GOONS check in

[greengoon]

I just have two schrader valves and a little Harbor Freight compressor but its on my list to get a real on board settup :D

[jun]

I've been reading up on that Air-Lift setup, and it seems to be the ticket. That and the air shocks are on my Christmas list! :D There's a slightly heavier duty Air-Lift setup for $60 more, but if this one is good enough for full sized trucks, then it must be just fine for a 510 wagon.

[Duncan]

The rear shocks on my goon do a full squat if you look at them wrong! I have been eyeing these for a while now, too.

 

My goon has 2" lowering blocks, and the ride is WAY too bouncy. I don't necessarily want to raise the back, but do you think I can use the air shocks to "firm-up" the rear? I am assuming the squatty rear comes from the shocks being worn out?

 

Thanks.

[Just Joel]

The rear shocks on my goon do a full squat if you look at them wrong! I have been eyeing these for a while now, too.

 

My goon has 2" lowering blocks, and the ride is WAY too bouncy. I don't necessarily want to raise the back, but do you think I can use the air shocks to "firm-up" the rear? I am assuming the squatty rear comes from the shocks being worn out?

 

Thanks.

 

Shocks or dampeners generally don't support weight. They dampen and control suspension movement. In this case, these air shocks are designed to supplement the leaf spring in load carrying duties. They can be used to help level the ride height when the rear is loaded but will not help if your current unloaded ride height is where you want to car to sit during general use. If you add pressure to an unloaded rig, they will effectively lift the rear end rather than stiffen compression. Unless you want to avoid squat or compensate for a load, you'd be better off with a stiffer valved shock to control your "bounce".

 

Later

Joel

[fo0manchu]

Just to put it out there, I had air shocks on my Toyota Starlet. Piled the car up with 5 people, put some air in the shocks and off we went. Worked great and didn't feel super bouncy.

[Datsunny]

lol i just put some 13 inch mags on my car now its more low ill post pics tomorrow

[davmoha]

Put some new wheels on my Wagon and lowered it a little. Here are the before and after pics:

 

 

 

David M

More Pics

[Just Joel]

Clean :cool: ...

 

Later

Joel

[Duncan]

Nice! I like that color and the roof rack. Wish I had a rack for my goon :(

[greengoon]

Looks great! I love orange...and Rewinds.

[Pacific coast Datsun]

Nice! I like that color and the roof rack. Wish I had a rack for my goon :(

Duncan PM me ;)

NICE !!

[Lovely_Crucial71]

Which One Would You Pick?? ;)

 

 

 

[hang_510]

Which One Would You Pick?? ;)

is that a trick question? <_<

[Laecaon]

depends on my money. That rolls is gonna be expensive to fix if anything goes wrong.

 

Just dont knock it til you have been inside one.

 

That said, at my current money level, the orange one!

[TrevDaddy]

i would take the rolls, sell it, and buy 10 dattos! :lol:

[Stupid_fast]

i would take the rolls, sell it, and buy 10 dattos! :lol:

 

Only 10? Last I checked rolls royce went for around $400,000 new, probably around $250k-300k used? :P

 

 

 

I'd swap the rolls royce engine into a datto.

[greengoon]

For anyone interested, I finally started a "retro" build thread on my car. I started the build in 2002 so I'm still trying to remember things I have done to it. My goal is to have it caught up to "present day" in the next week or so...

 

http://community.ratsun.net/topic/26747-the-greengoon-build-thread/

[Loren]

Thanks! I'm sure that this will be very interesting & helpful to me,& probably to many other people also!

[greengoon]

Its been pretty snowy here lately but I was able to finally remove the goon from its 'goon cocoon' and drive it around for a while. Weather's crappy again so its back in hibernation now. It always feels great to get it back out. I'm looking forward to spring :D

 

[Duncan]

Is everyone else's goon a TOTAL pain in the ass to gas up?

 

In So Cal, we have these rubber smog collars on the pump, and you have to engage the collar a bit before gas will start coming out. I have to shove the nozzle in and tilt it as far up as it will go. To get my goon to take any gas, I have to trickle it out of the pump as slow as it will go. Forget hands free.

 

Dreadni tells me he has to carry a towel with him because he can't get gas without spilling it all over the side of his goon.

 

 

Another rainy day rant...

[jun]

I've had the same issue at times, but it depends on the pump and station. My wagon happily accepts gas at any rate from the Mobil by my house. But the Chevron a few blocks away, forget it...the gas spills out. Strange.

[greengoon]

We don't have those wonderful little sleeves in Utah (yet :o ) so its not that bad. I still have to watch for that little bit of drippage at the end and keep it off the paint.

[gokiburix]

Yup...same!

 

I've noticed most shell stations have been easier to fill up than others. But yah...that rubber sleeve needs to be pushed back before you can even start gassing up.

 

I usually try to avoid over filling. It's a gamble everytime..will gas end up on the floor this time or not? :lol: I've gotten better at it.

[djaztek12]

i have the same problem is a pain in the ass :angry:

[gokiburix]

yup....and as stated...you can forget about hands free!