DJZ's 280ZX

[DJZ]

Got some Redline friction modifier and jammed some of that in the diff today, thanks Brock! Haven't driven it yet, I'll take it for a spin tomorrow. Played around with the idle and the boost control as well so the car doesn't start at 2000rpm and might run more than 6psi now.

Started making an aluminium battery tray, welded up most of it after work. Need to add a couple of tabs and chop out the spare tyre mount then test fit it and see where it's going to live.

[DJZ]

Wastegate pipe, you can't see it that well but above the downpipe to the top right is where it joins back in.



Just about finished my battery tray today, decided I'd create a new alloy I've named stainuminium when I picked up the wrong filler rod, whoops. I need to get some rubber to put under the top piece to put some downward pressure on the battery.



This is where it lives, in the spare wheel well on the right hand side of the car.



Power steering cooler mounted.



This is how the car is sitting at the moment and how it'll be sitting when certed, don't really want to go any lower.



Got some wheel aluminium wheel nuts off my mate, they hide the long studs on the rear and I either needed open nuts on the front or really long nuts because the studs in my legal wheel spacers are quite long too. I think the colour of the nuts suits the centres quite well.




This is what I do when I'm not working on my car, this setup when it's finished can lift 2400 tons and will be lifting one of the new Christchurch motorway bridges in a couple of weeks.

[DJZ]

Took the car in for cert today, failed on a few things but nothing to serious which is awesome!

1. Exhaust is sitting on the rear crossmember.
I knew about this but didn't have time to fix it before today. It's not really the crossmember, just a plate thing that runs between the chassis rails.

2. Need to fit a heat shield to the turbo.
Will just buy a turbo beanie I think.

3. Need to heat wrap the downpipe.
Already have the wrap and already had planned to do it.

4. Fit a bracket to my vacuum tank and change the fuel hose that I used to vacuum hose.
Easy enough.

5. Weld gussets to the gearbox mounts.
This is the most annoying one but still an easy fix.

6. Diff is too tight.
I'll add a bit more of the Redline limited slip additive which should fix that.

7. Wheel alignment report.
Already done, forgot to give it to him.

8. Chassis/VIN# tag.
Got this at home, chassis number is on the firewall but I'll refit it anyway.

9. Need a letter regarding the welding of the engine mount & gearbox mounts.
Easy as.

[skdmrx]

That list isnt to long at all,Well done

[brocky41]

Awesome dude - you'll be certed in no time.

[Kitch]

nice work, thats nothing too major all things considered.
you will be cruising in no time

congrats

[classicdat]

Well done D. Will we see you on Saturday?

[DJZ]

Going to be busy moving house this weekend unfortunately. Car is still a wee way off being legal anyway, I'll try and get everything on the list tidied up this week but then there is still a least a week to get the cert plate printed then the car warrented.

[DJZ]

So far I've reattached the ID plate, put some more of the Redline friction modifier in the diff, taken the gearbox mounts out again, took about an hour to undo 3 of the nylock nuts so I bought a 17mm ratchet spanner to speed up the process. I've made up some gussets and tacked them into place, just have to check with the Hoff to make sure they are okay.

Bought some black heat wrap as I thought that would look better in the engine bay than the light coloured stuff. Looking into turbo beanies, again I want a black one but it's hard to figure out which ones are shit and which ones aren't. Probably going to go with this one:

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =448297243

[Dattochriswagon]

Well done dude.
Im planning on going for cert in a few weeks too. your list has higlighted a few things for me too.