Mr. G. Brettin's Slow Motion Leg Hump

JARblue

Just let me know where you're hosting it. I'll bring the hookers and blow

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gbrettin

Sounds like a good idea to me! There's another performance shop down the road, Strictly Performance. Maybe I can talk to them as well. Need to wait until the Covid-19 stuff clears up though.

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gbrettin

If I get a head count for people interested in using the dyno, I'm sure I can get you guys on for a few pulls at a cheap rate.

Might have to shoot for mid May..... playing it by ear due to Covid. Not having Zdayz really cleared my schedule.

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If you want to have remote tuning done by someone, that's a possibility too. Options, all the options. What ever is clever guys.

gbrettin

Oh, one more thing! I didn't weld my crash bar... well... I think you guys remember why. I had the pro do it. lol

JARblue

What? You're not a pro welder by now?

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gbrettin

I know, shocker right?!? Don't worry I welded some tabs last night. They are functionally sound, but man... everyone is a pro welder apparently telling me how shitty they look.

Speaking of that, I mounted my Intercoolers last night. The piping will be the easiest I've ever seen for a cold side. The tabs I welded will be gone over to make them look nice (even though no one will see them). I had a sense of pride after I took a raw chunk of metal and made it functional.

I ended up cutting some slots in the tab so I can move around the intercooler for a little adjustment. I'm going to add two top support straps that will pull the A2W IC away from the radiator.

A couple people brought up concerns about airflow on the radiator. I'm not terrible worried about that. I can add a spal brushless fan and get a nice Ron Davis radiator later. I'm curious as to what stock will do for now. I'll just make a mental note to watch the temps. Worst case scenario is relocating the radiator to the rear of the car. I'd rather not do that because of additional work at this point and the added cost of AN fittings can easily be 1000 dollars extra.

The first picture shows my harness wiring came in from MS3. I also ordered 8 EGT bungs for my exhaust manifold . Unfortunately the first order got lost in transit so MS3 had to make a claim against the shipping company, which had a bunch of other orders heading to the shop. Someone had a bad day because it was about 8 thousand dollars worth of electronics and wiring. Back to the EGT bungs, my order had the last set of 8 and I'm waiting for another batch. who knows when I will get them.

Main take away. Two tabs had many steps. I was at the shop for hours last night.

JARblue

Looks great to me!

But I'm not a pro

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JLarson

Wow those tabs look awful, did you have a seizure while welding them??

Kidding, nice job on everything! Great build!

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2014 370z Touring Sport Magma Red MT // BP Single Turbo 6467 // 63mm TB's // Z1 Ported Upper Mani // RJM Pedal // Zspeed Stage 3 Clutch // 526 WHP, 451 WTQ
2006 350z (Sold) // 1990 300zx (Sold) // 1985 300zx 2+2 (Sold)

gbrettin

One last thing. The drilled whole is not perfectly center where I punched the metal. I was trying to get video of the drill press and it walked the metal plates a tad.... DOH! I guess I'll focus on before and after shots if I'm using machinery. lol

JLarson

Might as well scrap the build!

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2014 370z Touring Sport Magma Red MT // BP Single Turbo 6467 // 63mm TB's // Z1 Ported Upper Mani // RJM Pedal // Zspeed Stage 3 Clutch // 526 WHP, 451 WTQ
2006 350z (Sold) // 1990 300zx (Sold) // 1985 300zx 2+2 (Sold)

Rusty

Talk about chicken chit welds. Looks like you used bubble gum.

You have to start somewhere. The more you weld. The better you get at it. You just need someone to show you a few methods on how to move the weld puddle to smooth out the weld. You pushing or pulling the puddle? And are you using a steady motion (looks steady to me with a nervous tick), or stop and go? Always practice on a piece of scrap before you weld your parts. Before you weld. Get yourself in a comfortable position. Hands supported. If not. It will show in your welds.

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gbrettin

Basically you nailed it, I got nervous. I was going slow then I started moving fast and then slowed down again. I didn't work with the puddle. My pace was messed up.

I was pulling toward me.

Ghostvette

I think the welds look 100x better than what I could do. All I can reliable do with a torch is burn holes in something.

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BettyZ

Just like EW's azz!

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madwi

So we dont clog up your amazing build thread too much:
West Michigan Summer Z Meetup