bbs350z

iTrader: (85)

keep your ac. nothing like a badass car with all the amenities.

350Z_Al

Who did that for you? Looks really good! I need to get mine done in the next month or so.

freddys 350z

i did. took about 6 hours.

350Z_Al

Is that with the polishing too? Want to do mine?

freddys 350z

yeah, polishing was actually the quickest part. send me $200 and i will. lol

cmcurran5

iTrader: (4)

link to the thread used??

freddys 350z

i used my own technics, definitely not common. involved 36grit flap sander on 4.5" angle(shaper) grinder, 1.5" 180grit flap sander(smoother) on drill and a array of buffing wheels. (polisher)

cmcurran5

iTrader: (4)

thats what i figured.. ive been looking for an extra one so i can take my time doing it. i dont want to pull mine off and not drive it for a week because ADD kicked in and start working on something else lol

ambushphoto

Is the Rare JDM harness cover made from aluminium? It looks like it would be possible to fabricate one DIY. Can someone with one provide some insight? It looks like a pretty simple build.

350Z_Al

Yeah I have all the tools to do it, just not sure I have the patience... Did you even all the sides out initially with the flap disk too, then just sand finder then polish?

What would be sweet would be to have a friend with a CNC mill and just CNC mill the surface smooth on the entire plenum. That would look amazing, but I'm sure would take longer than polishing just to write the CNC program to do it!

MUZZY

iTrader: (28)

by the time you lay it our cut it sand it polish it get hardwear and that you should just spend $80 and get one shipped.

freddys 350z

used the flap sander only on the sides. it removes material REALLY fast so you dont wanna use it on the top of the plenum.

abushong504

iTrader: (87)

Been a while, but here is my latest look...

WillyP28

iTrader: (59)

Very nice

freddys 350z

nice. clearance on that strut bar is TIGHT! do you got solid motor mounts?

350Z_Al

I'm having my left and right coolant hard pipes shaved and chromed, can I delete the two coolant lines that go to the oil filter block?

I'm already deleting the top crossover silicone hose.

Edit: What about deleting the two that go to the throttle body? I deleted these on another car years ago, so I don't think it's an issue.

After doing more looking around, it looks like the passenger side coolant line is almost useless other than to go to the heater core.... I'm seriously considering deleting the passenger side hard line all together, it's a summer car, I don't need heat! Anybody see an issue with this?

Edit again: Found this thread: https://my350z.com/forum/forced-indu...ater-core.html

Reading now..

freddys 350z

delete it. its not needed.

350Z_Al

From reading that thread it looks like when you delete the bypass, the oil heater/cooler? Lines and the throttle body lines along with the heater core there is no flow to the spring side of the thermostat when the stat is closed. This prevents the thermostat from opening and results in overheating.

There are a couple solutions shown in that thread. I'm going to look more into it tomorrow and think about drilling the thermostat to allow flow. I thinkthat's the easiest solution. I need to be more awake before I come to a conclusion though.

bbs350z

iTrader: (85)

^one could always remove the thermostat, but if you live in colder weather, id look for another alternative.

350Z_Al

The car's never going to get winter driven or daily driven again. The lowest temps I'd probably drive it in now would be 55 or warmer likely.

I thinking drilling a hole for bypass in the thermostat is what my solution will be unless I find a major negative or that it won't work in the next week or two before I do it.