metalmonkey47

Isn't the red 510 wagon and 720 at the end members here??

I hadn't really talked to him about it yet as far as plans extending past the drivetrain swap, since we haven't even seen the car other then pictures. But we'll just call it a full on rat rod, no paint required :thumbup:

Hell yeah man! I'm stoked to see this thing! It's gonna be slammed as piss. Meh... 210 is a long story. I stopped perusing it. Basically would have cost me as much as several good datsun's as it would for one broke one.

So my buddy from work has been working out a deal on a new project for a while. I've been trying to help him track down a 40's Chevy/Ford/etc for a rat rod build using a GM 5.3 (LM7) and after about a year with little to NO luck, he got a call the other day when we were dealing with out resto shop account (the asshole that painted my grill pink) and it turns out a friend of a friend is getting rid of some stuff at his grandmothers house (from what I was understanding) since she is moving into a suitable home. Turns out they were loading up a 1932 Franklin Twelve to go to scrap. Offered him $200 and a few days later, BAM it's sold and saved! I'm pretty fucking stoked. The car is supposed to be 100% complete minus the engine and trans that were pulled to go in the guys other Franklin he was restoring. So it's getting a cammed 5.3L and built 4L60E with lots of go fast goodies For the record, this is the car: Going to go see it and photograph it in a few days when he goes to pick it up. Can't wait to wrench on this old fucking thing :w00t:

Always something. I'm working out some bugs, and I'll probably spend Christmas under it chasing some fuel delivery problems. Yep! If you go to page one you can see it :) I LOVE it and it will always remain! I just need to decide on paint scheme and finish body work. I am so behind. Since I'm driving this thing every day it makes it a PITA to actually work on it. I'm always busy no matter what's going on.

A few pics from the Paul Walker/Roger Rodas charity meet a week ago before I blew up the 4 speed. (not my pics) I'll be back for some updates soon.

What are you building HRH? :poke:

Close! I'm a few hours south in Marietta. Kinda ghetto down here. Just get your hands dirty and finish that shit :P I'd offer a hand if I was local.

Which arm do you want to see? The Z arm or the one that was in the truck? Next plan is a 71C :fu: But that's not coming until I get another DD soon and start working with M_O_T on the turbo gear :thumbup:

STI's had something similar stock on the intercoolers. My buddies makes 3psi more when you spray the intercooler. It's cray

Yessir they sure are! It stumped me... I saw a thread about it before but I don't recall where it is. There is also quite a bit of wear on the pressure plate already. Is it possible this could have been the result of the incorrect T/O and fork combination?? We matched the same one to the trans when it was re-assembled and the LZ went in, but it's possible it could have been the wrong one from the start and I have suspected that. We (Master_o_Turbonics and I) stuffed a trans from a '71 Z in there with the correct T/O collar, but using a different fork (since the Z fork used an adjustable slave cylinder) and when I pushed my foot down on the clutch it popped the piston out of the slave cylinder and fucked up the seal. I had the master cylinder adjustment turns nearly all the way out to get the clutch working properly. I'm thinking that maybe the combination was incorrect before, and that's why my adjustment was out and now that we have the correct combination, would explain why it shoved the piston out the other end.

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Got the trans out! Remember when i talked about the clutch pedal vibrating??

Yep! Seems like it. I was pretty surprised. It was nice to see a Mustang that showed up to the meet that wasn't straight piped with bolt ons. I guess he decided 300HP was enough and rocked it with visual mods.

Some more from the same meet :) Dillon's Stang by metalmonkey47, on Flickr Tim's 88 Accord by metalmonkey47, on Flickr Zed by metalmonkey47, on Flickr

I think off the top of my head. ISO 200 F/11 1/200 I'll check tonight though.

A few from todays event.

bump!

I don't think I have enough transmissions to try

As far as I'm concerned, what's done is done. There is literally nothing I could have done to prevent what happened. It was bound to happen at anytime. The trans had been making noise for a while and only got progressively worse. It snapped, and I laughed because hell, I'd rather be laughing in a Datsun then crying or bitching. Truth is, no matter what I did at that point made a difference because it was already dead. I got 17 at best driving like a grandma, coasting up to lights, braking early enough to make other drivers go around me and cut me off (assholes down here.) 15mpg was a relatively close estimate since the speedo is off. It could be better, or poorer. You guys try driving a 104HP LZ that sounds like mine and tell me you're gonna stay out of the throttle every time you drive it :fu:

Preciate it man! I actually have a 5speed lined up already :thumbup: Gonna swap it in a few days. Yeah I thought so haha! I was still able to get it between gears and occasionally shift, but I babied it all the way to 4th :rofl: C is a maybe some day thing when it's not my DD ;) And that sir is not a half bad idear! Nope :P In fact, it's sitting in my driveway where we put it when the LZ went in. It looks like a redneck trash dump according to my dad :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Nevermind the fact that I had a fire in the truck today... Going down the interstate at about 67mph @ 4200rpm decided I wanted to sprint away from the few semi trucks that were balancing on the lane dividers. Hit 85 mph in seconds, then heard a pop. Started getting a pulsing/vibrating in the pedal BAD and grinding below me. Thought I broke the mount, until I started getting no gear changes except for a few crunchy ones. On decel it sounds like there's a box of marbles in the transmission and accelerating it grinds. Drove about 30 miles like this back home, babied it in 4th since it was the only gear that really worked. :rofl: Guess LZ torque is WAY too much for a stock worn out 4 speed.

Nice! Pretty damn good numbers for a single cam :thumbup: I've never heard of that much power from a single cam before!