seanalsop1991

Had a flick trough and wow, good job pal I'm praying I'm not going to have to go to that extent I'm hoping it's just the very rear. Has anybody made there own sills ? What's the oem thickness ?

Going to sand the outer sills back tonight if it's all good then I can take the minimum off. I take it the outer sill has to come off to get to the inner sill

Right. Anyone know what the best tool is to cut away the rust? Dremel ?

Hmm was worried that would be the reply I got. Heard about him an if I had the funds and the means to get the car to him I would but it's going to have to be done by me. ughh here we go lol

Finally got the z jacked up so could have a proper look underneath, all looks pretty solid apart from what I think is the rear inner sill (if not what do I call this area). I'm sure there's loads of people on here who have tackled something like this before so my questions are: How bad is it. How would I go about tackling this, it this a common place that rots and is there a replacement panel I would weld in or would it be a case of making my own panel. Cheers all

Been following this on driftworks since the start really made me want a 33 nice build and nice car mate awesome driving aswell

Stern hinodex beast, been told there rare but not really clued up on them. Undecided weather to sell or re-Furb 235 front 255 rear

Was meant to say not a bad price

Cheers Stephen that's good to know and on the boost side of things it seems the vg makes a lot of power with not a lot of boost, on the ecu side of things I don't think that's to bad a price considering what you get that a standalone has to offer

Thank you for the reply lads and for understanding what I meant haha, yes I did notice the way it crosses over. As I'm building up the na I'm guessing I'm going to have to drill and tap the block for the oil feed/return for the turbos. When people talk about what psi they are running ie 14psi is that whole 7psi+7psi or what each turbo is producing ?

Another question, am I right in thinking of the vg30dett as two separate engines, sort of I'm trying not to sound stupid but I mean obviously you have two turbos the air moves from the turbo trough the piping trough the intercooler and into the inlet manifold then into that head if that makes sense like two separate systems. If so how do people go about controlling boost ect as you would have one reading from one turbo / system then not from the other, how do you know what both the turbos are doing two boost controllers, two boost gauges, and the same on the exhaust side with something like a wideband sensor do you only read it of one pipe/turbo if so how do you know the other side is fuleing ect safely. Iv hered of the (balance) bar and if I'm right in what I'm thinking dose this keep thing even on the intake side of things so you would have even pressure throughout the whole system ?

500whp and yes I think that's a sensible figure to have if i want reliability and drivability. Do you disagree ?

Makes a lot of sense I guess power is an after thought I want reliability and drivability first

What power and what management are people using ?

Ok so think I'm going to just re-fresh the head's, I'm trying not to think about the money :online2long: I was planning 2jz might be a cheaper option haha

Cheers for the reply that's the combo I was thinking regarding the Pistons and rods, not sure on the phase of engine but it's in a 1991 z so assuming it's that. So cams are the same as turbo, I think the cams will be fine for my power I want, would I need to build my heads or would a oem freshen up be fine ?

Tyres and wheels sorted gonna keep what I have but with some decent tyres 265 should be ok ?. Breaks is a good shout as the ones on there now are deadly stomp on them and slows half as bad as my focus. What's people's recommendations on brakes would the skyline route be enough ?

Cheers for the link and yes I'm using the n/a engine might aswell as its here and going to be built anyway. Doing a full manual conversion forgot to mention that

Ok so soon I should be ready to start the build of my na auto z, some of you may have seen my newbie thread that I have started. The plan is to strip her down engine out ect ect and sort the body first, bushes, suspension, under seal, all the usual things. Ok so with the engine out I want to re-build the na engine forging it at the same time, my aim is for 500whp with nice torque. So the questions. 1. Internals, what brand do people tend to use when building up the vg and also is there anywhere in the uk that can supply as when looking a lot of the parts ect I'd like to use are in the u.s. 2. Turbos, what turbo's would people recommend using for the power, I'd rather have a nicely matched set up that just sticking some turbos on. Gt2560r ? Or is that overkill. 3. Management, I have searched but can't really find what I'm looking for. Now I know a lot op people have good power using the o.e.m ect with a chip would that be enough for my power goal or would it be standalone time ? 4. Cams, would I need to use more aggressive cams, not in the z community but I have seen elswere people putting stupidly aggressive cams in when there really is no need for there set up, overkill. So would the standard cams be up to the job, I'm debating weather to have my heads ported but I will be port matching the head/manifold. That's about it any replies are much appreciated. By far the most friendly/helpful forum from what iv seen so far. Cheers,, Sean

Yep sounds about right lol. I used to ask all the time when they was borrowing the z again for the weekend so I wouldn't miss out haha. Ye well she's a project now, getting married next week then on honeymoon but should be able to start the strip down soon after. Have a few questions regarding tuning, I'm going to be using the n/a block fully built and although I have searched I am unsure on a couple of things mainly the management side of things but that's for another thread

Small world lol

how clean.. Looks so fresh there not like she sits now lol, Lincoln aswell lived in skeg most my life and sister went to Lincoln uni know it well

Brought a cover for the z.. 4 weeks then I can start the strip down.. Going fully forged using the n/a engine hoping for around 600ish wbhp

I love the interior, but always wanted a fast road/track car so inside would probably be dash, cage and buckets tbh

Ffs I really need to check my spelling before posting lol