Archive of posts with category 'MegaSquirt'

Megasquirt woes, too much fuel?

So I will start this post off staying this: I know nothing, I am a noob when it comes to the megasquirt, and tuning a fuel injection car (or a...

Updates from the weekend

So I spoke with my Megasquirt Guru last week a few times, and again this weekend, and even had him show up in my driveway to help wrench on the...

Wiring up the engine and attempting to start

I spent the morning with Dave and Terec helping to finish buttoning up items on the 240Z so we could attempt to start it today. We were successful in getting...

It's for sale again

So this time, I think, I am serious about selling the Datsun. With moving sometime in the next 5-6 months I need to start preparing for the move, and with...

Project240z.com and the car are for sale!

With my recent acquisition I’m going to have to clear out the garage of all of my Datsun parts and cars to make room for a few other vehicles. I’m...

Today was a good day!

This morning I woke up with a little hope in my eye, hope that I would make some good progress today. After doing some reading online about the Megasquirt and...

Fuel Rail Fun! She turns, but has no spark

First off, let me say that today was a good day! It didn’t start off that way however. After last night’s fuel rail issues I needed to get the rail...

Fuel, Water and Electricity *bangs head on wall*

Fuel leaks, coolant leaks, and blown fuses. That about sums up the evening… First off, a HUGE thanks to everyone who came over tonight. Henry, Ronnie, Terec, Ian, Eric, Scott,...

Monday Monday Monday Progress!

Today was a good day! Progress was made! First things first, at lunch myself, Henry, and Eric headed down to High Ridge to SCPRacingparts.com again to get a cap for...

P240Z Sunday Wiring Starts

Here’s a quick update on the 240. I got up this morning and finished up modifications to the bracket I built for the VR sensor, you can see what it...

Another night of progress

Today we made some good progress. Mark helped me at the office today to solder some more wiring for the megasquirt. I’ve still got a LOT more wiring to do,...

All in a day's paint

After yesterday’s fun, Eric and I spent some time in the garage today. I was awoken this morning around 8:00am by the doorbell; the Dish Network guy showed up right...

Project 240z, What's next?

Tasks for the next few days. Thursday: Finish trimming the driver’s side seat mounts, weld everything together, install seat for fitting Friday/Saturday: Receive the fuel injectors from Summit Run fuel...

Fuel cell arrived, list of things to get done!

Alright, so my fuel cell arrived today! It sure is purty, and big I’m not yet sure how I’m going to mount it in the car, though I’m hoping to...

Fuel Cell Ordered....

Well I ordered the fuel cell for the 240Z today, as well as 20ft of fuel line and AN fittings, as well as a wiring kit for a fuel pump....

P240z Time to start again

Tonight I begin working on the 240Z again. It’s been quite a while since I’ve worked on it, 3 weeks or so, due to work and school and of course,...

P240Z Pulleys a pullin

Well we overcame the the brake booster issues from last night. Dad got the Brakeline hooked up to the MC, and we got the booster installed in the firewall and...

The motor is in the Project 240z!

Look out Jeffs, the motor is in the Project 240z! Dad and I spent all day today working on the car, and I even swung by one of Jeef’s old...

Junk Yard Saturday

Today, well yesterday now, it’s 1am, Dad and I went to Speedway salvage over in Madison Illinois. 3-4 hours later we walked out of there with $120 worth of parts...

Dressed in black

Well the engine bay of the Project 240Z has a nice coat of black paint. I’ll be touching up a few areas tomorrow, as well as doing the following. Hitting...

Megasquirt has been ordered

Even though I’m out in Mormanville I’ve been hard at work at least thinking about the Project 240z! With the guidance of Mr. Whittle I’ve ordered over $700 in equipment...