May be time to formally introduce my car as im picking up my engine tommorow morning...
Bought it off another forum member in a fairly sad state. Was originally a TD SL\E Coupe in a faded-and-cracked Atlantis blue duco. My initial thoughts were to respray it in the standard colour and get it on the road with my Weber-fed G161z however i decided to go the whole hog and havent turned back since.
Begining
Progress
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Panelwork Complete
Bodywork is Nissan 350Z Daytona Blue, paintjob was bare-metal and ovenbaked 2pack. Results speak for themselves i think. Also note the shaved indicators, bootlock and antenna.
Its stayed in its current form for a while as i collect bits and pieces and store them. Limited budget you see, it sucks being a student. On top of that i have the Piazza project but thats another story for a later day.
So far i have brakes, seats and ECU covered. The seats are ex-Piazza and despite the ugliness of them are fairly comfy. I have modified the headrests and will be custom making handles, once thats done they should look good in cream leather and suede. Brakes are VZ Commodore discs and calipers, 300mm and 2piston respectively. I will be retaining the 5stud pattern and using the Hoppers Stoppers hub adapters to fit them. These will tie in with my rear end which will consist of a Borg Warner LSD ex-VLT. It will be shortened to fit, however the internals will be changed. The 3.45 Ratio will be made redundant by a 3.89 ex-R31 Skyline, and ofcourse LSD Centre. A mechanical Quaife or Kaaz centre would be nice, but at 2k a pop i may have to wait until i finish my degree. Ill also be modifying the floorpan to accept upper and lower links, and in place of the panhard rod i will be going Watts link.
ECU is an EMS Dual Sport i purchased off a mate, complete with wiring loom and hand controller. This will be running 4 x coils and fuel/ign mode. Hoping to interface it with the standard Distributor.
Now, motorvation.
Engine
Picking it up tomorrow, ex-JR130 Piazza G200WE in dis-assembledness. Engine has been pulled apart however everything is there bar the EFI manifold - gaskets seem to be in good condition too. Apparently cam bearings are good too, all will reveal itself tomorrow though. For $200, cant go wrong anyway. Lack of a gearbox doesnt faze me either, more on that later.
Engine in pieces is a hidden blessing. I will "dummy-assemble" it to get a rought idea of where everything belongs. It will then be fitted in my coupe so i can wire up the ECU and dash loom. At this time ill also be taking measurements as to where my turbo and fuel injection manifolds will sit. Im playing around with a few ideas, like an off-set runner turbo setup [like the Drift SR20T28 manifolds] along with the custom fab'd efi setup. Currently looking at 4AGE 20V or SR20 GTiR throttle bodies with a cylindrical plenum.
Turbo is a toss up between a GT28RS 440hp and a GT30 500hp. The aim is to make about 220-240rwkw while still being driveable/trackable. Expected power range is 3500-8000rpm. Cams and head will also be played with to acheive these results.
Will have pics of the engine 2morrow, sorry about the draining read.
Nick-