q-tip Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Whole day worth of work right there........ well not a whole day.... Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 damn i missed out looking good tristin .... i blame u for my motor being back out lol.....glad u got the tranny x member in there..... Link to comment
q-tip Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 And the valve cover on, he wanted to stress that yesterday when I gave him shit for hardly doing anything. :lol: Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 tristin was way more fucking help then u tyler lol......unless u consider taking us to frugals work ....... then u did work son...I went the other direction in my project ..... 1 Link to comment
The Taterhead Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 My co-worker's lookin at me like I'm crazy with the doobie giggles or something. Y'alls some funny mofos. Jrock you remind me of my perpetually drunk uncle. Always cracking wise. Tristin, glad you got your junk back in, in a nohomo slapsack twerking kinda way 3 Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted October 29, 2013 Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 thanks tater I will take that anyday ... I never get drunk though .... yet I still run my mouth reguardless... Link to comment
izzo Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Hot shit. the pic ratio to posts is now .001 Thanks man :rofl: He may not have done much. But I'm guessing even with all his reading, he hasn't done much actual motor swapping etc? (no offense). In that case, it's fine if he more or less just watched. You learn a lot, and gain confidence. I watched the first time i saw a motor come out of my car, and tranny. Been doing it on my own since. Some times easy, some times hard. How much further you got to go on this? Link to comment
Tristin Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Hot shit. the pic ratio to posts is now .001 Thanks man :rofl: He may not have done much. But I'm guessing even with all his reading, he hasn't done much actual motor swapping etc? (no offense). In that case, it's fine if he more or less just watched. You learn a lot, and gain confidence. I watched the first time i saw a motor come out of my car, and tranny. Been doing it on my own since. Some times easy, some times hard. How much further you got to go on this? Yep, first Datsun swap. Ive done plenty of 4G63 swaps out of DSMs/Evos, but first L-series. There are mos def a couple tricks specific to it to make sure everything goes in smooth. Next time will be way easier... plus the real problem we had was over part incompatibility. Manifolds need to be installed, trans cooler installed, everything wired up, and fluids. Nothing crazy... should all be downhill. Headed down tomorrow to knock it all out. Link to comment
Hooligan Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Headed down tomorrow to knock it all out. Thats what you said today 1 Link to comment
Tristin Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Thats what you said today I forgot I had an orthodontic appointment. I needed to have my braces tightened :( Link to comment
Hooligan Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 That isn't gonna help you get to FEST 3 Link to comment
Hooligan Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Well, I'm sure it will make Jon happy though 2 Link to comment
DAT510 Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Tristan I could of sent you my L20b gear. Spacer, flywheel and bushing. I literally have it zip tied and hanging on my garage wall lol. My first L engine swap was the L and it went in real smooth and it was just me and pop haha, then again we didn't have beer in out systems. (wish we did, woulda kept screaming to a minimum) Link to comment
Tristin Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Tristan I could of sent you my L20b gear. Spacer, flywheel and bushing. I literally have it zip tied and hanging on my garage wall lol. My first L engine swap was the L and it went in real smooth and it was just me and pop haha, then again we didn't have beer in out systems. (wish we did, woulda kept screaming to a minimum) Luckily Adam hooked me up with a gear. Although I had the right one, we still ran into another issue and its the only reason this has take so long. Im 100% confident that when the next swap happens in either this one or another vehicle, it will go a lot faster. Link to comment
Hooligan Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Yeah it will.... manual trans is a piece of cake 2 Link to comment
Tristin Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Yeah it will.... manual trans is a piece of cake So are automatics if you have the right parts haha which we did not... <_< Link to comment
Kirden Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Just give in. Sexy wood center piece, sexy shift knob, no more issues trying to swap the auto... Much moar bettar Link to comment
Tristin Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Just give in. Sexy wood center piece, sexy shift knob, no more issues trying to swap the auto... Much moar bettar Im talking to a connection about a center console now. If I can snag a nice one, Ill go five speed after the winter probably. 1 Link to comment
KlassicMotion Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Ill go five speed after the winter probably. WHAT!!?? :huh: You? Your the last of a dying breed. Don't give in!! :( :D Link to comment
red76datsun Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Give in give in!!!! Let the breed die!!!! 1 Link to comment
Kirden Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 God please let the breed die... I swear this stupid oldsmobile I am driving eats at my soul every time I drive to work. Its the first automatic I've had since I was 16 and learned to drive a manual. Edit: However, the olds was given to me and gets me to and from work, so unti one of my datsuns is back on the road, I'm stuck like Mr Skinny Jeans :( Link to comment
Tristin Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Its the first auto Ive owned since I was 16 as well. My first two cars were manual and for the third it went to automatic... then something like the next 8 cars were all manual until this one. The ad didnt say it was an auto so after the trip all the way to pick it, I liked it enough to not worry about it immediately. With the point of this build, the auto doesnt ruin anything. I dont want to go fast and only need to go from A to B in style. Im never in a rush and with it being a daily I have no issues with the stop and go traffic. Im just always on cruise mode. My girlfriend cant drive stick as well as many others... so in case Im incapacitated in any way, I dont have to worry about somone not knowing how to drive my car or just grinding gears the whole way. If I were trying to build anything for speed and quickness, the auto would be the first thing to go. Im positive any future Datsuns will be manual or quickly changed after purchase. Talk to my main parts guy and he has a console. He needs to dig it out and then he will shoot me a couple pictures. Link to comment
q-tip Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 So we have to do this again.....but have a pedal box and center console to add......better get ready for a few months of minty being in my garage...... 2 Link to comment
red76datsun Posted October 31, 2013 Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 So we have to do this again.....but have a pedal box and center console to add......better get ready for a few months of minty being in my garage...... A excuse to get a 521 Tristin ;) 1 Link to comment
Tristin Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 A excuse to get a 521 Tristin ;) Eventually for sure. Im almost out of money lol so a good deal better come quick haha. Link to comment
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