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Here we go. I thought I would give back to site with a project thread on my progress.
Here's how it started...its long.
http://www.g20.net/forum/showthread.php?138057-My-old-G20-returns-back-to-me!-Long-post
Initially I plan to get the car back to a drivable state. This way I could Drive the car without embarrassment. Past week I've been picking parts from my stash of parts since I originally owned the vehicle and a '91 in a local wrecking yard which seemed to have been serviced by Nissan frequently (lots of new part labels). I also found a '02 G20 Sport 5-spd to pick from. I feel like a vulture :monkey:
Today I tackled the rear brakes & belts.
This is what I was working with....





Bad news bears:monster: In the last photo you'll notice that the rotor is about a 3rd of the thickness it should be. The pads were completely gone...so much for the brembo blanks I installed on here. I dont think I need a mic to say these are shot. The backings of the pads were all that was left on both sides, no wonder the e-brake didnt work...no more travel left. I originally had thought that the calipers had seized; but I do remember changing the calipers once before. So I am not surprised they were still in good shape. I think I may powder coat the calipers... to finish the brake work, I need to bleed the brakes, I'm a one man band this weekend, so this might happen later this week.
Usually I use all new parts that are consumables, particularly for brakes, however the 91 I pulled parts from had fairly fresh brakes and it was too cheap to resist. So I took the calipers, pads and discs as a set and swapped them on this car. In the future after the power upgrades, I thought I would upgrade the brakes as well so thats the other reason why I'm skimping out here.
Good News is the rear wheel bearings (which I changed in '09) are still in great shape! At least something positive!
I also reverted to stock with the belts. I originally had a G-Spec water pump pulley & crank pulley installed on this motor. After my years since building this motor, I've decided against underdriven crank pulleys. I'll probably try to sell the crank pulley here soon if its salvageable. I do not know what happened exactly, but the keyway is beat. I'll have a photo on Monday, I left it at work as I bead blasted it.
I mentioned in my book of a post, but I changed out the alternator anchor/pivot bolt. It's tab to hold in from spinning was broken so I wrestled with that. The harness that I will call the "charging" harness, was shot, it was super brittle and the alternator plug didnt snap in place anymore. The harness is something I pilfered from the 91, which surprising had a like new harness. The alternator is from a B15 and I also found out the earlier G20s apparently had smaller connectors for the positive post on the alternator as I had to drill it out a bit. I just need to tighten the belts tomorrow.
I went ahead and removed the hood insulator as it was oil soaked. I guess the story is that they left the oil cap off for a while and/or tremendous blow by....see how the color is different (heavier too). The dark one is the oil soaked one.

Again the replacement is from the '91. That car was in great shape, too bad it was smashed to all hell.
Anyway, tomorrow's intended plans (if I dont get lazy or decide to tackle something else)...
1) P11 cross member swap
2) Connect the B15 tranny neutral position, reverse switch to the harness (pilfered from the '02)
3) '99 Altima ABS Master Cylinder
4) Tighten the belts
Here's how it started...its long.
http://www.g20.net/forum/showthread.php?138057-My-old-G20-returns-back-to-me!-Long-post
Initially I plan to get the car back to a drivable state. This way I could Drive the car without embarrassment. Past week I've been picking parts from my stash of parts since I originally owned the vehicle and a '91 in a local wrecking yard which seemed to have been serviced by Nissan frequently (lots of new part labels). I also found a '02 G20 Sport 5-spd to pick from. I feel like a vulture :monkey:
Today I tackled the rear brakes & belts.
This is what I was working with....





Bad news bears:monster: In the last photo you'll notice that the rotor is about a 3rd of the thickness it should be. The pads were completely gone...so much for the brembo blanks I installed on here. I dont think I need a mic to say these are shot. The backings of the pads were all that was left on both sides, no wonder the e-brake didnt work...no more travel left. I originally had thought that the calipers had seized; but I do remember changing the calipers once before. So I am not surprised they were still in good shape. I think I may powder coat the calipers... to finish the brake work, I need to bleed the brakes, I'm a one man band this weekend, so this might happen later this week.
Usually I use all new parts that are consumables, particularly for brakes, however the 91 I pulled parts from had fairly fresh brakes and it was too cheap to resist. So I took the calipers, pads and discs as a set and swapped them on this car. In the future after the power upgrades, I thought I would upgrade the brakes as well so thats the other reason why I'm skimping out here.
Good News is the rear wheel bearings (which I changed in '09) are still in great shape! At least something positive!
I also reverted to stock with the belts. I originally had a G-Spec water pump pulley & crank pulley installed on this motor. After my years since building this motor, I've decided against underdriven crank pulleys. I'll probably try to sell the crank pulley here soon if its salvageable. I do not know what happened exactly, but the keyway is beat. I'll have a photo on Monday, I left it at work as I bead blasted it.
I mentioned in my book of a post, but I changed out the alternator anchor/pivot bolt. It's tab to hold in from spinning was broken so I wrestled with that. The harness that I will call the "charging" harness, was shot, it was super brittle and the alternator plug didnt snap in place anymore. The harness is something I pilfered from the 91, which surprising had a like new harness. The alternator is from a B15 and I also found out the earlier G20s apparently had smaller connectors for the positive post on the alternator as I had to drill it out a bit. I just need to tighten the belts tomorrow.
I went ahead and removed the hood insulator as it was oil soaked. I guess the story is that they left the oil cap off for a while and/or tremendous blow by....see how the color is different (heavier too). The dark one is the oil soaked one.

Again the replacement is from the '91. That car was in great shape, too bad it was smashed to all hell.
Anyway, tomorrow's intended plans (if I dont get lazy or decide to tackle something else)...
1) P11 cross member swap
2) Connect the B15 tranny neutral position, reverse switch to the harness (pilfered from the '02)
3) '99 Altima ABS Master Cylinder
4) Tighten the belts