Ranman72 Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 wheel fitment is all about the offset make them get you ones that fit dont make the car fit the wheels 3 Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 They are all 0 offset. Thanks Ranman, that's what I plan on. Quote Link to comment
skyblue Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 my wheels are 15x6 with +10 offset and they fit perfect. had to roll the fenders but that was for tire clearance. Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted April 10, 2014 Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 10-15 offset is usually pretty good......as long as the wheel isn't too wide Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted April 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2014 Ok, thanks guys, I'll see if I can get a +10-15 offset. Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted April 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 So, I've had the wheels a couple weeks now and gotten things working. Finally took some oics :thumbup: :thumbup: They are 15x7 konig rewinds with no offset. 195/45/15 yokohama sdrives boy do they make the car lower, B) i now scrape on the parking lot entrance at school unless at a big angle :P 4 Quote Link to comment
Son_of_a_Datsun_Guy Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 boy do they make the car lower, B) i now scrape on the parking lot entrance at school unless at a big angle :P That just means you're doing it right. Fronts could use another inch or so lower.... Look really good otherwise 3 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 That just means you're doing it right. Fronts could use another inch or so lower.... Look really good otherwise ........x2 :thumbup: :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
The Taterhead Posted April 29, 2014 Report Share Posted April 29, 2014 Your car is too low. Said no one ever Looks good man. 3 Quote Link to comment
edekalil Posted May 11, 2014 Report Share Posted May 11, 2014 Hey guys, Its been a while since I last updated this thread but I finally got more work done with something to show for it. Nothing major but , today with the help of Busta Nut I installed a tach in my dash. I got a 2.5 inch equus tach at O'Reilly Next I cut a hole in the center of the right dash well. The 2.5 inch tach fits nicely into the center. Sorry about the blurriness I think it looks sharp and goes well with the dash! I've been going to a couple meets and have put a few hundred more miles on the car bringing it to almost 2000 more miles since I bought it if I remember correctly. It's been a blast to drive and I'm looking forward to getting some more work done. I still have a few things to do to get the car in perfect shape and I still have to do something about getting new wheels sooner rather than later. Hopefully, I'll continue to have some more updates as I progress. I still have a lot to learn about this car and I'm looking forward to it! :thumbup: I did the same on mine way back in the 90's. From what I remember I had used a part of a beer can to hold it in some how. I found this one that had stopped working. Quote Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted May 14, 2014 Report Share Posted May 14, 2014 I did the same thing in the 80,s I siliconed mine in although it might not have needed it as it was a tight fit Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted September 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Hey guys! I know it's been a long time since I've posted but I was gone the entire summer. Unfortunately, rather than the update I thought I was going to post about doing some more work on my car I have some very bad news. I just started college at CalPoly and wanted to take my car, of course, so I drove it down here. I've driven the car nearly 5,000 miles since I bought it last October. For some reason, on the way down here the Datsun gods decided it was my time to have my first major issue with the car. Something got inside the engine while I was driving and knocked a valve open and my car started running really rough. I pulled over and looked at it (just knowing it was running rough, at this time I didn't know what the issue was). I thought it was possibly just a bad spark plug or something causing one of the cylinders to not fire. I immediately drove to the nearest shop in SLO that I could. With no tools of my own down at college I had to take it in. Turns out, there was damage to the engine caused by some foreign object that got inside it. This means I will have to either do an engine swap or rebuild the engine. At least 2 pistons have been severly damaged on the top by the object, as well as the valve bent in those 2 cylinders. The object was not found, only the damage it caused. The car currently only runs on 2 cylinders. I love this car, and I want to get it back on the road ASAP but being in school now will make that difficult. Basically, I won't be driving my Datsun for at least 3 months :( :( If you guys have any advice on how to move foward let me know. As for right now, I'm not sure what will happen. Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 I have engines....... ......we can work something out. 3 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 So......he made it up Friday night.... To my surprise....the car still ran......and not as bad as I thought...... .......so we pulled it around.... 1 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 From what I was told by Maxwell......a shop diagnosed this as needing an engine.... ......"the valves are floating and there is piston damage".....correct me if I'm wrong.... I had my doubts as soon as I heard it run...... Step one.....pull the valve cover and check valve clearance..... Had him adjust all the valves.......6/8 were waaaaay too tight..... 1 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Got it running.....80% better.....but not good enough..... ...it had a rough idle as soon as I tried to drop it under a grand..... 1000 or more it ran great....... Time for a carb rebuild.... 1 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Fresh set o plugs..... Random oic.... 2 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Snap on tools, nothing but the best. 2 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Snap on tools, nothing but the best. Damn straight!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 We had some spring issues cuz the linkage is hacked.....made it work for now.... ......used a spring with a long shoulder..... 1 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 So............. .........after aaaall this work......... This car needs an engine................... Fuckin' idiots :no: 2 Quote Link to comment
Son_of_a_Datsun_Guy Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Well shit Maxwell. Guess that means I should have taken a look at it before you left, we could have done the valves down here in SLO. Busta knows his shit too, I don't think we could have figured this out in a weekend... 2 Quote Link to comment
CanYouSpareADime Posted October 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 Thanks for all the posts man and all the help this weekend! :thumbup: I'm back in SLO so I've put about 300 miles on the car already including my driving today. It sounds good as new except the spring snapped on the throttle cuz of the hacked bullshit the PO did with the carb. :devil: Something not in busta's pics: While he was rebuilding the carburetor Mike helped me put stock springs on the rear end so that my ride height would be comfortable and not scrape. Also noting that we changed the fuel filter and some fuel lines inside the engine bay along with the spark plugs. Cleaned the valve cover and replaced the valve cover gasket as well. On my way home at highway speeds I noticed some new noise/humming coming from the rear. I think it may be related to the new springs. It sounds like wind noise or air rushing through a tight space so maybe ride height is just at an angle that at highway speeds it makes some noise but it is weird. I double checked that everything was set up correctly and the car feels fine driving it just makes a lot of noise. 2 Quote Link to comment
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