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Go for a drive. Waste time on YouTube. Play fetch with the dog. He's a spastic puppy so he will have no problems entertaining me.

Is this the same principal: http://www.conceptzperformance.com/Cart/description.php?II=3434&Car_Type=G35&UID=20121009182338150.101.79.229 Of course I don't think it'd fit on a VQ25DET but sounds like the same concept.

If you'd have told me that 6 hours ago thats what I would have done in hindsight! But yeah, it was for the hose, and it worked out ok in the end, just a pain at the time.

Sav, meant to post in here, received the sill panels A OK, thanks for that. Still haven't got the rear ones on but we'll get there. Just need a polish.

FYP mate!

Awesome news, thanks Jason and Craig (and anyone else!)

Boost controller finally in and working... but... In a stupid story in the vein of Dale's recent experiences, I started the car ready to go after setting up the EVC with a starting boost of 12PSI. I put my foot down and revved the car, and next thing you know there's a bang, a puff of smoke, and a tink tink tink that scared the crap out of me. I'm sitting here thinking "oh no, what have I done, engine go bang!" and turn it off straight away. I rush round the front to find that one of the belts has shredded in half. More "Oh shit", followed by a sigh of relief as I realise the smoke was a bit of belt hitting the clutch fan, and the tink noise was the left over bits of belt hitting bits of metal. Pack it up, come inside, thinking "I can't be the only person who's had this happen, need to search the forums". Do search. Find three helpful threads. One being Matt's new thread with all the part number he's found in it, including the AC and drive belts: http://www.skylinesa..._1#entry6541105 One being Justin's thread about his AC belt, with a very familiar image in it: http://www.skylinesa..._1#entry6392240 Enter sigh of relief as I read Alex's posts confirming that not only is the belt cheap and easy to replace, but I can clip it off and keep driving the car! I love these forums... I was initially worried it had something to do with the boost controller. Now that I know it's the AC belt it makes a bit of sense, as the AC hasn't worked since January and I figured it needed a regas. So now I'm ordering a new drive and AC belt thanks to Matt's part numbers, cutting the AC belt thanks to Alex's help, and driving the car to AM Performance, which will be where it rests while I'm in Coffs, so Andrew can finally do the intake. Some pics of the boost controller install will follow tomorrow, but thanks for all the help guys. Just wish that bloody actuator wasn't so difficult to get to!

Cheers Scotty. I only wanted to do this once!

^^ Sexy... Finally finished wiring the EVC in last night, just have to finish the plumbing tonight (only have the MAP line in at the moment). For Leon especially, and others, here are some pics of the direct 12V distribution block I setup. That's the distribution block mounted next to the TCM. One 4GA wire in, and four wires out. Once problem I've noticed is the stock wires for the Wideband and EVC are too small to mount in here, so I have soldered in some thicker cable (the two black wires going in). You can also see the brown wire connected to the ignition power source of the TCM, which is used to switch the relay. 70A relay wired up in the battery compartment. You can see here the solid red wire, which goes to the battery, the translucent red wire, which runs to the distribution block, the translucent brown wire, which is the ground for the switching, and the brown wire running in, which is connected to the opposite side pin to the translucent brown wire. Inline 50A glass fuse connected directly to the battery, and running to the relay in the above pic. The other red wire with the inline blade fuse is the direct feed for the fuel pump. The end of the ground wire for the switching on the relay. Not very exciting but thought I'd throw it in anyway. I'll post up some pics of the EVC install once it's done, hopefully I'll get the pics done tonight.

This is what I was able to scrounge in my files... Wideband A/F 5V - GCC Ignition Signal Input 16 Wideband A/F GND - GCC Ignition Analog GND Fuel 2: Wideband Input AFR 1 Feedback Map: Fuel Trim Map AFR 2 Feedback Map: OFF AFR Feedback Start Time: 60 AFR Feedback Cycle Time: 100 msec AFR Feedback Volume: 1.00 AFR Feedback ECT (low): 80 C AFR Feedback ECT (high): 100 C NOTE: To enable Target AFR tuning, AFR mask table needs "1" setting in enable zone. NOTE: Once Target AFR tuning is done, set AFR 1 Feedback Map to "OFF" Not sure if that's useful, mine is setup a little different.

Have you got a Wideband Theo? Might be worth connecting the output of it to the F-con for feedback. Not sure about what Jez said about the O2 sensor, never heard that myself, but I'm connecting the wideband to the F-con to cover that base.

Happy to do the write up if Cam hasn't done it Scotty. Not in a mad hurry anyway, got a few other things to finish up with first. So when you're ready let me know.

Finally finished setting up the switched 12V power supply wired straight to the battery this afternoon after F1. I now have a wire off the battery to a ~50A fuse, to a 70A ignition switched fuse (using a wire of the TCM - thanks Leon!), to a power distribution block mounted next to the TCM. Wideband is now wired to this rather than wired back to the fuel pump, and the EVC will be wired to this too. Just leaves speed and RPM to tap into for the EVC before finishing off the plumbing. Will take some pics and post up in the original thread tomorrow night hopefully, when I *should* finish.

Tease! Sounds fine, I'm down for one. Let me know when you've worked out firm pricing etc. Good chance to chuck in the Nismo thermostat at the same time.

Have you got a price and timeframe ETA Scotty? Sounds like a no brainer to me.

Count me in.

You bastard! I was looking at them a while ago, hoping they'd make a short run. Figured options these days started and ended with Masa. Let me know if you start making copies... Very interested.

I bought mine from a reputable ebay seller, was around $200 delivered and arrived in about a week. For not much more cash you can put in a pump you know youre not going to have to replace later. My logic anyway.

Did you get a MASA bonnet Theo? Or some other Jap special?

New XBox should arrive this week just in time... Looking forward to having one with a DVD drive that opens.

Good work on the route Jase, and thanks to all that turned up! Good day out, just a shame I had to leave early... and the bloody traffic!

If you lived in a good state you'd know all about it

Good news mate! Fingers crossed. If it doesn't work out there's plenty of room in my car, so no stress.

PM's sent. Anyone else I missed and/or late additions?

Engine is as easy as anything else, just not much room in the engine bay. A lot of parts commonality with other Nissans, so parts are on the shelf or not far away. Service costs should be the same, or you could do it for her?