Z32 project, "six month build"

[jazig.k]

handy with photoshop? I'm keen to see what you mean exactly.

I tried... with paint. I failed. I wanted to crop the image over a trap porn scene and then use emoji's for exhausts, but I'm at work and I chickened out.

Go exhaust-less? Just 2 little dump tips way under the bumper almost out of sight and painted black.

[EndlessDrift]

Hi Anti, I have been a huge fan of this six month build for years now! Huge respect for your craftsmanship, creativity and awesome passion for retro JDM gear.
I thought I would throw my two cents in the hat with the exhaust suggestions but how bout something similar to the Konigseeeeeeegggggg One:1 (whatever its called), emulate the shape of the centre section, maybe recess it a bit in the opening.
I have no doubt whatever you come up with will be epic regardless of what route the pipe exits, keep up the awesome work... Z

[whacka]

huge fan of this build good job! can not wait to do something like this with my E32 then on my mustang!

[anti.engineered]

Cheers whacka. Just don't leave them on stands for four years.

I tried... with paint. I failed. I wanted to crop the image over a trap porn scene and then use emoji's for exhausts, but I'm at work and I chickened out.

Go exhaust-less? Just 2 little dump tips way under the bumper almost out of sight and painted black.

That would have been great, lol. Thanks anyway.

I definitely need some kind of visible outlet somewhere I think. I know this might sound like I'm shooting down everyone's input but I really appreciate it, I'm just finnicky.

Hi Anti, I have been a huge fan of this six month build for years now! Huge respect for your craftsmanship, creativity and awesome passion for retro JDM gear.
I thought I would throw my two cents in the hat with the exhaust suggestions but how bout something similar to the Konigseeeeeeegggggg One:1 (whatever its called), emulate the shape of the centre section, maybe recess it a bit in the opening.
I have no doubt whatever you come up with will be epic regardless of what route the pipe exits, keep up the awesome work... Z

Hey dude, nice to meet you. Thanks so much, I'm glad you like it. I think I'll definitely have to do a good edit of how a centre exit would turn out. I'll post 'em all up when I have a few.

[Pauluzz]

Why not the "normal" way? In the diffuser? Like I had on my previous build:

[C2_mad]

Why not the "normal" way? In the diffuser? Like I had on my previous build:

sorry for the of topic but that swift is awsome...anymore pics or thread?

[Pauluzz]

sorry for the of topic but that swift is awsome...anymore pics or thread?

Yes here: http://www.stanceworks.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=64993 but as mentioned, it's my previous build, I've crashed it.

Back on topic, I think it looks ugly through the vents...

[E3APC]

Glad to see someone else who is a Midnight Club enthusiast.

IIRC Abflug still has all of the molds for their older body kits(like the pink Z32 widebody.) Have you seen this one? Always thought it was the most modern looking z32 front fascia while still being older than the Greddy Gracer and other kits.

http://at.abflug.jp/catalog/index_page.php?pkey=item_info&i_code=ABF20321110003

ReAmemiya, Abflug, and Pentroof(who regularly worked with Abflug) still offer a lot of the same parts they did 20+ years ago.

There is a reason those companies regularly worked together , excellent build by the way, and yes very 'midnight' in its technical execution. There is one company name you missed and that's Revolfe, who actually were partners with Abflug. I'm sure if you contacted the guys from Revolfe, Abflug, and Pentroof they would happily help you with info or parts you need.

The z32 holds a massive place in the hearts of these tuners ^^, there was a reason the midnight club developed their z32s so far and for so long, over the r32, the Porsches, the rx7, as they were so good at doing what was needed! There too speed potential proved itself over and over, and most of the midnight guys who had z32s still have their old race cars.

I think the guys would be pleased you are doing such a build

[E3APC]

schooled! I like it. Thanks for the information. I've seen a bunch of the old option videos and followed a few of the cars too. The Jun Z32 is something I'd be really keen for more info on if you have it. The yellow Pentroof Z32 now resides here in Brisbane, though I haven't heard anything about it in a few years. Not sure where I got that they're a part of Ab-Flug, my mistake. ^^ seems that their stuff is still being appreciated though! thanks loekaaz, just wait 'til I hack the diffuser up...

here's a shot of a car with a variant of my rear bar and a midnight decal

I'm friends with the owner of this car, there is another abflug widebody red midnight z32 that doesn't have the vents in the back, IMO this is a cleaner look. But it's a great kit

[E3APC]

The JUN z32 was shipped back to Japan and reconditioned for street use(stripped the stickers off and repainted red). It showed up a few years back and was in driving condition last I heard of it. After it was reconditioned it was allowed to become a full fledged member of the club in under a year, which was almost unheard of. Check out some Yatabe circuit videos, some midnight club cars show up from time to time in those old videos.

Check this video out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVeA5DxhTQo

You can see it being tested at Yatabe, which was a popular proving ground for the Midnight Club guys.

Sorry to hijack the thread, but where did you come by the club membership information on the street legal bonneville engined car?

