That one is a 1490. It has a 5" screen. Not all BT Nuvis work with that dongle.

I also have a 765 and a 265W, both do BT but non work with the dongle.

 

These are the compatible units:
https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=38354

 

These just in.


Forged aluminum fan shroud.





Oil jet delete bolts





Maybe the motor can go together nau????

 

No!

 

It's alive!

 

I put the shroud on the radiator.

 

wow. Don't know how I've missed this thread since its' inception. Awesome work on your CL. Sorry about the two accidents! Have you also joined the Nissan forums? they would also benefit the MASSIVE amount of work you put into your cars.

Have you kept track of how much money you put into your CL and your 400Z? I am a bit curious!

Thanks for this thread e30cabrio!!!

 

I am on just about every Z forum, I had receipts over 15k in addition to the purchase of the CL and the motor alone on the Z is over 12k and it is not in yet.

Thanks

 

damn dude. going all out like that? i feel like a really poor kid.

 

Ya you're poor with that Z06!

 

lol. remember right before u bought ur Z, I told u my next car will be a Z. and it is.

 

Yup. It was a while later you added.................... 06.

lol

 

GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Mechanic just called, ranting saying the same thing over & over.

BOTTOM LINE:

He bent an oil control ring assembling a piston into the block (29 bucks to replace) and is "eating" the time he has into it and wants me to go get my parts.


GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

I am very very frustrated!

 

Wait.....he wont finish the build???

 

That is correct.

 

What.
I would be thinking something would be wrong with his ring compressor if he keeps on damaging rings.
But if he is not wanting to continue on I would check the top of your block and the ring groves on the piston where the rings keep getting damaged.
Definitly take a good look at the piston.
Possibly even scored the cylinder.
Very weird he wont finish working on it.

 

last time it was the wrist pins.

Nothing is damaged, I got everything back today.


Whoo Hoo!

parts are back AGAIN!






















Icing on the cake, before the ranting come get your ish I'll eat my time call, he called said these little fasteners that fill holes in the crank were missing so I spent 25 bucks buying them.

I get the parts home (I asked if he looked) and there they were.



This came today, replaced the 1490 it is a 1695 NULINK. Has google search via ATT & is pretty cool!

 

Last update for a while.

I am gone for two weeks Saturday. When I come back, I will drop it off at the machine shop that did all the work, they will put it together minus the timing components. The cam sprockets are 300 each and I am using the ones on my motor.

Funny thing happened today. After the first shop was fired I contacted a local establishment, explained what happened, that all machine work was done and that I wanted to have it done properly at a fair price (to both parties) I said I had gotten the parts at great prices, joked that I had pinched pennies and said as a result was willing to pay what had to be paid.

We got off the call with him agreeing to work up an estimate and call back.

The only mention of money was a 2k estimate I had gotten just for the assembly from a guy that had misgivings about the machine shop and said he needed his machine shop to go over the motor fully.

This person took that to mean I expected the full build installed (and machined) for 2k.

I posted on a local board (without ever saying I contacted him) all I want is a reliable shop to do it for a fair price in a reasonable timeframe.

I went out of my way to avoid naming him or s*itting on him.

Today he ranted in my thread as follows:


"I'm gonna be straight up. It's not that you an't find an honest shop with fair prices its that you put ZERO value in a shops time and labor. You said you budgeted $2000 (Doesnt even cover the cost of machine work for us w/ balancing, bore, hone, decking, heat tanking, on the block and then refresh on the heads) to R&R your motor , tear down machine work and assembly along with everything that comes along with it.

You said straight up on the phone that you nickel and dimed everyone you talked to for your parts and labor and wonder why you've run out of places to go to get it done without delays. Look at what that has got you so far, delays and lack of service and honesty.

This post isnt meant to be offensive but, the route you took with the car and the amount offered to the shop to do the work was offensive and thats why no one here at least ever pursued the work since in the end we would've paid you to do the work in house.

wish you luck with the final psoduct and hopefully nothing goes wrong. It is so unfortunate that Loyalty really only seems to go as far as how much you're willing to devalue and whore out your businesses time and labor. Fortunately we have tons of loyal customers that value our work and recognize us as one of the top shops in the COUNTRY not just AZ."

My first reaction is when anyone says any iteration of honestly, what follows is a lie.

Then I got mad. I never stated a price, I asked for an estimate. I told him the machine work was done and he said he had an in house machinist that could quickly deduce if there were issues so that was not an issue and that he would call me with an estimate.

He never did and I remembered a while ago that in 08 when I wanted to rebuild the CL motor I called there asked for an estimate and NEVER got a call. He says in his rant he is one of the top shops in the universe, odd he has several they suck threads on MY350Z.com

I have lots of mods and have asked him for pricing, generally he made me wait so long I bought elsewhere.

I love bad businessmen.

/rant

 

This is what a stalled build looks like.



I brought everything in from the garage in case the garage door is left open while we are away.

 

Sorry, to see the trouble you're having.

On a lighter note, the local temps. reflected in the picture above made me chuckle. I wish we could have 6% vs 90% humidity here in FL because I could live with the 109F easily

Hope you can eventually find that one reliable builder to finish your build.

 

You stockpile parts like I do. Think I have 2 rooms full of cl parts. Goodluck with the build.

 

Except it's 119!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And that it's a dry heat over 110 is pure unadulterated BS.

Tomorrow I will be where it is 95 & 80% humidity. in Ixtapa.

 

On my vacation I toyed with giving in on the build and selling the motor/selling the Z, motor and all parts. I went back and forth, didn't really decide anything until yesterday I bought these:

Dr Bonz is Innnnnnn Saaaaaannnnnne!

Crawford Z Service & Performance



Guess I am keeping it?


From my trip to L.A.

Patton Museum, just outside Az border in Ca.

 

those headers look good.

 

x2. Also, clear corners make the car

 

In theory they are the best shorty available. I am getting great gains from my ART pipes so can't use long tubes.

I like the clear markers, I think make the car is a bit strong though.

 

That is just that side of the room.

lol

 

Here is the other side:



There are a bunch of parts still in the garage, they were locked in my toolbox.

 

Man i love your car. My room mate is getting same color next week. Its base one so wont have LSD and traction but at least 6MT. Hows build going ? Done yet ?

 

The build is sitting in my office dead in the water.

Mine WAS a base. It has everything it was missing that I want but cruise control. I have the switches on for cc but that is it, still working on getting that.

The base is over 200 lbs lighter and the Quaife is lightyears better than the oem LSD.

I have an extra homelink auto dim mirror. Let him know I'll let it go cheap if he wants it.

 

Headers are out for delivery!!!!!!!!!!!!

Phoenix, AZ, United States 07/11/2011 6:07 A.M. Out For Delivery



UPS please leave the package over the fence sign on door!

 

HEADERS!~!





Anyone know where I can get the missing plug?

 

Mcmaster ? i think it will be fastest way

you'll sooner run out of space for the parts than you finish this build :P

what was your rims setup again ?

 

18 x 9.5 + 12 front + 20 rear.

I don't know the thread pitch or size.

 

A few of a header on a head.

 

Got the missing plug at Home Depot. 1.70, not too shabby.

 

How about some pics of the headers on the heads on the block in the car?

 

I can run out and shoot the Megans that are in there now. You want to get off your but & come into the furnace and get wrenching I'll buy you lunch.

 

In my spare time I made cookies!







I only ate 3!

 

Dibs on the rest.