Time to jump ships!!

[bnicolas]

building me a nissan 300zx N/A 2+2 5speed

Hi guys bought a 93 sapphire blue 2+2 5 speed n/a last thursday
buena park location yanked out the engine right away
bought this for my wife but i have a feeling she doesnt like it cause its manual told her that im going to teach her but she rather drive her toyota highlander lol!!!
i would really like to swap an rb26 but im broke at the moment maybe next year so im just gonna do a simple rebuild for now

unnamed by nakahachi, on Flickr

interior by nakahachi, on Flickr

2+2 by nakahachi, on Flickr

2 by nakahachi, on Flickr

1 by nakahachi, on Flickr

engine shot by nakahachi, on Flickr

now for the goodies lol
7 by nakahachi, on Flickr

11 by nakahachi, on Flickr

cracked block
4 by nakahachi, on Flickr

busted main caps
1 by nakahachi, on Flickr

3 by nakahachi, on Flickr

oil pan holes
9 by nakahachi, on Flickr

money shot broken crank shattered pistons and bent connecting rods!!!
13 by nakahachi, on Flickr

[Clouds]

Good luck, pal. Seems like it's gonna be fun.

[Elvin Wes]

RB26 would be a good idea.

Nice project, stay away from that headache v6.

[bnicolas]

hate parts scattered everywhere

z4 by nakahachi, on Flickr

heres the engine so far fresh
head works
new 20 over pistons
10 over mains and rods

z1 by nakahachi, on Flickr

toyota fipg still the best from experience

sp39 by nakahachi, on Flickr

new rear main seal of course

a51 by nakahachi, on Flickr

ab8 by nakahachi, on Flickr

done

a50 by nakahachi, on Flickr

new oil pan seal weird but thats how nissan wants it

ab9 by nakahachi, on Flickr

ab2 by nakahachi, on Flickr

installing oil pick up

a74 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a72 by nakahachi, on Flickr

[bnicolas]

installing knock sensor

a80 by nakahachi, on Flickr

new intake manifold gasket

a81 by nakahachi, on Flickr

installed manifold and fuel rail

a79 by nakahachi, on Flickr

sp4 by nakahachi, on Flickr

sp5 by nakahachi, on Flickr

new valve cover gasket

sp42 by nakahachi, on Flickr

new sealant on the side cam covers

a14 by nakahachi, on Flickr

installing spark plug cover

a15 by nakahachi, on Flickr

new spark plugs

a10 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a11 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a12 by nakahachi, on Flickr

[bnicolas]

new camshaft seal

a84 by nakahachi, on Flickr

backplate installed

a7 by nakahachi, on Flickr

new water pump installed

a87 by nakahachi, on Flickr

cam gears installed

a9 by nakahachi, on Flickr

timing bellt pulley installed

a4 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a5 by nakahachi, on Flickr

tensioner done

a75 by nakahachi, on Flickr

timing belt done

a26 by nakahachi, on Flickr

front cover installed

sp15 by nakahachi, on Flickr

[bnicolas]

exhaust manifold clean up

ab7 by nakahachi, on Flickr

new gaskets

ab6 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a73 by nakahachi, on Flickr

[bnicolas]

upper intake manifold installed

sp7 by nakahachi, on Flickr

coil pack installation

sp8 by nakahachi, on Flickr


sp9 by nakahachi, on Flickr

egr gasket install

a24 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a22 by nakahachi, on Flickr

done

a25 by nakahachi, on Flickr

fan installed

sp16 by nakahachi, on Flickr

new engine mount

a43 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a44 by nakahachi, on Flickr

[bnicolas]

brand new 2 stage clutch

a35 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a37 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a47 by nakahachi, on Flickr

loctite the bolts

a48 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a49 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a62 by nakahachi, on Flickr

bought new alternator was damaged

a57 by nakahachi, on Flickr

ab5 by nakahachi, on Flickr

rebuilt the transmission

trans3 by nakahachi, on Flickr

trasn3 by nakahachi, on Flickr

trasn4 by nakahachi, on Flickr

done

a88 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a92 by nakahachi, on Flickr

installed starter

a91 by nakahachi, on Flickr

finishing up on the wiring

a29 by nakahachi, on Flickr

[bnicolas]

worn tie rod

a41 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a38 by nakahachi, on Flickr

brand new inner rods also

a58 by nakahachi, on Flickr

ab12 by nakahachi, on Flickr

done

a60 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a61 by nakahachi, on Flickr

time to install finally

a93 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a69 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a670 by nakahachi, on Flickr

brand new driveshaft

a95 by nakahachi, on Flickr

finishing up under the car

a71 by nakahachi, on Flickr

finally after 4 months of f!#@$%ing wait
it runs

a96 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a99 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a97 by nakahachi, on Flickr

a98 by nakahachi, on Flickr

just a little tunning wheel alignment and sounds will be good

[jinx]

you went in deep. You are brave. Smooth runners when they're right. Good job
I had a twin turbo. Too buzy underhood. I rather the 'simpler' sohc vg30Et actually
A friend makes it look so ez, when he drops z32 tt drivetrain & xmembers from below
Always preferred the longer 2+2 body style

[bnicolas]

you went in deep. You are brave. Smooth runners when they're right. Good job
I had a twin turbo. Too buzy underhood. I rather the 'simpler' sohc vg30Et actually
A friend makes it look so ez, when he drops z32 tt drivetrain & xmembers from below
Always preferred the longer 2+2 body style

this engine is pita to work with
thats all i can say seems pretty easy on the picture but its not

[Clouds]

It really did take almost 4 months. Great job, man.