[anti.engineered]

There is a reason those companies regularly worked together , excellent build by the way, and yes very 'midnight' in its technical execution. There is one company name you missed and that's Revolfe, who actually were partners with Abflug. I'm sure if you contacted the guys from Revolfe, Abflug, and Pentroof they would happily help you with info or parts you need.

The z32 holds a massive place in the hearts of these tuners ^^, there was a reason the midnight club developed their z32s so far and for so long, over the r32, the Porsches, the rx7, as they were so good at doing what was needed! There too speed potential proved itself over and over, and most of the midnight guys who had z32s still have their old race cars.

I think the guys would be pleased you are doing such a build

Hey, I'm sorry I missed your posts. I like the info on the old workshops. I'm familiar with Revolfe SA and have heaps of pictures of their old cars. Very cool projects, and a good reference point for styling ques with my rear bar too. If you're talking about the 2+2 with full Abflug wide body, I'd be very interested in more photos of that car.

Build wise, my semester has ended and with it another two months or so of not being able to touch the car. I'm heavily into the next chassis mod but it's not complete just yet - been doing some super fun construction at home and working a lot too. In absence of a real update though I do have some parts that anded recently.

The first was a real steal of a radiator. With all the fuckery that I did to move the rad forward, a custom unit is required. After much research the closest off the shelf component was going to come out of a DC5. I was digging about for a decent one of those until a friend of mine told me about a Z32 race radiator that he was looking to offload. It's a custom made PWR twin pass exactly the width of the Z32 frame rails and only an inch shorter than what I was looking for.



Brought this over from Japan because it is such a good match for the factory gauges, don't know if I'm going to use it yet..



Next up is something significant with a funky story. A few weeks ago here in Sydney was World Time Attack Challenge, an annual race event with competitors shipping in cars from all over the world. Here're some happy snaps with some cool stuff I got up close and personal with:







That last one is Nigel Petrie of Engineered to Slide's S13. Very neat chatting to him and having him talk through some of his projects.

At WTAC Link engine management were holding a booth. A booth with free sun screen and water. A buddy of mine wandered over for the freebies, found out they were running a discount on RB/VG (very similar) plug in ECU's and the long and short of it a massive group buy resulted with something like eight dudes getting hooked up. God bless pale people.

I was initially planning to pick up a wire in ECU since I wanted to knock up my own engine harness, but honestly being such an old engine there wasn't too much more on offer there that I'd actually use. With a plug in I have the advantage of being able to run a stripped down OEM harness from the ECU to the bulk head plug then a custom loom from there. Redesigned where I need it and less work where I don't.





These things install into your OEM ECU housing which in my case was a VeilSide chipped unit because I'm cool like that. The only telltale afterwards is the MAP hose and tuning port sticking out the side.



Last up is something I have actually put a bit of work into and am keen to jump into further over the summer. I mentioned a while back I was converting to a single inlet plenum. This started with mounting up the lower intake plenum from a Nissan Cima, also VG30DE powered but with a factory single turbo configuration. The heads and both upper/lower plenums are different. I'm using Z32 heads (already well into that port project) and am grafting the Cima lower plenum to them because rather than cross flow, the Cima runners are vertical. This means in a centrally mounted manifold there is no harsh transition from trumpet to intake runner.

Fitting up the Cima lower plenum to the Z32 heads is a mixed bag. The bolts line up, but the ports are out of whack. Both motors initially have the same runner diameter, but as the Z32 runs 50cm long ports it transitions down in diameter at a more gradual rate; meaning the Cima runners are wider when lined up up against the Z32 heads.

How to fix this has been a drawn out process. My friends and I concluded with deciding to mill a Z32 lower plenum down to its flanges, cut down the Cima lower the same height and weld the two together. Once that's done I can get inside the flanges and smooth out the internal transition and fit the Cima lower plenum without having to modify my Z32 heads.



Here are the flanges of the Z32 lower plenum that my buddy milled for me. One of them snapped during the process, but they're going to get welded in place anyway so no harm done.



I'm currently trying to figure out the best way to get the Cima plenum machined down. Next up, top side I've gutted the crap out of an ugly Cima upper plenum to extract a base flange.



This created a lot of mess, lol. From here I'm going to 3D model the plenum and call on some hook ups from Uni to CFD test the design so I know it actually works. This shit's pretty much why I'm doing my degree so confirming that I'm not just funneling all the flow into the last two cylinders is important to me.

Here is the base flange sitting on the Cima runners:



A lot of junk to keep working on this summer. Keen to learn how to start modelling. I need a TIG welder.

-A

[190Evan]

Oh my lord that s13's engine bay

[Hayce]

Oh my lord that s13's engine bay

If you've not seen before: http://engineeredtoslide.com/blog/

[rice4life]

Love the afr gauge, do you happen to know how old that is? I've never seen a japanese afr with a needle like that before.

[anti.engineered]

No I can't say I do. It's a nice piece which is entirely why I bought it, but I am out of space in the cluster. If I have a change of plans it'll go in there.