so i haven't posted on the forums in so long. bought a house in October, so that was stressful and eventful all at the same time. i got married in January, so that was stressful and eventful all at the same time! but this is a car forum! 4 days before my wedding i was driving the z because i knew it was going to be months more before i could again. here in massachusetts we had the most snow in history. and it all happened in a few weeks. so i went to pick up my tux and go to the gym in the z. and this happened....




insurance totaled it then dragggggggged their feet getting me money. but lucky for me i was on my way to mexico for 2 weeks. and when i came back i had a truck to use for work so i didnt really care about how long it took. then in april i found this 03 turbo with 50k



two weeks later and not even 200 miles put on the car



lost all oil pressure on the highway... spun.. a.. f***ing.. bearing.. previous owner guaranteed that everything was mint because he just rebuilt it and replaced all the bearings...... so let the rebuild begin!

DAY ONE! just disconnecting everything to free the motor.







DAY TWO! pulling the motor and getting as much off as possible





PLUS LOOK WHAT CAME IN!


BACK TO WORK!



THEN WE FOUND THE CULPRIT!



WE SAW THE LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL SO WE KEPT AT IT!








ALL PACKED AND READY FOR THE MACHINE SHOP!




stay tuned for more...

 

Dayam! That's not a bearing, that's the seldom seen aluminous grubbous spider, indigenous to Northern Japan!!! Known for it's ravenous appetite for eating bearing saddles!

Or something...

Looking good though, OP. In for project completion! Good luck!!

Mic

 

Glad to see the progress. Good thing you didn't put it on the dyno that day.

-Bill

 

I kind of wish I did. Maybe they would have heard a slight tick. Or it blew up there instead of on the highway! Either way I've been learning a lot and can't wait for the finished product!

Chris

 

You seem to be very disciplined and organized.
Gl
Subd

 

Without a build sheet I wouldn't have believed the seller. Next time beat the **** out of it or have the owner do it to show you nothing is wrong. Did you turn up the boost or anything?

 

hahaha the infamous aluminous grubbous spider!

i have a friend that has done this for a sentra SE-R, two evos, and a RX7 in the last year. he knows his ish.

i know i know! i was so excited because the car was in mint condition with 50k on it. having the turbo helped too. talking with him i thought he knew what he was talking about. rookie move on my part, but once it's all said and done ill be happy with what i have!

 

Great build thread - love the pictures!

What turbo kit is that?

 

no major updates this week. still waiting on the machine shop so we started cleaning parts

 

it's an STS rear mount with upgraded precision 6262 turbo.

 

Impressive. As I scrolled through the pics of your build, I kept thinking that it looked like you did all of that in one day.

Make sure you keep us updated.

 

man i wish it was all in one day! after the winter we had in Massachusetts i need to be in my car!

 

I used a dremel wire-wheel at a slow speed to clean up old RTV off the block - as long as your careful, don't gouge and keep your rotational speed low it does an amazing job. I went through 3 wheels so buy an extra one (or two) when you pick them up.

 

Fun stuff , from the looks it will be better than when you bought it

 

thats the plan! I'm just trying not to be impatient so i don't miss a step haha.

 

This thread is making me want to go a second engine to tear into... Nice job so far.

 

Btw, what turbo kit is that.

 

I think its the STS rear mount...probably upgraded to the 6262 turbo....

 

hahahaha i wanted to do something similar only because we're still on page one lol.

 

^ I was just messing around...I have the ut-most respect for terrasmak and I hope he doesnt take that negatively...he probably wont, keep the thread updated and we'll go from there!