Not a huge amount to write about here, just some photos as I continue taking the front apart.
These monster hood hinges and torsion springs weigh 10 lbs!
And that was about it for the night.
It doesn’t seem like much, but I had some mighty battles with some rusty fasteners and rivnuts that had broken free and were just spinning around, rather than letting me take out bolts. Actually I could have made my life a lot easier by jacking up the car and taking off the wheels, but I didn’t. Genius.
While I worked on that, Nik assembled some tables that fit perfectly over some toolboxes he already had; looks really really good!
Next time I'll just keep working my way back, taking the car apart. Not much thinking involved, but that's okay. There will be some serious thinking involved later.
Additionally, we will still be spending some time organizing. The fab side of the shop is still quite dense. Another day.
Thanks for reading!
damen
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Even for a non-competitive track day, I need new brakes. Nik has some to try, but will they fit?
The mini-harness doesn’t seem to plug in to the wideband sensors. I guess I need an adapter or something?
I’ve been dreading the task of figuring out how the drive-by-wire throttle body works on the VK56, but it’s gotta be done…
I try to install a new ECU, load up the COBB tune, and then install the wideband UEGO sensor…
After working through some mental blocks, I was able to start on the custom wiring harness that will get the VK56 V8 running on the stand…
Finishing the dissection of the OEM V8 harness, then tying up some odds and ends around the engine…
Getting the car side of the gauge wiring sorted, then plugging the gauges in to see if they work…
Moving right along, re-installing the dash, troubleshooting some check-engine lights, and sorting out gauge wiring.
Making some custom mounts to get the Nissan VK56DE V8 on a stand meant for a small-block Chevy…
I plugged the dash in to see if there were any codes. There was 1. I tracked it down to WAIT WHAT HAPPENED HERE?!
I was dreading it, but ultimately got the steering issue fixed. Extra time and extra help meant i got the harness bar in, too!
A big step! I picked up the engine that will get those 600HP’s! Eventually. I think. I hope.
I think I finally tracked down an engine to pickup, but it didn’t work out quite as planned…
Not a hugely progressive update here, but necessary disassembly work to get the engine out at some point…
Brakes = Solved.