2003 DE motor

test pipes
Y-pipe
custom 3in exhaust
pop charger
5/16 plenum spacer
light crank pulley
AC delete
Path finder mod
new plugs
new coil packs
new Amsoil motor oil l
Aluminum radiator and fans

 

After reading Fixxxers thread and now this, has anyone determined whats best for all the gunk removal? Any products or just a lot of elbow grease and wire wheel?

I'm going to start on my G35 soon.

 

Carb cleaner takes it off, so does wire wheel. I have been using both.

 

What about aircraft stripper? That will eat the paint too though lol

 

Yes! Do it!! Or buy my Z and throw your motor in it


Wirewheel on a drill was the best. Did a lot with a scrapper too, helps when it was really cold as it turns to goo when its warm. The rear I actually did dry ice with but unless its next door its a pain to go get.

 

haha, not to thread jack but I do keep an eye out for a shell from time to time.

 

Hey how much weight can be lost stripping the interior ....

 

Not too much progress, been in an out of town with work. Alittle more sound deadening material left and want to get it prep for paint maybe, thinking about white. Have a good place down the street that will do it for cheap.





saw this over the weekend, have more pictures, if I get a chance I will put them up

 

This. I've always disliked the whole situation in the rear

 

Did you cut and cap them, or did you remove them directly from the pins/clips?

I have been dreading the day when I sort through all the wiring I don't need anymore. I have just secured them for now because I don't want to just cut and cap them.

 

some are cut and heat shrink for now, this winter I will go through it completely and redo the wiring, a few more track days left, just work on it between events or when I am in town

 

more progress

 

Looking good!

 

Looking good!

Here is how I filled the dip in the floor.

https://my350z.com/forum/members/qua...8011525-36674/

 

That is NOT easy work! Good on ya!

 

Looks good. Would love to see it on the scales when its done

 

Next is the doors and windows, hopefully this weekend

 

couple of motor shots

 

Looking good!

 

Not bad power for a higher mileage stock Z for the most part and look like a very fun project I am in the process of a build as well on one of my personal cars for a weekend warrior that will do some open track days as well as a local Time Attack series. Car is going on a diet and getting all the proper suspension upgrades as well.

A good way I have found for removing sound deadening that I have used on about 5 cars now is the Dry Ice method. Get a brick of Dry ice and brake it up into pieces and spread them out over the piece of sound deadening you are working on. Let them sit for about 5-10 min then remove the pieces and smack it with a hammer The piece should ether crack or come loose after a few tries and it comes off clean with no goo (Usually). I have had great success with this method and had very little left to clean up with a wire wheel in the end Have fun and I'll watch this build as it progresses.

Thanks,
Dallin