Last minute drift prep + forbidden steering mod.. 300zx build

My Nissan 300zx z32 build never had a great e-brake. I decide to tear my project car apart and replace the hardware, shoes, pads, and rotors. After successfully getting the rear wheels to lock up, I install a frowned upon steering modification. This offset spacer will be used as a bandaid while I figure out what subframe to use on the z. After a quick alignment, we are off the to the drift track, usair. We're ready for Rio Bash 2024
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[@Incaensio]

You are looking fresh my man

[@AvensisOfficial]

Where is the fade????

[@ayaansiddiqui6911]

Reminds me of later movie Brian O’Connor

[@nrvous_250gt]

Fade is gay ​@@AvensisOfficial

[@cling1y721]

@@nrvous_250gtno wonder u take it up the ass

[@gateaccess818]

@11:17 that clunk is youre dif still, you had those 2 shims you installed on bottom side of those solid diff bushings, those shims are meant to go above the ears on the front of the diff. putting them on the bottom is preventing the gap from being properly shimmed, those shims need to be relocated to the top of the ears on the front of the diff. so shims above and solid bushings were pressed in from the bottom, that way the front tabs are sandwiched by the shim and busing. no hate. just sharing.

[@Ren200Z_MotoringLife]

yeap i noticed that before, i figure he may have cought that off camera

[@typedrew]

I was hoping he would revisit that and show us too

[@venom_-demon-xi102]

12:05 thats a house centipede very usefull they hunt insects around ur house i only saw them in wet environments

[@neonaffliction]

They hunt things like cockroaches, silverfish, spiders, bed bugs etc and yeah they are super useful, they can bite humans but its so unlikely I didnt know they could, they just usually run away when spotted. In my country we call them "money bugs" and if you see one you gonna get some money in future.

[@owldude9581]

Bro, you totally give Joey Quinn vibes, from Dexter. Honestly, it suits you, man. 'Grats on the cut!

[@blucamo8732]

I look forward to these videos every week. Keep doing what your doing

[@whogotmycash]

That makes two of us😝

[@BC-tn5ss]

“Just the three of us” or something

[@Owensti]

Four is a party! 😎

[@screamerchaotix5182]

11:30 oh holy crap you just reminded me I still have distilled water in my Evo as we come up on another VT winter...welp, I know what I'm doing this weekend.

[@ManzitMatt]

So much happened in this video!! Hair cut! Alignment! And a remote tune!

[@marshal7376]

Too much free play on the drums. You adjust them with NO CLICKS on the parking brake. Think about it. You are pulling the pads out when it's clicked, so releasing it makes a large gap. That's the noise you are probably hearing when pulling the parking brake.

[@twoeightythreez]

Yup, adjust with hand brake off and adjust the cable loose. Adjust the internal adjuster for very slight drag and then back off a few clicks. Then Pull e brake handle up 3 clicks and then adjust the cable to where you cannot spin the wheels by hand. Thats how my Datsun 200sx drum brakes are set up and it will hold on ANY hill with handle half way up.

[@jscheu71]

Haircut?!? Who are you and what have you done with Mike?

[@gateaccess818]

@05:15, your upper raer spring isnt seated properly. that might pop off under extensive ebrake pulls. that spring has to sit snug around that pin inthe cetner. just like the spring from the front pad (on right of screen) sits nice tight and flush, but that rear or (left side of the screen) spring isnt fully seated around that center pin.

[@sir_wheat_thins]

the best way to fix the handbrake clunk is to go hydro, obviously /s that clunk is an odd one, with it only being in motion it kind of sounds like when you pull the brake that the shoe isn't engaging all at once, like the leading edge is engaging and it's slamming the trailing bit of the pad into the drum. I'm not used to drum setups apart from just the theory of them, but the "only while moving" thing makes me think something is running into something else when the friction material catches.

[@PrizzaMike]

I couldn't agree more. This is where it gets interesting, it doesn't happen while going in reverse

[@floens7327]

@@PrizzaMike what if you were to reverse the adjustable pin in the bottom of the brake shoe, that might change it if its the wrong side

[@Leandro3065PT]

@@PrizzaMike have you checked if the pads themselves aren't switched side to side? from left to right and vice versa?

[@Jonas-c1v]

@@PrizzaMikeits your diff

[@twoeightythreez]

Its because its adjusted wrong. First back off (loosen) the cable adjustments. Then adjust the brake shoes for slight drag, WITH BRAKE OFF, back off one or two clicks (at drum adjuster) THEN, pull the e brake handle up THREE CLICKS. Put the wheels back on, but leave car in air. NOW, you can adjust the cable tension until you can no longer spin the wheels by hand (in neutral). Release parking brake and make sure you can easily spin the wheels. Now the parking brake will feel tight even when pulling up one click.

[@motov8-garage832]

Never seen a brake system like that. Drum brakes with disk combo. Interesting, learned something new.

[@Owensti]

Yep, even Subaru uses that rear brake combo on most models

[@HFV_Junkyardin]

BMW does it too

[@angelwrx3255]

It more common then you think

[@Pushe6]

It's done like this on my eclipse GSX as well

[@inz1]

Skyline is the same.

[@TheJoshcarp81]

Mike is growing up!!! Next he'll lift his cars up an inch or so!!!! Lol kidding bud. Keep up the great work!

[@LD_Builds]

House centipede. Don't kill it they look crazy but they kill other bugs and spiders that you don't want.

[@excitingstuff8209]

11:10 jack it up put it in gear and have someone pull the handbrake while your back there listening 🎶

[@ryanwarwick4852]

Another banger from Mike as per usual... Looking forward to more z content , be it black or green

[@JSjoker777]

Your videos always makes my week better! can wait to see your next one drifting on usair!

[@nickkoleba3411]

haircut is fire starting on a project car soon hopefully i can attend some meets u have in the future

[@fatmamlast619]

E brake cluck is weird sounds very similar to when my brake was loose and needed adjusted would be my only guess but yours seems adjusted fine.

[@PrizzaMike]

Right?! The sounds doesn't happen in reverse, also weird

[@RJIGGLES]

Good aero mods on the head piece. 8) Enjoying the videos dude. The Z looks sick posed wherever it goes.

[@dannyaschenbrenner5058]

18:07 i thought you were getting lit up🤣

[@LOVE-VIBES-X-PROJECT-CARS]

You may have to go back and do the drums again. Sounds like something is in the wrong position and hitting something else. It was a good first try though. I hated doing the drums on my first Z lol

[@PrizzaMike]

Drum brakes are always a pleasant time 😅 jk lolol

[@gateaccess818]

@14:43, if you make a new subframe, make a rear sump pan. they are better. as oil natural pools backwards under acceleration. rear sump pan ftw! plus new subframe to replace the front sump modded one.

[@brandonallgrim511]

thats a house centipede there always in my sink or my basement

[@justjosh8818]

Only channel I wait for uploads

[@karson1214]

Woahhhh looking extra sharp with the cut

[@DerailRecords]

“Idk why it’s making that noise and I REALLY don’t wanna take it apart. It don’t sound right…. - alright I took everything apart-“ - a stubborn but seasoned z owner

[@PrizzaMike]

You understand the struggle lol

[@ruktheduck]

hair looking fresh my boy!

[@Incaensio]

See you next time brother

[@psementalist]

Yay it's PizzaMike Saturday morning love the work in progress ur making on the 300zx. I can't wait until you get back on the 240sx love the haircut

[@SERP92_]

I wonder how long the drum style ebrake will work for you, in Europe most of the drift cars are BMW's and every model has the same style rear brake system, no one uses it as you'd need to literally adjust it every event which is a big pain in the ass, I've only been able to make it work for winter drifting, also E46/E36 front suspension is really good for drifting, with some small mods my steering wheel literally wants to snap out of my hands because it centers itself so good.

