well they are the only option so by default...

 

started taking the front apart a little today to get the motor out. Need to pick up the tool to disconnect the ac lines and the whole front should pull off fans radiator intercooler all in one peice

 

In for results.

 

Ace, good luck with the tool. I've done it a few times and the best success I've had is with the plastic ones from Harbor Freight. I use the size that is too small and cut another one up to fit the piece that it needs to be the right size. I've tried two or three different sets and never got them to work correctly.

 

hmmm... sob lol. maybe ill just disconnect it at the flange on the ac pump and take the whole unit out and not even bother with it XD

 

disconnected everything i could get to and plenum and fuel rails came out. injector clips need to be replaced they were rotted pretty good it seems.

 

details details....

but they do hold their power so they should be ok for other builds.

 

those are the ones i used!!! love harbor freight.


on a side note, i took my engine out twice with just swinging my a/c condenser out to the side. The last time i just took them apart. The harbor freight clips worked good but actually getting the lines apart was a bioch. They were stuck together pretty hard.

 

Looking at your car is giving me flashbacks ace it reminds me of how its looked too many times in the past 3 years.

 

lmao XD, this is new to me. my HR in my other Z is actually fairly different then this everything got moved around a bit

 

DE>everything

 

THIS!

Goodluck OP

 

late update, got it all torn down finally. headgasket failed on cylinder 1 and 3

 

That's good you found the failure. What are you going to do now? Just replace the head gasket? Or is there more wrong with the motor?

 

that was all that was wrong, it did have standard arp studs though so im switching those out. While im in there its getting Arp L19's, cosworth or dynasty headgaskets, rev up oil pump, pathfinder cooling mod, whole engine gasket rebuild kit, and new spark plugs

 

Nice! So you will be back on the road in no time!

 

[QUOTE=binder;9483930]if a dumbass assembled it then it could have a bad headgasket from mile 1.

+1 for Jeff's comment. Going through this on my car now.

 

up for sale in no time !

 

i had this problem also, i added a high pressure rad cap, and replaced the thermostat. the overflow tank never fills to max anymore but the coolant is still dirty( don't have a catch can). also the overheating problems disappeared. prob not a solution to the problem but it did treat the symptoms. I plan on building this block down the road so this solution helped me be able to drive the car and still race it till it get built.

 

rebuild kit arrived finally with a pathfinder and some l19s and cosworth HGs ;D