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do you have an ac shop near by? if so go in and ask them for a roll of press-tight shouldnt cost much its used to insulate ac lines but its water tight so it works well for making gaskets as well

 

heres a link

http://www.gsistore.com/prestite-pt1-tap.html

 

i think this is the stuff (not sure got mine from my dads shop) but you cut it and it should feel rubbery and boogery

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Cool i might have to try it wagon gaskets are weird though their meant to seal around the body and the lens housing & lens all at once.

 

Did you try Big Mike at datsunland so cal. I think he might have them.

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Last time I checked he didnt . I can't get on his sight now I keep getting internal error messages.

 

Yea the last time I talked to him he said someone hacked his site. :angry:

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so i,m trying to remember to take pic of things i do to put up on the sight. So i took a pic of my home brewed hatch vents not sure if i like them much but my stock ones were busted up. And since their about impossible to find (not broken) or very expensive i brewed these up for the hell of it.

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Now i notice my really bad maskin job i did too!! lol i do plan on removing the emblems and cleaning the paint off them too but thats for another time. so is painting the rest of the interior.

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Man, it looks great...one thing at a time. It's got a cool WWII vibe....the rear door vents add to it. Maybe a few more "brewed" up parts to match...a few bullet holes...maybe a few little "H" (Honda :P )stickers under the drivers window...or low on the fender.

 

I like it... :cool:

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Its funny cause when i started this project the first thing i did was paint it olive drab. seems like ever since then everone else painted theirs the same! ohh well once i get it on the road and get the kinks ironed out i will have a TURBO KA olive drab goon! I actually plan on doing a whole (real) paint scheme like this with a flattened clear coat. but for now the rattle can works for that ratsun look. The car was (or is) a big project, so one thing at a time keeps me from not getting to carried away and losing interest.

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The mounts I made won't work with a dohc motor they sit different that a sohc. Yes I do make disc brake brackets for wagons only. I might bring the goon to canby on a trailer sat and I have a few wilwood brackets made up.

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so my ritard slow build continues. for most of us cheap bastards we come up with creative ways to get around certain problems. Well one problem for me was a front sway bar. With the KA swap, or any swap with a front sump pan, the stock sway bar can no longer be used. This is my solution and is a very cheap alternative. Rather it works well, I can't say, but I'm giving it a whirl. I removed the torsion bars from a 620 truck and the splined ends that have the C clips machined into them. I cut all the ends off the tubes,and cut them to length,and cleaned them all up. I bought some 7/8 (22mm)greasable sway bar bushings, and I got the bar all tacked up in the front of my goon with a few drop spacers/mounts for clearance around the T/C rod brackets those will get welded to the chassis. I then welded a peice of small pipe to the splined tubes and split them so they will clamp down tight with a pinch bolt. so far thats as far as i got. I have made a template for my arms that go to the lower a arms, which will be 3/8 steel, and I will make my own adjustible end links with a few more stock bushings and a 3/8 rod end for adjustment. now for pics :)

 

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pictures, for the picture nazis!

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My 205 60 15 tires just touch the arms at full lock i think once i drop to a 195 (which i need to anyway) it wont touch. Total cost for this for me was just under 100 bucks and I have the cad drawing for the arms still in case anyone else is interested. as for now its untested i have to redo my tc rods so i can get some caster into the car.

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