Dat620guy Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 ya np man. I gotta try and make it up to corys some time to get parts and I gotta get my beatin stick back from you too :rofl: Cool, thank you. Awe I keep forgetting about that beating stick. :lol: Oh well I haven't needed it. :D Link to comment
zerow Posted September 13, 2010 Report Share Posted September 13, 2010 lol I found one random SU cleaner in the buckets kev :rofl: got the air cleaners done and on. the rear hits the break booster so I had to shape a big dent basically to fit in against the booster. Iv got to twist the filter just to get that on. the VW cleaners have a hole right in the middle to screw the cleaner cover on and its snug against the booster so no way thats working. Im going to drill new holes so it has a two bolt mount on the sides. anyone running SUs on a 620 have any advise to fitting cleaners better? I thought I heard my name... You will want the EMPI filter 8957. It is 1 inch smaller in height than the 8970 that you have here. I encountered the identical same problem when I installed the filters on ruckycharm's truck, and I was going to post a complete writeup regarding the install as soon as time was allowable. But, you beat me to it... 2 Link to comment
Spades Posted September 14, 2010 Report Share Posted September 14, 2010 looking good. sounds like a shorter air filter will help for now. I had to cut my hood to fit the downdraft on my wagon, but before I did, I contemplated making a small polished aluminum housing to fit over the carburetor and then using aluminum tubing to route to a cold air intake set up. That would probably work well for this kind of a set up, but people might think it looks retarded on a car with carbs(and no forced induction), so I tossed the idea in the scrap bin. Link to comment
Skib Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 just another shot of the new gauges Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 hey i have the same deck... so what kind of milage do those SUs get? Link to comment
Skib Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 hey i have the same deck... so what kind of milage do those SUs get? its fryed :rofl: I just threw it in there cuz I was sick of looking at a big hole no idea, Iv never cared on any car :lol: Iv built with performance in mind, never gas milage Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 well yeah... lol makes sence.. i think im just gonna get a real weber. Link to comment
Skib Posted September 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Iv run SU's on Z cars most of the time Iv had them and really like them, but I liked the webber on my L16 too. ran good and I never once had to fiddle with it Link to comment
Dat620guy Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 I am a fan of the SU's..... The power gain was good. Of course I had lost fuel mileage with them but that is to be expected. :D Link to comment
Guest 510kamikazifreak Posted September 16, 2010 Report Share Posted September 16, 2010 Almost your new rig :blink: Link to comment
Skib Posted September 17, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 started settin up the new head.... valve lapping :lol: before and afters Link to comment
RadioRedline Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 just another shot of the new gauges Nice work on the ol' school Alpine. Great stuff. Radio Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 I am a fan of the SU's..... The power gain was good. Of course I had lost fuel mileage with them but that is to be expected. :D Not sure. If set right they should be as good or better for economy. For one thing there is no accelerator pump squirting gas into the carb. Link to comment
motavated Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Do my mod and you can have two temp guages man. One before and after the thermostat... Stock and after market... The thermostat housing is from a mazda miata. I like it since it tells you if your thermostat failed. Link to comment
Skib Posted September 18, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Do my mod and you can have two temp guages man. One before and after the thermostat... Stock and after market... The thermostat housing is from a mazda miata. I like it since it tells you if your thermostat failed. I am running both actually, but only cuz i hate looking at a dead gauge. a "Cold - Hot" temp gauge is utterly useless to me, If it dosent tell me the actual temp its fuckin garbage lol Link to comment
hughdogz Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 It was cool seeing your bulletside in person the other day. Don't bring that NismoDr guy over anymore, he's crazy! (j/k) I've never seen tailgate latches mounted on the inside of the bed before, that's pretty trick :cool: Link to comment
hogboy52 Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Those valve seats look to be around .180" wide. They should be .055 int., .070 ex. Time for a valve grind. Shape with 15,30,45,60,75 deg. cuts for optimum flow. I had a Volvo B18 with twin SU's that would get up to 30 mpg. The carbs need to have a proper needle profile. IPD, a local speed supply, had a large SU needle catalogue with lists for many common engine applications. Link to comment
nismo dr Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 IPD = Idiots Pay Double Link to comment
74datsun620 Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Awsume 620 Skip!!!! Like the motor upgrades! Link to comment
Guest DatsuNoob Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Don't bring that NismoDr guy over anymore, he's crazy (jk) likes to fall on shit then bail. :cool: Link to comment
Skib Posted September 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Did a big ol steering wheel swap around :rofl: took the grant out of my KC, put it in jass's 710. put the stock 710 wheel in skunks KC, and then put the wheel that was in his KC into mine :lol: i like :cool: Link to comment
elmerfudpucker Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 looking foward to gutting that cab and quieting it down a bit! :o Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 I see yo shift knob naow , me likey :lol: Link to comment
Skib Posted September 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 I see yo shift knob naow , me likey :lol: lol Im very particular about my shift knob feel :P thats the one from my Z, idk what Im gonna use when its time to put it back :rofl: also rounded up 5 steelies (thanks to skunk and kama) gotta finish dismounting all the tires so I can blast and paint them and then gotta go get my white walls :cool: Link to comment
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