Nissan guy builds a Toyota

[ZFast300Z]

Wow, so its been over a year since I started this thread. Being in Wisconsin sucks with a non heated garage sucks because it limits the time you want to work on the car to the summer months. And in the summer months I have the 300Zx and the motorcycle so nothing gets done on projects.

I finally manned up, got a torpedo heater and got to work on the supra. Engine has been rebuilt using ARP's and an HKS MLS headgasket. Driftmotion exhaust stud kit has been fitted to the head (Top notch kit!!). Engine is going back in the car with a stock CT-26 to get some break in miles on it. Then the swap over to the T-70 and goodies will be made. Cold-start, fuel rail feed, clutch master to slave lines have all been replaced with SS braided lines. 550CC and Lexus MAF installed, just need to decide what to do for a AFPR.

Found out the car had been in a slight fender bender before I got it, and thats why the upper bumper wasnt on when I bought it. No damage to the frame but the pass fender, passenger headlight, upper bumper, and metal crash bumper all had to be replaced.

The wiring harness in the car was garbage. The PO broke pretty much ever sensor connector on the harness. I have spliced 3 bad harnesses together to make one good harness. It was completely stripped, inspected and then re-wrapped by myself.

Time for some pictures.

 

[DETONATION666]

Great build and awesome Z31! I have been looking for a nice Shiro forever

 

[HardtopTE72]

Awesome build. Cleanliness is the best part. Im digging the valve covers too. We have a guy who owns a Supra identical to that one IIRC even down to the rims. Its an 89 Auto Turbo. And nice Z31. That is a very clean example.

 

[ZFast300Z]

Im loving the way the valve covers turned out. They look great in person! Having access to a couple different media blasters really helps with projects like this. All the aluminum parts were glass bead blasted and left as raw cast aluminum. All brackets, etc were sand blasted and repainted black. Valve covers were glass bead blasted and then wrinkle finished.

In my opinion cleanliness is the key to a reliable and successful build. Clean assembly, clean installations, and plain old KISS mentality.

Ive decided today that I really dont like the way the power steering resevoir looks. For that reason, plus the lines are leaking, I'm going to redo the power steering with stainless braided lines, power steering cooler (DRIFT YO!) and a nice polished res. Problem is where to locate the resevoir. Any opinions?

 

[92nsx]

Torpedo heaters or as I call them "nipco" heaters are life savers in the winter time. That is also what I use to heat my garage in the winter. I just run diesel fuel in mine since it is cheaper than kerosene and heats just fine without fouling out the glow plug. Heats my 22' X 22' in no time at all. (with help of a box fan to move the heat around)

As for the power steering resevoir pick up one up and it's lines off of a N/A MKIII supra. It moves it off of the block and on to the passengers side fender area where the OEM IC piping goes threw the fender. That is what I did, but I am FFIM. But with aftermarket piping it will work out just fine. If you want pics look in my build thread, pics are on the first page.

BTW, nice find. A 89 w/o rust is getting harder and harder to find!