^^ same

dang new page lol

This post has been edited by Celiracer18: Sep 21, 2007 - 7:04 PM

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hahaha like a Romas autograph session? hahaha

oh..i forgot to ask..u need any parts for the car dustin? my buddy is working at nissan and he gets all the stuff that gets warrentied. i was working there for a week and picked up a set of brand new *well..used for 6 months* FX45 head lights and tail lights. My buddy said hes got some Z parts sittin in his spare room at his house he got from the warrenty/scrap pile.

its been like 2 weeks, I just wanna see updates It makes me feel bad, I am 19, I want a Z...lol

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Taking care of in PM

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you feel bad? I'm only 19

haha, I am 19 almost 20

This post has been edited by Komail: Oct 22, 2007 - 11:57 PM

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you did an awsome job. good decsion finding a rear hit car! now take that wireloom that got cut and replace it from the parts car. thing with airbag systems if you just fix the wiring you run the risk of corrision getting in there and shorting out the system which may result in an airbag deployment which obviously could be very harmfull to your person. so becarefull and make sure to swap that out. and good luck and more pics!

nice Z.

dustin, sry i didnt get back to you, my buddy sold every thing he had on ebay..lol..made $1500. sorry man.

Update? That harness should be there by now.

anything new? I test drove an 08 Z (sticker price was 35k) very nice, pulls very hard I loved it, may end up traiding in the impreza for one actualy did not know they were that fun. sales man let me open it up a bit, punched the pedel in 2nd and broke the back end lose, hit 75 in no time thing only had 14 miles on it too

awesome work so far! i'll be on the lookout for z parts.

figure it's time for an update... nothing has really changed... living 2 hours away from home and being at college means i'm rarely ever home. The harness never showed, the guy i ordered it through ditched out and i cannot get a hold of him. Said hell with it... with with West Covina out in cali for the harness and paid for it last night... Hopefully it's there when i get home from finals. I plan on working on it most of Christmas break to get it done. Finally a break from school....

cant wait to see it done

basically back from the dead..... Yes, I finally got a few hours to work on the Z. Update:
Sold the old HID's and picked up a set of 06+ Bi-xenon's
BOSE headunit, doorpanels, and headrest are on their way as we speak
Got the dash out of the car and traced all the lines for the wiring harness
Looking for the proper tool to pull the AC lines from the firewall so that I can put in the new harness
It's starting to become a fun thing to do.
Luckily, I'll be at home for a week with work, so I should have an hour or two a night to work on it,
PROJECT COMPLETION ETA: End of June
Celica back on the road, ETA: June 15th
Will post pics soon

Good to know your still working on this, cant wait to see it completed!

Whats goin on with the celica?

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it brokedown, need to fix a few things and a few goodies

Update:
Nissan sent me the wrong wiring harness and we didn't figure this out until the new harness was in and had two small plugs that didn't line up.... what a *****! I called west coast covina and spoke with the owner and he admitted it was their fault even though their computer was the one who had the information wrong... So they sent me the correct harness and it's being fitted in Friday when I go home from college.
I think I have everything that I need now minus the panels that never showed up.... Guy took my money and ran
pics coming on friday or saturday most likely

Any new updates.

19...I'm 23 and want one! lol Only, I would be able to afford one if I got the <=06. But I want the VQ35HR! yummy!

This post has been edited by m0dd3d1: Dec 20, 2008 - 1:19 PM

This thing is almost embarassing to update given I've had it so long now... but honestly living two hours from home I barely ever make it home and always seem to find more pressing matters to take care of when home for that limited amount of time. Lame, I know. Also, a great investment, I know. Hahaha ok where here I go.... and sorry for the mass of ****ty pics from my phone.
OK well I got the old harness out, and man was that thing a bitch to get out. Once I finally found all the plugs and connections to undo under the driver's side dash I was able to pull the harness through the firewall. But as you can see in the pics, the harness is too big to fit through the area as is. So what I had to do was remove the wiper assembly and undo the brake lines to give myself a little wiggle room.
From there we were able to pull the rest of the harness out and attempt to put the new one in. I also had to remove the heater core so that the tubes would go through the firewall to give me enough room to squeeze by.
Step 1) The harness had many exposed wires and I didn't want to risk cutting them on the metal or having something happen, so I used eletrical tape to cover up any wires no encompassed by the harness shroud. Tedious, but well worth it for the peace of mind.
Step 2) To avoid having different sections have copious amounts of stress when pulling through, I taped a lot of the connections together to compress them to pull through the firewall or snake through tight areas.... Again... very worth it.
Time for some pics:

I'm fitting a huge harness.... through... there?!?!?!

Yeah you got it, through that tiny ass gap..... not happening without some thinking



Classy, I know, but it worked!

Ok so to keep going.
Once the lines and heater core were outta the way, the new harness went in after about 40000000 curse words, 200 busted knuckles/cut hands... and a decent amount of beer. But here's what it looked like on the inside:





Notice the bucket and carpet holding up the steering wheel: I had to undo the entire long tube running on the inside of the car to fit everything in and remove the heater core. The steering column had to be completely undone basically and instead of just hanging there.... we used that bucket and carpet. Haha



I'm pretty sure the term is "FML- F**K my life* when I see how much ish is going on within my car. And this being my first project anything like this.

ok now for the progress:
Got the tube bolted back down, wiring harness in, brake lines reconnected, and wiring under the dash finished. Here's some of the progress pics from today, but I got tired and forgot to keep taking pics:
The main part of the interior dash installed:

The passenger side air bag hooked up and bolted down



What stopped my progress for the day? Sadly just the left side of this pic

I dont have the bracket to hold the radio in and finish up the center console.
From there it is literally 30 minutes to finish the interior. Which will happen next weekend providing I can get the parts here in time. Also, my interior and dash are BLACK... So I ordered the center console piece and got this one:

At a glance it looks fine right? well in the car it is definitely a new model piece that has a bit of grey/silver in it and looks very tacky. So I'm trying to order a new center console piece this week as well.

I know it might not be a lot to some of you guys. And others will say it is taking too long. But I bought the car in no hurry to finish it and learn a lot. Needless to say, I've learned a sh!tton and I'm very happy I did it. It will be done relatively soon then it gets painted and inspected. I'll try to update more frequently now that I have a bit of free time on weekends to make the 130 mile journey just to get it done.
The new lights Bi-xenon


And the parts in their area, waiting to go in!

NOICE! Great progession.....keep it slow and steady, don't want a half-ass 350Z.

You are really crazy (in the best meaning of that word). I would never put that together again... lol. Fingers crossed with everything Dustin.

good job on keeping up the determination to finish

holy crap..this thread and dustin must both be zombies...BACK FROM THE DEAD! ..lol Looks good dude. Can't wait to see this thing finaly done.

wow coming along great...keep up the awesome work!!!!!!!!

dude looks awesome, i cant wait to see that thing on the road some man. hit me up

You have got to be one of the most patient people alive...