teal280z

Bought the motor off some guy from clist. so im not sure if the boost is at the stock level. Also, my fuel pump concerns me. I have heard that they might not deliver the required amount of fuel. And without an air fuel gauge it might be hard to know that its running lean. i dont want to burn anything. so what do you guys think. run the motor without any gauges or no? and if i have to get some to run it what should they be? air fuel and boost for now? then buy the rest when i can?

So I have decided to buy up some gauges for my 1975 280Z SR20det project. Prosport 52mm tinted glass gauges: Air fuel Boost Fuel Press Oil Pressure Oil Temp Water Temp Volt (maybe)Exhaust temp AM I FORGETTING ANY? 5" Cobalt Autometer Speedo and Tach One thing I am considering doing is just putting 3 of the gauges in the stock location, then affix the rest to the top of the dash like in the first picture. The dash is in pretty bad condition, and I am going to be doing a custom fiberglass dash project which will be wrapped professionally in suede. At that point I will conceal the gauges better, but for now I think im gonna go "drift" style. It comes priced out to $868 before tax (gauges + 5" tachs) - is there a cheaper alternative? I mean, I gotta have all my gauges right? Cant be running lean or too much boost. PICS:

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So Ive been looking for a while and found this project Z on craigslist. Guy has already thrown in the SR20det, motor mounts from McKinney. Came with Greddy turbo timer and boost controller. He already has the front mount and the fans mounted up. Comes with a pretty beefy sway bar, but i need to buy some bushings for it. I guess he hadn't started on wiring yet, so that needs to be done. I also need to mock up an exhaust for this thing. He had some 3" tubing laying around that he bought for this project, so he gave me that too. Here are some pics from yesterday when I picked it up. I am gonna start a progress thread. I know everyone likes those. But my question for you guys is this. What would you guys tackle first? I want to have a system here, i dont want to start a whole bunch of little projects only to lag on them all. I like to finish little jobs, that way i get done quicker i find. So what would you guys start on first? Wiring? It seems to be the biggest hurdle at the moment IMO. I really want to get gauges installed and powdered. But you guys know more than I, so thats why I ask. Im kinda new to this. PICS: