Ah it's one of those slow Saturdays with absolutely nothing happening but it gave me time to sort through all the Z pictures, build threads, and parts dealers to let me know that I still have to do some serious work on mine. I've had Nona for over a year now and she's come a long way and it isn't over yet but I need to pick a point and stick to it so here are the things that need to be done ASAP. A few months ago I installed a R200 and got rid of my old R180 with the idea of putting a LSD in and with upgraded diff changing the ratio for better acceleration. Problem: The R200 is not symmetrical so it has a tendency to bind on the driverside and cause other issues, which it has
(two of the front crossmember bolts which fit before no longer fit) and the car pulls to the left on hard accel. So it's back to the R180 which I no longer have! So I need to find and buy a replacement for now before I do Nona anymore harm than good.
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| Lining up the R200 for the install |
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| The old R180 |
Second I need a suspension in the worst way. I can feel the blown and none blown struts as I drive at freeway speeds and on accel, so this needs to be addressed as well. I've been putting it off because of funds and bills but I need to sit down and hit up Chuck at Apexi. He and I have agreed to put together a "experimental" coilover set for the Z
(more so my Z). The theory is that this will open up the market for the Z for Chuck and the development of more products for classic imports and will solve many of mine...I hope. After these I would really like to get the brakes and some ducting/aero in the works. And since the booster upgrade the brake are good for now. Louie at RRR Motorsports also hooked it up with a oil catch can
(thanks again) and that needs to go in and since it won't cost much to install I want to fit that in quickly and get it out of the way.
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| Greddy Oil Catch Can |
Second I need a suspension in the worst way. I can feel the blown and none blown struts as I drive at freeway speeds and on accel, so this needs to be addressed as well. I've been putting it off because of funds and bills but I need to sit down and hit up Chuck at Apexi. He and I have agreed to put together a "experimental" coilover set for the Z (more so my Z). The theory is that this will open up the market for the Z for Chuck and the development of more products for classic imports and will solve many of mine...I hope. After these I would really like to get the brakes and some ducting/aero in the works. And since the booster upgrade the brake are good for now. Louie at RRR Motorsports also hooked it up with a oil catch can (thanks again) and that needs to go in and since it won't cost much to install I want to fit that in quickly and get it out of the way.
