#300zx #nissan #turbo In the previous video I talked about blowing the engine on my Z. This time I’m going over a few steps on how to remove the engine on my twin turbo Z.
I do this in about 2 hours in my z32. But I have a hoist in my garage. I like to remove the gearbox first with a gearboxjack then pull the engine out. Surprisingly easy when you've done it a couple of times.
I think it's impressive in 3 hours without a hoist! I think maybe it will be harder to wiggle the engine on to the transmission but the other way around. I did alot of deletes and moved my batteri back to my trunk. It gives alot of room to reach those two painful top bolts on the gearbox. Usually I unbolt the power steering pump and leaves it with the hoses on and just pulls it out of the way when I put the enging back in. I also pull my engine without removing the radiator as I moved to electric fan and it gives alot more clearence. @@fixitish
@@Pervalidus I have all the deletes done as well, I should be relocating the battery to the trunk as well but we’ll see when I actually get to it this winter. I just hope I can drive the car before it gets hot again over here.
Hey I'm wondering how you got that vg30dett past the steering shaft without dropping the sub-assembly? You said you were able to bypass it earlier in the video. If you could explain how you did it, it would be much appreciated.
I had a really crazy angle on the engine and transmission when it was coming out. It just barely missed the steering shaft. It does still get hung up on the oil pan a tiny bit but once you get there you lift up on the transmission and it gets past the rack and pinion. I’ve never had a problem taking them out without dropping the subframe only a few times with steering shaft. Only other thing I can tell you is just pay attention as it’s coming up you can slightly maneuver the engine around to get it out but I do thing the angle as it’s coming out is what really helps
I usually go from the intake if I can or from the exhaust manifold. Haven’t got around to doing the v band exhaust yet still running what was on the car
I found a j30 pretty cheap locally at a salvage yard. I was gonna go that route and ended up finding a z32 vg even cheaper. Just hope I don’t get anymore surprises 😬
@@z32_workshop52 no your right the j30 is cheaper then the z32 vg at any salvage yard. I found this one on Facebook marketplace, running before it was pulled
@@fixitish I’d highly suggest the Eastwood Fast Etch spray. It looks costly, but can we really put a price tag on doing the job once and only once? And Raptor does have a tintable spray kit that you could get some white urethane car paint and mix to spray down your engine bay after you get everything straight and it’s a fine truck bed like spray that’ll protect. But if you go that route, don’t use Hobby Lobby paint. Was a big mistake that I made that cost me one whole bottle of mix.
This is going to be a whole learning process for me. I’ve always steered clear of cars that need bodywork but with this one I really want to try and do it myself. When I get to it I’m going to make sure I try and do everything right the first time
