Project Quest. 4G with TH-400 auto

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 7:46 pm

Today my part finally showed up. my missing link. The stahl converter from buschur racing. and it only took 20 phone calls, a few e-mails, and over 90 days later!!!! not a bad waiting period. i shal keep up dates and pics.

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:44 pm

just got my Tokico blue struts, and suspension technique spring done.

Post by **DJpowerHaus** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:26 pm

When are you going to have some pictures to show us?

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 9:02 pm

ok i got some pics for ya. been really bizzy. Just got married a few weeks ago, and now were in the middle of buying a house. so its been crazy

but heres my nissan and quest stuff.

http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f187/ ... edia=image

will have more pics and updates with time.

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:37 pm

i went and ordered bolts for the converter today, i took it up to the speed shop with me along with the flywheel just in case, and they said its a 10" converter (measuring end to end). Buschur claims its an 8" and the box says 8" How do you measure them? or is end to end the correct way??

peregrine · Post by **peregrine** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:16 am

its an 8" convertor lol id take your shit elsewhere if they are saying that. you dont measure it from side to side like that

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 10:02 am

ok. Have you made anymore passes yet, since you switched the maft out?

peregrine · Post by **peregrine** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 3:04 pm

blue_crush wrote:ok. Have you made anymore passes yet, since you switched the maft out?

yes i ran 10.76@123 last night!!!!!!!!!! the car is absolutely amazing at this point. this was at 17 psi on 91 piss pump gas. bad news is my convertor took a shit for the 3rd time. im done with this convertor as the welds at the steps on the face cant take the stress of 1.3 60's i guess. im going to yank convertor next week and have them design me a new one piece billet face convertor. after that its a front brake kit cause now the car is SERIOUSLY underbraked, then a boost controller to see what shell do at 25 psi with some 114 octane. if you guys want an example of a good running rwd "DSM" then here it is

this car could be a daily driver at theis point. once the new convertor is in i should have no problems ever again (crosses fingers)

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:43 pm

Sounds awsome

but a bummer about the converter. at least i know what to expect from mine, but i thought it was supposed to be a billet converter anyway?? Glad to hear its in the 10s.
I went to the race shop to pick up my converter bolts fri. and they had short bolts and long bolts, i didnt know which ones i needed since its not a normal setup. so i picked up my converter and flywheel to take it to them to see which ones i needed. and They moved!!

man i was pissed off, i wanted to get the motor and tranny in today. so if you dont mind could you tell me which ones i should get--then i will just start ordering stuff again.

peregrine · Post by **peregrine** » Sat Sep 02, 2006 7:58 pm

my bolts are about 2.25" make sure you use loc-tite on them. also dont tighten one bolt down at a time. you have to slowly tighten them while you turn the motor so it sucks the convertor into the motor or youll fuck your pump up. FYI.

Fabritory · Post by **Fabritory** » Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:26 pm

peregrine wrote:this car could be a daily driver at theis point.

PURE GREATNESS!!!

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 12:33 pm

alright, thanks for the info.

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Tue Sep 19, 2006 6:30 pm

alright, i got my converter bolts. i went with some arp bolts that are alot shorter than 2.5" but we sized them up and they fit so it should all work. anyways for time sake do you still have the bolt sizes for the adapter to the motor and the tranny to the adapter?? If not its no big deal, i have got a couple of buddys comin over this weekend and the next to get everything installed.
I still need to buy a tranny cooler and tranny temp gauge. and mock up a cross member. then i can order my driveshaft. pretty sure the stock length wont fit.

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Sat Sep 30, 2006 1:59 pm

Well i finally got the motor and tranny together, almost ready to drop in. heres some pics of the mating process

http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f187/ ... h=imgAnch2

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:22 pm

Motor has found its new home.

heres some pics, will keep updates, making the cross member for the tranny now.

http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f187/ ... h=imgAnch3

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:09 pm

Well I ended up scapping the old motor mounts that everyone else uses because of height issues on the cam gears and the angle of the trans, plus intake issues with the brake booster. So i fabbed up my own solid mounts. Works out great. heres pics.

http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f187/ ... ter=images

Now i worn you im not a fabricator or welder. so any comments about how bad it is can be spared.

screemin eagle · Post by **screemin eagle** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 10:19 pm

i made my own mounts too.i used 2x5 boxed steel 1/4" wall and just drilled some holes and they worjk awsome

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 3:15 pm

cool, you got some pics of it?

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Fri Feb 22, 2008 12:55 pm

guess not. I ordered my JMF intake, bought a roll cage, and fabbed up my tranny crossmember. just an update. I will say that with the TH-400 you cant reuse the stock trans Xmember, because of the shape of the pan. However you can reuse it with some modification, if you are using the TH-350.
I will be ordering my header, wastegate and throttle body today!!

heres some pics of the tranny crossmember, and my ghetto fender on my nissan.

http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f187/ ... C05819.jpg

screemin eagle · Post by **screemin eagle** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 5:57 pm

sorry i never saw you ask for pics. ill get some next time i go to work on the car. might be tomorrow if its warmer and the snow melts some.

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 6:26 pm

I got the Tranny X member painted the rest of the way and bolted in place. I also got the mounting plates in for the cage, and tacked the main hoop in place

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http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f187/ ... C05831.jpg

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:03 pm

New throttle body has arrived!

http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f187/ ... C05857.jpg

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 9:11 pm

got my intake today!

http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f187/ ... C05872.jpg

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:08 pm

the intake was alittle over 500 and the TB was 140. I talked to JMFab. directly and had it modified through them for the RWD. They can also shorten the runners if thats what you need to clear the brake booster.

Im going to pollish the intake myself. Also, i just got the rear section of my roll cage about 75% done today.

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Mon Mar 31, 2008 9:57 pm

fixed the passenger side floor rott. now i can finish the rest of the cage.

http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f187/whitey240sx/

blue_crush · Post by **blue_crush** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:35 pm

cage is done!

http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f187/whitey240sx/