Laecaon Posted November 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 300 degrees is pretty damn hot. Hot enough that you couldnt touch the carbs if it seen that kinda temp. This is very true. But this is also why I am not afraid to try it out. Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 well with SU's i suppose their is no sense in not having a heat sheild why would you want your fuel to heat up lol. I preheat thick aluminum to 300 degrees with a torch to weld it and it takes awhile to get their! 1/2 and heavier. Quote Link to comment
H5WAGON Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Now if it wasnt so damn cold to put these on. You have a garage...right? :poke: 1 Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 You have a penis ...right? :poke: Fixed. Get it done. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted November 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Yes I have a garage. I think the cold, and well running at 150% all day made me not enthusiastic about working on my suspension. All I can say is, FUCK FORD. Anyways, I have a wiring issue I found out. Sometimes my reverse lights start blinking with the right turn signal, and makes a mess of the lights. Like the running lights go dim as well. I think it might be an issue in the wiring at the right taillight, as when I tapped the lens, it started acting normal. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted November 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Definitely in the right housing somewhere. I unplugged the right housing, and volt tested the 3 wires. Only the appropriate wire had power. Now to figure out whats going on with the housing. What else I know; Lights off, turn signal and reverse lights blink in unison. Lights on, turn signal and reverse lights blink oppositely. Removal of the right reverse bulb disables the right blinker, or at least at the back, didnt check the dash or front. Quote Link to comment
jesusno2 Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 searching for a ground maybe? my old orange goon i had, the turnsignals would make the radio turn on and off headlights would tweak out i think the taillights blinked too Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted November 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Just a bad ground apparently... Still not sue how the reverse lights even got any voltage across, as the Red/Black wire is not attached to the reverse switch... Quote Link to comment
pl521sss Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 Got all my shocks. Illuminas for the front. Part number BZ3038. These are listed for both ZX and 510 struts, 510 struts will use a spacer though. Rear I got KYB Excel-G, part number 343135. I was tempted to get some AGX for the rear but I dont know what I am doing with the rear. Now if it wasnt so damn cold to put these on. You have the part number for a suitable AGX rear shocks for wagon? Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted November 9, 2012 Report Share Posted November 9, 2012 why did it take me this long to find your build thread, its in your damn sig :confused: 27 pages later im caught up! love that air cleaner man :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted November 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 YAY, finally done with installing the Illuminas. I have set them to level 2, Ill try others and see how I like them driving around, passively of course. I hate having to ever compress springs, just something about it. Even at work with a nice spring compressor, I just hate it. Anyways so pics, and a picture of another goodie I got. My kitty likes to help out KA24e oil pump, new! I think I will do the rear shocks tomorrow, they should be fast to install. One thing I do know, the old shocks in the front were definitely worn. Oh and I found the source of a stupid sound I kept hearing. There was this click/thud sound, that happened over bumps, but even at rough idle. I then discovered I could stop it if I held the stick all the way left or right. So I looked under the car, and I found one of the bolts that hold the tranny to the isolator was not in anymore. All better now. Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted November 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2012 You have the part number for a suitable AGX rear shocks for wagon? I know Stupid_Fast just used the rear shocks for a sedan in his wagon. The wagon and sedan shocks have the same mounts on them. why did it take me this long to find your build thread, its in your damn sig :confused: 27 pages later im caught up! love that air cleaner man :thumbup: I dont know man, but now you have found it, so now you can stay current with what I do! And thanks! Quote Link to comment
