DUDE!!!! Good luck so really can I go down there it's only liek a 2 hour drive 3 tops. and hell I'm trying to offer my cervices and learn a thing or 2. it's ok if I get hit with the hammer or torche. my brother and I have both taken hit's pretty abd since we both loose our temper and take it out on each other. so dude I wanna go down there man. I really wanna see your Z. maby help you out here and there. but mostly to learn and help you out dude. I can't make it this weekend cause I'm workign but next week count me in (if ure cool with it)

 

I don't feel so bad now with all my scared knuckes, fingernails broken till they bleed, dents in the walls from throwing tools, only to be so pissed I was ready to burn the car, go in the house, come out 5 minutes later only to have what was pissing me off so bad fall in place. Damn it's fun, I love it. Just make sure there's a socket set in my coffen when I die. Might need them on the other side.

 

Man, don't we know that so well.

Bardabeeeee, yahoo maps shows the following, "Distance: 554.9 miles Approximate Travel Time: 8 hours 32 mins" and if you drift your way there it'll take a little longer. But then again, maybe 91 needs help with that garbage disposal this weekend.

 

ok.... uhhh did U move or something? last time I looked it was only 3hours. btu oh well. hell I'll still go. I'm down I'll go. and yeah I'm a pro garbage disposer.

 

Nope, haven't moved. Maybe you have CC and I confused. He had offered to help you with your t-belt when he was chanigin his. How far is it from Acton to Riverside?

Fixed the broken pipe. The disposal is in and fundtional. 1st try on both!!!!! Woohoo!!! Digging a trench sucks.

Didn't get to the Z yesterday, bt I'm off to Kragen in a few minutes to get the hose and clamps I need for the coolant bypass hose bypass.

 

Made some good progress today.

 

Keep up the good work 91. I bet that polished upper plenum will look great when you get it on.

 

So what's the picture of the tube? egr?

 

Yep. I posted some other photos of them on here somewhere. They were really clogged before.

 

Ow, my hands hurt.

It took Dad and I about 2 hours just to get the EGR valve mounted onto the back of the intake manifold. The 2 bolts that hold the EGR valve on are completely unnecessary. If someone wanted to, they could just bolt a rubber plate to the back of the manifold to keep the EGR valve from vibrating against the manifold. The EGR is held in place in 6 locations (1 - feedpipe from exhaust, 2 & 3 - EGR tube brackets at rear of engine between intake and exhaust cam covers, 4 & 5 - EGR return lines bolted to underside of upper plenum and 6 - bolted to back of intake manifold). See my point. Oh well, at least it's in. Back to work.

 

you should have just cut it out and called it a day

 

If I didn't live in Cali, I would've. I re-connected the heater hoses and got the coolant bypass completed today. I was going to get my intercooler piping installed, but I need to replace the 3" rubber coupler at the turbo outlet, so I have to order it. Maybe next weekend.

 

It's coming along . How hard was the coolant bypass?

 

The coolant bypass was easy. The plenum removal was the b*tch. I would estimate that the bypass removal eliminates 8 of the bypass hoses that run under the plenum. It's a much cleaner setup. I'm sure that the coolant will circulate with less restriction now.

 

I can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Nothing else should be extremely difficult to put together, just time consuming.

 

I think I'm gonna cry. it's so so so.... beauty full nice goign keep it up 91. i just gotta have some sound clips and videos's when she's done.

 

Thaz lookin good. Can't wait to see the plenum on there.

 

hey 91zxtt,
you gonna leave the cam covers stock black?
just wondering.
looking real good btw

 

Yes, I'm keeping them black. I figure if I painted them they'd look like crap in a couple years and I'll have to redo it. I may paint them at my next 60k service. That way I'll have the back plate off as well and I can paint that also.

 

Damn 91zxtt, I just might have to come up there and have you detail my engines.....Looking good, real good.

 

More progress...

 

Looking good,,,,your getting closer....might just have to come up and have a looksee when your done.

 

I think I might go To see it fire up and record the firstrubber inprints on teh street

 

How can you guys and gals come up and see each other, do u all live in california???? If so that sucks for me lol, i live in PA. Well Philly aint too bad.

 

A few of us do live in Cali, but it's a big state. It's not like we're all neighbors.