maltese Posted November 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Skib hooked me up with a JAF badge today... I wasn't really looking for one, but I think it'll be cool on the Z. There are a family from Japan, in my town, that like talking about the car when we cross paths. I wonder what they'll think of the badge? Tomorrow, I'm going to check out another Weber. Hoping it'll match my other two! 1 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 Sweet ride and great thread!! You're gonna love triple side drafts......oh god!!! Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Buying another engine and transmission. L26 with a Pickup 5 speed. Triple 40 DCOE 151 carbs. Schneider cam. Header. Mallory (?) distributor. High volume oil pump. Heard it run tonight. Sounds good! The clutch is worn, but I won't need it. The crank seals are weeping, too. Otherwise, it runs nice. Even has a bunch of polished goodies (valve cover, pulley, alt. adjuster, oil cap). I'm psyched! Now, what can I do with am L26? Time to start reading... Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Pic of said engine... 1 Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Just ordered a matching ITG valve cover breather, and cleaning kit. Checked out their website. Seem like nice filters! Good customer service as well. Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 Awwwww yeah!! Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted November 13, 2013 Report Share Posted November 13, 2013 :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Started on this last night. The L24 came out easily, aside from the header. Looks like it was modified to fit. No way to remove the engine (complete), without cutting the exhaust. The header on the L26 is much nicer, so it's going to replace the old one. My buddy Chad, helping out... Got the trans separated from the L26, and started getting it ready to go in. A couple flywheel bolt holes were buggered, so I had to get a thread chaser from work. Pretty much ended the night... Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Today, I got the L26 in the engine bay. Made a rookie mistake, when I assumed the engine mounts were the same. Easy enough to swap them over, though. Looks nice in there... 1 Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Tomorrow I am picking up a piece for the throttle linkage, and a pigtail for the distributor, which I forgot to get with the engine. I should have everything back together in the next couple days. Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted November 14, 2013 Report Share Posted November 14, 2013 Man....you don't waste any time......sweet job!! Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Man....you don't waste any time......sweet job!!Yeah, I'd like to have it done already, but I've been putting in a lot of hours at work this week. Going to try to finish it Saturday night. I picked up the rest of the parts I need tonight. Got some more Lucas motor oil too. Hope to take it for a spin Sunday. Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Sweet!! Maybe you can make it to the Datsloco funrun on the 24th Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Where are you guys headed? I might be off that day. A little too soon to tell. Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Route: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?vps=2&ie=UTF8&hl=en&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=214821167694724867942.0004e2dbed748b809fe6a Thread: http://community.ratsun.net/topic/58085-fun-run-anyone/page-5 Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 That trip looks great! I'll keep an eye on the schedule. Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2013 Got some work done tonight. Motor mounts swapped, and bolted the engine in. Wired the distributor. Fixed the throttle linkage. I wanted to keep my NGK wires, so I started pulling plugs. Replaced them with new NGK's. When I removed the wires, I found this mess... I wanted to fire the Z up tonight, so I cleaned up the cap some, and reinstalled it. Then I got the rest buttoned up. Radiator in, fans hooked up, and coolant added... Turned the ignition on, to prime the lift pump, and cranked it over. I don't think it made one revolution, before it fired up! Sounds good, besides the exhaust. I'll get it done in the next couple days. I need to adjust the valves, replace the distributor cap, and add ballast resistors so the yacht will work properly. I can't wait to take it for a ride! Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2013 Almost drove it to work yesterday, but in the morning it cranked over a little slow. Checked the charging system, and wasn't getting anything. Double checked my connections, and they're all good. The alternator from the L24 worked fine, but the screw on the field broke, when I removed it. So, I ordered a new IR alternator, and the harness plug from MSA. An upgrade that's been on the list, anyway. Since I was already placing the order, I went ahead and got their parking light harness too. Here's a pic as it sits today... I added the matching breather filter, from ITG. I also took a minute to install my JAF badge... 2 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Awesome progress, dude!! :thumbup: Keep up the momentum. 1 Quote Link to comment
I'm BLUE Posted November 20, 2013 Report Share Posted November 20, 2013 Very cool maltese !! :thumbsup: The look of your ITG filters are quite nice. I'd add the ignition module filter (protector) for the Mallory uni-lite if you haven't gotten the chance yet :) Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Thanks guys! I got my new distributor cap today... Just waiting on the parts from MSA, and it'll be back on the road. I'll look into that filter. Thanks for the tip, DTP. Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2013 Installed the distributor cap, when I got home. Easy peasie. Got a wild hair, and decided to keep going, (keep in mind, I've been working 60+ hours a week lately). Then I installed the new IR alternator. Just waiting on the plug from MSA now... Then I wired up my ballast resistors. With the Mallory distributor, my tach isn't working properly. The fix, according to this diagram, is to wire in a couple resistors... That's all for tonight. Gotta be on the road at 5 am. Time for sleep. Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Parts from MSA came this morning. I put the alternator plug in, and fired it up. Charging fine now! My lights are much brighter too! Then I installed the filter for the distributor... Took it for a test drive. Runs perfect! Much smoother acceleration, revs quicker, etc. I'm very pleased. Now I'm going to work on the parking light harness... 1 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted November 22, 2013 Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Damn.... Front burner is a-blazin'!! Great work.... :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
maltese Posted November 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2013 Thanks! I have an appointment at noon, to get the exhaust welded up. Then, time permitting, I'll try to get some video. Quote Link to comment
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