S130Z, Dottie

[jrock4224]

43 pages are we to the slammage yet...

 

i almost busted u on your heat shield for your carbs and brake m/c all turbo tuner like, but then i realized the exhaust is right there too....duh .....i gotta get coffee in the morning or i am on edge...

[jalen]

mmm carbs

[deathrace2000]

 

I just realized I've seen this in real life. Maybe twice? Z Fest 08 and 09 I think?

 

Sorry to jam up your thread, Ian.

[Edz280zx]

I just realized I've seen this in real life. Maybe twice? Z Fest 08 and 09 I think?

 

Sorry to jam up your thread, Ian.

 

If you mean Branson...then yes. But much to PPK's dismay, it no longer lives in my Z. btw...where in Missouri do you live?

[]2eDeYe]

lol noob move calling ed out on carbed ZX :rolleyes: :rofl:

 

Well he did finally start posting pics of his car in his build thread :lol:

[Edz280zx]

Ah yes...the ancient build thread....lol

[jalen]

thanks ian for dusting off this thread

[PurePontiacKid]

went for a more conservative approach with my mod. not sure what all issues I'll run into with even these haha

If I can get more angle without rubbing or contacting anything, I'll go to a de-powered rack and use rack spacers and proper tie rods and whatnot.

for now, this little extra should get me going haha

[01gmc5.3]

very interested in that mod let me know how it goes

[Alex Datsun]

Whats the benefit of depowered rack other than weight?

[PurePontiacKid]

my car has a manual rack stock already, so weight savings isn't the big deal.

 

my stock manual rack has silly looking inner tie rods, that don't have any aftermarket support at all, and I can't add spacers tog et more angle or even get cool aftermarket outers to correct bumpsteer.

 

the power rack is the same design as regular S-chassis stuff, so I can run cool inners with built-in spacers, then add spacers if necessary, and also get cool outers and correct bumpsteer.

[ComicArtist]

Idk if it's the same for s130's, but in a Miata if you run a powered rack with extra steering angle it tends to blow out the rack/pump.

 

EDIT: plus all of the above reasons

[PurePontiacKid]

before:

after:

before:

after:

 

It might not look like a whole bunch, but the difference is DEFINITELY noticeable. I've even got more to go, tie-rod/knuckle are hitting the control arms, notching another pair this week to gain even a little more angle. I'm definitely please with them, though. car feels better to drive, even under normal conditions and without an alignment haha

lol I'm not going to run a powered rack, I'm going to run a de-powered power rack (putting power steering in a factory manual rack-equipped car is plasphemy)

[bludestiny]

Are you having any issues with the wheel rubbing on the inside of the wheel wheel?

[PurePontiacKid]

no sir. 2" shorter than stock tires gives me good enough clearance for now.

 

just ordered T3 RCA's, hopefully going to get my control arms modded this week and get everything in before my alignment this weekend haha

[PurePontiacKid]

and busted these out in a couple hours tonight:

stock steering angle stopper thing

cut that shit the fuck out

weld a concave piece back the fuck in

extra fucking clearance

both fucking clearanced and sand blasted the fuck out of

both braced the fuck up

[Sleepys-14]

haha, I love this shit!

[Farmer Joe]

lol... like epic datsun time...

[PurePontiacKid]

only I would buy 6" wheels

[Edz280zx]

No you aren't, just depends on the wheels...lol

[PurePontiacKid]

front suspension is FINALLY done, for now. Alignment for sure this Saturday.

these are the control arms I took out:

sucks to roll hard lawl shouldn't do this anymore with the new Roll Center Adjuster's I'm putting in

installed pic:

currently:

before:

currently:

[deathrace2000]

If you mean Branson...then yes. But much to PPK's dismay, it no longer lives in my Z. btw...where in Missouri do you live?

 

Yeah, Branson. I used to live in Sedalia, MO. Moving to Columbia in June.

[PurePontiacKid]

can't catch a break..

as some of you know, this happened over the weekend

I plowed a big plastic barrier going like 30 (luckily it wasn't full of water haha).

I wasn't too bothered with it since it happened when I was doing something cool, also finalized my decision to re-shell.

then at work today, co-worker comes up and tells me he backed into my car, this is the aftermath:

it was actually a LOT worse when I first saw it, I was able to punch a couple dents out with my bare hands (rage mode)

but the guy fessed up to it, and is going to pay for a new hood, so I went to the junkyard down the street from work and picked up a clean hood:

and that's all for now.

[bonvo]

so when does the reshelling start

[]2eDeYe]

went for a more conservative approach with my mod. not sure what all issues I'll run into with even these haha

 

Any plans to reinforce this? Should at the least plate the sides.