240z You got boost ? Yup, it happenned ! After 4 months of wait, I finally received my RB26 from Japan, Thanks to JDMDistro That looks clean, i can't wait to put it on a bench and start it ! But before that, i need some other parts.
240z New glovebox The original insert of the glovebox was shot, so i've got a brilliant idea ! Why not insert the fusebox inside the glove box ? After few hours of modelling and printing, i got something cool So for now, i still use my first fusebox, but at lease, the glovebox
240z Let's hear it scream ! It's Christmas in October ! Special delivery from ZStory ! Those pipes are BIG !
240z Preparing for the future I might be stupid, but there we are, yes, i bought a Rocket Bunny kit for the Z ... Also, i've sourced a FS5W71C gearbox from a Skyline RB20DET. Now, i need to source a 71B transmission from a L-engine to swap those bellhouse and get 5 speeds in
240z Electric fuel pump conversion Aside from having a hard time to start after a long period of time stopped, these engines are know to suffer from vapor lock, it's a phenomen that happen when it's hot outside and the fuel present in the engine bay hoses get so hot, the
240z Preparing for the big day Today i've got her a good soup of vitamins ! Here we are, fresh oil for the diff, gearbox and the engine ! Also replaced a leaking "Cock valve" (Valve for the heater core) And after having to deal with the inspectors of the MOT check for wrong
240z Finally back on her wheels These tires have seen better days, let's gift her new shoes ! But before that, a deep cleaning of the wheels ! And a pair of Hankook Kinergy Eco2, i choosed these tires because i wanted to keep it in a tight budget but to not compromise the efficiency. As
240z The comeback of electrical issues Yup, i have an electrical issue here ... So, as mentionned in a previous post, my fusebox wasn't perfect and here's why. Because i've followed the Haynes schematic, i realised there's an issue. There's two thick white wires coming in the
240z New suspensions ! There we are, a big step for this project, i've received the new coilovers from BC Racing, the wheel bearings from RockAuto and we're going to reinstall them ! Every owners of S30 know this struggle I had to cut the spindle to seperate the shock absorber
240z LSD Upgrade It's a RWD Japanse shitbox, so it needs to have a proper LSD ! I've ordered a LSD from Quaife, expensive but bulletproof ! For the job, i bought a 6tons press, one the best decisions i've made this year ! At the same time, i'
240z Interior, second round One day, i still don't know how, i literally got half of the steering column in my hands, disconnecting all the cables at the same time. The 3 screws holding the column were cut in a previous life Then i finally got my definitive Sparco Wheel And i&
workshop New tools for the workshop ! With the 240Z project, i had to paint a lot of parts, so i've invested in a sand blasting cabinet ! If anyone wondering, i got it from trad4u.eu, even being a cheap chinese cabinet, it works pretty good, the quality is not bad.
240z Suspension dissasembly Today we're removing all the suspension ! The front shock absorbers are shot, so it's time to get something better than that !
240z Interior work This interior have not aged well, while doing more research about parts, i've learned there was multiples "series" of the 240Z (not talking about 260Z and 280Z or 2 / 2+2), but the first ~20 000ish cars manufactured had some specific parts that wasn't
240z New grill In a previous post, i've mentionned a package from Skillard, i've also bought their front grill ! And i've 3D printed some covers for the mirror and antenna holes in the body but i forgot to take a picture of that :(
240z Electrical issues When i got the Z, a lot of electrical stuff wasn't working at all, in cause, the original fuse box in a very bad shape as you can see in the pictures And so i designed a new fuse box based on a PCB made from JLCPCB with
240z Carburetor cleaning When i've restarted the car, i wasn't happy of how it was running, so i bought a repair kit for the carburators and started to clean them. After that, it wasn't still perfect When a carburetor is backfiring like that, it's because
linux Setup a USB-C Alt Mode dock on linux Introduction I've recently bought an ASUS Zephyrus M to replace my ZenBook Pro as laptop & my Z820 in the second room, so the idea is to use a docking to instantly connect my screens/keyboard/mouse/lan, i choosed the Kensington SD4500. The SD4500 is working great
pfsense ipmtool & iDRAC on pfsense If you have a iDRAC (or another remote management card) on a server running pfsense, maybe you'll install the package ipmitool. Once the package is installed maybe you'll get an error when using the ipmitool command. [2.3.3-RELEASE][root@fw.makz.me]/root: ipmitool Could
