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And Interior done. Ended up putting the BTI Can gauge/screen in the cubby hole at en slight angle. that makes the screen visible, and easy to hide. Also finished the install of the new HU. I Think I'll start looking at my new catch tank setup. Does anyone know where i Can get a PCV valve hole an fitting. I've seen them on a few US sites, but maybe from the uk? I Seem to remember it's a m16x1.0 thread (to AN10)

And finally Got my Oil filters and Got the engine fired up again. To get to the bottom of the AC problem, i created a variable table with the analog pressure readings and in/outputs i needed in the infinity tuner software. and right away i could see that my pressure in the AC was a little low, but still it all worked. Just not blowing cold air. when i turn the AC on, the low speed fan starts. So all good there. i regassed my system, and now it's blowing freezing cold air again. and with the small amount of refrigiant i had to recharge with, i Would say that the HUGE amount of gas that came out that morning was down to the system had been heavily overcharged at some point, and then it hit max pressure of 2800kpa and wented to atmosphere from the pump overpressure valve. so thats freaking awesome that it wasn't a leek or something wrong with my ecu setup. also Got my new 17x10 drag wheels for my M/T Slicks. Tyres will show up in about a month time i hope. they only just clear the rear calipers, so thats great. Ings Spoiler and front wing has gone to paint, and I'm beginning to put it all back together for the final few things on the to do list..... getting there

Wishlist Sofar. mahle 8,6:1 pistons eagle H rods l19 headstuds cosworth hr headgaskets Jwt C2 cams or maybe a bigger cam jwt spring and retainers Acl bearings mains, thrust and conrod. revup Oil pump hr cooling mod to block. Redecked heads honed Stock bore block complete Rotating assembly balancing I'we put a few engines together before so this is my take on what is needed. i'we done some research on the vq and what works. But any advice to spec and so on is more than welcome

And to convince myself to keep pushing, I'm putting together a build list of parts needed for my new engine build. My tt kit did 650whp on another build, Vinny ten Racing engine with uprev. Witch i Think is pretty low, considering the turbo's I Would love to beat that, but it's gonna cost me a pretty penny..... I'll post the list to get some advice and feedback.

Back on track. getting some more small but time consuming things crossed from the list. been fed up with my old non satnav, no Bluetooth etc. Pioneer HU, i just Got a top of the Line clarion unit to go in instead. Also put the BTI gauge touch screen in the center console hole, so that the lid Can be shut, and be out of sight until needed.

And it until a few years ago it was 180% so buy a GTR... and pay an additionel 180% of the price of the car, just to get to drive it..... Then you pay roadtax untop of that.... to give you an idea of how horrible it is, the cheapest s13 for sale in Denmark right now is about 8000£ the cheapest 350z is about 20000£, a GTR is around 100000£ and so on..... So so far I'm keeping the z....

As i said, it's crazy. Dropped around 11k just to tax the z... It sucks so hard!

Yeh, they are some Big beasts... i Would love to have one, i love the mechanical aspect of the GTR, i see it as a great Challenge to wrench on, and also do some Racing. But i also remember getting a r32 GTR some years back, after having had a s13 for about a year. The GTR was fast of the Line, and stable at speed, but the thrill was somwhat diffrent from a rwd turbo car.... So i see no other out than writing Santa and asking him to take the missus back and bring me a GTR instead. i'we had a good look at the finance, and having a GTR i Denmark starts with buying a GTR (funny how that works) and then paying a 50000£ Car tax just to drive it.... I @*!# you not... 50k... and that's just to tax it. The only other Way is to lease the car... but that Would not really make it my car. I might just after all keep the good old z and get that engine build and turn the boost up to 11.... sooooo, enginebuild comming up next

Just pulled the plugs, only done 4k km. But wanted to have a look at them. Actually not bad at all. So replaced and all the Oil and water lines back on also. Just need my Oil filter then I'll start Filling in fluids and get it started back up.

Thanks! That's also great input. I never did check that the fans turned on with the AC.