jon521 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 so i just found the same link in your sig (the link to this thread) in someone elses sig from california....someone named angela..? haha i thought it was kinda odd. like the air cleaner jake. i wish i had shocks... haha. i need to come back up sometime, or you should come down here and give my buddy and i a hand with his 510, hes putting in a new wiring harness soon. anyways, lookin good! Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Odd, where was this thread? I dont know anyone named angela... Oh figured it out... Here on Ratsun... Angela is just some random Goon owner making a nice goon from the 1 picture I saw. Apparently she liked the pixel car in my signature, so she simply copy and pasted it to her signature, link and all... Maybe I should send her a PM... Yea, we should talk.... Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Stub stacks came in today. Sure look nice. And they gave to different size allen cap bolts to use. And anyone know what the tube on the right is? Its blocked off, and every picture I have found of these carbs, if it has this piece, its blocked off. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 So you decided to purchase a set of stacks now? Would have been nice to know, so that I didn't start making a set once you asked me... Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted November 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 So you decided to purchase a set of stacks now? Would have been nice to know, so that I didn't start making a set once you asked me... Wait, I never even got back to you after you asked me of which style... What style did you even start making? Last thing I got from you was "Let me see what my shop schedule is for the machine I would need to make these and Ill get back to you. Whats your timeline like on these?" Price was never discussed, we never settled on a style, you never said you found time for that machine. I sorta figured it fizzled out. I had no idea you started on them... Im gonna PM you now. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Replied. I guess in my haste of small lunch break and limited shitty service at work, my above post was a little terse and came across harsh. Not meant to be... all is well man. :hug: Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 Odd, where was this thread? I dont know anyone named angela... Oh figured it out... Here on Ratsun... Angela is just some random Goon owner making a nice goon from the 1 picture I saw. Apparently she liked the pixel car in my signature, so she simply copy and pasted it to her signature, link and all... Maybe I should send her a PM... Yea, we should talk.... i sold here a roof rack shes new to datsun seen.... Replied. I guess in my haste of small lunch break and limited shitty service at work, my above post was a little terse and came across harsh. Not meant to be... all is well man. :hug: drink some coffee grumpy shheeesshh Quote Link to comment
FireFighterZach Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 beautiful goon man very well done! Quote Link to comment
Just Joel Posted November 28, 2012 Report Share Posted November 28, 2012 That fitting is a return line back to the tank. I initially removed this fitting but after replacing my fuel pump with a brand new factory unit, found out it was putting out a hair too much pressure and was causing over flow/flooding issues. Hooked up the fitting and it fixed the problem. Joel Quote Link to comment
DRIVEN Posted December 2, 2012 Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 So, I heard this rumor about some SUs being installed today... Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted December 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2012 So, I heard this rumor about some SUs being installed today... Now who would perpetrate such rumors?... Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Oh really Quote Link to comment
Laecaon Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 So today was the day. Some things I still need to finish, and some things I need to redo... Pulled off my Offy and Weber pretty quickly. And slapped the SU intake on. Went to put on the heat shield, and it wouldnt clear the vacuum advance on the dizzy so I bent it. Got the carbs on, and prepped everything. Added oil to the top, loosened the linkages, and put the idle nuts in sync. Ran some fuel line. Went to start the car, and it just would not start. Looked under the hood to see lots of gas from the rear carb, but it was obvious where it was leaking from (something I have no idea what it is) and I fixed that. Then tried again. After probably about 30 seconds of cranking, it started to sputter. And then the sputtering turned to 5-10 seconds of "running". Richened up the idle a bit more, and bam it idled! Well then it was just waiting for the engine to warm up so I could sync the carbs. Went through all of that and got the carbs responding quite well. One thing I noticed after putting the carbs on. The throttle linkage on my car was spinning the opposite direction the SU linkage wanted. So I took the linkage out, and heated it red hot, and twisted it about 15 degrees. This flipped the direction the throttle linkage rotated the bar. I think I need to twist it another degree or 2 for a more even pedal feel. Got my filter on. And took the car for a test drive. Definitely need to twist the throttle linkage a bit more. First impression it was quicker. Second impression, I need a cam. I got some choke cables from DTP from a Z car. Went to put them on, but the cables are binding a bit much, and I think I will need to over haul that (I tried running some TriFlow through the cables and it helped a bit, but I think I will end up using bicycle brake housings and cable. And the Filter I spent so much time on is a bust. It cracked on the first drive. Oh well. Time to make one out of metal. The sound, its definitely different. They have a deeper sound than the Weber, but I dont know which would be more throaty. I do like the sound though, and just cruising they a pretty mellow, I will have to see on the freeway though. The plugged hose on the right is what leaked. I have no idea what that port is... maybe fuel return? Made some gaskets Quote Link to comment
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