Just Joel Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 That was my thought... Datsun parts aren't cheap anymore :( Quote Link to comment
Doctoraudio Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 At least you can find most of the things you need. Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 Sneak peek It's almost done 1 Quote Link to comment
H5WAGON Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 LZ....Here we go... Damn I wanted to hear it start up :geek: ......Get'er Done! Looks good Derek! Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Ready and waiting for Laecaon to get off work and tune the carbs :) Got some cleaning done too Before After 1 Quote Link to comment
Son_of_a_Datsun_Guy Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Just took my LZ out on the freeway for the first time. So much better than a stock L. You can actually downshift and pass people :w00t: I love that valve cover by the way. 1 Quote Link to comment
Draynor Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Big thanks to "Laecaon, Eagle_Adam, Jassifrass, H5WAGON, and anyone else who helped along the way!"I was amazed of the power on the first drive! Even though there is a fuel delivery issue going on, it hauled ass on the way home! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :hairy: 6 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 That's dual SUs for you, big difference between them and a down draft, have fun. :thumbup: 2 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Way to go! 1 Quote Link to comment
mattyhacks71 Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Where'd you get your oil cap from? Quote Link to comment
Draynor Posted January 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Nissan dealer. A few pages back there is a pic with the part number. Quote Link to comment
red76datsun Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Where'd you get your oil cap from? Pm tristin car looks great! Never ran SUs but im sure its pretty drastic on the power end. all in all.... bitchin :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 YouTube links with sound 1 Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Where'd you get your oil cap from? Nissan dealer. A few pages back there is a pic with the part number. Pm tristin 1 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted January 4, 2014 Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 Hey man, I think I may have a few of these lyin' around if you still haven't bought a full set. 2 Quote Link to comment
Draynor Posted January 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2014 I haven't bought any yet. That would be awesome if you had some! Quote Link to comment
Doctoraudio Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 So you ready, now?Let's make a run to Wilsonville, soon!Hahaha, let's see if you can pull away from me now!No papers, I don't need your car. Hahaha.That is a 1800 long rod vs a 2100 long rod.You should be able to pull away quick! 1 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 So the motor seemed to have a fuel delivery issue so Derek and I made a list of todo's and made with the turning wrenches Off with the carbs! Broke em down and cleaned em Ended up that the carbs were missing 4 gaskets..... So we traced some out and put the carbs back on cleaned up and clean! They were pretty funky inside With clean carbs we turned to the easy fix when it comes to fuel issues, the filter.... And this ladies and gentlemen is why you replace the $4 filter anytime you can recite its purchase date from memory Keeping in mind this is what It should be ;) After that we cleaned up and re-gaped the spark plugs cus they had been re-used from the L16 at my advice (in my defense they were new NGK's with less than 3k on them....) Maybe not a good suggestion in hindsight Last but not least was another round of tuning and timing adjustments. All said and done it was obviously more responsive and pulling hard until we stopped at Taco Bell for 4th meal at 2am and Derek's battery finally gave up the ghost... Sooooooo........ Derek's crashing on the couch and we can figure it out when the stores open. All for the love of everything datsun!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 yeah! at least its getting closer to being done! 1 Quote Link to comment
Just Joel Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 All the minor details ;) good work! 1 Quote Link to comment
Doctoraudio Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 Becareful, Black ICE!3.7 miles today and almost got hit twice.If you see trees with in 20 feet of the road it may be Blacka ICE-A! Quote Link to comment
jrock4224 Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 adam on his way to get those spares, there out and waiting ... hopefully it works out ...!!!!!....I was asleep at the wheel or I would had him pick up some parts ..... but I haven't even talked to h5 yet .... nor dtp 1 Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 Ill post todays story later, but in short the spares worked jrock! Many thanks!! And it sounds like another trip maybe needed so keep me posted on what you need Quote Link to comment
Eagle_Adam Posted January 6, 2014 Report Share Posted January 6, 2014 wow what a weekend! So Derek and I woke up Sunday morning and set out to get a battery and tie down for him so we could get his car running again, got back with the battery and started up his car after a little timing tune then he was off to the gas station to fill up. No new issues yet(or so i thought) then we took a trip out to Klotz's place so Derek could beat on the motor at freeway speeds, it pulled good but smoked a lot a sputtered at times like there was still a fuel issue…. Got back home made more adjustments, then Dyslexic Dime offered some help in the tuning dept so we packed up some tools and a carb sync and headed to his place! Which is where we found out there was a bent needle…….. And after a bit more investigation and thinking about what had changed/happened so far I came to the horrible conclusion the I must have bent the needle when I was messing with the choke earlier in the morning (still in the taco bell parking lot…) So now im sitting there looking at a car that wont run cus I goofed, derek has school starting Monday, its Sunday at 4pm, Ztherapy is closed…. Where the fuck am I gunna find a set of 38mm SU needles…. FUCKING FUCKIN FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then it dawns on me, JROCK HAS SOME!!!! Lucky me he was nice enough to drive and go get them, put them in the back of his truck at the shop along with the powdercoated parts I needed to pick up anyway Sooooooooooooo off to Olympia it was! In the end Jrocks needles worked, Derek’s car is driving better than it EVER has and we were able to get home BEFORE 1 am! I have only one pic from Sunday cus it was so chaotic Installing new needles in the carbs at 11 pm in Dixlexic Dimes driveway buy the headlights of a mini van If that ^^ doesn’t explain our day in one pic nothing will 1 Quote Link to comment
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