metalmonkey47

LOL This thread is forever a classic...

Someone make stickers. I wanna rock one. RIP

To me, the motor only lasts as long as the owner lets it. I bought my 210 two years ago from a bunch of stupid fucks that didn't know how to work on it. $500 cash and we drove it home. I put a rebuilt the top end, kept good oil in it, and drove the hell out of it for two years before I sold it for my 620. I wish I could have kept it, because it was a fine running car.

I think it's no different then all the marketing we've seen for any other engine in the last 20 years. IT'S A SALES TECHNIQUE. As simple as that. I bet when we look at it down the road in 5-10 years, we're going to start seeing them die. No doubt. Chevy 305? PSH that motors not worth playing with IMO. It's easier to find a 350 that has a similar weight, less restrictive heads, no emissions ETC. The Chevy 3.1, and 3.4L were TERRIBLE MOTORS. My mothers '00 Venture had it replaced under warranty at 30K miles because of a recall on the top end. @ 150K miles we had the heads off replacing the weak intake gaskets that would fail and leak coolant into the runners. We did it also at 200K miles. It got 2 water pumps, but I can't blame that on the motor really... This was on the 3.4 motor. My sisters '96 Monte Carlo with the 3.1 had the exact same issues. We did intake gaskets when we got it from my Aunt. A few months later, the head gaskets said ADIOS. Other then that, it hasn't been too bad. The car wants to die, but we're trying to keep it alive until she can replace it. I hear people complain about their cars all the time @ Autozone, and most of the people having issues are the same ones that buy $9 oil changes. Occasionally I'll get the gung ho car guy that comes in and buys Royal Purple and K&N for his cars, but the majority just don't give a fuck. Put in Autozone oil and if it leaks out, put in more. This new Ford motor needs to prove itself before it gets any respect from me.

Whats the plan? L28? Or bigger?

Clogged jet? Sounds like when my 620 got a piece of garbage in the main jet. It idled great, but as soon as I touched the pedal, it would starve and choke.

Spent a week in FL and didn't see a single damn Datto. Got some stuff for the ricer sightings though :rofl:

Wanna sell that spare ign control mod for the dizzy? ;)

It's on electric ignition where the ignition control module us mounted on the dizzy outside the cap. Your is mounted inside the dizzy under the cap if I'm correct

That's probably the worst thing you can do to lower it. Spring rate would be all sorts of fucked between each tire.

Get some cheap 2inch coilover sleeves and springs from eBay. Cut spring perch off of the strut, weld collars on the strut tube and Bam. Cheap coilovers.

Nice. Are those ATS cups?

Rip Dave. Too bad I couldn't be there. Glad there was a good turnout

Damn man. Lol what a wild find

Ol!!!! Sounds like a Redneck family reunion out here. All you hear is explosions. Almost sounds like call of duty lol

As 2011 rolls to an end, I just wanna wish you guys a happy new year! 2012 is only minuets away. Stuffs blowing up down here in FL and the neighbors got the hot rod out leaving stripes up the road. Hope your having a more interesting night then me! Be safe.

Hheres my 175 build http://community.ratsun.net/topic/19967-1973-honda-cb175/

350? Or 360? Those are great bikes! I had a 73 cb175 and it was the coolest thing ive ever had. I wish i never sold it. It had 2k original miles.its a steal for that price. I sold mineas a running bike with a rebilt motor for tbat sane price and mine was literally bare.

Accelerator pump on carb? You'll enjoy the weber a lot more.

Dibs on a hellafunctional. Ill order tomorrow when im home.

Damn..... Words cannot describe how I feel about this.. I don't know the guy, but seeing this happen to a guy held so high by ratsun is tragic.. Someone should put together some stickers in his honour, so the whole world will know when we rock our Dattos that we think of our lost friend.

Bump :(