Nismoandy Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 Finally finished off with the exhaust front to back with. Most of the wiring is in waiting for a few sensors then a start up !!!!!! Then check for all oil leaking etc 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) Hi everyone everyone finally finished off the wiring and check systems oil in and ,power steering fluid installed. We're going to try a short start up to see if it will run . The 1st time that we put power into the system the starter motor was permanently engaged so quickly sorted starter motor to make sure it worked correctly . OK . So we turned it over and nothing just a strong smell of petrol anyway took one of the spark plugs out and checked to see if we've got a spark yes OK so checked over the engine again to see if I've missed anything the only thing that is not working at the moment is the MAF , and air intake temperature sensor. So back to the drawing board and head scratching so had a cuppa tea with a shortbread biscuits , tried the car again and came to the conclusion that we probably had a mixture of old fuel condensation build up and flooding the engine. A few minutes later Hurray successfully managed to fire up with a little help from a friend . Video to see what happened Edited August 22, 2020 by Nismoandy update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 (edited) Here we're checking for spark not the conventional way but I've had too many shocking times in the past Edited August 20, 2020 by Nismoandy update 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 Kept checking for faults and leaks etc 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 At the end of the evening success was sweet and the engine is very healthy but still more work before it's back on the road 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 Here's a short clip of just the V8 soundtrack 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 Saw this a couple of weeks ago. Looks amazing. The plumbing is Corgi standard . For a member to build this using their own skills is quiet incredible. Well done Andy, the finishing line is getting closer by the day. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy james Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Sounds bloody lovely Andy! Start a separate savings account for V Power!! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 1 hour ago, andy james said: Sounds bloody lovely Andy! Start a separate savings account for V Power!! it's going to be a bit juicy , but I probably won't be doing more than 3 thousand miles a year i will try not to have to much of a lead foot , maybe a little bit 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payco Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 3,000 miles = £3,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted August 22, 2020 Author Share Posted August 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Payco said: 3,000 miles = £3,000. I hope that I will try to get between 20 and 30 if I'm wearing me halo and a lot of the mileis down hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sim Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Awesome work 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I've owned a few v8s and my c5 Corvette is still the best car I have driven and owned. Petrol was never an issue mileage per gallon. And I think your build is awesome and enjoy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 45 minutes ago, pintopete58 said: I've owned a few v8s and my c5 Corvette is still the best car I have driven and owned. Petrol was never an issue mileage per gallon. And I think your build is awesome and enjoy. Thank you very much for your kind response, much appreciated. My idea has always been to bring both worlds together and use the GM, Ls series engine are very undestmated in this country and the cd09 gearbox together with 350z chassis hopefully will make enjoyable fun combinations. More importantly reliable in the long term . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_83 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 Fantastic news!!! Wow, a proud moment for sure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 What a lot of people don't relate to is a chevy 350 4 bolt mains is in my eyes the best engine in the world. 3 / 5 k for a crate motor in my younger years i spent a bit of time in motor city ( Detroit) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 I've got the T shirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 And the stamps in me passport Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pintopete58 Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 No you can't see my passport photo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 (edited) I will put on the forum the rest of the build obviously, but I will also let everyone know how reliable it has been and any problems I come across also driving pleasure per gallon ,also give a reasonable pricing and different ways of taking on a project like this!! Edited August 24, 2020 by Nismoandy spelling mistake 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_Muxlow Posted August 24, 2020 Share Posted August 24, 2020 Looking good and sounding awesome Andy! I cant wait to see and here this in the flesh... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) Bit more progress coming together now and the engine bay is looking tight. I have changed the stock fans to Mishimoto it also helps with extra cooling and clearance, for the air intake i probably will change the size of the intake and colour of the pipes? Not sure yet I'm just concentrating on getting this up and running still waiting for a few parts but not many Did have a play with the running and seems to be working nicely Edited August 27, 2020 by Nismoandy update 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 Running a little bit better 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsLeon Posted August 31, 2020 Share Posted August 31, 2020 On 27/08/2020 at 01:12, Nismoandy said: Bit more progress coming together now and the engine bay is looking tight. I have changed the stock fans to Mishimoto it also helps with extra cooling and clearance, for the air intake i probably will change the size of the intake and colour of the pipes? Not sure yet I'm just concentrating on getting this up and running still waiting for a few parts but not many Did have a play with the running and seems to be working nicely If you ever get heating problems, change the mishimoto fans back to OEM (if its fits) because my experience with them is that the OEM perform better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nismoandy Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) Hi everyone small update have managed to finish off the MAF sensor and the intake air temperature sensor which has been installed into the aluminium intake Also I have installed a cold air intake for the 350z this can be used for any 350z there's a video on the next page showing how! Edited September 5, 2020 by Nismoandy update 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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