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Sorry for the late reply, i mounted the sensor on the dash, so it gets good reception. The gps speedo has been working the whole summer without any problems, it was worth every cent :thumbup:
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Tuosta takahiekkapeltiä jos on tarve: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Datsun-140-160J-710-72-78-Heckblech-unten-lower-Rear-Panel-/121044823832?pt=DE_Autoteile&hash=item1c2ed56f18 Omaan ostin ja odottaa vaan vaihtoa.
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Thank you Atomic, nice to see another “crazy” Finn on this forum :thumbup: working on an old Ratsun . I bought the gauges in 2013 and it seems like the price has risen a bit from that, despite of that they still very affordable. The tachometers they sell are quite porn to, check it out: http://stores.ebay.com/springautoparts/
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So i got the cams and timing chain installed: My 6 year old helped me to get the turbo mounted: The valve cover, WG, timing chain and water pump smacked together. I ordered a custom billet oil filter cap with pressure and temp sensor tapping from china, dirt cheap 35,00€ shipped to Finland and the quality of the craftsmanship was surprisingly good.
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Got the head installed, shit is moving :) And I found, ordered and received a gear knob I liked.
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So, to change the timing chain you have to remove the belt pulley. There is / was only one problem, it sits like hell I think it’s torqued to +300nm from factory. I’ve been trying to get it loose on and off for two months, I bought an impact wrench, no luck. I went and rented an even bigger Impact wrench, no luck. I got feed up and went and fetched a big-ass washer and some old 2” water pipe and some other random metal. Welded it all together, went to the garage and pulled like hell and something gave after, I didn’t break anything the freaking bolt I LOOSE… Finally !!! :D Previously my gear knob looked like hell; it was time to do something about it. This is how it looked before: Because the bmw shifter comes true the floor slightly differently the factory original shifter boot couldn’t be used. So I decided to make a new one that fitted the factory screw holes. I started out with making a paper model. While I was making the boot I realized that I needed to find a place for my boost, exhaust temp meter and a place for the A/C power button. So I decided to integrate it in the factory console at the same time. Now that I knew where the A/C power button was to come I had all the needed information to start customizing the Suzuki A/C harness, I stripped all the extra wires and soldered all the connections and wrapped it all up. This is how it looked: Cable harness finished and tested (it works :D ) Finished product: (during this process no original Datsun parts where harmed :D )
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Hahaa, Graveltrapp you are almost spot on about the Finnish summer you only forgot about the mosquitos :D Thank you about the complements. If somebody is interested to see more about the Toyota project you can check out my tread -> http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=22501&start=0
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This is sooo badass, go with the bear metal look, just deactivate the metal with acid before you apply the clear.
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Datsfun Thank you, I am very pleased with this car. I know the grill Is an non SSS but I like this one better. About the Cluster, yes it’s quite intriguing how we got the simpler cluster. I was looking for an RHD cluster for long but I didn’t find one, so I decided to salvage the one I had. (And cover the radio hole and some gauges there instead :) ). Are the parts in the picture by any chance yours? In case they are, are you interesting in selling any parts? I got two front bumpers with the car, one in very good condition and one with some extra drilled holes, I will try to push the intercooler a bit back and install one of the bumpers on the car, which one I will decide at that point when I see if the installation requires any modification of the bumper (Don’t want to destroy the good one.) Bonvo: I didn’t receive a front valance (or the missing pieces) with the car; I have searched for one without any luck… I’m thinking about making one myself (I know it’s difficult piece, but so was many of the pieces I made for my ke35 rolla). I would only need very detailed pictures of an original valance and as many measurements as possible from a factory original valance, can anybody help me by providing measurements and pics?
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Nope, we officially only got the 160j in Finland what I am aware of. Most of them are gone thou ; they basically melted away on our heavily salted and icy roads back in the 70:S and 80s.
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Almoste done :)
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My luck :P When I bought the car none of the gauge cluster background lights worked. So I decided that I would change the light bulbs. After fought for I while I managed to get the cluster lose… this is what I was faced with: The previous owner had hit the meter metal brace and and circuit board with a Dremmel like a cannibal hits a school bus. He deleted every background light connection, high beam indicator and messed up the watertemp circuit. All this to get the tachometer in the center, -“in true racing spirit”. So after I many hours of welding, gluing, troubleshooting and reverse engineering I managed to transfer the tachometer to its original location, most of the background lights working and I got the GPS speedo installed instead of the earlier Non-working HAL-driven BMW speedometer. And because none of you read anything I wrote, Here is a oic instead of the finnished meter:
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Hell, I’ve got to say, I like your car… I mean, I really like it… *off to the toilet* :blush: Just kidding, your car looks good. I hope I someday find a s30 and get it looking half as descent as yours. :thumbup:
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The oil pressure, oil temp, water temp and volt gauge are all 50mm. They cut me back 25$ each, dirt cheap but all the previous meter I’ve owned of the same brand worked like a charm. The GPS speedometer cost me 95$ including the antenna, much easier to install then mechanical speedometers or the hall impulse driven ones. Size 85mm.
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Cool engine swap and nice looking shell. Sounds to me like we are married to the same women, my wife said almost exactly the same thing when I brought home my 160j sss. :thumbup: