haha kat 300zx build.

[Future_gohan]

Pictures as promised.

[krappy]

are you running a mcpherson style strut?

[Future_gohan]

Originally Posted by krappy

are you running a mcpherson style strut?

yuppers swapped mine over to a s13 240sx suspension

[daxnizmo]

Looks good. Wonder how many haters on 3ZC will comment? LOL.

[Nick_04K]

Sunday came and went bro. Pics up!!!! And a sick video of this thing in all its sideways glory haha.

[fearlessKouki]

pretty sweet....my friend has checked out ur car @ bearver run and was telling me about....coming out very nice!

[Future_gohan]

Originally Posted by Nick_04K

Sunday came and went bro. Pics up!!!! And a sick video of this thing in all its sideways glory haha.

I did post two pictures above of the new more aggressive wheel fitment. lol

I'm sure 2011 will show a lot of videos and pictures of this car sideways, so please be patient It will be happening, but right now it's in storage for the winter.

[shiftdrift]

sell me those wheels and hire me for taco's.

[smelly240]

my thumbs.... they are pointing up.

[Future_gohan]

Originally Posted by smelly240

my thumbs.... they are pointing up.

haha. Thanks

@shiftdrift - lets go i got tacos right meow

[Future_gohan]

Updates are pretty slim, but got these parts of a legit guy today. So i'm pretty pumped.

I got new z floor mats, some dash pieces, a new fender and a complete bumper! WOOOO!.






Also got my wheels to fit.



Intercooler fits very well on the bumper, so i'm stoked about it, Next I need a driverside fender and time for bodywork and paint!

on this note, I do have turnsignals too, Just not on me.

[zylvia213]

now this is interesting...

[PrecisionZ]

Seeing this really makes me miss the SR 300zx my cousin had. Man that thing handled so much better after the swap. Have fun with it!

[Future_gohan]

Thanks guys! I'm starting to piece the parts together to get this car running top notch, esp sense i'm road tripping this summer to florida(from pa) and its about 18hrs there. So this thing has to be ready!

[Imarvin240]

sick build for another Pa guy! looks great, im sure il be seeing your car at englishtown after winter.

[Future_gohan]

Originally Posted by Imarvin240

sick build for another Pa guy! looks great, im sure il be seeing your car at englishtown after winter.

I'm hoping! I really want to bring this thing out that wayy

[Mongooze]

you know you can have a 5bolt welded right? Im running one right now.

[Future_gohan]

Originally Posted by Mongooze

you know you can have a 5bolt welded right? Im running one right now.

Found that out after I did it, I'm currently doing the swap back to 5 bolt welded here shortly. lol

[Future_gohan]

So I have some updates, some maybe hate the idea some might love it, It's a love hate thing for me aswell but I think It'll be the better choice for me.

I picked up an ls1 from a camaro, I got it so cheap I pretty much used change out of my pocket to pick it up.

So I'm talking with xcessive making a ls1 to vg30 trans adapter to mate the ls1 to my 300zx trans, and Going to get a 1 piece driveshaft made, haven't decided on EVERYTHING yet, but I'm going with a rear sump moroso oil pan(if nobody knows rear sump aftermarket pans clear the 300zx crossmember and steering rack), and most likely in the spring i'm going to install an 3qt accusump setup and it should be perfect.

To clear things up though, I LOVE the kat setup, but a mixture of me wanting to do this swap to show i can do ls1s is good for my business, it's more reliable in the sense I'm not pushing twice the hp of the motor, and Its going to be completely stock minus the headers and exhaust.

Formula D spec cage coming soon, complete tear down, 5 bolt rear welded in the works, pbm subframe risers are here just haven't installed them, among other things. This is a done deal the ka is sold and hopefully the swap parts are going to a forum member who really wants to do the swap!

Also bought off my buddy a corbeau fia approved seat and a new camlock 5 point.

[Future_gohan]

Went ahead and picked up my 99 fbody ls1 and bought a new moroso 7qt oil pan and pick up. going to go threw the motor with new gaskets and such, not too much work, then getting ready to install

[Future_gohan]

I got intake manifold gaskets for it and I just got my flywheel in for it, so sending it off with my z flywheel to get all the work done to it tomorrow.

Sat i'm pulling my ka-t and saying my good bys, and then picking up my new wheels. then ordering a bunch of different stuff for it and getting everything moving along

[Darkvillin]

i was on board with the ka-t swap, but im totally on board with the ls1 swap. good luck with it and please keep us posted. have you ever been on youtube and seen the "godspeed z32" that has a vh motor in it? your swap should sound as nice or better and should be lighter as well.

[Future_gohan]

Originally Posted by Darkvillin

i was on board with the ka-t swap, but im totally on board with the ls1 swap. good luck with it and please keep us posted. have you ever been on youtube and seen the "godspeed z32" that has a vh motor in it? your swap should sound as nice or better and should be lighter as well.

If I didn't do an ls1 the vh was going to be my second swap, I love vh swaps, only reason I went against it is how big they are in comparison to the ls1.

I'm driving the ka-t for the last time tomorrow!!!!! I can't waitttttttttt

[Future_gohan]

Today was eventful, I drove my car in the garage around 1130.



By 215 it looked like this:



From there cleaned up, and headed out for the road trip to Columbus. once there, I picked up



and some wheels, but felt that was more important.













Then, realized my ka-t had so much torque it cracked my lower support in half. lawls



Yeah, I like to take pictures a lot.

rears 225/40/18s fronts 235/40/18s i'm going to eventually get 225/40s for the front because these ones look like he drove on them with the tires backwards.

[Fortitude]

fuckkk son

[Future_gohan]

you like? i doooooo

[Future_gohan]

Haven't updated this in a bit. So i figured I would.

Scraped the ls1 setup because of machine shop delays.

Still not in the mood for a turbo setup.



Purchased a VH45.









Also got rid of my 50mm front wheel spacers for a set of 15mm pbm ones


(I haven't installed them just yet)

[Darkvillin]

moar please! lol

[Future_gohan]

Doing an initial tear down of the motor, it's in great shape for not running for 3 years, no sludge build up, it has the updated timing guides, new chains, new water pump and thermostat, among other stuff.

It had a rats nest under the intake manifold, so i'm tearing that all down to clean it all up and reseal all the gaskets and new hoses, most of it was dry rotted.

I'm also sending the intake and front covers off to get media blasted so they look clean and new.

[Darkvillin]

im assuming this is similar to if you had an s14/13 and were doing this swap. are there mount kits available? are you making your own? are you going to have a manual setup or auto? isn't the cost of this going to be similar to the cost of the ls1?