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Well was hoping to have a lot more progress on this by now, but the wife and I came down with a pretty bad flu bug so haven't been to active.

Here's the little bit I've gotten done.

- Flywheel got the new friction surface on.
- Had two bolts welded into the adapter plate to act as studs for the starter. Drilled the start holes out. Worked out great. Thanks a million Kerry!
- Mounted adapter back onto motor.
- Mounted flexplate and FW adapter to motor (loctite)

Went to mount the FW, but I think I need some different hardware. The ARP ones don't work with my JWT Flywheel :( But all is good, Collins is sending me some socket head bolts that should do the trick :D

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flywheel on (loctite)
clutch installed, torqued to 25ft/lbs.

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Looking good! Can't wait to see this thing out on the road!

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What kind of clutch are you running now?

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It's all 350z components. So 350z lightweight JWT flywheel. And 350z JWT clutch w/ upgraded metallic disc.

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Motor is in. Man putting this pig in makes me realize how easy I had it with my 1G DSM, lol.

Scheides, the first picture is just for you. :)

BTW anyone looking for a cheap oil change, Oreilly is having a sale. $11.99 for 5qt Oreilly oil and Microguard filter. Not a bad option for the DD!

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Sweet! Good work man! Are you going to get it back up and running with the old IM setup or will you jump right into that project next?

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Right now I think I'm nervous enough about what I've done so far, so I'll just try to get it running/driving as-is. Save the intake mani and ignition for later.

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sweet car and build so far

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Good call Brandon. Looks nice!

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Nice oil filter!

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Nice! Good call on saving the IM and ignition for later, keep it simpo!

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Congrats on getting that pig in there lol

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Got some more misc parts.

- 350z Clutch slave from Vatozone.

- New Gates upper and lower radiator hoses from oh oh oh.

- New WG springs. I believe the one I have in there is a 7psi spring. These are a 5 and a 10. So with all 3 in there I should be at a base psi of 22psi. Should be a good base setting I think, then turn it up to 30-35 with the MBC.

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Got the WG springs installed. I bought the wrong combo so I could only get 2 in there. So I have the 10psi and the 5psi in there. So 15psi base for now. I'll get a different 3rd one eventually because I want a higher base spring pressure than that.

Got the shifter linkage cut down, and big thanks to Momin for welding it up for me! I got that back installed, along with that new shifter base bracket. Got my preliminary hole cut in the tunnel. Shifter looks like it will be near where the ash tray is. would like to modify the shifter if possible. Also installed the new clutch slave cylinder.

Got more of the motor put together. I have a lot of things just finger tight for now for fitting everything together. But pretty good progress. Hopefully get a little more done tomorrow and then I head outta town for a couple weeks so she will just sit.

http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1363311825

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This is one heck of a build!!

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Got a little done today. Big thanks to Joel for picking up a -10AN fitting from MAP from my drain line. I decided to try Earl's youtube method of cutting the SS Braided Line (using a chisel). Worked like a charm!

So got the new drain line done and installed. Bolted the turbo down but need to find some safety wire to wire the bolts up. Got the radiator and shroud installed. Found I broke off one of the soldered wires (must have happened while pulling the engine) so re-soldered that. Ran the harness back into the inside of the car. Continued just hooking things up as I came across them.

http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1363386592
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Couple questions, in case by some random chance anyone here knows.

Where does this wire go? Obviously it hooks to the negative of the batter, but no idea where the other end goes.
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1363386592

Also anybody know what this is supposed to plug into? I have it labeled as intake manifold, but I don't see anywhere for it to go. Maybe it went to the EGR stuff I removed?
http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1363386592

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That negative battery terminal should just be grounded to the chassis.

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Yep, looks like the wire goes to the firewall or fender, with the middle one going to the engine.

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Someone on the Lexus forum said it bolts right to the block, which rings a bell as I feel like I remember removing one from there now. Thanks for the pointers!!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aq8TWS5-GRU&hd=1

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sweeT!

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nice!

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woooo!

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It didn't start on fire, WIN! :D

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It's alive!!

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Broke down two houses away?! :P

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Wife and I took a test drive around our block. All 6 gears and Reverse work. Drove and shifted smooth as butter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trrgh...pJ8af-tRd1gBwQ


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trrghQtAkzg&hd=1

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Looks good, when you turning up the boost?:D

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Nice job getting it all back together!

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peemp.

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Car so far is still running OK. I think I have some sort of fuel issue though because everyday when I start it, the fuel pressure is different.

Anyhow with it mostly running, I figured I'd give this new buffer and goop a try. First time ever attempting to do this on my own, and figured this is a good test subject since I'm pretty sure it needs new paint, so if I do any damage no harm no foul.

So far I've done: NoRinse wash, clay bar, NoRinse wash, M105 w/ Orange pad, water/isopro wipe down. Tomorrow will be M205, water/isopro wipe, then some Zaino Z5. Car already looks way better, but still not as good as I'd hope. Pretty sure new paint is the only end all cure.

http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1373934922

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Shiny..

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Nice, I need to get some of those lights.

Did you do a dawn wash at the start?

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No dawn wash. Dan told me my order was good so far. I started with a NoRinse wash. Then used NoRinse for claybar lube, followed by NoRinse wash. Then M105. Then water/isopropyl wash (which could be substituted for dawn wash).

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Did you get your partial RPM sync issues figured out?

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I didn't get it 100% fixed, however I redid some of my grounding to be setup more like this:

http://www.msextra.com/doc/general/grounding.html

That seemed to help a bit. So I think what I'm going to do is add some better grounding to the car in general. I bought a 25' spool of 4awg wire from Fleet Farm so I'll just be creating some new ground, replacing the old stock cracked stuff. Hopefully that will help more.

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Nice find on teh grounding cable.

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So I completed my first ever full on exterior detail I've ever done. I'm pretty much a perfect example of an exterior detailing newb. And I seriouslly mean newb, like wash my cars with dish soap, stack shit on top of my cars, never seen a claybar in my life. That all changed a month ago, thanks to Aaron's detail day with Randy and Dan of Northstar Detail. So I picked up some new stuff from then, and this week decided to give it a go. Here's basically what I did.

1) NoRinse wash with MF wash mitts, and dried with MF towel.
2) Zaino Clay Bar using NoRinse as lube.
3) NoRinse wash and dry again.
4) Using Griots buffer and Orange pad, applied Meguiars M105 to entire car.
5) Wiped off with MF towel.
6) Spray/wipe car down with 50/50 water and isopropyl alchol mix and MF towel.
7) Using Griots buffer and White pad, applied Meguiars M205 to entire car.
8) Wiped off with MF towel.
9) Spray/wipe car down with 50/50 water and isopropyl alchol mix and MF towel.
10) Applied light coat of Zaino Z5 sealer using MF applicator.
11) Wiped off with MF towel.
12) Final wipe down using Zaino Z6 detail spray and MF towel.

Here's some pics of the results. Pretty much the best looking job I've ever done. Don't think Teh Bean has ever looked this good since I've owned it. It took me about 3 days, 2hrs per day, so 6hrs total. I learned a lot doing it, so I think next time I could probably do a better job, and do it faster. Key take away, if my newb ass can do it, anyone can do it!

Note: in the 2nd pic, that big white chip in the middle of my hood, that's not actually a chip, that's the mufukin reflection of the moon!!!

http://mitsustyle.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1374027821
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It looks damn nice to me. If only I had a nice car to clean up like that, then drive! lol

Good job.