Cov_Rob

I am looking for people to help me with my engine transplant. Although i am quite handy with the spanners, this is unfamiliar ground for me! I could really use anybody that has experience removing the engine from the 300zx. Even if you havnt done this before the more people i have helping the better! I have use of a 2 post lift plus any tools i require for two days, Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th November. I can be there from 9am till as late as i need. This is a link to where i will be going, Ramp and Wrench Please Please Please, if anybody can come down and help on either or both days, even for just a couple of hours, it would be very much appreciated! I really need to save my Zed and i cant do it alone. I would even be willing to pick people up and take them home to save there own petrol!!

Fantastic :) See you there guys

Cheers mate :) And 4th should still be good for me too :)

I'd be up for a meet on 28th. Wont be in the zed obviously, but i still have my indestructible passat :) Could be a good chance to come have a butchers at that engine too Mark :)

Haha, i started this thread shortly before killing my zed :p Handy info for the future though Mark :) Might have to check it out if i ever get my zed back on the road

Thanks for the offer mate I'll definatley keep it in mind :) going to be a while before I can get anything done though

How good are jimmers rates? I haven't spoken to him yet but at the moment he's definatley an option. It's going to be a while before I can afford to fix the zed, but it would be good to know how much it will cost so I can get an idea of just how long it's going to take :)

Would this kit from Z1 contain everything i need? http://www.z1motorsports.com/product_info.php?products_id=2833

Just a little update now the wheels are painted. I think it looks alot better!

My plan at the minute is to leave it off the road and start saving to buy either parts to take higher boost or an engine with the bits already in it :)

Really what i should have done after fitting my FMIC is turn the boost down, not go "1.5 bar! This is great fun!". But having said that, it was fun :p I guess i've learnt my lesson the hard way

Just off out with the Mrs now mate, can call tomorrow if your free? I'm more than happy for the car to sit on my sisters drive until i can either afford to get it fixed, or buy bits each month and hope someone can help me fix it. Just glad i have my other car or i'd be screwed lol

Any idea of cost of the work?

Ok, so having established and come to terms with the fact i've killed it, what sort of work and cost am i looking at to fix it? I sure as hell don't want to get rid of it, even if it means it sits on the drive for a year! What exactly is the problem? Just FUBAR'd piston rings? or could it be other things too?

All reading around 150psi appart from 2 and 6, reading just under 100 psi. Bad news? :(

Took the car for a gentle drive to Halfords to get a compression tester. Get lots of blue smoke from the left exhaust when accelerating, doesn't seem to be any loss in power or driveability though. Turned the boost down to 0.4 bar to try and prevent further damage. Will do the compression test in a bit. This isnt going to be cheap.....i think i might go have a little cry :(

How do i go about doing the compression test? I've never done one before.

When i stopped at a set of traffic lights this morning on my way home from work i noticed spoke coming from under the bonnet. I lifted the bonnet to see oil all over the battery and surrounding area. When i shone a light on it i noticed the Dipstick had been blown out a good inch or so. I'm guessing this isnt a good thing, but what is the cause? I recently installed a FMIC, which upped the boost to around 1.4 bar, and noticed on the way home it was only boosting to around 1.2 bar. I imagine the boost is a result of the problem, if not the cause. Any help and advise would be greatly apreciated. I'm very worried about this!! :(

The other cars are a Marina and as Richard correctly guessed, Rover P6. They're my girlfriends mums neighbours lol Might see if he wants to sell the marina :p And i bent the ariel because i had something to put on it, but i couldnt find it lol :p

The wheels are going to be orange around the sides of the spokes and around the rims. Just waiting for time and weather to do it :)

I spent most of yesterday giving The Brown Bomber a bit of a make over. What do you all think? The Brown Bomber Pre-Makeover And reborn, The Bomber

Great news, thanks for your help guys :) Just need to get myself some ducts now then :) Not sure about fitting them myself though, i tend to make a mess with anything like epoxy or glue haha :p

Well thats good news Mark :) How do they fit? Do they need bonding in?

I've just fit an FMIC to my Zed so i'd love to see what power its added! :D Would anybody be interested in getting together and making a day out of it?

Managed to fit my FMIC this weekend, despite thunder storms. The car is running fine, cant believe the power its added! Just got a couple of little issues. First issue is, the bumper brace bar wouldnt fit back on over the FMIC, even with the middle cut out, so no more fog lights. My question is how deep are intercooler ducts? I only have about 5mm clearance between the bumper and the intercooler, and how to they fit? Do they need to be bonded or do they screw into the bumper? Second little issue is, when i removed the brace bar i found a small black box screwed to it. I have no idea what this is or what it does, so i've relocated it and bolted it to the same place the MAF is bolted to the induction kit (see pic). Will it be OK living there? Other than that the fitting when great, nice and smooth with only minimal trimming needed on the bumper :) Big thanks to Jeff and Jamie at Zworld :clap: here it is fitted before the bumper. With the Mrs cleaning the shiny bits ;)