Farmer Joe Posted April 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 lol, id rather bill didnt have to work on a datsun this year... maybe he might actually get to walk around other than being under 'peoples' trucks... :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2012 getting one step closer.. i bought a welder... thing is, its 220v and it only have 120v in the garage at my current house. on a side note to that, my new house that my wife and i are having built, WILL have a nice 220 outlet in the garage.. yes, on top of buying a welder, i bought a lot and am havin a home built. it going to be a 3br 2bath, 2 car garage, and whatnot.. they aim for it to be done in august.. so thats a plus.. a permanent datto home! heres a shot of the lot... its 2 lots that are empty right now, but its the one on the right... im still getting the truck ready for canBy, so dont fret... more to come.. Quote Link to comment
greengoon Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 Sweet! You're buying a garage with a house attached to it. You and your wife can both be happy. Congrats! We need an "after picture" in the same spot after the house is built and to see how the truck has progressed. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted May 4, 2012 Report Share Posted May 4, 2012 I built a log extension cord for my welder. You can plug into the dryer outlet that way ;) Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2012 fresh updates.. got the majority of the extra "stuff" out of the way on the frontend. oic.. next is the shock towers. i have welder now, so that should be no problem... with the clearance now, this is how its going to stay till for the trip to canby.. i wanna put a 4 link in it... Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 took it around a bit on tuesday... did figure out i had to angle the clutch master cylinder up a bit... put a few washers under the bottom mounting tab, and this raised it up enough not to get bashed by the tire.. im going to either heat the firewall and put a bend in or cut it and weld in a strip of metal as to create the angle to get rid of the hokey washers... or maybe a full spacer front some composite or somethin... but the drive to work yesterday had no issues... did start getting a miss later on the way home.. stopped by my dads and swapped out a set of points that were laying around in the bed.. works great.. more to come.. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I think I may be cutting that shit off mine as well. I have 1/2" or so to the new low profile bumpstops I installed. :lol: Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted June 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 AAAAAAHH! a real update! i actually did something substantial to the truck! :lol: i raised the shock towers! not much to explain, but i do have some pics of what was done... i admit it looks like shit, but i could care less.. the ride quality has been restored... it still does bottom out on really hard hits, but these gas shocks are kickin ass! first step... cut shit.. figure out where shit goes... weld that shit up! and this is what you get... not as fancy as steve, but yet effective! :lol: and thats how you do it... oh yeah, i tightened up the steering box a wee bit too! no more lane changes without notice... more to come.. Quote Link to comment
chester Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Nice So when are we going to do mine? Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted June 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 not sure.. one of these days, i suppose. you got a welder out there in emmett, right? :lol: Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted June 1, 2012 Report Share Posted June 1, 2012 Looks good. I was super stoked to get my ride quality back. I was suprised at the lack of suspension travel I still have though. 1/2" to the bumpstop and my sway bar and tension rods are pretty close to each other. :lol: Quote Link to comment
Wide14u Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 looks good and mine gets done before dan's Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted July 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 aaaaannnnd were back.. not much goin on... havnt really done anything to it since canby.. the charging system fucked up, and resulted in a new regulator and alternator. the one i picked up as my replacement wasnt for this truck apparently. in troubleshooting the charging system, i ended up getting some nice wire smoke.. ill have to get another jar of that shit. always loosing the smoke from my wires... :lol: anyways, in that, i managed to fry my fuel pump, and possibly my deck.. so i have a fuel pump and alternator en route to myself.. hopefully i can get the pile of shit to keep itself running.. i wanna take it for a run to twin falls and back later this summer... more to come... Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted July 29, 2012 Report Share Posted July 29, 2012 Glad you got those towers done Niel. Have you considered switching over to a internally regulated alternator ? Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted July 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2012 Glad you got those towers done Niel. Have you considered switching over to a internally regulated alternator ? i have through about the IR alt, but i never have the extra cash to dump on one... theyre more spendy than the standard ones.. i did get it fixed tho.. the last NAPA alternator was a pile of shit and was bad from the store. the new regulator works pretty good too.. im curious to see if the other solid state i took off is still good.. the vapor locking issue is fixed im pretty sure too.. the fuel pump never looses prime now. its nice not having to worry about driving in the heat.. Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 and were back! had some updates that needed to be accounted for. has to re-do the igntion switch. i shorted out the power to the fuel pump, and it fried the switch. i replaced it with an old 60s battery charger selection switch. it has like 7 contacts on the back with one being the main power.. i dont have ACC anymore, but who cares... also, i had to install a pushbutton start since the bak-o-lite switch doesnt have the same function as the stocker. i quite like this setup now. oics... this is the whole get up right here.. i put a fuzzy on the pushbutton to confuse people. this is the OFF postion too. this is on.. it works really well, and i dont think this old asbestos switch will go bad anytime soon.. and then heres the good part.. i got my Z24 from wide14u at the house here now.. this one has a slight knock of some sort, and that was the reason for his KA swap.. i pulled the pan, and pulled #1 rod cap.. this is what i find... theres some bearing material in the oiling hole.. and theres more material on the top bearing too. you can barely see it in the pic, but its there.. i think itll be okay with a new set of bearings... i really need to get the engine torn down at finding this.. more to come.. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Love the start stuff :cool: Easy fix it looks like. Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted August 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 yeah, dad through of it when we found the stock one was toast. we were diggin through the shop, and he had this old selenium battery charger. this is the L-ML-M-MH-H setting switch from it... it has really good silver contacts, and its bak-o-lite insulated too. Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Kool ignition mod Niel. Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted September 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2012 okay, more stuff.. got parts for the Z engine. have a new set of rod bearings. also some other assorted gaskets. im going to have to work out either getting a Z series exhaust manifold from the junkyard, or take the airtool grinder to the KA manifold i have.. i still need bolts to attach the block to the stand.. being lazy... i should be able to pull the engine apart enough to get the bearing junk outta the oiling system. i really dont wanna pull the pistons, but i guess its a good excuse to find a good ring compressor.. im not sure if i wanna just put the engine together next week and get it done, or wait till im in the new house.. well see... on another note, i fixed my shifter bushing issue. got the little box of 'help' brand all make door bushings.. cut a slice in em, and pressed em into the shifter itself. filed them down a bit and bam, no more slop. also, trimmed the shifter console, and flipped the 240z shifter around the way it should be.. its different, but i like it alot better this way.. its using alot more oil now since the canby trip. this l20 is hopefully gonna go in somethin else.. looking for a 411... oh yeah, stephen, i know you must have this subscribed, since you and mark are the only ones that reply... can you move this to the project datto forum? more to come.. Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted September 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2012 got a little done today.. engine is on the stand, and i had the chance to pull the rod caps. i find the babbit is almost worn off all the bearings.. im not sure what happened. the crank looks in good shape. gonna get the new rod bearings in it, and get it sealed up again. heres some pics of the Zed engine... its really clean.. the guy that built jasons truck said it was rebuilt before they put it in. looks like it. kind of a bummer about the bearings.. heres the KA exhaust manifold. it isnt going to work. hits the block... and i found it has a crack.. dont get why i didnt notice that.. so now im on the hunt for a Z series exhaust manifold and like a foot of the head pipe.. so i have to make a choice of whether or not to do the swap before the new house is done, or wait til after. they said were supposed to close on the new towards the end of october.. i think i should have enough time. id just have to figure out the exhaust at my dads place, since hes got the 220 outlet for now. also, im still torn between doing a bellhousing swap on the 5 speed, or just leaning it over.. more to come. Quote Link to comment
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