[@adamfarkasbdp]

This is way better than bmw's drum break system. The shoes attach to the dustshield on bmw's and it's just trash

[@AtMortenJ]

its really not worse than this tho, yo car just trash

[@adamfarkasbdp]

@@AtMortenJ who hurt you little girl?

[@twoeightythreez]

When adjusting the rear parking brake, you set the internal adjustment with the parking brake off. This works for normal drum brakes too. Loosen your e brake cable adjustment so cable is loose too. Then adjust the parking brake shoes until you feel a slight drag, then back off a click or two. Put your wheels back on so you get more leverage. NOW, you pull the parking brake up 3 clicks and adjust the parking brake cable tension until you cannot spin the wheels by hand. This adjustment is either at the parking brake handle or at the equalizer bar where the main cable hooks up to the cables that go to the wheels. If its adjusted this way you will have a parking brake which will release entirely when all the way down but will start working even at the very first click.

[@phillip2404]

I put PMU ebrake shoes on my r32 which utilizes the same z32 drum, and had the same insane knocking sound when pulling the ebrake. Took it apart probably 4-5 times but was never able to make it go away/ never found anything wrong with how it was assembled/ adjusted. Curious to hear if you’re able figure it out, I think it’s something to do with the PMU shoes themself.

[@sixsagoonj]

I think that the loud clunking noise comes for the left brakeshoe not being tight in there. ( 5:18 ) Furthermore the orange spring at the bottem for the adjusting, doenst seem right. it shouldnt be touching the adjuster screw in that way, it looks off to me. Im an apprentrice mechanic in Denmark and ALOT of cars here have brakedrums for rear brakes here. Also when adjusting, leave the handbrake down, and adjust until theres a slight drag, 3 clicks on the handbrake should lock the wheel enough, so that you cant turn it by hand with the wheel on the studs. Just my 2cents, really apprectiate your videos Mike and what you do for the coummunity, dont ever stop

[@twoeightythreez]

The bridge piece is called an "equalizer". When the lever pulls on the rear(trailing) shoe, it also pushes on that equalizer (it actually uses that as an anchor point) so the front (leading) shoe can be pushed against the drum.

[@chaosbeup]

This is a great video. I may have to upgrade my drum brakes in my toyota matrix. It has rear drums witch I feel like is a cool feature. Dope shit as always from prizzamike

[@oshpupcrash5753]

Trying doing my drum brakes b4,even after watching a tutorial I couldn't complete the job.....drum brakes are a nuicence and inferior to disc brakes😂😂😂

[@joen2423]

Sounds like you are pulling a bracket on the cable into the chassis when you are pulling the ebrake, or maybe tension on the cable is pulling a sleeved section into the chassis. I would lay under it while someone pulls the cable, should be easy to find a sound that loud

[@time603]

Your brake shoes; Project ų (They're pronounced Project Mu) it is a letter of the greek alphabet, and in Physics, is the symbol for the coefficient of friction. I would also look at a "drift button" for the handbrake.

[@NACHTMERRIEFABRIEK]

Did you stole the orange gloves of the wheeler dealers mechanic? 😅😂 very cool car, didn't know they excisted but now it's one of my new favorites

[@inz1]

Drums don’t seem adjusted properly - too much travel before they bite making them knock when you pull the ebrake. Or they’re adjusted unevenly and it’s making your diff clunk. Or your subframe/diff bushes are falling out.

[@dayman38xP]

Could be the cable itself where it ys into 2 separate cables usually they have brackets. Maybe when you pull it the cable is moving hitting the body of the car

[@andydhillon1977]

Try reversing your car and then pull up your energency brake. I believe on some cars this is how the emergency brake is adjusted.

[@Ryoneftw]

That haircut looking fresh! Nice vidoe as always Mike!

[@that_blue_r34]

Bro you said "I'll keep this car stock" when you got this 300zx, but nice build bro.

