The engine and tranny still out of the car, but as per my calculation it should be perfect fit.

 

Small peek:

 

Doesn't look like a stock part rebuild.

You'll now officially hold more power than just about every built vq35 on here.

 

 

Cams are in and head is bolted on.




Its official, I have the worst luck when it comes to building cars. This is just an example:

Not sure what happened here "valve cover:




From broken timing gear:



And we are having a hard time with the Collins adapter. When ever we bolt the tranny its not lining up with the engine. The tranny is angled a little to the driver side, so the shifter is not lining up. Already sent him an email and still waiting for his response.

 

The adapter sucks, but the timing gear isnt too horrible. There are millions out there for the 2j. Just get another.

Valve cover you could just repair. Hell even jb weld would do the job. Get it working then if you want to replace it with a nice one. There could be a flaw in the cover and the metal fatigued especially if someone over tightened it or didnt do the correct bolt down order.

As for the adapter, get a micrometer and check all the surfaces to be flat and true.

I've had to replace all sorts of things you arent supposed to need to on my build. That's just how things are when you take them apart. And mine was expensive too. Just remember the more times you build things, the more times these little things can and will happen. I've never once seen an engine swap or rebuild go completely smoothly.

 

Small update,


We managed to make the adaptor to fit, but couldn't find the FW ARP bolts. After talking to some other customers turns out their kits were shipped also without the bolts too.

I contacted Brett, he said I have to pay for new ones which I didn't mind. Later he told me he is busy and I should find them somewhere else!!!


Anyway, I ordered them from Summit Racing and ordered the Mishimoto radiator + fan and shroud kit from CZP.

 

Nice! New here, been following the thread for a long time. Hope it all goes well. Is the shifter location close with the Collins Adapter?

 

I notice that If you want the shifter to sit centered just like stock, you have to fab a custom front support or run pusher fans.

 

How much further back does it sit the way you have it set up?

 

I have a custom front support and custom engine mounts. These mounts are designed with the ability to move the engine back/front 1 inch either way.

I want to push it forward to center the shifter and the shop want to push it back because of center of gravity and see if we can use the light blastic OEM custom front support

Once we have the engine back in and find the sweet spot will post pics.

 

Nice, would definitely like to see how that fits.

 

The car is running again

Had to redo the wiring just to make sure.

The shop pushed the engine back more, so they will take it today to fix the downpipe and exhaust.

They said they had to shorten the Hoke shifter more, but I don't know how they did it. It set little to the back and to the driver side.

And received the Mishimoto radiator and fans.

 

Jesus! Look at all those WIRES! Lol. Self custom harness or something like chase bays or tweaked performance?

 

It's a custom harness. The one's you mentioned are not plug and play,so they're useless for their prices.

 

99% Complete. Just need to wire the OEM water temp gauge and make the A/C lines and take it to install the Whiteline bushings.

 

You are going to wash the years of dust off that beast soon, I hope you enjoy it

 

Sweet

That car is going to be nuts.

Take some videos for us!

 

Thanks.


I haven't driven it yet and already start think about changing the turbo, clutch, fuel system and crank pulley and go for 1000whp


But I should spend the money on a new daily drive instead. Considering a 2011-12 Infiniti M56S or a 2009-10 M3 E92. Still haven't decided yet.

 

Youve got a 2jz now! Is the engine really setup that aggressively with tolerances that you need a seperate daily?

I would probably be beating on that engine. The ratios are very good in it for longevity