well as some of you know i have started my build on my 2006 Z...so i figured id do a little thread with some pics of the build as i move threw it

so far its been a little crazy with trying to get time from work and getting shop space at Performance Exhaust in Pacific...(my roommate and I are doing everything after hrs)

but i have been slowly making progress...

i have:
-brand new motor (1000ish miles on it now)
-comp. stage 4 clutch and flywheel
-Defi guages (EGT, BOOST)
-AEM EUGO wideband
-APS single turbo kit
-NISMO LSD

here are some of the parts and install pics

clutch and flywheel (competition stage 4 from Forged Performance)



HKS type 1 turbo timer


NISMO LSD


APS single turbo kit





guages


guages install (not to many pics)



now on to the clutch install!

always have to start a project with a cold beer



disconnecting the plugs, starter, and clutch lines


driveshaft off



take out shifter



exhaust off


take out all the bolts


i made a little diagram so i didnt forget where the bolts go haha


hook up jack and lower her down!



look how CLEAN (gotta love brand new stuff!)


removed clutch and flywheel (look at the heat spots haha..it was pretty bad)


we used a gear puller for getting the throwout bearing off



putting the flywheel on


and this is where we snapped the flywheel bolt off...so now im at a stand still till i can get some flywheel bolts..i just talked to nissan and they said the soonest they can get it would be thursday....so pretty much i have no car/life till then haha...

anyone have any spares????

 

thanks for sharing. will be interesting to see it when it's done : )

 

Looking good man.....to bad about flywheels bolts. I hope its done and tuned by the next meet. Then we can do a couple of freeway pulls

 

haha yea im deff. down for a few pulls! haha

but yea, i was going off one of the DIY threads on the forum and they said to torq the bolts to 90lbs, back them off, add red locktight, then go to 93lbs....yea we coudent even get past 70 before they snapped....

so when we get the new bolts we are going to just put them at 60lbs...

 

Must be nice to have a lift.

 

I wish I had cup holders in my door! Looks good so far, hope Nissan comes through early for you.

 

no cupholders??? well if you have ever used (or tryed to use) the cupholders i have then you wouldnt want them haha...they like sit sideways...

but, i just got ahold of Nissan and they are having new bolts flown from San Diego...its going to cost me 75 bucks tho...

 

looks good!

how the heck did you snap that bolt? it is grade 8 and could hold about 400lbs tq! think nissan recommends 90lbs. toss some locktite red on them for insurance though.

 

No you don't. They're useless.

Well, unless you want to put your sunglasses in them. Any kind of beverage in them is destined for the floor.

 

Lookin good=)

 

That's where I put my bluetooth headset and sometimes my phone. It's good for holding just about anything other than cups. The center ones in the console is where it's at.

 

nice job with everything.... are you going to install the turbo and all yourself??

 

thanks...and yes i am doing everything myself...well with the help of my buddy kevin

 

What happened to your steering wheel controls?

 

Damn dude, You got skills. Looks good!!!

 

Interesting Y pipe. Why did you modify it that way? Looks like you moved the Y collector way down there.

 

is that the HR Y?

 

It looks like a Nismo s-tune y-pipe with new flex joints welded in.

 

how'd you get shop space from perf. exhaust? does the owner rent it out?

 

the owner is a good friend of mine and i also work there on my days off from the military...so he lets me and the other main employee use the shop after hrs...

but yea the Y pipe is the nismo Y pipe...but i snaped the flex pipes about 6 months ago so i put in those ones...its not very pretty but it works