jser12 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Yea, i mean its my car to ruin right? and if all else fails, i just sell the springs and buy something smaller. But i have a feeling this will be perfect for what i want Quote Link to comment
banzai510(hainz) Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Yip its your car and I seen them come and more often go. Okayfine on the Realm said the ST springs , I had a pair of them. I thought they were good enough with my Konis. Then I went to 180 coil over set up. He said that is now double the stiffness. Yours is another 70 above that. Key is also to match the shock to the spring. otherwise the valving dont last long. So not cheap ass shocks. I bought the rebound adj. koni red/orange so you can really tighten it up. Turn them all the way they will lock up. Otherwise most shocks are barely hanging on when that SPRING IS RETURNING BACK TO zERO position Quote Link to comment
jser12 Posted October 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 thanks for info on that, i'll defintely look into getting a set of those soon Quote Link to comment
yellowdatsun Posted October 23, 2012 Report Share Posted October 23, 2012 Usually people put stiffer springs onto cars that ride on SMOOTH roads, not the other way around. If your roads are bumpy you're going to knock your teeth out. I have those springs on my car, but AZ roads are super smooth. I've driven my car in the L.A. area and it sucks, bad, because their roads are so bumpy due to all the cracks and bumps from old construction projects. Quote Link to comment
jser12 Posted October 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Got my Wats in the mail today. 14x6 B type. need to be cleaned up a bit ( a lot) looking to purchase a pair of 14x6.5s or 14x7s for the rear... they were packed in with japanese comics haha Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 very nice. those are gonna look sick on the dime. what color you going with? Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 I run 300lb front springs. Quote Link to comment
jser12 Posted October 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 I think I'm gonna powdercoat the wats black and either paint the car a nice red or hakosuka silver. Still kinda running through ideas and getting others opinions. And skib? How do you like 300 in the front for driving? Quote Link to comment
FiveSeventyZee Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 i would collage those comics on the inside of my trunk lid or something....theyre cool.... Quote Link to comment
yenpit Posted October 27, 2012 Report Share Posted October 27, 2012 fiveseventyzee......holy crap that's a great idea! Jake, take the wheels up to Consolidated Stripping in Plainwell, and sandblast them, which "etches" the surface for paint or powdercoat. You rent the sandblast cabinet, do it yourself. Wear old clothes cuz the place is filthy, AND wear long sleeves, cuz the big rubber gloves that you stick your arms thru are disgusting.........but I still love going there! If you were going to polish them, they also have a glassbead cabinet, which leaves the blasted surface a l'il smoother. Quote Link to comment
jser12 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 would sand blasting be safe on alloy wheels? I feel like they would pit easily though... Quote Link to comment
yenpit Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Yes, perfectly safe, as long as you don't aim the nozzle at one spot for any length of time. Sandblasting leaves the surface "etched" more than glassbeading. Any "pitting" that might appear, were already there from bad casting OR oxidation, and the blasting process simply cleaned out those pits........better to know they are there, for better preperation for paint or powdercoat. Don Sr & Don Jr are both very helpful up at Consolidated. Enter the office at the north end of the building, tell 'em I sent you, and that you have some old Datsun parts that you want to blast. They'll set you up on the blasting cabinet, and give you a quick rundown on how to use the equipment, and away you go! If you ask, Don Jr will talk yer ear off, about the ins & outs of blasting, and if you listen intently, he might even tell you about his absolutely mentally crazy Chinese mail-order ex-wife :frantics: (yes, I'm serious!!)........I don't recommend asking :crying: . Good luck with the project! 1 Quote Link to comment
jser12 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 thanks man. looks like i am heading up there on friday. i'll let you know how it goes Quote Link to comment
jser12 Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Got the l20b into a shop and its torn apart. Apartently the guy who did the rebuild for it back in '92 did the shittiest job ever and put in used/cleaned parts in it and some stuff was put in wrong. Ordered a rebuild kit for it. Having it bored out 30 over and increased compression ratio. My uncle (genius mechanic) said he would port and polish the head for me. Build is looking good except for that I got into a front end collision today and am out of a car for a week until I fix it up with salvage parts, shouldn't cost me a dime over 300. But the asshole called the cops before I could off the phone with my dad so I ended up with a ticket and points on my liscence :sneaky:. His truck was fine and i was just gonna let him drive away. Well thats the current state of my build... Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 you see.... when a fuckus becomes self aware it realizes; it is indeed, a ford fuckus. and immediately trys to cease its own existence. my sisters did the same thing :rofl: 1 Quote Link to comment
yenpit Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 Doooood! It's just a scratch! :crying: Quote Link to comment
jser12 Posted November 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2012 Well i got the focus fixed so now I can spend more money on my datsun liked the rear end on this datsun... A LOT Quote Link to comment
yenpit Posted November 13, 2012 Report Share Posted November 13, 2012 I was gonna do that blackout treatment to the rear panel! Remember, use the SEM Trim Black if you do it, so it matches the window frames etc etc. Quote Link to comment
jser12 Posted November 22, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2012 Came how today from college with some gifts waiting for me in the garage This will be my best friend come late december when I do the swap The engine shop put most of the engine back together and did an AMAZING job. balanced and everything and this is how she currently sits I'll put up the engine specs sometime tomorrow when I get a chance 1 Quote Link to comment
jser12 Posted December 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 Started working on taking my engine out this morning. I basically went from thinking I could do it to this...Then I did a quick little test fitGonna do some more research then I'll see what I can do to it. While I have two weeks off of school I am looking to get the l16 out, the l20b together, and weld on GC coilovers Quote Link to comment
jser12 Posted December 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2012 getting there slowly but surely Quote Link to comment
Dawa Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 glad you bought that book, man. imlove mine i read it at least once a week Quote Link to comment
screamer510 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 There isn't much to take loose to pull the engines. Just make sure to take your time and think things through. Put the bolts and screws in labeled baggies and then store them somewhere that you wont forget! Quote Link to comment
Dawa Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 and take photos and videos throughout the process to have somethin to compare and reference Quote Link to comment
jser12 Posted December 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2012 been taking lots of pictures. and as of about 11am today, she became as heartless as my ex-girlfriends and then out with the old!!! (for sale in the coming months) Quote Link to comment
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