gene knight Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 This is never a good sign 1 Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Allright a few weeks ago i aquired for free some bamboo paneling from one of my work stops down in Lake Havasu & today i spent an hour making new door panels & also cut a piece for behind the seats. The old bamboo i may use on the boat down the road. 3 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 If I already didn't have the materials for my interior for grimace I would have probably used something like that instead 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 That looks great Mark. You are going to upset the animal rights activists with center console covering! LOL :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 TY guys. I have yhe same material on the headliner...it's AZ Giraffe HaHa :-D 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Those Arizona giraffes have a much smaller and tighter pattern than their African cousins. :) 1 Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 ^^^^correct ! The summer sun is to blame. 2 Quote Link to comment
Eccles Posted March 12, 2015 Report Share Posted March 12, 2015 great build just read the whole thing 1 Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted March 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Obama sux & TY Eccles...its been a long journey keeping this beast on the road. 2 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Mark is the overheating problem fixed? How is it running? How is Grimace coming along? Quote Link to comment
Steroid Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Grimace ? ? ? What Grimace ? ? ? 1 Quote Link to comment
gene knight Posted March 13, 2015 Report Share Posted March 13, 2015 Steroid: grimace needs to be alive and well cuz you can't have it 2 Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted March 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Charlie i drove it to work a few times which is a 46 mile round trip. Coolant level was fine & overflow bottle seemed to be working. Until the other day when I got home the coolant was down 32 ozs. With the cap off I can see it flowi but without a working temp gauge im jot able to monitor the temp. The radiator was making the bubbling sound when I got home so im guessing theres blockage. Ill save up for a new radiator...again. 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted March 14, 2015 Report Share Posted March 14, 2015 Mark is there a radiator shop close to you, Bullhead or surrounding area? If there is pull the radiator and have the shop test it for flow and leaks. I get radiators clean, rodded, and repaired for $65 down here. That is if the core is hood. In case you are unfamiliar with the term "rodding" it is where the shop removes the radiator tanks and physically pushes gauged rods through each core tube to clear any debris and obstructions. I purchased a Mexican Modine radiator a few years ago from Hawks Radiator here in Phoenix for $225. At the time I purchased it it was the last copper/brass 3 core radiator they had and I had it shipped in from another state. I bought it to use in my 520 but It was to tall. Tom has it now. I was just quoted $350 to re-core my 720 copper/brass radiator. I can buy new from Nissan for the same money. Everything now is either custom aluminum "racing" radiators or aluminum cores with plastic tanks. Later is what I put in mt 720. It is a single 1" core and does not cool well enough in the summer to run my AC. Soon as I can afford the it I will be re-coring my old radiator. The problem I have buying from Nissan is no one can tell me how many cores the Nissan radiators have. My original to the truck was a 2 core. I am adding an Automatic transmission so I want to run the 3 core. 1 Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted March 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 Ive had a few of them rodded out back in SD & will get this one done here. I want to stay with the metal radiator. Ty for all the info Charlie. 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted March 15, 2015 Report Share Posted March 15, 2015 If you have to re-core it be sure and get the 3 core. AZ heat is hard on them as you know. Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted March 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Is there a way to tell how many "cores" are in the radiator i have in there now ? 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 Remove Radiator cap and count the number of tube openings you see. It will be 2 or 3. 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 The 3-core was done for the L20B so if you order for that motor it should be a 3-core rad. 1 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted March 16, 2015 Report Share Posted March 16, 2015 I gotta say that this is the easiest way I ever heard of to count the cores, I have always done it from the outside, I cannot believe that I never thought of counting them it this way, it's so easy it is stupid, sometimes my brain gets in the way of the easy way to do things, when I seen the comment made below, I thought I must be retarded. :lol: Remove Radiator cap and count the number of tube openings you see. It will be 2 or 3. 2 Quote Link to comment
heretic Posted March 17, 2015 Report Share Posted March 17, 2015 ........ sometimes my brain gets in the way of the easy way to do things....... you're not the only one. I often WAY over think crap. 1 Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted March 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Charlie is a wealth of info !! . Looks like i have a 2 core radiator & ill get it rodded out in time. 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 Mark if was great seeing you and getting to visit with you and Tony. Had a great time! We got home about 7:30 tonight. Be seeing you soon probably as we have to go back up and pickup a 720 ST that I am buying. Power windows and door locks. It is a true ST with moon roof (missing the glass), tac, clock., oil pressure, volt meter, 3 ST wheels, steering wheel and the ST stainless tailgate trim. It has a good running Z24 with a Weber 32/36 and a 5 speed.. It has front end damage hood and fenders. Need to look at it better. Soon as Obama releases my income tax return I am headed up to get the truck 1 Quote Link to comment
Charlie69 Posted March 29, 2015 Report Share Posted March 29, 2015 Well no updates Mark, does that mean your are busy on Grimace? Quote Link to comment
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