I might want the starter I'm gonna check mine this weekend when the heads come apart

 

ok after a long week it is finally time for my Sunday update.

made quite a bit of progress on the tear down.
got alot of stuff cleaned up and ready for paint.

and got a ton of stuff ordered and on the way.

on to the pictures.

first off was removing this bad boy took me and another tech and a 24" snap on breaker bar to bust her nut.


then removed the harmonic balance which was equally as difficult


removed the heads to check out what was going on underneath


a tad dirty that i was hoping but not a big deal.
after i removed the heads i cleaned off the old head gasket. with a razor and a vacuum.


removed the front cover and the oil pan so i could gain access to remove the oil pump and pick up.




dont forget to line up your timing marks


remove the cam cover and cam


i did alot of cleaning this week with scotch brite and brake cleaner to get ready for paint and just to be cleaner.

i was going to paint the block but i took a wire wheel to the block and a few cans of brake clean and there was no need to paint the block



i cleaned up the water pump assembly and re painted the water pump pulley a semi gloss black


sanded and ready for paint








here are a few goodies that came in the mail this week.
GM performance spark plug wires


lokar throttle cable


GM Performance clutch assemly


also this past week I have been looking for the wiring diagrams for the ls1/ls6 harness along with the 350z harness. if anyone has acess to these i would love to have them.

all next week i should be getting in shipments of parts.
sikky mount kit headers ps line and master cylinder
ps bracket
alternator bracket
alternator pulley
texas speed torquer v3 cam kit
texas speed deluxe gasket kit
and a few others

goal for next sunday is have the heads rebuilt, cam installed,sikky installed along with the clutch assembly.

hopefully i will have the wiring diagram mapped out

and i hope i can get the t56 trans ordered sometime next week.

also my brand new matco 6s 3 bay tool box will be here tomarro woot !

ENJOY!

 

^good stuff! word of advice, when slipping on the sikky headers, have the motor raised up off the sbframe and sneak those badboys in. this way you dont need to disconnect the steering column, or unbolt the front brace.

 

nice good info

 

very nice, I have that same Lokar cable..

 

I think I am going to use the oem radiator with spal fans. What did you guys do and which fans did you go with ? Part numbers

Also I ran into a small issue I have a return system that I was using with my boosted z and the ls6 rails are returnless :/ are ls1 returnless as well or? Any suggestions?

 

All the LS rails I know of are returnless like the OEM Z rails.

 

So what am I to Do convert back to a returnless system ? What do you do about fuel pressure ? And such?

 

^id just go buy an aftermarket rail. the setup is easy. feed to the passenger side rail, crossover up front to driver side, regulator at the end of the driver rail, and return line from regulator to your tank. if you have a regulator and lines coming from you pump then the rail is a simple cost effective upgrade, and it looks good too.

 

I was going to buy fast fuel rails but which one are setup like this ?

 

This is my exact setup from Vengeance Racing




https://www.vengeancerd.com/ecart/products.php?product=Vengeance-Racing{47}FAST-LSXR-Billet-Fuel-Rail-Kit-%252d-Complete#

 

https://my350z.com/forum/9547474-post469.html

Ask and you shall receive... if you use the stock rails just plumb the regulator like you see in my pics here. Feed in on the left (facing the car), out to rails on the right, and return out the bottom

I'm still running dual walbros right now so I doubt pressure is an issue with this setup.

 

Can't see the set up in those pics :/

 

The regulator is on the firewall.

 

I can see that but everything else. I figured it out thanks for all the help!

Last night no parts came in which was sad.

But I laid out the harnesses and stared at them for two hours thinking.
I found allege wiring diagrams I need for the ls but I am still at a loss to find the wiring diagrams for the z engine harness and the body control module. Can anyone help?

 

so today is sunday and is update day.

ill be honest i didnt get anythign done this week been sick and busier than i have been in a long time.

and every tech at toyota came over and got drunk in the garage.

but this week this is what came in

texas speed cam kit with torquer v3 cam, dual valve springs, stem seals and titanium retainers.

texas speed deluxe gasket kit.

alper motor sports alternator bracket and power steering bracket.

still waiting for the sikky kit to be delivered.

heres the small update on what i got done

dual valve springs installed


all 16 in and man were they a Son of a B+@$% to install


I install the cam and cam gear and put her in time so the rocker arms can be installed along with the push rods.

but on a lighter note this cam into work last week as well.

matco 6's three bay with hutch and stainless steel top. out with the old and in with the new!!!



this week i plan to get the motor rebuilt and ready to be installed for when the sikky kit comes in.

Parts that will be ordered tonight or possibly in the AM:

vengeance fast fuel rail kit
harmonic balancer
krc power steering pulley
SPAL ultra thin fans
idle air control valve
throttle position sensor
idler pulley
spark plugs

also i put some thought into my intake, exhaust and coolant hoses.

and speed source inc in mahomet il will be making most of my stuff.
Carl makes amazing welds and his work never dissapoints.

enjoy

 

^solid setup! and damn that box is a beast!!

 

ok guys finally i had time to getting around to updating this thread.

work has been hectic the past week

but here we go

left and right heads bolted down with ARP head bolts




intake manifold mounted up


throttle body with new IAC and TPS


thats about all the physical progress on the engine side of the build

we tracked down all the wires on the ls6 harness and have them labeled.

next we will do the same to the z harness and salvage as much as possible.

this harness needs to not only look oem but be oem spec.

Parts that came in this week.

drive belt


asp balancer


ARP crank bolt


lokar throttle cable bracket


had some issues with mounting this because the ls6 intake manifold is not tapped for a throttle cable considering the drive by wire setup.

i got a couple ideas to make it work but havent 100% figured out how i want to do it

parts on order
sikky products ... still waiting
fast fuel rail kit

ENJOY

 

Looking good.

 

Slow Down!!! you are making my build look like a gradma build. Looks good!!!