looks like a fun project, it pays to have your own fabbing skills, just time consuming

 

..lol it pays 2 have fun

 

You know what would have been cooler was if you used the red stitched steering wheel off the 370Z. That be pretty cool if you can make your car a manual that also works via paddle shifters like some race cars. What are the plans for the back seat? Are they going to be out to save weight?

Also you think the 370Z new rev match manual tranny can work on the VQ35(granted with the right ecu workings)? Cause that be an awesome setup on this car.

 

Not sure all of that would have to be looked into.

Didnt get anything done on the car this weekend really. I put a new clutch in my dads scion xb. Lightest fwd transmission ever! We are currently de-ricing my old car which is now my brothers car.


Before:






As of today:




Needless to say its a diamond in the rough...

On a side note I did snag a Maxima VQ30DE valve cover from the yard. Had to modify it to fit, but I managed:


I know its dirty but for $6 you cant beat it, nothing that can be cleaned and made pretty

 

The Sentra thanks you.

 

Nice...put it on Maxima.org

 

Intake manifold play...

So I decided since I cant stand the looks of the 350z intake manifold and no to mention I dont like not being able to get to my spark plugs easy I searched for alternatives. Heard nothing but bad reviews on the kinetix for FI, the cosworth is just too damn expensive for my tastes, SS engineering was the same scenario as the cosworth. VQ30 maxima one is just plain ugly and the stupid rubber gasket setup they have for their intake that only bolts down on one side did not seem like it would hold up to boost very well. So I decided to test fit the intake manifold from my buddies VQ30DET on my VQ35 to see if it would fit before I went on a long online hunt for one. So we went to his place tonight to have at it:

Removal of the TB, We are still trying to figure out why Nissan incorporated a dual throttle plate into the manifold as it does stay seperate chambers throughout the mani:


Popped the top, suprisingly very clean:


Removal even further:


All removed:


Me giving the manifold some love before we bounced to my shop for the test fit:


All together at my shop for the test fit:


The test fit and.........its good!


No more PITA spark plug access, now to find one and modify her to have the inlet facing the passenger side. On with my search!

 

nice find. SFR makes them in that kind of style.

 

this is by far the best project I have seen on here in a while so KUDOS to you but for some reason the wheel wells look odd to me, I know you say they do not restrict turning but for a project that you are putting so much into, those wheel wells look out of place. Just my two pennies.

 

Its ironic that someone as crafty as you is concerned with the task of spark plug access lol! Just kiddin man, can't wait to see this all come together.

 

sweeeet

 

So before I had my driveshaft made I decided to go the distance and change my stock diff out to a G35 one since I got a hell of a deal off a local guy for both the driveshaft and full rear G35 suspension. I did this for the correct gearing for the transmission and because I needed to have the rear sensors on the diff in order for my 350z clusters speedo to work. Oh and did I mention VSLD?

My brother helping me remove the rear diff out of the G35 rear subframe, its too bad this rear subframe wont come even remotely close to bolting up to the 240sx being that its full aluminum it would have shaved a significant amount of weight:


The diffs compared:






So our first idea was to pop them open and hope we could swap internals....

Hello VSLD (right) goodbye no lsd (left):


Unfortunately internal swapping was not possible, boooo....

So we found the main differences in the two diffs besides their internals obviously was their mounting points. Their size was nearly identical but there were two mounting points that were different. Those points were the front mounting points. The rear mounting points were the same, except the G35 diff only uses one rear mounting point out of the two the 240sx uses. The front mounting points are in the same location but they are further apart than the 240sx front mounting points.

So I got to work...

First I carved out the metal studs of the old mounting points with my cut off wheel:


Then after careful measuring, leveling and marking I got out the always, very fun, plasma cutter and went to town:


I then bolted the old studs to the G35 diff:


Then using the rear mounting point as my main source of reference I set the differential in place. I then tacked the studs into place on the subframe. I removed the bolts and the G35 diff and welded everything back up using thicker metal to reinforce the frame due to the removal of some metal. The end result is this:


I came to find that the G35 halfshafts are the same lengths as the 240sx halfshafts, and not only that they are the same splines on the hub side, so everything bolts back up the way it came apart, chyeah!


The left over parts, does anyone need any of these parts? PM me:


The guy who owned the car before me continues to amaze me, wtf did he hit?:

 

So what was your solution for the driveshaft? You were going to have one made to fit?

 

I had to have my driveshaft maker cut the spline off the stock G35 driveshaft and weld it to an american made serviceable yolk as the ones on the G35 and 350z are non serviceable. It is then machined back down to be one piece again. Then it will be used to make a 3.5" one piece aluminum shaft able to take 700hp +

 

nice work!

too bad you dont have the spring mounts, i would have def taken it

 

What do they look like? I mightbe able to get them......

 

That was bad enough to total out the vehicle???

 

this is what they look like






let me know, thanks bro!

 

Wow you are really starting to make me feel like $hit. I have been feelin all warm and fuzzy just because I installed my Vortech and other mods! haha Great work man!

 

Wow. Can't wait to see the finished product. Excellent work.