300zx Rear Main and Clutch Replacement (Finally Finished)
If you've read my last few posts you will see that I've been in the process of replacing my clutch and rear main seal due to a nice oil leak. I finished the work up about a week or two ago, but haven't really had much time to post the remaining pictures. Since the ending of the story is already spoiled, I won't bore you with the details, and instead post some pics (and maybe a few comments).
The car out finally home, though it still needs a good wash.
My flying Z.
The garage we rent is a total shithole.
In much need of a wash.
While cleaning my transmission I ended up dropping it and breaking the shifter support bracket tab.
Here it is welded back in place.
New rear main seal installed and sealed.
New clutch in place. Unfortunately I don't have an pics of just the flywheel.
Driver side downpipe installed.
Engine bay with plenum and fuel rail removed. I had to pull the plenum to remove my old clutch hard lines and install the braided stainless steel one.
New test pipes I picked up at the last minute due to some issues with the stock mid pipes and CATs.
O2 bungs welded on to test pipes for an after market A/F ratio gauge.
Test pipes installed.
Boost and oil pressure gauges lit up in my room.
These are just some pics of the car outside of my apartment. Still needs a good wash though.
My new light-up rear panel.
In the dark.
Som pictures of my car at night (uber blurry because I can't hold the camera still enough).
Anyway, thats about it. The car is running now at full boost (15 psi) and is quicker than before. I still need to check/set the timing, check for boost leaks, and get a tune. It's running a bit rich, which is probably hurting it's performance. I also plan on doing a compression test soon to check the condition of the engine. I'm hoping everything is within specs, but I have a feeling I'll be rebuilding an engine in the near future.