Atomic Posted May 31, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2019 Also bought an adapter for radiator upper radiator hose so I can connect thermo fan switch to it later: Will be sourcing the thermo switch locally probably, opening at around 82 degrees, because my thermostat is set to that also. In the future a linearly ramping fan controller system would be preferable. Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 I wasn't sure what kind of exhaust tip I wanted to have, so I ended up going with the casual big one: 3'' stainless steel end muffler. I hope that I'll be able to make the exhaust note deep, but not droning. I should also order more argon for the TIG welder Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Painted the front window frame with 2 component epoxy paint so I could install the windshield someday in near future: Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Stainless steel turns a straw yellow at just under 200C. The thermostat should be around 180 -185 so set your fan controller for 190F or it will be on all the time. Sounds like lifter noise. I would never run any oil with a 10 rating unless well under 0C and never on a turbo engine. Be sure it has a high ZDDP level. Do you have an oil cooler??? Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 (edited) 31 minutes ago, datzenmike said: Stainless steel turns a straw yellow at just under 200C. The thermostat should be around 180 -185 so set your fan controller for 190F or it will be on all the time. Sounds like lifter noise. I would never run any oil with a 10 rating unless well under 0C and never on a turbo engine. Be sure it has a high ZDDP level. Do you have an oil cooler??? The lifter noise went away when I changed the oil. I don't have oil cooler yet, have been thinking about it tho. We will see how well will the new engine oil last, it's supposed to have all them goodies and that's why it cost so much. The oil that I bought was advertised to have high heat resistance and suitable for track driving and for turbo charged applications too. Shouldn't I just be then worried about weather I can keep the water temperature at optimum level? Edited June 2, 2019 by Atomic Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 I don't know what the A series thermostat is. Probably about 180-185, but this is also turbo so it will run a lot hotter under load. A lot of turbo owners run 160 to reduce the chance of detonation but this is a poor way of doing it. The vast majority of the time you're just driving around and a cold engine is not an efficient one. It would be best to run near the design temperature but have extra cooling capacity .... like an oil cooler, larger rad and/or extra fans that come on only if needed. You want the engine to run hot, but tightly controlled so it doesn't over heat. Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, datzenmike said: I don't know what the A series thermostat is. Probably about 180-185, but this is also turbo so it will run a lot hotter under load. A lot of turbo owners run 160 to reduce the chance of detonation but this is a poor way of doing it. The vast majority of the time you're just driving around and a cold engine is not an efficient one. It would be best to run near the design temperature but have extra cooling capacity .... like an oil cooler, larger rad and/or extra fans that come on only if needed. You want the engine to run hot, but tightly controlled so it doesn't over heat. I have the thermostat opening at 82 C. I need to do some test driving to determine if I need an oil cooler or not. If I end up getting one, I will probably put a opening valve that is thermoreactive so when the oil temperature reaches over certain point, it circulates the oil through the cooler up front or something. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 2, 2019 Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 Yes. Something that goes along for the ride, but reacts to a temperature spike. Synthetic oil is a good idea for a turbo because it doesn't break down from heat as easily. The lubricating system reaches parts that the cooling system cannot and draws away heat. Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2019 34 minutes ago, datzenmike said: Yes. Something that goes along for the ride, but reacts to a temperature spike. Synthetic oil is a good idea for a turbo because it doesn't break down from heat as easily. The lubricating system reaches parts that the cooling system cannot and draws away heat. Yeah, I made sure it was fully synthetic, and was told that ester based oils are the thing I should be looking for, so that's what I bought. And yeah, if I get an oil cooler I should just make sure that the oil keeps constant temperature when running hot and avoid spikes. Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2019 Put the old empty argon bottles to sell and bought a new one. I still need to weld the new rear muffler when it comes in. Also hyped for tomorrow if the master clutch cylinder arrives! Lets see what tomorrow brings, might drive datsun out of the garage, or not 😏 1 Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2019 As a surprise to no-one, the new wilwood master cylinder didn't fit how I initially wanted it to fit. So installation required some fabrication. I'm now just missing one adapter: 1/8 npt to 3/16 brake line fitting. I'll see when I can get it posted to me. So maybe I can continue the progress next week and we'll have a working clutch. I'll upload some pictures when the image server is working better. Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2019 Got the clutch master cylinder installed remotely. I'm still missing the adapter, hoping that it will arrive on Monday-Wednesday Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2019 Drove the turbo coupe first time outside, clutch is working superb! I'm still waiting for the rear muffler to arrive. Till then it's straight dump. The car was leaking something small to the ground when driving, but I wasn't able to conclude what it was even after checking under the car. Will investigate bit further to see what it is. 4 Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted June 18, 2019 Report Share Posted June 18, 2019 Looks bitchin! Nicely done sir. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 Looks really good! Those Tail lamps turned out great! 1 Quote Link to comment
docbainey Posted June 19, 2019 Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 BAD AZZZ!!!! Great work! Where's the vid of this thing spooling up?! 1 Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 2 hours ago, docbainey said: BAD AZZZ!!!! Great work! Where's the vid of this thing spooling up?! Maybe during the weekend? We'll see, no promises 😁 Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2019 I was supposed to get the windshield installed today, but I missed the timeframe and the shop closed, oof. But I took some more photos while the hood was open: 2 Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 Finally the oil catch cans arrived along with the water thermostat housing. The oil catchers were 13 dollars a piece, 3-way all aluminium, quite robust feeling and heavy with anodized coating. The water adapter was like 5 dollars, wouldn't do that even myself out of aluminium for that cheap. On Monday I will have the thermoswitch to trigger the fans at 87 degrees. Then I can start tuning the car for realz. Also got the windshield installed, went quite smoothly I heard! The local shop was suberb! Datsun was quite low tho, so the taking off was quite a pain in the ass, oof. 1 Quote Link to comment
isflippin Posted June 20, 2019 Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 Getting there. Have you found a source for windshield and glass rubbers? Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2019 1 hour ago, isflippin said: Getting there. Have you found a source for windshield and glass rubbers? Rubbers are available through eBay and some Australian sites have glasses for sale Quote Link to comment
Lockleaf Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 You can back your tow vehicle up onto some oil change ramps when loading. That pushes the front of the trailer higher up in the air and puts the rear lower on a steeper angle. This eases the transition from ramps to trailer and also puts the whole thing lower so less angle. And still awesome 1 Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Got more Argon for welding with TIG. I'm just waiting for the 3'' end muffler to arrive to local store. Then I need to find a tap for M14x1.5 threaded thermoswitch, will be asking if anyone has one to borrow. When I get the fans to work automatically and exhaust finished, I can start driving the car around and tune it, woop woop. And I'm going to have a holiday next month, maybe a week or in best case, 2 weeks. I'm also going to sell one of my motorcycles and I'm going to save that money to paint the datsun. I'm going to do the paint prep bodywork myself, thus I'll be buying a sander that has a dust bag and vacuum cleaner hose for increasing my workspeed on larger surfaces. I hope I can get the car up and legalized this year so I can go to car meetings with it. Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 (edited) Got the tachometer on my dash to work today! I had the wrong input selected from the tunerstudio, oopsie. I should also try to work out the speedometer while at it Edited June 24, 2019 by Atomic 1 Quote Link to comment
Atomic Posted June 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2019 Got the new muffler installed today: Also received the overflow water tank: And was able to install the thermoswitch finally, bought the MF14x1.5 tap: My bigbrother came by and bought me some motoroil 😄 He also took some sweet pictures with his new phone: Here is also a video with the new rear muffler, damn its louder and deeper than I expected 1 Quote Link to comment
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