Sh0velMan's Track Car Build

Sh0velMan · 08-01-2013, 01:08 PM

Sway bars shipped finally!

UPS says they land Monday. Sucks it isn't Friday! lol

Sh0velMan · 08-02-2013, 03:14 PM

Car is back in my possession with cage installed.

Pics once I get it prepped for paint and painted successfully... it's gross right now.

Sh0velMan · 08-03-2013, 11:39 PM

Sh0velMan · 08-05-2013, 04:51 PM

More pics:

This came today:

Mandingo · 08-05-2013, 10:27 PM

Looks great man.

Caged! It actually happened!

Sh0velMan · 08-05-2013, 10:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mandingo

Looks great man.

Caged! It actually happened!

I know right, only took nearly a year...

When're you doing some more modding? Gotta bring'er over man.

Mandingo · 08-06-2013, 12:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sh0velMan

I know right, only took nearly a year...

When're you doing some more modding? Gotta bring'er over man.

Hopefully in October I'll have some time to install my oil cooler, oil pressure gauge and NST pulleys. Oil cooler just in time for cold weather

.

If we can get an install-fest organized sometime around then I could definitely use your expertise on the pulley! Getting the stocker off seems like a real test.

Kingbaby · 08-06-2013, 01:22 AM

Very clean

Sh0velMan · 08-06-2013, 09:25 PM

Giant bundle of wires from driver's side harness.... check.

Kingbaby · 08-07-2013, 02:17 PM

burn it with fires....

Sh0velMan · 08-07-2013, 02:20 PM

Tonight I gotta drop the exhaust so I can get to the rear bar and finish removing the evap system and harnesses... yay!

Sh0velMan · 08-08-2013, 08:42 AM

Rear bar on, evap canister assembly out. The canister is surprisingly heavy, at least 5-6 pounds.

Also removed the last of the redundant heat shielding in the back of the car. One less thing to rattle and annoy me. (Full exhaust is wrapped, so that flimsy piece of metal wasn't doing anything)

Kingbaby · 08-08-2013, 02:27 PM

you can even spray the where the metal shield was with a high temp paint...that's what I did...

What kinda exhaust do you have on?

Sh0velMan · 08-08-2013, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kingbaby

you can even spray the where the metal shield was with a high temp paint...that's what I did...

What kinda exhaust do you have on?

It's a fast intentions non-resonated exhaust with 3" plain stainless steel tips.

Sh0velMan · 08-10-2013, 06:01 PM

Got the bars on and everything buttoned up.

Weird thing, one of the studs/nuts on the front bar stripped when I was putting them back on. Basically as I was torquing it down the threads gave out so the nut was just spinning.

I had to cut the nut and press the stud out. Just replaced it with a bolt and nut. Whole thing only added about 10 minutes of work, but geez. I'm thinking when I tear it all down in a few weeks for coilovers I may replace all the studs with grade 8 flange bolts and nuts, the stock studs are made from like pot metal or something. Super soft.

08-01-2013, 01:08 PM	#391 (permalink)
Sh0velMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dallas/Ft.Worth Posts: 3,349 Drives: Noisily. Rep Power: 20	Sway bars shipped finally! UPS says they land Monday. Sucks it isn't Friday! lol __________________ Buy My Car! \| Build Thread

08-02-2013, 03:14 PM	#392 (permalink)
Sh0velMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dallas/Ft.Worth Posts: 3,349 Drives: Noisily. Rep Power: 20	Car is back in my possession with cage installed. Pics once I get it prepped for paint and painted successfully... it's gross right now. Mandingo and GaleForce like this. __________________ Buy My Car! \| Build Thread

08-03-2013, 11:39 PM	#393 (permalink)
Sh0velMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dallas/Ft.Worth Posts: 3,349 Drives: Noisily. Rep Power: 20	scionide likes this. __________________ Buy My Car! \| Build Thread

08-05-2013, 10:27 PM	#395 (permalink)
Mandingo Track Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 625 Drives: '10 370z 6spd Rep Power: 3371	Looks great man. Caged! It actually happened! Mike likes this. __________________ some mods

08-07-2013, 02:20 PM	#401 (permalink)
Sh0velMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dallas/Ft.Worth Posts: 3,349 Drives: Noisily. Rep Power: 20	Tonight I gotta drop the exhaust so I can get to the rear bar and finish removing the evap system and harnesses... yay! __________________ Buy My Car! \| Build Thread

08-08-2013, 08:42 AM	#402 (permalink)
Sh0velMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dallas/Ft.Worth Posts: 3,349 Drives: Noisily. Rep Power: 20	Rear bar on, evap canister assembly out. The canister is surprisingly heavy, at least 5-6 pounds. Also removed the last of the redundant heat shielding in the back of the car. One less thing to rattle and annoy me. (Full exhaust is wrapped, so that flimsy piece of metal wasn't doing anything) __________________ Buy My Car! \| Build Thread Last edited by Sh0velMan; 08-08-2013 at 08:44 AM.

08-10-2013, 06:01 PM	#405 (permalink)
Sh0velMan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dallas/Ft.Worth Posts: 3,349 Drives: Noisily. Rep Power: 20	Got the bars on and everything buttoned up. Weird thing, one of the studs/nuts on the front bar stripped when I was putting them back on. Basically as I was torquing it down the threads gave out so the nut was just spinning. I had to cut the nut and press the stud out. Just replaced it with a bolt and nut. Whole thing only added about 10 minutes of work, but geez. I'm thinking when I tear it all down in a few weeks for coilovers I may replace all the studs with grade 8 flange bolts and nuts, the stock studs are made from like pot metal or something. Super soft. Kingbaby likes this. __________________ Buy My Car! \| Build Thread

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