Yes R12 (freon) was the very harmful one, and has been banned since the 90s.

That compressor is heavy eh. Plus now you have free air flow into the rad

 

Guess my grade 12 science is out of date. But R134A has a green house effect and shouldn't be released. Glad 2th had it dealt with by a pro. I had mine purged at the garage but just cut it out once purged. Didn't have the patience to sort out the connections.

 

Oh I agree the new stuff still should be disposed of properly, I was just saying its not as bad as the old stuff used to be.

I also just cut mine near the MC. That line that went behind the engine towards the passenger side looked very painful to remove.

 

More weight loss today. A few hours with an angle grinder, 5 cutting discs, and a grinding disc and I took out most of the metal housing unit behind the seats.

Before... (damn I only took rear shots pre-op)



After.




You can see I chose to leave some metal around the seat belts.



The pile. Weighed it in a Blue Bin on a bath room scale using myself holding the bin as a tare weight just as I have for everything I've taken off. I was able to weigh 27.2 lbs of scrap. I'm not concerned about loss of strength. Those plates with the black metal with the gold coloured bolts seem to provide the bulk of the strengh and rigidity. That brings total weight of things taken off the car so far up to 324.2 lbs.

 

WOW lookin good man!! So clean in there now

 

Brazilian :P

 

Thanks bros
I found a better comparison shot. (someone elses car)

now

 

Damn! That's a pile of work you have put in this winter. Can't wait to see what times you set this season. The bar will certainly be raised!

 

You throwing in a rollcage? That would look sick not to mention really stiff up that body.

 

Damn you! Nice to know the weight though, I figured it was about 30lbs. Even if you put an alum bar across it would be 1/4 the weight with just as much or more strength.

 

Mini Update.
Safety First


Shipment just arrived at work. 1 more shipment to go.

 

Wow, that's a lot of extra space in there now. It looks like you could fit an extra set of wheels in there if you wanted to take them to the track.

I guess this now makes it the point on no return to a dedicated track car if you were not there already before.

Nice work there 2th.

 

Yeah, definitely not selling it. Been with me since 2004. Might as well get it the way I want it.

Now I need to fix this power problem I have lol. Let's swap motors!
JK

 

Staying NA or going FI?

 

Toying with the thought of swapping in an aluminum block LS. But on the fence. Going to go through at least this season without changing anything else.

 

Last thing I plan on getting for 2012 arrived today. Swift Spec R.


Now I will get to work installing
- Shocks
- Springs
- Sway Bars with endlinks.
- Brakes with new Wheel studs.

 

Did you get that from Adam? I noticed your name in this .... https://my350z.com/forum/my350z-com-...ml#post9701502

I stumbled onto it and read it and **** wish I did back in Oct=Nov. When did you put your order in for him?

 

correct me if im wrong but isnt the swift spec R blue and the normal swift black?

 

in for updates

 

I asked Adam the same question and he told me these were the right ones.
part # 4N014RS-R rear
4N014RS-F front.

If anyone could please confirm let me know.
As for when I placed my order... Jan 4th.
I originally ordered powergrid endlinks but when I couldn't get them I switched to swift spec R.