Tech Session this Friday 5-26
05-25-2006, 09:35 PM
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I got my leak tracked down to a fitting. No problem there.
Got the ballast in my headlight swapped. Seems to work ok now.
Still no sign of my boost controller... grrrrr... it's somewhere between here and North Carolina. It had better be here tomorrow or I'm gonna get cranky.
Getting the gauges installed should be a breeze, I already have all of the fittings lined up. Just getting them wired in will be the tricky part.
But basically there should be plenty of time tomorrow to work on everyone's cars.
Got the ballast in my headlight swapped. Seems to work ok now.
Still no sign of my boost controller... grrrrr... it's somewhere between here and North Carolina. It had better be here tomorrow or I'm gonna get cranky.
Getting the gauges installed should be a breeze, I already have all of the fittings lined up. Just getting them wired in will be the tricky part.
But basically there should be plenty of time tomorrow to work on everyone's cars.
05-25-2006, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by roneski
I got my leak tracked down to a fitting. No problem there.
Got the ballast in my headlight swapped. Seems to work ok now.
Still no sign of my boost controller... grrrrr... it's somewhere between here and North Carolina. It had better be here tomorrow or I'm gonna get cranky.
Getting the gauges installed should be a breeze, I already have all of the fittings lined up. Just getting them wired in will be the tricky part.
But basically there should be plenty of time tomorrow to work on everyone's cars.
Got the ballast in my headlight swapped. Seems to work ok now.
Still no sign of my boost controller... grrrrr... it's somewhere between here and North Carolina. It had better be here tomorrow or I'm gonna get cranky.
Getting the gauges installed should be a breeze, I already have all of the fittings lined up. Just getting them wired in will be the tricky part.
But basically there should be plenty of time tomorrow to work on everyone's cars.
What boost controller did you end up going with?
05-25-2006, 09:45 PM
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Went with the Blitz SBC i-D.
05-25-2006, 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by roneski
Went with the Blitz SBC i-D.
good choice. i have a couple of 240 friends that run the blitz and they really like it. cant go wrong with that company.
05-26-2006, 09:28 AM
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Ok so when I was loading my car with all of the tools and parts this morning, I realized that my jack stands were under the Z, so I can't bring those. I did bring the wrenches, a jack, and my parts, but forgot the strut tower brace. I will try and make it home sometime today to get the STB, and if I do, I will bring the dremel too.
05-26-2006, 11:09 AM
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Also...tomrorrow morning I am going to work on the Z a little bit and then detail it so its all pretty for an upcoming photo shoot 
. The only work I will be doing to the car is putting the custom springs on and then it will be 10+ hours of washing, waxing, polishing, wiping, and drying. If anybody wants to help they are more than welcome to. I will start around 10:00am.
If my springs aren't waiting on my doorstep when I get home today, then I will be installing a new alternator on the Chevelle and then detailing that instead for an upcoming car show.
. The only work I will be doing to the car is putting the custom springs on and then it will be 10+ hours of washing, waxing, polishing, wiping, and drying. If anybody wants to help they are more than welcome to. I will start around 10:00am.If my springs aren't waiting on my doorstep when I get home today, then I will be installing a new alternator on the Chevelle and then detailing that instead for an upcoming car show.
05-26-2006, 12:53 PM
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My boost controller showed today afterall. Yay! Now just got to figure out which tubes go where.
I think that the solenoid in goes to the tap on the intercoolers and the out feeds the tubes that appear to return to the wastegates. The vacuum line for the brain most likely can just tap into one of the lines off of the upper plenum.
If you do swing back by your house Mike can you check out your manual valve and see if it looks like it's attached at the intercoolers?
Thanks
I think that the solenoid in goes to the tap on the intercoolers and the out feeds the tubes that appear to return to the wastegates. The vacuum line for the brain most likely can just tap into one of the lines off of the upper plenum.
If you do swing back by your house Mike can you check out your manual valve and see if it looks like it's attached at the intercoolers?
Thanks
05-26-2006, 02:45 PM
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Alright, Im on a quick break... I have Ty's Address so Ill head over there after work, hopefull you guys will still be working.
