Well VRT's site lists a Stillen oil cooler as part of their built engine package so I'd say that's what you have. I doubt Stillen makes their own cooler cores so they probable just package a Setrab with lines, bracket, and such.

 

Could be...

Sorry I haven't been updating much guys, I have been super busy working on the car, giving rides, setting up another one of my cars for a full restoration, and picking flooring and countertops for my new house. Oh, and work lol. I am going to write the next chapter today.

 

Chapter 6: The Work Continues

The more I drive this car the more I love it. I have driven it for long periods of time, in traffic, at high speeds, you name it. In every situation the car is awesome. The suspension in the rear is definitely STIFF because that’s where most of the weight came out of. I am hoping that corner balancing and re-locating the battery back there will help a little, but if its still too stiff, I am going to have to get some custom springs made. Since I have had the car back I keep telling myself I need to get going on putting the rest of the parts on, but I end up driving the car and giving rides instead.

I did work on it for a little bit the other day though. While Scott from VRT was here he gave me a hand in putting on my Seibon TS vented carbon fiber hood. We couldn’t get it to latch and we had to leave so we just left it. After dropping him off at the airport, I messed with the hood for a few hours before getting frustrated and putting the stock one back on. No matter what I tried, I could not get the hood to latch. I tried adjusting the hood and adjusting the latch all night. I even tried removing the strut bar, battery cover, brake fluid cover, and the surrounding rubber and plastic. On one attempt, I loosened both the hood and the latch and with a little force, it latched! I popped the hood back opened, tightened everything and then it wouldn’t latch again. I loosened everything again and I still couldn’t get it to latch. That’s about when I decided to go back to the stock hood for now so I can drive it.

I did install the new Corbeau FX1 Pro seat though! At least that went in without a problem. It looks really good in the car and matches the CR1 that I have in the passenger seat really well. It is surprisingly comfortable also, more so than the CR1 in my opinion. I am still trying to get used to the upright position that the fixed back seat forces you to sit in, but it doesn’t bother me too bad. The harness position also feels a lot better since they run a little differently through the FX1 Pro than the CR1.

I also got around to fabricating a plate out of aluminum to fill the hole where the stereo used to be. It just pressure fits in there and I cut a hole out to fit my new Defi Control Unit. I also owe a HUGE thank you to the user Zillinois for fabricating a piece for me that fits where the NAV cubby used to be. This piece will house a Defi-Link Imperial boost gauge, exhaust temp gauge, and oil temp gauge as well as the pull handle for my Fire Bottle fire suppression system. Zillinois is truly a stand up member of the 350Z community.

I still have a ton of work to do that hopefully I can get done by the end of this coming weekend. I will have pictures of my new installs as well as a quick video that my friend took while riding passenger in the Z, so check back tomorrow for those.

 

Saw the latest pics. Looks great Mike cant wait to see it in person.

 

I knew a guy who had the same problem with his CF hood not latching. It turned out that the metal bracket/loop that attached to the hood was not long enough to trip and catch the latch. The latch catch isn't adjustable, so he had to space the hood bracket down with washers until it was long enough to make the latch catch when shut.