[@EphemeralFaerie]

Lil update on my Rolla, soooooo got hit by a kangaroo caved in my drivers door, all good got another door for $150 gonna color match paint it, buuuut my interior is falling apart kinda expected on a 27 year old car, no matter some mdf and some black fabric will fix that, that's happening sometimes within the next few months same for the roof liner. All of my dints will be getting pulled and filled then its getting a closed door respray, now for the fun parts, i found a rare Carib grill i bought it that will be going on also found some fx-gt badges that will replace the Toyota badge on the rear and ill pull off the corolla badge as well, i also found a cooling plate for the front i don't need it cause my Rolla never goes past half the dial but what ever helps. then the only thing left to do is refresh the motor what im going to do is get the head of a 7A-FE motor and the pistons out of a 4A-GE and still use the stock block from my 4A-FE which in theory increase the compression and make it higher revving, also found wildcat extractors gonna chuck those on and by that time it should be a rad lil hatchback to get around in considering it only weighs 2204 pounds with me in it.

[@EDY178]

Sounds like play in driveline,diff,shafts,maybe. Put handbrake on and lay underneath and turn Propshaft,see if there’s play

[@gateaccess818]

@01:05 yes, cables just need adjusting, rotors have a tiny ruber plug, remove it and rotate rotor until that hole is at 6 oclock position, then look inside with flashlight, push cog gear down to tighten and push it up to loosen, fully tighten both side,the just back off that cock gear 2 clicks. then ebrake will be adjusted properly.

[@TheJamiejosh]

Those project mu shoes kick ass. 👟🥳 as far as that clunk goes, at 5:14 when you did a quick check that left shoe seemed to move a little too easily, especially when compared to how much the other one moved when you gave it a wobble. The sprung pin that hold in the left shoe also looks remarkably new in comparison to the right. First thing I'd do is take wheel and disk off, get one of the boys to pull the ebrake while you watch and make sure its actuating correctly.

[@derekhpwell3531]

That car doesn’t have flat tapping cams so really you don’t need to run VR one. I would do Amsoil or Rotella VR ones oriented towards older race cars with big V8 flat tapping cams things that need zinc so it’s kind of pointless to put it into a Japanese car that’s designed for synthetic.

[@Antiliv.]

dude drum emergency brakes always confused me growing up, especially when I was in school, sat there in class like this thing has disks AND drums?

[@ShannonLoves_Cars]

Literally just got a haircut similar to yours lol, but continue going with the 300zx man!

[@mavr1ck853]

Are you hitting the clutch when you pull the e brake? If not your drive line is still loaded and your diff may be knocking around might check those mounts you installed those big washers on previously

[@cookieintune]

Love ya Mike , love your videos love the Z and learning new stuff with you god bless you , let’s goooo thanks for the Saturday video much love

[@dc4cxrey]

okay mike lookin cute w the new cut😍

[@PrizzaMike]

😅

[@EvelynSalazar-z6i]

bug is a centipede be careful with those bugs because my mom say you get bit by them is there a dangerous you can pass away if you don't go to the hospital and treat it I don't know how true it is but that's what my mom's always told me just be careful with them please God bless you and your family and Friends

[@mikebillec3937]

nissan makes rubber plugs for the adjustment holes in the rotors..helps keep water out..also mike you should grease the threads on the brake adjuster and put some on the inside of the adjuster end...keeps it from falling out...

[@boerharms2209]

yoo man! nice vid once again! on another note, the t-shirts i ordered arrived in the mail today!! So awesome! Thanks for throwing in some extra stickers, i appreciate it! Got a nissan Z meeting tomorrow, and now ive got the perfect shirt to wear 😎😎

[@LRSNRCNG309]

An idiots guess from me says that handbrake clunk is contact being made in the drums, i would figure they wouldnt work if there was that bad of a clunk but they work so thats got me confused

[@E3666god]

I would return the adjustment at the bottom of the drum back to oem. You may have over adjusted it causing a clearance issue but idk I’m high

[@jakenelson8338]

Maybe double upload this weekend with drift content??????

