July 12, 2011

Dad tapped the new threads and put in the new bolt. Then we put back on the original exhaust manifold and put on the new intake manifold from the Maxima. Afterwards we noticed on the exhaust manifold, the Y-pipe that connects to it had an incorrect size bolt in it. This was definitely another place where the exhaust was leaking. Dad put in the correct size bolt and got it tight. Here's a link to see all of the pictures we took today. https://picasaweb.google.com/107049701433976725112/20110712?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCMT_0fn7wfvfPA&feat=directlink

This arrow points to the bolt that we needed to tap the threads for.

 This arrow points to the bolt we replaced and tightened.

July 4, 2011

Yesterday Dad and I got some parts from McAdam. He got them off of an old '80s Maxima at a U-Pull in the cities. The old Maxima has a lot of parts that are the same on my Z. We got everything that was on the head which includes a lot of sensors and the fuel injectors and the EGR parts. We got a starter, radiator, mass airflow sensor(not sure if it is compatible with my Z), and alternator. These parts will save me a lot. Today Dad and I stripped all the parts we need off of the head. Also, to update since the last post: Dad drilled out the bolt that was broken in the head. We will need to tap it to make new threads.