my slow, but steady build thread, 80' zx by ZXT_bean

3 minute(s) of a 15 minute read

well i have an update for everyone. motor and trans are in. and i am working on the dreaded wiring!! this ignition is kicking my @$$!!! 

basically i have no spark, so i tried to make this lil diagram picture deal, idk where i went wrong. maybe my ignitor or condensor went bad? i have no idea, i just bought a new coil today, so i dont think thats it

7-3-2008

well the car is 98% complete. waiting on a new ignitor from orlando, and now i have to track down a distributer for a 81 zxt. some how mine has a crack in it.. and rather than try to mess with JB welding it.. i wanna try and find another one.. would anyone know if my 80 n/a distributer will work?

7-6-2008

well today i got the entire cooling system buttoned up. alternator is on and wired up. used my N/A one.. it was alot cleaner looking, and i knew it worked. went to go put my drive shaft in only to realize that both the auto trannys for the turbo and the N/A have different spline counts. so i have to pull the shaft out of the parts car. so that kinda made me PO. still have to get the rear diff outa the parts car. i plan on going to the junk yard on monday and pulling a cooling fan out of a Taurus. so more to come!!

7-8-2008

well i have some recent pics i decided to share with everyone.. 

and because i didnt want to drill holes in the side of my frame rails to mount my oil cooler, i found a way to route it to the front. and it will get tons more air that way.



and heres a shot of how close my cooler lines are to my fan shroud.

got my new ignitor in today. waiting on a 82+ dizzy so i can replace my broken CAS. then everything should be peachy!