Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Speaking of which, do you think its worth adding a fine inline filter for the trans cooler?

Could be but it does have 2 large magnets + a large fine filter and 4 small ones......one would think that that would be enough to get rid of most of the crap. In saying that I have had a couple of gearbox's with so much crap on the magnets that they looked like Donut's but all of those gearbox's were driven across the gate most of the time....funny enough my old crapped out gearbox was pretty clean throughout!

One of the main things I do when I do these kits is make sure that all the components a free of all crap and very clean before the VB goes back in!

1. New Radiator due to leak in top tank (nothing special - just Koyo aftermarket OEM style but for $240 delivered and no modifications required it was a good fix to get me back on the road).

2. Oil Change

3. New tyres on the rear today due to camber wear....

Temporarily fixed rattling side skirt brackets, seems grey tape isn't enough though.

Hate the idea of tek screwing my sills.

Slackarse bodykit fitter, not attaching them properly (was on it when I bought it).

The brackets don't line up with the inserts already fitted to my sills.

Sika may have to be employed........

Finally ordered a trans cooler, the same B & M with thermostat that jasevr4 is running. Will get it in with the shift kit, hopefully before the end of the year

Finally ordered a trans cooler, the same B & M with thermostat that jasevr4 is running. Will get it in with the shift kit, hopefully before the end of the year

I bought the PWR heavy duty V8 trans cooler kit from Repco. Was $130 but during November it's 20% off with an RAA card. I used a work mates card :) so only $103.

Edited by slippylotion

Yeah I was going to go that way, but knowing that the B & M would fit with the HDI intercooler was a bit of a comfort.

Worked out the same price, and has a thermostat built in, so all good! :thumbsup:

removed all the un used stereo wirring that ran to the back of the car which was left in there from japan!

also pulled out my fuel pump to check if it has been upgraded from the standard R33 GTR item, Unfortunately it hasn't been.

need to sell it to upgrade to 040 or nismo

i'd get the deatschwerks fuel pump

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DeatschWerks-300-LPH-Fuel-Pump-In-Tank-w-Install-Kit-Similar-GSS342-NEW-/310350325524?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item4842522714

same size as stock, 300lph and cheaper than an 040

replaced both front swaybar links, and bushes, and tinted my front windows :banana:

As a matter of interest; what was the cost of the front links? Did you replace both pieces? Can you add the part number to the M35 Info thread?thanks.gif

Tinting the front windows makes the car look so much better!thumbsup.gif

Slippy: Tint didn't cost me anything (mates rates), complete windscreens on main north road, 35% as i want to keep it legalish (my privacy glass has tint on it aswell [not legal]). Tell them I I told you to come in and they'll do you a deal.

Daleo: The swaybar links ("rod stabelizer and connecting stabelizer" is what it says on my invoice) were replaced under warranty with no part numbers on the invoice (from japan they took 2 weeks). My mate works in parts for nissan and he got me the part numbers though......

RH= 54618-aq300

LH= 54668-aq300 both ex japan 10-15 days

Edited by MOUTH

Don't use the tierod ends I posted up

Taper is too small (I was finally able to compare them back to back with stock ones)

The hunt continues today...

A busy weekend on the M35...a full set of QFM HPX pads went in, as well as an oil change and filter. All the Swaybar fixings were checked and tyres rotated, and last night I cleaned out everything that could rattle, move or slide in preparation for a track day on Thursday at Mallala.

The forecast says maybe 5-10mm of rain...mine will be the only 4WD out there so I'm hoping it's right!

Ryan, did you ever make it out there in yours? Have any other M35s got a lap time I can aim for?

I didn't make it out, I had to work. Not sure if Dunc has a time you can aim for?

Good luck! Let us know how you go and make sure you have lots of pics!

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now



  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Even more fun, leave all the ADAS stuff plugged in, but in different locations, hopefully avoid any codes!   And honestly, all these new cars with their weird electronics. Pull all the electronics out Duncan, and just shove an aftermarket ECU and if needed a trans controller in, along with a PDM. Make it run basic but race car styled!
    • To follow up a question from earlier too since I had the front bar off again (fking!) This is what is between the bumper and the drivers side wheel And this is the navigator side, only one thing but its a biggy! So basically....no putting coolers in the wheel arches without a lot of moving other stuff. Assuming I move to properly race prepping this car I'll take that job on and see how the computers respond to removing a whole bunch of ADAS modules
    • So I prepped the car for another track day on Wednesday (will be interesting to see coolant temps post flushing out and the larger reservoir, with a forecast of 3-14 being 20o cooler than last time I took it out). Couple of things to mention; since I am just driving the car and not taking a support vehicle, I took the rear seats out and just loaded the back up Team Trackday style. Look at all that space! To cover off removing the rear seat....it is weird (note the hybrid is probably different because it wouldn't have folding rear seats) Basically, you remove the lower seat base, very similar to a r series but it is a clip that pulls forward to release the base rather than it being bolted down. Easy Then, you need to remove the side section of the rear seat on each side. There is a 14mm head nut at the bottom of the side piece, the it slides upwards off a hook at the top to release; you also need to unhook the seatbelt from the loop at the top. Then the centre piece is weird. You need to release/fold the seats forward with the tab in the boot on each side From there, there are 2,x12mm headed bolts holding the rear of each seat to the folding bracket, under the trim between the rear seat and the boot (4x christmas tree clips there, they suck). The seat is out but you can see where the bolts attach to the bracket
    • As discussed in the previous post, the bushes in the 110 needed replacing. I took this opportunity to replace the castor bushes, the front lower control arm, lower the car and get the alignment dialled in with new tyres. I took it down to Alignment Motorsports on the GC to get this work done and also get more out of the Shockworks as I felt like I wasn't getting the full use out of them.  To cut a very long story short, it ended up being the case the passenger side castor arm wouldn't accept the brand new bush as the sleeve had worn badly enough to the point you could push the new bush in by hand and completely through. Trying a pair of TRD bushes didn't fix the issue either (I had originally gone with Hardrace bushes). We needed to urgently source another castor arm, and thankfully this was sourced and the guys at the shop worked on my car until 7pm on a Saturday to get everything done. The car rides a lot nicer now with the suspension dialled in properly. Lowered the car a little as well to suit the lower profile front tyres, and just bring the car down generally. Eternally thankful for the guys down at the shop to get the car sorted, we both pulled big favours from our contacts to get it done on the Saturday.  Also plugged in the new Stedi foglights into the S15, and even from a quick test in the garage I'm keen to see how they look out on the road. I had some concerns about the length of the LED body and whether it'd fit in the foglight housing but it's fine.  I've got a small window coming up next month where I'll likely get a little paint work done on the 110 to remove the rear wing, add a boot wing and roof wing, get the side skirt fixed up and colour match the little panel on the tail lights so that I can install some badges that I've kept in storage. I'm also tempted to put in a new pair of headlights on the 110.  Until then, here's some more pictures from Easter this year. 
    • I would put a fuel pressure gauge between the filter and the fuel rail, see if it's maintaining good fuel pressure at idle going up to the point when it stalls. Do you see any strange behavior in commanded fuel leading up to the point when it stalls? You might have to start going through the service manual and doing a long list of sensor tests if it's not the fuel system for whatever reason.
×
×
  • Create New...