys, probably should of started this last year when I decided to resurrect my 1993 JDM 300zx Twin Turbo Auto. I said I call the car "Blue Thunder" (mostly just to annoy everyone:tt2:) as it will be loud and blue:thumbup:.

You'll have to bear with me as I'm going to use previous posts off this forum for most of the current bits and I'm not "computer super proficient" with adding images etc

I'll start at the very beginning if I can remember back that far:lol: (No pics in this quick update) (This is for the benefit of anyone joining after '09)

Bought the car in the summer of 2005, a low mileage (42K) 1993 300zx TT auto, within a few months the timing belt had stripped some teeth, luckily no engine damage. Replaced belts, series 2 PTU and bought my 19" TSW Catalunyas. Had to get the rear wheels custom made to 9.5" as they weren't available in this size:thumbup1:. Went on to buy a Pioneer Avic X1R single DIN touchscreen Sat-Nav stereo to liven up the sounds and my Brembo Big Brake kit.

July 2006 - Engine had a ticking noise, nothing major, diagnosed as sticky lifters, recommended solution was an oil change. Bought 2 4.5 litres of Castrol Edge 10W60, oil filter and an engine flush, brought it to a "garage" and asked them to drop the oil, using the engine flush, refill with the fresh Castrol oil heat it up, flush it out, fit the new filter and refill with the other container of Castrol Edge...Simples:innocent:

Collected the car and went home, got to the house and the engine turned into a tractor, lifted the bonnet, oil everywhere, they'd put the full 9 liters into the car and wrecked the engine.:scared::thumbdown: After a few arguments and the backing of the Motor Factors owner where the oil was bought, the "Garage" eventually admitted responsibility. They sent the car to another "Garage" who was fitting the new engine from API, more drama, Radio was stolen in their care and engine lasted a day, oil sump had been damaged and suction pipe couldn't get enough oil in, another knackered engine:scared::thumbdown:.

2007 - Sued the "Garage" and got the car back 2008.:thumbup1:

2008 - 2009 Went to a decent bloke who sorted the engine, did the manual conversion, fitted a brand new Exedy street performance clutch with an RPS Lightweight Flywheel, BuddyClub Racing Spec Coilovers, Z1 hardpipes and HKS Induction kit. November '09 Hydrolocked the engine driving into a puddle:scared::thumbdown:

2010 - After getting "Ripped off" on a Border Fuel Rail, 555 injectors and Japanese "UK" Clocks (meant to be UK but had been converted) and with a 9% pay deduction and extra Levies / charges on Civil Servants (totalling a 60% deduction of my already diminished gross pay), I called it a day on the Z:thumbdown:

Edited January 8, 20169 yr by Richie K

Not near you Richie but sill on the island of Ireland this is the only guy near me who knows the Z32 well. SNJ Motors at Crossgar did my timing belt change and has worked on lots of Jap cars plus other Z32's

http://www.snjmotors.co.uk/index.php

https://www.facebook.com/snjmotors?fref=ts

 

Neil works from the family farm but has a good setup there and I would recommend him to anyone.

Think I've found the passenger side actuator pipe:clap:

It was plumbed into the carbon canister metal pipes:scared:

Is this it??

 

Test fitted the rear wheels, should be fine with a bit of arch rolling and flaring:thumbup1:

 

 

 

 

 

Test fitted the rear wheels, should be fine with a bit of arch rolling and flaring:thumbup1:

 

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Looks great. I think you might get away with it as they are, or do they rub inside?

No rubbing, as far as I could see, the car is definitely going in Saturday morning for the rear subframe to be fitted:thumbup1:

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I've stared at this for a while and still can't figure out if it's an optical illusion. Is there a stack of tyres behind your car or are the tail pipes really that massive? :lol:

I've stared at this for a while and still can't figure out if it's an optical illusion. Is there a stack of tyres behind your car or are the tail pipes really that massive? :lol:

 

:biggrin: Two tyres stacked behind them:biggrin:

Are the tail pipes resting on the bumper? personally they look slightly too far out but hey, it's your car matey, as long as they sound godly I can't complain :biggrin:.

I don't think so, they need fitting up to the full 3" system so they'll more than likely move down a bit, that's the fine tuning stage, need to get the bloody thing running first:thumbup:

So, I found this under the driver seat, I'm assuming that this is my turbo actuator pipe??

 

Does look like it at least it was in a safe place, lol

Ha!! Yeah!! Would've been safer on the feckin actuator:innocent:

Got busy and removed the carbon canister and its associated piping:thumbup:

 

Going to bin the metal pipes later on

 

 

Had a look at the exhaust they're close but they're not touching the bumper:thumbup1:

 

 

Car is now sitting on the lift ready for work at 8am tomorrow :punk:

Edited October 7, 20169 yr by Richie K

Could put some padding over the backboxes to be safe.

Good progress made today:clap: I'm well pleased with my efforts:thumbup:

Video of the engine running, after plumbing up a few more pipes.

 

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Edited October 7, 20169 yr by Richie K

Could put some padding over the backboxes to be safe.

 

Will be fitting my Twinz rear bumper bud:yes:

All loaded up, ready for the morning:thumbup:

 

Well I'm shattered, subframe, Brembo's etc all fitted, having trouble sorting out the TT-NA prop conversion :confused1::confused1:

 

Anyone any ideas in how to mate the front TT half to the rear NA??

Here's a pic of them side by side, the NA is on bottom of pic and is longer than the TT, also pictured is a flange i got with the NA prop??

 

 

Pic of the rear brakes and wheels all fitted up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Locking collars fitted

 

Edited October 8, 20169 yr by Richie K

Passenger side

 

 

Nice work there! Change your mind about getting it sorted over here? :whistling:

Doing what bits I can, with my brother and his mate. Don't have the money to be shipping cars to the UK. Good progress made today, going to make a burst at it over the coming week or two, see how we fare out then :thumbup1:

If you need a hand I can drop over some weekend, can't promise I'll be much use though!

If you need a hand I can drop over some weekend, can't promise I'll be much use though!

 

No worries Jay:thumbup1:

So, today I'm sitting patiently outside Driveshaft Services in Dublin, Ireland. Inside they are making me up a 1 piece propshaft and the guys said they'll inspect my GT525 turbos as a bonus while I'm here:thumbup:

You're in my neighbourhood now!