VintageRice Posted February 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 VIDEO ! :cool: Quote Link to comment
ptown green Posted February 12, 2011 Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Sounds pretty good man! That pic of the glass pack makes me cringe haha all I see is it slamming into a speed bump Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted February 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2011 Sounds pretty good man! That pic of the glass pack makes me cringe haha all I see is it slamming into a speed bump Ha, yeah I know. But I kept everything up higher than the lowest point on the header flange. So if anything hits I'll be that flange. I can't help that unless I got a different header. O well. Thought about making a small "skid plate" ahead of the header flange so it just slides over it instead of catching. TBA.. :) Quote Link to comment
The Dat-side Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Sounds pretty good man! That pic of the glass pack makes me cringe haha all I see is it slamming into a speed bump Only gotta worry about the first couple of speedbumps. Then it'll be crushed enough to clear them. Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted February 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Went for a little test drive today. Made joby get out and make a video with his fancy pants iPhone. Later, I put Jeep wrangler shocks on the rear of my car. Just another day in Datsun land. Quote Link to comment
ptown green Posted February 13, 2011 Report Share Posted February 13, 2011 Ha, yeah I know. But I kept everything up higher than the lowest point on the header flange. So if anything hits I'll be that flange. I can't help that unless I got a different header. O well. Thought about making a small "skid plate" ahead of the header flange so it just slides over it instead of catching. TBA.. :) Yeah it might just be that one picture. It kinda looks like the bends are goin straight down haha shouldn't be a problem then your work looks good too! it sounds good tho I like it Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Drivers floor is cut out, patch work has started. Fun fun! Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted March 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2011 Well, got my drivers floor all done. I may still put another brace/support from the tunnel to the door but that is to be decided. Passenger floor should be less work, it's not as far gone. Also a pic of my shifter boot off an old accord. Just used some sheet aluminum to cover the ovrsized hole. Screwed it on for easy future removal when I do a swap. And one Garage Glamour shot just for kicks.:cool: PROGRESS ! ! Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted March 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2011 Got my front coilovers installed on the 280zx sturts and brakes and bolted in!! Gotta hook up the brakes yet but I looks great! Got a couple cell pics comin. Used cheap honda ebay coilovers. Yep, deal with it. Cost me $40 shipped and I got 4. So now I have rear coilover potential. :) Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Rear Coilovers, DONE ! Writeup is here ---->>>> My Home Built Rear Coilovers Few oics..... Quote Link to comment
2FAST4U Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Great job looks good Quote Link to comment
hobbes_the_cat Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Nice! so you used honda coilovers for the front as well? they must just be 2" sleeves? do you know what the spring rate is? the look just like the ones on ebay for $129! Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted March 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2011 Just search ebay for "civic coilovers" a zillion ad's come up. They are all the same for civic/integra/del sol/crx bla bla bla. Yes 2" sleeve. I'm guessing the coils are 250-300lb. Not to worried about the spring rate for the price. Had similar(APC) coilovers on a civic years ago, Liked them then and like these now. A 510 is a pretty similar weight to a civic. Close enough for me. Got a set of four coils, sleves, and top hats for $41 shipped. These are the same thing(different color) Coils Another set They are all the same deal. I just made sure I got the ones with a long sleeve. Some have a 2"-3" long sleeve, why a person would ever buy those I don't know. Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted May 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Finally found an effective way of romoving my old paint down to metal. 40 Grit 6" stick on pads mounted on a foam sanding disc chucked into a 1200 hole hawg ( big drill used by electricians and plumbers) Takes'er down fast. So i plan on taking ll the pain off panel by panel and sealing it with epoxy primer as i get each panel clean as to avaoid any chance of surface rust. Got hte trunk sealed and ready for bodywork tonight. On to the next panel tomorrow!! Also got my floor mount ebrake mounted and working, rebuilt the 280zx calipers and installed a matchbox dizzy in the last few weeks. Got a nice pioneer CD/MP3/USB deck too! Thanks Andrew!!!;) Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Was it warm in the shop? Man you even painted the lock!! Cmon now. Haven't touched my trunklid. They are difficult to get right. Too many angles Quote Link to comment
WAGON JON Posted May 6, 2011 Report Share Posted May 6, 2011 Fresh new floor pans! Good stuff! Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted May 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Yeah, got the floors coated in POR-15 now too. I only painted the outer ring on the lock. Not the center, i taped that to prevent paint chipping. c'mon now gimme a little credit. This is just a sealer coat of primer to seal the bare metal. Now I can start bodywork on that panel. When done I'll spray some sandable primer, block sand that and then seal it again. Then its ready to shoot color!! Unluss i have to wetsand some dust out. Either way I got alot of work ahead of me!! Quote Link to comment
Rustina 510 Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 I'm going through major rust repair also. Looks great man keep it going!!! Quote Link to comment
WAGON JON Posted May 7, 2011 Report Share Posted May 7, 2011 Was it warm in the shop? Man you even painted the lock!! Cmon now. Haven't touched my trunklid. They are difficult to get right. Too many angles Give the 510Keeper a call, and he'll tell you how to get it straight! Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted May 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Picked up a KA24e today ! ! ! Bike Carbe'd single slammer here I come!!! Quote Link to comment
WAGON JON Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Good deal. Will it be ready for Canby? :hyper: Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted May 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 haha no..... will be a slow build. running the L18 for the summer. Quote Link to comment
WAGON JON Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 haha no..... will be a slow build. running the L18 for the summer. Nothing wrong with an L-18! They run amazingly good! Quote Link to comment
VintageRice Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Yeah, I'm still working out the bugs in the L18. Needs more carb attention. But I crave more POWAH ! ! And a modern motor with 4 carbs just makes me happy. :) Quote Link to comment
WAGON JON Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Yeah, I'm still working out the bugs in the L18. Needs more carb attention. But I crave more POWAH ! ! And a modern motor with 4 carbs just makes me happy. :) Like this? LOL ....I sure your thinking more like this... http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa86/ceiling240/NA/ka24eWithCarbs.jpg Quote Link to comment
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