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Hello all, my name is Troy and I've been lurking for a while but I figured it was time to introduce myself. I purchased a 90 TT from a co-worker that was headed overseas. He was looking to get rid of his long time project which I’ve seen built from a bare chassis. I received the car mostly assembled but a lot of parts in boxes. I let it sit for about a year before I even attempted to touch it as I was working on my other toy. Quick mod list to familiarize: 
Seemed in body pieces: 
How the interior looked when I got it: 
Powertrain: Engine rebuilt with 88MM Weisco pistons, ARP main studs, ARP Head Studs, new bearings & freeze plugs. GT675RS turbo’s (Garret GT2860RS) with Z1 Silicone Oil Return Line Kit, AMS Flow Headers, Z1 2.5” 5 Bolt SS down pipes, Z1 2.5” SS Test Pipes, Stillen 2.5” Full Stainless Exhaust with quad tips. Z1 motorsports blowoff valves, BDE 94+ rebuilt VTC Sprockets (Rebuilt to fit 90-93 cams), Unorthodox Racing Crank, alternator & water pump pulleys, magnetic oil drain plug, NGK BKR7EIX plugs
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Fuel System: Nismo 740cc Injectors with 300 Deg Fuel Rails, Walbro 485 pump in a modded fuel Hat. -6 AN PTFE fuel line, Fuel lab 535 series pressure regulator
Intake/Cooling: Z1 Doolz Intake, MAF delete pipes, Z1 Stainless Steel Intake Hard pipes, Z1 Silicone Turbo Accordion Hose Set, (All hoses have upgraded T-Bolt Clamps.) Stillen Side Mount Intercoolers, Howes racing enterprise radiator with Electric Spal fan and Derale adjustable fan controller. Z1 lower radiator hardpipe w/ silicone elbows, Upgraded Earls External Oil Cooler with Z1 full flow 180 degree sandwich plate oil cooler upgrade kit, Z1 Mega Z Air Guide radiator cover
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Electronics: Haltech Platinum Pro Plugin Stand Alone ECU with air temp sensor, MAP sensor and dual Boost control Solenoids. Series 3 PTU with Z1 PTU relocation kit. 2 Delfi Boost Racer Gauges, Delfi Oil Pressure Racer Gauge
Drivetrain: Z1-1 Piece Platinum Driveshaft, Z1 TT Lightweight Flywheel, Z1 TT Performance 6 Puck Ceramic Clutch Kit, Z1 stainless steel one piece clutch line, OEM Shifter
Suspension: Ray Gram Light (57 Pro) Wheels wrapped in Potenza RE760 sports, Z1 Motorsports 14" Akebono Big Brake Kit (Front & Rear), 300 Degree Brake Booster Brace, Tein Flex Coilover System w/EDFC, Powertrix Adjustable Tension Rods, Full HICAS delete, BDE Low Profile Engine Mounts, Stillen front & Rear swaybar
Misc: EGR, EVAP & AIV system and Intake deletes, Converted to R134A with a new compressor. 350Z Sport horns, CZP brushed SS Main & Battery Relay covers, Nismo oil filler cap, CZP brushed SS battery tie down kit,
Interior: Custom leather interior, new carpet, all molding, trim, vents, seatbacks, and seals. 350Z Burnt orange seats with seat heaters wired in, Euro Power folding mirrors, 10k HID Lighting, 12 Speaker Polk Audio System powered by Alpine PDX Amps, All interior lighting and buttons converted to LED. MOMO Nero steering wheel with NRG Short Hub and GEN 3.0 quick release. Aluminum Race Pedals, CZP 300ZX Aluminum Door Sill Set, Left & right Z1 upgraded Aluminum key cylinder Door Lock Actuators
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Exterior: VIS Racing Techno R Carbon Fiber Hood (painted over the carbon fiber), 99 JSPEC front bumper, TwinZ Design carbon fiber Z32 Fog Light Ducts, ZCenter 2 Large Scoop Nose Panel. Kaminari Side skirts and reproduction OEM TT spoiler completely seamed in. Kaminari rear bumper installed, (I have a spare Twin-Z Type 2 V1 that is unpainted). New 99 JDM taillights. Electronic switch actuated trunk release, All new Glass, including the quarters, with new moldings seals and T-tops. (Comes with a Stillen service cover.) Custom LED Rings installed in headlights that cut on as running/parking lights. LED lighting in the engine bay, hatch lock replaced with rear view camera.
Well over the past 6 months I’ve been reading and learning quit a bit while slowly dipping into the Z. The previous owner told me that he had issues with it breaking up on the dyno so he decided to go to a Haltech Platinum Pro ECU. He took the interior apart to install it, started a HICAS delete and some other stuff but just never finished it. Well at first the car just appeared to be a wiring nightmare but the further I dug into it, the more things I found that just wasn’t up to my standard. Basically there was a lot of installation error, bad wiring jobs and things that were prone to cause future issues. More recently I figured I would pull the fuel hat and see what the tank looked like since it had a ¼ tank of fuel sitting in it for at least a couple years. To my surprise I believe I found the cause of the previous owners “dyno breaking up issues.” I found non-fuel rated hoses connecting the fuel pumps to the hats and they were soft and squishy. There were dual TT pumps with an Ashpec dual pump controller and oem fuel lines. I chose to switch to a single Walbro 485 with all -6AN line and a custom fuel hat. I still need to finish the hat but it will be similar to CZP’s modified fuel hat with some improvements. While I ordered the parts for the HAT I decided to finish shooting wires (previous owner added wire everywhere without labeling anything) and cleaning it up from the cab to the engine bay. After seeing some of the other work I decided pulling the motor would be the best option. Once I had the motor on the stand I ended up draining the oil and finding some metallic particles in the oil. At this point I’m thinking, ahh this is normal as the motor has less than 500 miles since it was built and I bet it hasn’t had its first oil change. My curiosity got the best of me and I decided to pull the oil pan. Once pulled, I inspect everything and discover what I believe to be abnormal cylinder wall scuffing. Not this requires I tear the motor down which I did over the past two days. At this point I’m seriously debating cutting my losses and parting this thing out since I know I would make more money do so. By now my car guy ways have gotten the best of me, I’ve started to get attached and I really want to see this thing complete. Today I dropped off the short block to my local Nissan guru shop and they’re going to go through it. She started off with a “Custom 350Z inspired” interior, which I have changed. I wanted to go with a more oem look so I replaced it with a stock dash. (I still have the 350Z dash if someone is interested): 
Momo Nero steering wheel with NRG quick release:
Rear view camera:
I removed all of the oem fuel line and HICAS lines. I will run the new -6AN line in its place to keep it clean: 
I still need to pull a cam and measure it to see which cams I have exactly. I believe them may be aftermarket but not sure: 
Pic of one of the engine bay LED lights: 
350Z seats: 
Harry Sandhu at Ztuner in Florida will be doing my tune. I plan on getting it tuned on E-85 with a pump 93 tune as well. More to follow… 
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