another Z31

[Benedict]

Lol I can only hope that next time will be less eventful, but so far my luck hasn't changed.

Car felt weak. I'm still on a 9.4 WG spring. Taylor is using a 2.7 on stock turbo ECU/injectors for now and he builds boost sooner and during wot 3rd through 4th only falls back a few feet.

Car "puffs" smoke from BOV. Wanna see how much?
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/3d0da0bd.mp4

Soooo, mad blow by. Rings are toast. Fuuuuuuun...

Tire is rubbin mad due to ratchet straps pulling it down lol. Left side is fine, will raise this side a tiny bit to match clearance on left.

Junkyard motors looked dodgy at best. Enter Taylors old 9.1 W block that burned a qt of oil every 2-3 days.

Box O Shit keepin it organized

Bearings looking good

New rings and head gaskets tomorrow.

Today...
Pretty much a sure bet we aren't making Streetwise on Saturday. Maybe we'll make Myrtle on Sunday.

Old motor is out.


"New" short block is together. Heads n shit to come later.

[Benedict]

Copy

We made it to Myrtle.
Pulled these from someone elses FB.




Big Thank You's go out to Matt and Jeff at East Coast Performance for all their help.















More iPhone quality shit.
‪Pink Z[ebra] 1‬‏ - YouTube

‪Pink Z[ebra] 2‬‏ - YouTube

2J G35 sedan.
‪2J G35 MB Drift‬‏ - YouTube

GoPro
1
‪GOPR0160‬‏ - YouTube

More GoPro action

Kangaroo run
‪Pink Z[ebra] 4‬‏ - YouTube

Wall tap
‪Pink Z[ebra] 5‬‏ - YouTube

‪Pink Z[ebra] 6‬‏ - YouTube

[Benedict]

2 weeks after this drift day we went up to cherry point for an autocross. First run out and rod knock. My wallet needs a break so the car is down indefinitely.

[85ZChris]

Nice Z man. If you dont mind man I wanna go s13 coils but I'm not sure on how to do the adapter for front an rear you have any tips or advice to getting adpaters or making them?

[Racinjitter]

I used to make and sell the rear adapter kits, but now Zachary Ard from ASCO sells them as I dont have the time to give my full attention. Welcome to the Acadiana Sports Car Orphanage! | Acadiana Sports Car Orphanage - Official Store Send him a message and he will be able to provide you a set of rear adapters.

[Benedict]

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[Benedict]

I finally edited my Branson roadtrip videos.

Enjoy.

Pink [Z]ebra Branson Z Fest roadtrip 2011 - YouTube

And here is the latest from MB Drift

MB Drift Team Tandem Oct 8 & 9 - YouTube

[adamvann3]

Love the summer montage video

[wacko2]

any update on this built

[Benedict]

Originally Posted by Benedict

Here's what I've been up to.

I let the car sit for a month while I ate ramen.

The vinyl turned silver on the roof and hood so off it came.
*


It got a little sticky.

Cleaning up that mess took a week.

Pulled the motor out and dropped the crank.


Stayed busy while parts shipped.


Finished motor. Nissan main and rod bearings. Crank polished on the loose side of OEM spec. Ported turbo automatic oil pump with competition oil pan and updated sump tube with gasket. Top end was not broken down so new rings (also on loose side), HG, rebuilt turbo, etc still in play.*$12 paint job complete.*


Motor smoked from exhaust at idle. Ran out of time so on the trailer it went.

Last day in the Marines came. Started packing.


Last night in NC.



Made it home. Took over the garage.


Prepping for Nov 5 drift day.


Removed turbo, replaced hot side oil seal. Changed oil. First start up was using Brad Penn 20-50. Now it's Valvoline VR1 20-50. Stopped smoking at idle but still pours under load. Changed plugs (NGK 4644 .025-028 gap) but no change. The motor sat upside down on the engine stand for weeks. Maybe there's built up oil residue, figure I'll just drive it and see if the smoke fades. Idles and runs perfect other than smoking under load.

Started driving. Made several short 2nd and 3rd gear pulls. Ran perfect while riding the edge of straight line traction.

Did a hard pull in 4th, boost was about 12-13 pounds, AF was 10-11, shifted to 5th and the car just felt instantly sandbagged. Massive misfire, wouldn't idle at stop lights. As it almost stalled oil pressure dropped. Smoked non stop. Limped home, oil sprayed everywhere from driver side valve cover vent but nothing from the other side.

Smokes from both vents but much more from drivers side. Pulled plugs, #2&6 slight oil residue, #4 complete coated in oil and gap was non existent. Cleaned, regapped all 6, ran for a minute, runs the same, pulled plugs again, same oil on 4. *gap is ok though.

Video
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n...s/b7cc3025.mp4

So here it sits


Freshly rebuilt, tires mounted, entry fee paid, fucked up and running like dog shit yet again.

Compression check
#1-75
#2-60
#3-40
#4-0
#5-170
#6-150

WTF

This is how I spent the Nov 5 drift day:

Originally Posted by DudeZX

So, I went to Memphis for a TO event:

Found a guy mounting tires in the back of a pickup truck.


I went over to his house to check out the wounded ex-glitterbeast.
It was a good day. Besides the whole not getting to ride in the super legit Z31 drift car thing.

[nothix]

what did you paint it with? came out nice

[nothix]

sorry about the motor issues. Maybe its time to consider a swap?

[Benedict]

It's rattle canned again, this time it's $0.99 cans of Valspar gloss black from Lowe's.

Yes I've considered engine swaps but I really want this car to remain a modified Z31 and not a hybrid. Eventually I'll pick up an S-chassis and bastardize that lol.

[nothix]

wow! that came out great for rattle cans. What's the trick?

[codyace]

Genny Cream Ale, LOL!

Still loving this car, dunno why, just do.

[SoulAmazing]

awsome lovedd it hated it and loved it again good work brotha

[nothix]

friend is thinking about picking up a Z31 for cheap. I showed him your pics for motivation =)

[z31_Law]

Originally Posted by Benedict

...

damn benedict, i miss your z!

[Benedict]

Lol me too man but I've moved on to something new.

'12 3.8 R-spec

[z31_Law]

Originally Posted by Benedict

Lol me too man but I've moved on to something new.

'12 3.8 R-spec

lol wow dude, seems like now a days you look at a car and can do so much to make it look that good, great stuff man, you plan on going back to the z31?

[DeleriousZ]

Stop quoting all pictures in posts please.

[thebadz32]

Hey benedict for some reason it wont let me pm you but im intrested in the wheels any way you could send me a message and let me know if you still have the work equips

[ChukiZ31]

This z is an inspiration to all z31 owners! Love it! Where did you get the vented hood or was that made?

[Benedict]

I bought a cheap generic drop vent off ebay

then I cut it down the middle to make it more narrow and trimmed off all of the extra material around the edges

[ChukiZ31]

Dude I've looked everywhere for these lol do you have a link to one?

[adamvann3]

Originally Posted by ChukiZ31

Dude I've looked everywhere for these lol do you have a link to one?

Version Select makes a universal one. Touge Factory carries them

version:SELECT Universal Hood Vent - FRP - TF Works - Real Racing Parts



The issue with the z31 is the cowl section of the hoods. In order to add vents, they need to be narrowed in order to fit in the cowl section.