1JZ E30 Vert Build Thread with Pastry filled wheels

[Jdesign]

The Full Banana said:

Just remember to replace those shear bolts with some weaker hardware (grade 8.8 or so). Typically those bolts are designed to shear in a significant collision. 

You do remember this is an over powered convertible with no roll over protection at all right? Pretty sure if I hit anything hard enough to move the column, I will be ejected from the car before anything else.

[Earl]

You can already assume what I replaced mine with...

[Jdesign]

Earl said:

You can already assume what I replaced mine with...

Diamond plated titanium that was sand cast using the eye crustys of orphans then hand carved by Jesus himself using only tookpicks?

[Jdesign]

I need some opinions. I desperately need to get a turbo blanket, should I get a chrome one or a Black satin one..

Here is a pic of how the engine bay looks at the moment. The battery will be soon moved to the trunk.

[B C]

Black blanket

[wasnt m3]

Black

[YoungCR]

Once you go black...

[Earl]

Black

[Bassboy3313]

I have one for you if you want it. Brand new, never installed

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[patsbimmer1]

Black

[Jdesign]

Bassboy3313 said:

I have one for you if you want it. Brand new, never installed

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Good deal. Maybe when the tools come in I can scoop this from you. The vote is certainly in favor of a black blanket.

[Bassboy3313]

Sure thing!

[Jdesign]

Finally started cranking away at this again. I preregistered For Euro District so I would have a hard deadline to  push myself. As of the last two nights, I have made brackets to relocate and install my new power steering reservoir, and relocated my fuel pressure regulator under the intake manifold. My goal is to remove everything I can from the chassis in the engine bay, so that when I shave the bay, I will have a lot less work.

Although I fabricated a new bracket and moved the PS reservoir, I decided that at the end of the season when I do respray the bay, I am going to run a Z4 manual steering rack to help reduce some of the clutter in my engine bay. They are cheap and from what I have read, they have great feel and response.  I started looking into running a electric pump system or an electric rack as well, but cost, and clutter changed my mind there.

Besides all of that, I also modified the radiator brackets and made new intercooler brackets so that I could add 3mm between them providing more room for the Spal fan that I bought from @Snap 

I failed to take pictures of pretty much everything besides the PS reservoir as I was "IN THE ZONE" crannking on shit in the weeee hours of the morning. I will provide some more pictures later on when I button everything up.

[Jdesign]

I finished relocating both the PS reservoir and the FPR and I am quite happy with the result. I no longer have anything besides the fuse box mounted to the engine bay of the car. I am a little worried about the new location of my fuel line as it is a few mm away from the main power wire going to my starter. I think I am going to build some type of plastic cover to keep the two divided "just in case." But other that that I was able to clean everything up and hopefully this winder I can shave and paint the engine bay.

I also installed this nice Turbo blanket I got from @Bassboy3313 and it will really help keep the heat down and it looks much better than the rusty hot side.

[Jdesign]

I realized I didn't post any pictures of the complete engine bay in awhile. I accidentally spilled some chrome polish on the ground last night cleaning some wheels I have so I used it to clean some of the metal parts in the engine bay and snapped some pics quick.

Also, I am on the look out for some 17" staggered German Eclair wheels. If you have any leads, please let me know.

[KaiserRolls]

What wheels are on it in those most recent pics?

[Jdesign]

KaiserRolls said:

What wheels are on it in those most recent pics?

Dont Judge me, but they are reps from my civic. 16X9 varrstoen Es series wheels. Thats all I have at the moment that fits. I have like 4 sets of 5x120 wheels and all of them require spacers or tires.

[KaiserRolls]

Jdesign said:

KaiserRolls said:

What wheels are on it in those most recent pics?

Dont Judge me, but they are reps from my civic. 16X9 varrstoen Es series wheels. Thats all I have at the moment that fits. I have like 4 sets of 5x120 wheels and all of them require spacers or tires.

I don't judge man, just curious!

[Jdesign]

KaiserRolls said:

I don't judge man, just curious!

I am judging me. LOL

[patsbimmer1]

I never realized Varrstoen had a reputation of being a "rep wheel".  I was under the impression they built a decent wheel, is that not true?