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Timbo_021 · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 104

If you order the whole Prothane kit,all the bushes should come supplied.I got 22mm,23mm and 25mm,26mm bushes..Just round it off i spose and put that bush on.Unless they make custom ones?

s2k12 · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:39 pm Post subject:

Ahh ok cool, so you got all of the different swaybar sizes with the kit?

Where'd you get the kit from? I was looking on ebay usa..
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Timbo_021 · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 104

Came with the car,would have to ask Slade where it came from.I think the US but not sure..Box is outside,ill hav a look when i can.

s2k12 · Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject:

ahh ok cool, cheers.
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Timbo_021 · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 104

Yay,doing the rear main tomorrow and hopefully install the rest of those bushes..Also,does anyone have the power to rename the topic?Id like to add "and 87ZXT"..
Thanks

s2k12 · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:06 pm Post subject:

Haha yep, me and you can both do it. I'll do it for ya tho Razz

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Timbo_021 · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 104

haha,awsome as!!Gotta show me your bag of tricks one day

s2k12 · Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 7:58 pm Post subject:

Haha click edit on the first post, and you can change the title there.

Oh yeah, I can make people say anything lol Razz

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- Jeremy Clarkson.

Timbo_021 · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 104

Well,pulled the gearbox out today..Wasnt even the rear main leaking..Grr..Was the sump leaking between the gasket and the block right underneath the crank..So whacked a heap of sealent around there and done up the bolts which were like finger tight,seems to have fixed it..Its also got an Exedy clutch disk in it,looks pretty new.Standard pressure plate though which has seen better days.The extra flywheel i got with the car is also different to the one on there,little smaller, so binned that one,gotta find another replacement soon because this ones got a crack through the ring gear..

s2k12 · Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2008 5:21 pm Post subject:

could either go z32 items and get them machined to fit, or z31 items which would need to be bought in from america. remember that s3 turbos have a 250mm clutch & flywheel, which is 10mm larger than all na's and s1/2 turbos.. on international models atleast, who knows what they did to aussie ones lol.

i wish my car had a clutch lol.
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- Jeremy Clarkson.

Slade · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 11

Looks like you've been busy Tim. I am glad it is getting the attention it deserves. 4 hrs to change the injectors, that sounds more like it. I knew something was up when you said you took your old ones off in 30min. Have you put your turbo or the intercooler in yet?

The prothane kit I bought online from http://www.thezstore.com/store/merchant.mvc?
the online store for motorsport auto. I think I got it for $140US?

If you guys ever need parts for the Z, check this site or even courtesy nissan. I found it alot cheaper to import parts from the US. I even got some parts from ebay, such as a crank angle sensor for about $40. It was an aftermarket piece but it was brand new. I started getting parts like this after going to a local Nissan dealer and being quoted $600 for radiator and heater hoses. I ended up buying them from the z store in the US, and got them for about $200. When I opened them, they had a made in Australia sticker on them.

Tim, have you adjusted the timing belt yet? If you haven't done it, you might want to consider putting in the cam gears from your old car. I remember the hole for the pin in the cam gears were a little worn.

Also are you sure its not an LSD? I remember you asked me if it had a viscous LSD, that was only on the US SS (or Shiro) model. As far as I knew, it was a clutch type LSD. If it no longer works as an LSD, maybe the clutch is worn. Strange that we go smaller sway bars here too.

I am still looking for a supra, but I am going overseas soon and probably won't get one until I get back. I am moving back to Brisbane then, so that should make it easier. Its a bit hard trying to get around Australia to look at cars when I'm stuck in Tasmania.

Good work with the car, keep posting on your updates.

hts31z · Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 11 Location: newcastle

hey dude, good job looks like u have been pretty busy with it, your new Z looks great tho, umm i was just wondering how much boost u are running, and did u dissconnect the boost sensor or what do u do there???
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Timbo_021 · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 104

Boost sensor?dunno what drugs ur on man...lol.Boost is on 4mmhg or whatever the stock boost gauge language is with a manual controller...
Slade,havnt put my turbo or anything on it yet because im going to register it first and all that crap..Then i can go do all that,dont wanna do all the work and then not get roadworthied for whatever reason..lol.Registration will hopefully happen this week,pending on if i need to install a muffler on the exhaust or not.
Ill have to take off the diff cover and have a look in there,if its an open diff i mite try putting in a 180sx lsd again.Didnt work last time because i had the wrong halfshafts..Should have kept the damn thing..
Timing belt i havnt done yet,the timing gears are going with the other car because im leaving the engine in there.Only reason i was going to keep it was incase the engine in this car was a little sick but its perfect so dont need a spare..Ill make a trip to the wreckers and get a set of gears.I designed an adjustable cam timing system a while ago in CAD that i might try to get done at the same time.
But yeh,ill keep you up to date on whats going on.

hts31z · Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 11 Location: newcastle

little black rectangle box on passanger side inbetween the headlight n the strut, has a plug and a vaccum line to it
(says boost sensor on it)
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Slade · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 11

Yeah, disconnect that and your car will run exactly the same except the boost gauge won't work.

Stock boost on an Australian z31 is about 7psi (about 360mmHg). To increase boost, you need to remove the pop off valve (POV, not to be confused with a BOV, z31's don't have those), and install a manual/electronic boost controller.

12psi is considered a safe boost level by most, higher than that and there is a risk of detonation unless an intercooler is used. I think it is around 14.5psi when the injectors reach maximum duty, which means you will run lean and increase the risk of detonation further.

hts31z · Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 11 Location: newcastle

arr thanks, im not running the standard boost guage so thats all good, i have an intercooler, and have plugged the POV, n put in a bov..
looks like ill be runnin 12-13psi, cheers
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Timbo_021 · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 104

Done!!
Well,bout 90% done.Need to weld on a bung for the idle control and one for a breather and bam,complete.Come up alrite,what you reckon Slade,look like something you had planned?

Timbo_021 · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 104

http://s25.photobucket.com/albums..._021/?special_track=nav_tab_album

Theres the making of link.

Timbo_021 · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 104

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z7PMtVdS2k

Bit of a vid also

s2k12 · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject:

Looks awesome dude!

Now we need to see vids of it on the road and/or track Razz

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- Jeremy Clarkson.

Timbo_021 · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 104

Ha,was gonna record my drive before but got too excited and 4got..lol.Dose sounds mean,i mite try do something tomorrow night with the phone and gaffa tape..

s2k12 · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2008 7:48 pm Post subject:

Haha cool.
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"This is a Renault Espace, probably the best of the people carriers. Not that that's much to shout about. That's like saying: 'oh good I've got syphilis, the best of the sexually transmitted diseases'."
- Jeremy Clarkson.

Slade · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 11

Hey Tim,

That looks like how I had it planned. Have you considered plating over the idle controls, or venting the breather to atmoshere? Might save a bit of welding anyway. I think there are actually 2 idle control devices, one on each side of the intake plenum, so you will need to weld 2 bungs. I can't quite remember the reason why it uses 2, seems strange to me. I think the passenger side one allows the regular idle speed to be adjusted and the other one controls the higher idle speed from cold start up. The one on the drivers side is fed by an air hose that runs around the back of the engine through the larger of the steel pipes.

There is no real good reason to get rid of idle control, but it does clear up the engine bay a bit. Did your old car have a BOV that you can put in?

Have you loosened that timing belt yet? Sounds a bit tight in the video.

So I guess you got that electrical problem sorted out. How did you fix that?

I just got back to Australia last Thursday, and will be living in Brisbane again. I will continue looking for a supra soon, and probably visit an importer next weekend to get something shipped in. Private sales have just been a pain in the arse so far.

If you got any stories or pictures from targa Tasmania, send me an email

sladewormington@hotmail.com

mr camouflage · Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:04 am Post subject:

What sort of supra you looking for? A mate of mine is selling one.
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Timbo_021 · Joined: 16 Oct 2007 Posts: 104

Yeh,timing belt still needs to be loosened off a little.Ill do that tomorrow beacuse the cooler pipes have to come off anyway to get to it..Other car didnt have a BOV, but i like the sound of the dose so i might keep it.Grabs alot of attention down the main street..lol..Wouldnt really expect it from a 20 year old car.Targa was freakin shithouse,boring as hell it is down there.How did you survive that long?lol..We came 22nd outright in a CV8 monaro.Was 300 competitors so not too shabby..