jumping350

make sure you get the thermostatic sandwich plate

should be fine many others have done so in the past

well not a drop of oil this morning from anywhere I was expecting it to come from

going to slowly fill her up with a couple more litres via the dipstick and then im ringing everyone to check ive done it right before I start her up

Also found someone across the pond that has done the same so hoping all should be well with what I have done

http://my350z.com/forum/forced-induction/155863-oil-and-power-steering-coolers-installed-56k-pwn3d.html

awesome wheels looks mean now

Ok maybe on my own with this one so I went for it anyway.

Somehow the braided line had worked its AN fitting loose with all the wrestling to get it in place..lucky I double checked before I put the oil in

Took everything apart again and re tightened everything and popped everything back in one go this time and double checked everything was tight.

Few pics of reinstall

Gauge plate with ground down washer on under adapter bolt, not restricting anything now

and the same method with washer in Mocal thermostatic plate, (really suprised how spot on I was with the washer size it fits bang on also doesnt look like it is interfering with anything so thats all tightened down now to

and everything together

added 5 litres of oil for now and let it settled, had a quick check and no leaks so far from anywhere, will leave it over night and if the same will add couple more litres and start her up

Thanks Ricky, yeah I would of liked to have used just one but because of the design of sump its flat and wide so there needs to be some clearance for the lines and AN fittings.

Based on your picture (which is really helpful by the way) it shouldnt matter which way round the lines go from the sandwich plate to the oil cooler so thats one thing checked off list

Right was pretty unimpressed with how the sandwich plates wouldn't tighten up so got some washers to put in between the adapter bolt and the plate to allow the bolt to clamp the plate down.

Here is picture of washer on gauge plate and tightened down properly now

wasnt happy with how much the washer covered the rest of the plate area and sensor so ground two washers down

Fitted first washer in between gauge plate adapter bolt and happy its not restricting anything now and that's in place against the block.

Now the Mocal was tight but still would move slightly so ground the second washer down so it fits in the gap (circled in red) and the adapter bolt goes on top of it and tightens it down brilliantly

My question is...

1.The gauge plate is fine with a washer but will this cause a problem with the Mocal plate and where the washer is?

not much info on this so just looking for a bit of advice on this really

2. does it matter what side the oil cooler lines go to the oil cooler?

3.Is this setup ok? ie do I have all the right bits in the right places in order for me to just fill up with oil now and turn her over?

Everything tightens down fine now with washers in place just being a bit cautious about it all really, Im looking to start her tommorow to check for leaks if it appears I have everything in order from above

Thanks for any help

absolutely chuffed for you mate and it does look pretty awesome on the flat bed...shame mine never made it up there

Awesome figure too I bet Monday cant come soon enough, great drives ahead

if it helps some info I found out on length of return line measured for me when I was trying to do this

2850mm inclusive of AN fitting

How you getting on with FRS Jetpilot? made any progress? ive nearly finished my build just have to pressure test everything and secure all hoses once and for all in there desired spot!

I was trying to go for the cheapest build with the minimum amount of parts when I started...I think ive ended up buying nearly everything now

Once I had got more than half way and done more reading I figured just do it properly now or something might go wrong and essentially your selling yourself short on power and reliabilty for what you have available

yeah you just got to get the other bits they sell them individually as well as a kit, it doesn't save you that much to be honest but knocks the price of a FPR off it

I was gonna go down this route but many people told me not to and in the end was a lot of messing about with things I didnt know and when it comes to the fuel supply/return you dont really want to mess about with it or risk leaks.

CJM kit are all machine made and a properly tested bit of kit etc with everything exactly the right size, and Charles is brilliant with any info needed.

Fuel bucket needs to be modded, swirl jets drilled out , bigger fuel pump and loads of other stuff I got Bennett to do

I like you already had a regulator so just bought the return line, output fitting kit, rail return line and the correction kit which saved a few pennies along the way over buying a full kit

I have one they are awesome and sound great not loud at all on normal driving but livens up as you push on, price wise not sure but not many knocking about these days maybe in the £500 bracket,

Ive did what Bullet suggested and got some free off cuts from the shop but not got round to sticking them to the wall, haven't sat in the drivers seat for over 2 months so no need to as of yet

All sold mods please lock

Happy Birthday, have a good day

Really sad to see this, my thoughts are with the family, more people like Martin needed in the world

This is my temporary garage, the one im waiting for is much wider but it looks quite deceiving as there is quite a bit of room down the left hand side. I also parked as close to the wall as possible and the left hand side of the car is jacked up so its leaning towards the wall, it literally is as close as you can get to the wall without touching

once the car is back down and level there's enough room to maneuver in and out, I have markers on the wall and the roof beams to make sure I don't hit the wall, lots of fun

meshed all the holes in the bumper the other day, modelling mesh is really good and easy to mould round things and then I sprayed them black and stuck them down, bit of protection now for oil cooler and intake duct

Got a couple of goodies to finish off and add a bit of bling

BOV filter - which will quieten down the sound but in the odd circumstances that a vacuum is created it will also stop baby Racoons getting sucked in

Just about missed my oil cooler lines but may wrap them with something just in case

and some new engine bling Although my Mrs says I have the most uncoordinated engine bay she has ever seen,

I dont care it all works

took the opportunity to take a couple of pics - nothing special though

Bonnet up

Bonnet down, just to make sure everything fits

Happy Birthday big doogy

awesome car and colour enjoy your day out tomorrow

Reluctantly putting this up for sale, pretty rare and in all the years I have been on here (and collecting all these bits) have not seen many of these items pop up especially the red carbon bits. Selling as a whole set!

1x Red Carbon engine cover (with V6 3.5 embossed into it)

1x Red Carbon Battery surround (attaches over stock cover)

1x Red Carbon Brake Fluid surround (attaches over stock cover)

1x Black Carbon L black cover surround (very rare)

1x Black Carbon R black cover surround (very rare)

1x Zed Shed sticker Free

All in good condition 2 small cracks on battery cover (cant see either when fitted) Slight crack from one of holes on radiator cover but really hard to see in picture and a one or two slight rub marks from bonnet but once again not very noticeable.

As mentioned these are all real carbon and were a great fit on my car

Dress up your whole engine bay at once.

£300 collected from Surrey or am driving to Birimingham next Monday if anyone up north is interested

Dibs il take this if still available

Trial fitted bumper back on and made sure everything cleared

Induction pipe hooked up

Just need to sort the mesh out and clean it