Body Kit fitted

[Teejay]

Thought I'd bring this thread up to date with what has been done since
First things first I got those 18" BK 299s that it was crying out for

I also fitted the Irmmy spoiler

Refurbed the callipers

I fitted a stainless steel cat back system including a race tube centre section



Fitted smoked rears




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[rich30mex]

Nice love the wheels keep up the good work

[Teejay]

A few extra bits now
Fitted a new interior and a read head rest conversion








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[Teejay]

Next step was a 3.2 V6 conversion
Got a Z32SE ready to go




Got some nice shiny bits

Lightened flywheel

Hose kit


re-fitting the cam belt as its not set correctly at the moment -plus some butcher has had a go with a chisel. but replacing the front crank seal and poss the rear so the belt will have to come off and will be fitted correctly (without the use of a chisel)

All looked good until the sump came off





After fitting the New front crank seal i dropped the oil which looked quite new then removed the sump pan and found white metal shell debris on the bottom and also in the oil pick up pipe strainer.
I then checked the con-rods for movement and found i was able to rock No 6 from side to side due to clearance. on removing the con- rod cap on No 6 pin - i found the shells where overlapped and the con- rod cap was damaged due to contact with the crankshaft web.
this damage has been caused by oil starvation, and would have caused excessive big end knock which would have been very noticeable whilst running.
So totally fubar'd




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[rich30mex]

Any picks of under the bonnet mate

[Teejay]

It is repairable (new shells for a start) but it won't be cheap and there wiill be alot of debris in the oil ways etc if the sump is anything to go by so I'm not going there.

While I was waiting for a new lump to turn up I got the suspension changed to a G-max kit


Replaces the OE shocks and standard springs that were on it




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[Teejay]

Any picks of under the bonnet mate

Yep, coming when I update this tomorrow



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[craigyboy]

Cars looking excellent mate,keep up the good work

[EddeyDancer]

One of the best, out there...

[Teejay]

Ok, so I finally secured a replacement lump, another Z32SE with 60k on the clock

Few things to sort out
It has a none eccentric bottom roller so needs new kit as the Cally kit from mine won't fit.
Also has the wrong inlet divider in it so there will be a lip which will interfere with the induction flow but luckily I kept hold of the 3.0 Omega one I got hold of
First job remove the sump and check for issues - thankfully all looks good in there, no metal shards etc like the last one.

He has found a couple of issues though. Firstly the heat exchanger plate has a hole in it and has been leaking coolant for some time.

This isn't a major problem as I have a new exchanger to go on anyway but we removed the heads just to check for any signs of overheating. It means a new head gasket set but better safe than sorry


No obvious signs there although found a piece of plastic under the cam cover for cylinder head 2-4-6!!!

no apparent damage except for the cam cover gasket but will be putting new ones anyway when the polished Veccy covers go on.
Due to the coolant leak also checked for any signs of damage to the plugs but they're clean as a whistle

Next job was to remove the induction assembly and replace the heat exchanger which has seen better days. A hole in the heat exchanger plate had caused some coolant leaks.
No anti-freeze either so the water jacket looks a little ropey.

bore sizes 0= standard size pistons - they are under the vent housing on the 3.2 & 2.6 older engines had them by each bore but it caused the cylinder head to leak if not filled with sealer

Heat exchanger plate requires a liberal application of grey sealant.

...and fitted


Oil pipe connections top and bottom with new washers



New oil filter next

New crank speed sensor next

water pump and thermostat (note on newer engines you can fit the pump first before the backplate)

new multi layer sandwich type metal gaskets as fitted to 2.6& 3.2 engines (and catera & saab 3.0 engines) now fitted before the heads go back on

Heads now back on and my nice shiny cam covers now installed too

Need to order some cam seals as I forgot them from the shopping list
Then there's not much else left until transplant day



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[Teejay]

Got some new discs

Last few bits of engine work before transplant day
cam cover seals & O rings fitted

cam seals fitted - front cam caps sealed with Omnifit - be aware keep it well away from oil channel!

cam caps torqued to 8 NM

excess Omnifit must be removed for cam covers to seal

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[Teejay]

backplate fitted and torqued to 8NM


Cam gears fitted note from left hand side (1-3-5 exhaust cam aligns with No 1 1-3-5 inlet No 2 and so on

cams turned to align cam gears with backplate cutouts (this is what they are for)

cam gear locks fitted (factory tools) and bolts torqued & angled


half moons and front A Bearings cam caps sealed with loctite 5900


cam covers fitted and torqued to 8NM

tensioner housing (motorbike as known in the factory) fitted and torqued 40 NM

belt fitted note all slack pulled over to 2-4-6 bank in order to fit bottom none eccentric roller


all slack pulled back so that crank marker lines up with oil pump notch

top roller set

tensioner set to full tension

engine barred over and timing marks checked - (note no adjustment on 2-4-6 bank on this model due to none eccentric bottom roller)

rollers torqued up 40 NM

Tensioner set and torqued to 20 NM

Timing complete

timing cover fitted and bolts torqued to 8 NM note - extra bolt fitted to later models

water pump pulley fitted - bolts must be loctited

torsion damper fitted bolts torqued to 20 NM


Anti knock sensors fitted & torqued to 20 Nm (critical)

finished now just waiting for the fitting date to fit all the calibra bits to it







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[Teejay]

Engine on it 's way to the garage with a four poster

Transplant day!!!

Old lump unplumbed and ready for removal


Lifted the car on the 4 poster to get underneath

Ran a forklift with a pallet on it underneath and lowered the engine onto it


She's out!!!


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[Teejay]

Transferring ancillaries across

Gearbox off

De-butterfly'd TC and widened TB

Lightened flywheel

New lump lifted up and in

Re-plumbed the Z32SE in, oil and coolant in

Geoff the man!!!!

All finished with polished inlet


Next job is getting her sprayed

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[rich30mex]

Looking well
Shinny just what I like lol