And can't Seem to find any leaks in the AC system. tested for pressure on both Lines, and there is some, but not that much. But enough that if there was a leak, it Would... but I did find that the connector for the pressure sensor of the tank on the condensor had been rubbing against the metal under the load of the new bigger water cooler pressing up against it. And all three wires were exposed That could be a possibility. If the sensor shorted or/and reported to High pressure in the system, the AC pump "pressure release port" opens and vent's into the air out in the left wheelarch, from where i Saw the HUGE puff of gas one morning just rewersing out the garage... I'll have to put it all back together, change the connector amd wires, make room so that they wont rub again, and recharge the system and do a diagnose run to see if thats the case... otherwise if it's just a leak and i missed it, i'm sure it will do the show over again, and i can see it! But it was so sudden, and so much, so it does make sense if the pump just wented the entire system out.

And this is why i like dooing all Oil/water etc. Lines with AN fittings. just unscrew and drain all coolers, Lines and so on. Also all new fluids ordered. I have just a little dash of "gold" in the engine Oil, so I'll be adding a zinc/sulfor adjetive to the Oil, and not running cats allows me to go crazy with the zinc. That should see to it that i get some added protection to this engine while i'm building the new one.

Started pulling all the boost pipeing of on the side where the AC Lines run so i Can find the leak. so far nothing. but i Got to take a look at one of theese beasts again... when used to Big top mounts, you kinda miss having them on display....

Thx. it went poofff one morning for no aparrent reason. i'm guessing it's a busted pipe due to bending them around to make room for the boost pipeing.

And it was the wrong wire i had put the resistor on... now it's sorted, aswell as height adjusted on the low beam. so next item on the list is finding out why the aircon @*!# itself last summer. And then I'll be ordering all fluids and filters for a complete change Oil, water, transmission etc.

And plowing onwards. just polished the exhausts and put in poly bushes in the anti rollbar mounts. also trying to get my led turn signal to NOT blink so fast. tryed a 25watt resistor, but no result. Then a 50watt, and still nothing. anyone who has any insight on this.? [edit] think i solved the turn signal resistor problem. I have 3 wires to my blinker bulb. Always thought one was Ground and the other two was hazzard and turn signal. but seems that both turn and hazzard is on the same wire, and the other one i dimmed light in the turnsignal for US cars... (i have bixenon upgrade depo lights) I'll try redoing it tomorrow.

I'we had a r32 GT-r back in the days. And they are a completely diffrent animal. i still love my 350! and if i could keep it i Would, but due to the unique Way the economy works, it seems i can't have both .

And maybe change of plans.... I Think I'm hooket on a GTR so might be parting out the car as i don't think i can sell the car like this in Denmark... it will be Well over 35000£ as it sits, so might consider Selling turbo kit, aem ecu and so on. I'm gonna do the car up with all the mods I'm currently working on, and then i might have a go at it like it is... Dunno... thoughts?

Cheers. wanted to do something with alot of power without it looking like a spaceship... Dunno if i'we succeded, but i love driving it so far.

Ofcourse hoping that it wont be needed... but no need to be naive.... And when driving to and from events in the car it's worth having a set in the trunk Anyways.

My tire pusher Said that the only Way to go with thoose requirements are M/T et street 275/40-17. Ø 26.1. otherwise I'll have tires to wide for the wheels, to hard on the sides or to track oriented. So I Think I'll have to at least give them a go. Pricewise it's about the same as pair of r888r. now i need to source a pair of 9-10" wide 17".... and an extra set of rear drive shafts just in case.

The issue beeing they need to be Road legal. otherwise full Slicks is a no brainer. i'm going from my everyday 19" rear wheel to a 17" to clear rear brembo, and to get some higher sidewall for lauching, but i have no idea if it's enough, and if the sidewall is too stiff on a street tire.

Ok. The 888r also looks the part I Think I might give them a go. thanks

I do need to mention that it's on street tracks. I was hoping to be able to drive to and from on the rear set. It's still a street car. would something like the M/T street do the job?

The car is a tt 350z about 500 horse, dead 0 camber rear and full launch control with aem ecu. with this set of tyres it will be all about 1/8 mile drag.