Last guy I new that had a pc kit had constructed his kiln to suspend the parts with teflon wrapped chains so the pc wouldn't touch anything while it was baking.

yeah the trickiest part, I've heard, is getting the pieces to the oven without losing any powder, as when it is no longer charged the powder can be scraped off easily.

This post was edited by OldAndyAndTheSea on Mar 15 2013 03:33pm

With piping it shouldnt be too bad since you have the whole inside to work with as far as supports go.
Looking forward to seeing the results of your first few goes. Im curious as to how easy it is to start. Doesnt seem like there is much to it.

Yeah, I don't have my toaster oven yet, but I imagine within the next couple of days I'll have something to fool with.

I am now trying to figure out what color the piping should be.

I've been thinking, until this point, about crinkle (or wrinkle) black. I'd have to order some powder if I went this route.

But I have both Satin, and high gloss black....So I am torn between my options.

So what do you guys think?

Crinkle black pipes? (textured similarly to 80 grit sandpaper)
Satin black pipes?
or
High gloss black pipes?

I love the way you fit the tail pipe in. Looks clean.
The powder coating system...idk... I'd love to play with one, but they seem a bit expensive.
Either way man, kudos on the work. This thing is coming along very nicely.

Ordered 8oz of Wrinkle black powder.

Once it gets here I'll start fooling.

Until then....Watching the Australian F1 Grand Prix practice.

Yeah, I'd go with the wrinkle... satin just doesn't do it for me personally, and high gloss might create a conflict with all that blue on the manifold etc.

Okay, lots of little piecing together while I wait for parts.

Coolant line leading to throttle body- Made and installed



Remade both of my hard lines for the injectors because before the fuel filter was touching a coolant feed to the heater core. Haha. Nothing like preheating your fuel before you try to cool it......So the fitment is now much better. Also had to slightly modify the front line to not touch the top radiator hose, although it doesn't matter as much as the other line, because it's just going to return to the fuel tank and be cooled anyway. But it looked bad before in my opinion.





I really hope something comes in the mail tomorrow. I'm running out of little things to do until I get more parts/oven.....uh oh....

Pictures of other small progress continued in next post...

Intercooler brackets, roughed out. Not bolted on, just in place.



Throttle linkage (not my linkage actually, I stole it off the other Z in the garage, because I modified my original one, so I have to buy a new one. But she's all adjusted and opens correctly, the 240sx 60mm conversion is going to be so sweet!)



Another shot of the current state of the motor and assembly.





Things to do hopefully this week

-Tap my thermostat housing for 3/8 NPT (when my tap arrives this week)

-Mock install of electric radiator fan and thermostat placement (when it arrives this week)

-Powdercoat majority of intercooler pipes (when powder arrives this week, and when I get a toaster oven)


More surely to come...

very nice