[@Bejjah]

Lookin hella fresh! went from PrizzaMike to PrizzaMichael 😂❤

[@georgemasouris4006]

When I see that Mike uploaded a new vid, I click it instantly 😂. Love your vids, keep em coming!

[@Gsr_automotive]

I don't think there's anything wrong with your handbrake, that just sounds like a pops and crackles tune

[@darronsanders2237]

No one likes doing drum brakes. We just did this in automotive school and it sucks putting it back together.

[@its_mitsu_land]

a drumb brake? confusing ngl cause my 3g eclipse has drum brake but their not a disk drum ig you could say lol

[@erikdude666]

Did you adjust the drums out? Only thing I can think of would be a lot of travel before it hits the inside of the hat

[@NoooNamee]

I just want to see Mike rocking a fade some day. You are looking fresh tho.

[@dannyipwn1203]

That bug is a spotted lantern fly or a midwest house centipede. i guess they are pretty good to have around

[@boerharms2209]

new cut lookin fresh, my man!

[@max-zo5ew]

"OMG" I said out loud. The hair cut transition was jarring. looks good just shocking gg

[@dannyaschenbrenner5058]

every wednesday and saturday i cant wait for the upload notification! Need some integra content😅

[@JadedS5]

Hydrolock Brakes should be the next mod so you don’t wear out the e brake cables

[@Ocin5031]

Aren't you supposed to take this red paper of the break pads? I thought there is a bit of glue under it so the pads go of the rotors better?

[@mikefinelli6932]

Look under the car and make sure the cable is mounted properly to the chassis

[@johnh2042]

Is the cable hanging loose on the bottom and slapping when you pull?

[@Premiumzest]

House centipedes are roaches and other bugs worst nightmare

[@aidanmurphy4963]

Its like I'm watching a whole new person's channel 😂

[@cloudscomedy3550]

Oil brands don’t matter, as long as it’s the right grade and changed on time

[@SkylarkCamperAdventures]

Wow that’s a sharp haircut 👍 looking good.

[@jaintetallarpasvesska3587]

who is this guy raising up the z, wheres mike?😢 no hate hope it drives better now❤

[@MyWolffy]

Always do drums one side at a time so one side is referred. Pics can sometimes be hard.

[@SwampusMcGarniglus]

2 minutes already has 225 views and 20 comments. damn mike.

[@RebelPMP]

Pizzamike got the job interview haircut

[@SwampusMcGarniglus]

Bluetooth subframe sound like a great option.

[@1jzaddy]

Couldn’t believe the hair cut. I was blown away lol

[@greatwhite4755]

The ebrake cable is smacking the bottom of the car I think in

[@dannyipwn1203]

your buddies RHD accord is pretty clean

[@kwigbo]

House centipede. The hunter of other bugs.

[@Tyler-Lord]

Terrifying as shit when they run fast as fuck at you

[@kwigbo]

@@Tyler-Lord ​​⁠"House centipedes sprint at speeds of 420mm/second; a 5’8” human would have to run the same distance, relative to their height, at a speed of about 42 miles/hour"

[@Tyler-Lord]

Thank you for the fun fact

[@UisGapped]

You should give the integra some love

[@RINARS.]

when mike pulls the handbrake sounds like a gun xd

[@Neodestro]

12:08 do no kill They eat spiders and cockroaches

[@JustRobertCZE]

mike with short hair? ive heard of this only in the mythical stories

[@rb26xs14]

Adjust the shoes with no preload on the cables

[@darronsanders2237]

I have an idea... Get rid of the drum and get rotors for the rear 😂

[@bradleyjeffries8848]

Dont wanna take it apart * alright i took it apart 😂

[@nOtThisnotNow]

All for matching wheels! Nice

[@manuellopezej1]

You should get a oem hood and color match it that green is fire

[@Somebody_1337]

12:00 oh, its Jeff, he is just minding his business