Performance VH's Not so Fairlady Z

Started recovering the interior panels. It's slow, tedious work. I hope it turns out OK!

 

It will man. Retrimming interior is tedious work, I had no experience with trimming anything, had a go 7 years ago and it all turned out ok. Was very nervous about what it would look like once heat cycled a few times but so far nothing peeled and still together

 

Your interior looks great MikeZ32!

I finished up installing the new door glass, door gasket, handle, mirror. Next will be the driver side. Everything is going together quite nicely. I am picking up my MS3 Goldbox ECU and harness tomorrow. Engine should be done soon, and I should be getting my engine paint this week. Things are quickly coming together!

 

Great service at EFI Source! The MS3 Goldbox is manufactured right in Pennsylvania about 10 miles from my house! Anyone looking for a universal standalone should definitely take a look at the Goldbox!

 

I love this car. I love it.

 

I've been making some small progress with the Z. Have a few other spring projects going on at the moment.

I was able to install some gold foil tape from DEI on the hood and firewall to keep the heat out. It came out pretty good. The foil tape does not have any stretch at all and was a pain to install on the hood.



Next I need to get the steering rack modified for manual steering, and then the clutch & brake master cylinders installed along with the hard lines.

 

Hey guys! Sorry for not keeping you all up to date! I made a career change and I don't sit in front of a computer all day anymore. So in the past few weeks I have made some very good progress on the car.

I put the engine back together and spray painted the block with 2K epoxy primer and 2K Titanium Metallic. Stuff works amazing! From now on that's how I am going to paint engines. It dries super hard and doesn't chip up when you tighten bolts down. Nasty stuff so make sure to use a respirator.









I Finally made a set of engine mounts for myself! Also modified the oil filter housing to accommodate -12AN fittings for the filter housing/thermostat.


Finally dropped the engine in!




I modified a Nissan Rogue manual steering rack to fit into the Z subframe. It works amazing! 255's on epoxy floors with the engine in and I can turn it with my left hand. It's tough but much easier than the Z32 steering rack with no P/S.



I found a Non-Cruise Control OEM 3spoke steering wheel center section. I couldn't be happier with how it looks!


Next I need to get the braking system in, then I can start to figure out how I am going to run the exhaust. I am going to have to run the steering shaft between the headers. Should be interesting!

 

I like the steering rack! I had a de-powered Z32 one and it was pretty heavy...

 

This rack feels really nice when its sitting on the ground. I can turn it with my left hand with the engine in. I'd never be able to do that with a OEM rack without power steering

 

Excellent colour choice on the engine, love it.

The DEI gold tape looks amazing as well, will definitely be putting a heap of that on my Summit wishlist for various projects.

 

Out of curiosity... Is manual rack there to save on weight alone or you don't have enough space for the P/S pump?

And if you have tough of Electric P/S pump?

 

@SKETCHY Thanks! Look us up if you need DEI products. We have a lot in stock and we ship to Australia all the time.

@SRAFCIGER I wanted to keep the engine bay clutter free, it does save weight and also allows for more room for headers.

 

All over it. I've got a few cars that would benefit from the tape, how much did you use doing the z32 firewall?