cdub42 Posted April 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Wow that's a lot of work in a short time. Sounds like a strong motor, great work! Come to think of it, yeah. That is a lot for three days. I have to give credit to some of my very talented friends who pitched in to help. Brett; fellow aircraft mechanic, big herb; diesel mechanic, and mark; motorcycle mechanic. Couldn't have done it without them. Day one was teardown. Day two was cleaning and painting. That was probably the hardest. The tedious scrubbing and cleaning of 42 years of grease and road grime. The meticulous prepping and masking. Day three was bolt all the smaller peices together to make bigger peices, and putting the car back together. Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted June 1, 2013 Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Hows this s30 Doin ? Quote Link to comment
cdub42 Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 She's doin good. She has been spending a lot of time in the garage. I don't use her as my daily driver. I clock 500 miles a week to and from work. Had it out a few weekends ago when it was 80+ out and started having vapor lock really bad. I'm going to change the fuel routing when I have time. 1 Quote Link to comment
cdub42 Posted June 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2013 Washing it up after sitting in the garage all winter 2 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 So if it only likes warm weather, i heard it was going to be 75 degrees in a little town in Oregon next weekend ,, ,, you remember the name of the town don`t you?? No it`s not frickin Zihuatanejo,,,,,,,,,, that`s a different movie man. It`s Canby,, yes Canby Oregon and i heard there was going to be a large amount of other Datsun type vehicles in attendance . You should go , all the kids are doing it. Good to see a few post from you man Quote Link to comment
cdub42 Posted June 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 My new job is beating me to death with hours and the commute. I barely check my email or Facebook. I WILL be rolling to canby for the weekend tho. I wish my truck was running cause its better suited for a camping trip than the Z. I'll try to get on here more often. Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 I'm always conflicted with camping lol. My X is built for it but there are always great driving roads where I camp. Is it like that with Canby? 1 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 . I WILL be rolling to canby for the weekend tho. @72240z , No it`s out in the middle of big flat farming type area,, long straight boring roads. Quote Link to comment
72240z Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Ah damn, no love lol. the Z is still a Z though :-) 1 Quote Link to comment
cdub42 Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Unmelted! Unburnt! Big pimpin! Imma install these when I get around to gettin the headlight relay mod Quote Link to comment
darrel Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Don't forget the parking light relay harness. That's the one that is usually melted. Quote Link to comment
cdub42 Posted June 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 My parking lights are another abortion to sort out. Got them on a toggle switch for now. I was told enroute to canby my right blinker is now a 4 way flasher combination brake light... Quote Link to comment
San Maru Posted July 8, 2013 Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Pretty cool feature, you sure you dont want to keep that? Quote Link to comment
cdub42 Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 Lol. Like I need ANOTHER reason to get pulled over. Quote Link to comment
cdub42 Posted July 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 31, 2013 well, its been a while since i posted anything on here. the only thing ive done with my Z since my last post was drive the piss outta it. i scored a coil of defective (not meet ing aerospace quality) bulb seal. i got enough to do both doors and the hatch. yay me! i managed to get the drivers side door done today. i need to get a channel clip for the bottom and some screws for my new door sills. Quote Link to comment
cdub42 Posted December 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 someone decided to play a jokie joke on me and set my plug wires 180 out.. i spent the better part of a day figuring out my dizzy is already 180 out. last time i changed my plug wires i did it one at a time and gave it no more thought beyond that. i used this as an opportunity to upgrade my ignition system. i already had the XR-700 box installed. i added a MSD blaster 2 coil. i went with MSD wires because i didn't like the stock routing of the wires. over the valve cover just bothers me for some reason. i decided to go around the front of the valve cover instead. this was my first idea. i had just mocked it up to gauge wire length and see how it looked. i asked around on here about this causing misfire issues.... then promptly went back to the drawing board. i ended up with this setup. i got a set of V8 valve cover wire guides and modifying them to be straight 6 wire guides. i think i like this look better. i tied up the ends to kinda hold them in place. i ended up cutting them a long so i can still hit the right holes when i un-180 my dizzy. then ill just cut the ends and re crimp new ends at the right length. 1 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 i ended up with this setup. i got a set of V8 valve cover wire guides and modifying them to be straight 6 wire guides. i think i like this look better. 1 Quote Link to comment
cdub42 Posted April 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2014 decided to strip the paint off my tail light bezel to paint it black as it is supposed to be. before sanded primer Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Is this thing in Cowafornicating with you ? Quote Link to comment
cdub42 Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 It is. It's loving the dry open desert. Lotsa great empty winding roads. Rust monsters are at bay. 1 Quote Link to comment
cdub42 Posted August 31, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 so, after a hiatus of posting anything on ratsun, but still lurking... i figured today would be a good day to post something. i just ordered a set of carbs from ZT. can't wait till they get here. ill do some pictures and posts and crap when they show up... i was told 2-3 weeks... OMG it seems like sooooooo long away Quote Link to comment
cdub42 Posted September 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 scored a set of N36 intakes yesterday. those should go nicely with my new carbs (if they ever get here) took em to work and started breaking them down and cleaning them up. start the port and polish process. rusty and crusty goodness the coolant line is seized inlace. the nuts started stripping off, so.... out comes the cutting wheel cut the tubes off the fittings, ill soak the fittings with penetriant and give them a go tomorrow into the media blaster... boogers inside rotary carbide file on a pencil grinder knocks the boogers down some 80 grit, 150 grit, and scotchbrite love later... 1 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Are you going to polish the outside?? When i say polish outside i don't mean stepping out for a minute to clean your underwear snorkle.. I mean the intake manifold. Quote Link to comment
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