See you guys tonight :-)
Oh, btw, tomorrow is my Bday, and a few of my friends called and told me that I am hosting a pool party (great friends huh? invite themselves lolol jk) so you guys are welcome to join, I dont know who or how many but... you guys are welcomed! :-)
See you guys tonight :-)
Oh, btw, tomorrow is my Bday, and a few of my friends called and told me that I am hosting a pool party (great friends huh? invite themselves lolol jk) so you guys are welcome to join, I dont know who or how many but... you guys are welcomed! :-)
05-27-2006, 12:30 AM
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Dude, I almost didnt think I wasnt going to make it home!! There was about 30 sec on the freeway I thought I was going to hit the wall.
The car is swaying back and forth with even a VERY slight movement of the wheel. My "Z" on the steering wheel is a couple degrees off tilting to the right in order for me to go straight.. alignment is SCREEEWWWD. I honestly think Im going to flat bed my car to Georges in the morning, It scared me driving home on the freeway.
The car is swaying back and forth with even a VERY slight movement of the wheel. My "Z" on the steering wheel is a couple degrees off tilting to the right in order for me to go straight.. alignment is SCREEEWWWD. I honestly think Im going to flat bed my car to Georges in the morning, It scared me driving home on the freeway.
05-27-2006, 12:41 AM
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Your toe is definately off because you are probably running more negative camber than before. Take it to George's in the morning and if it is still "walking" on you after the alignment, then its something else. I honestly don't have a clue what else it could be though. Glad you made it home safe.
Thanks everybody for helping me get my springs on even though we kept making stupid mistakes like putting them on upside down
. Thanks to Ty for the house and tools, and thanks to Mike, Aarif, and Sam for lending a hand. Sorry we didn't get to your brake lines Mike. I will figure out a day that you can come over and use my garage and we can get those on your car finally.
On another note, my springs and strut bar didn't show today so it looks like I will do a quick alternator swap on the Chevelle tomorrow and then detail that car instead of the Z.
Thanks everybody for helping me get my springs on even though we kept making stupid mistakes like putting them on upside down
. Thanks to Ty for the house and tools, and thanks to Mike, Aarif, and Sam for lending a hand. Sorry we didn't get to your brake lines Mike. I will figure out a day that you can come over and use my garage and we can get those on your car finally.On another note, my springs and strut bar didn't show today so it looks like I will do a quick alternator swap on the Chevelle tomorrow and then detail that car instead of the Z.
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05-27-2006, 08:22 PM
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Thanks Mike (Zrolimit) for coming over and saving me a half a day in detail work! We started around 10:30-11:00. We washed my Chevelle, washed his Z, and then proceeded to to the Mother's Polish three stage waxing system. That took pretty much all day and then we set out to polish the wheels and front bumper and do the windows and tires as well. We stopped a little after 7:00pm and I still have the rear bumper, interior, engine bay, and trunk to do tomorrow. If I didn't have Mike helping me the entire time who knows how long it would have taken me lol.
05-29-2006, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Zrolimit
Ummm...you know since we didn't dremel that out I wonder if that is what caused him to get all of that "toe-in" that we saw last night?
Oh yeah - my car was pretty wobbly too before I got the alignment adjusted - especially when I got on the gas.
05-29-2006, 10:15 AM
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Originally Posted by rob209
If you don't widen the hole for the toe bolt, you can't adjust the toe enough to compensate for the camber, and the new SPC toe bolt is useless.
Oh yeah - my car was pretty wobbly too before I got the alignment adjusted - especially when I got on the gas.
Oh yeah - my car was pretty wobbly too before I got the alignment adjusted - especially when I got on the gas.
05-29-2006, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by 350ZNV
Thanks Mike (Zrolimit) for coming over and saving me a half a day in detail work! We started around 10:30-11:00. We washed my Chevelle, washed his Z, and then proceeded to to the Mother's Polish three stage waxing system. That took pretty much all day and then we set out to polish the wheels and front bumper and do the windows and tires as well. We stopped a little after 7:00pm and I still have the rear bumper, interior, engine bay, and trunk to do tomorrow. If I didn't have Mike helping me the entire time who knows how long it would have taken me lol.
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