Revival of the Chickenhawk...

[datsunfreak]

 

20 hours ago, dimlight65 said:

Oh, and we made the throttle cable wheel attachment at the carb, but I forgot to take a picture of that.

 

 

 

 

Also decided to see if the original driveshaft still fits. Inexplicably, it does...

 

[datsunfreak]

20 hours ago, dimlight65 said:

my picture of that exceeded Ratsun's file size limit...

 

You can resize them in Paint first. 👍

[dimlight65]

On 4/17/2022 at 6:00 PM, datsunfreak said:

 

You can resize them in Paint first. 👍

 

I know, I've actually done it before (believe it or not!).  But the picture really was crap and really didn't show what I wanted it to show.

[Duncan]

Lookin' good and movin' right along.  Nice!

 

 

 

[dimlight65]

Built the throttle cable system and installed the carb today.

 

Cable bracket

 

Throttle pedal installed

 

Cable through firewall

 

Cable over valve cover to carb

 

 

Cable at carb

 

Cable at carb from other side

 

And the return spring

 

Edited April 21, 2022 by dimlight65

[sick620]

throttle cable looks great

[datsunfreak]

One other minor modification to add to the list, though. Throttle return spring works great, but was rubbing the hose at anything more than 1/2 throttle. Took that hose off and replaced it with a longer hose and that fixed the issue...

 

[datsunfreak]

10 hours ago, dimlight65 said:

Throttle pedal installed

 

 

 

Also, this was a temp install to sort the cable, hence the missing screw in it, and overall grottiness.  😁

 

I cleaned and painted the pedal after that photo was taken, and will get some new screws for it tomorrow. 👍

Edited April 21, 2022 by datsunfreak

[dimlight65]

12 hours ago, sick620 said:

throttle cable looks great

 

Thanks.  We were a bit worried about the circuitous route, but couldn't find anything shorter, so we went with this.  I think it turned out ok... not anywhere near as embarrassing as I feared!

[dimlight65]

Also, the radiator hoses arrived today.  I will have a look at installing them on Saturday... probably... unless I just feed the shop cats and go home.  We'll see.

[dimlight65]

On 4/17/2022 at 5:51 PM, datsunfreak said:

 

 

I wasn't going to say anything, but it's the first picture on the page and I see it every time...

 

Can anyone guess what bothers the crap out of me in this picture?

[datsunfreak]

11 hours ago, dimlight65 said:

Can anyone guess what bothers the crap out of me in this picture?

 

You picked them.  😁

[bilzbobaggins]

the trunion being black or the rusty bolt holding the carb to the adapter?

18 hours ago, dimlight65 said:

 

I wasn't going to say anything, but it's the first picture on the page and I see it every time...

 

Can anyone guess what bothers the crap out of me in this picture?

 

[dimlight65]

7 hours ago, bilzbobaggins said:

the trunion being black or the rusty bolt holding the carb to the adapter?

 

 

I remember having the choice of black or silver for the wheel (and, apparently, the choice of bolts as well) so that one I will claim (the bolts, however, I do NOT recall being consulted about!😝).

Edited April 23, 2022 by dimlight65

[dimlight65]

On 4/21/2022 at 4:10 PM, dimlight65 said:

Also, the radiator hoses arrived today.  I will have a look at installing them on Saturday... probably... unless I just feed the shop cats and go home.  We'll see.

 

So, I took these

 

 

Cut them until they would do this

 

 

And I only hate them a little bit.

 

I still need two more hose clamps to finish this job, then I get to replace the cheap Chinese knockoff "EFI style" clamps that keep popping their heads off!

 

[dimlight65]

On 4/22/2022 at 10:33 AM, datsunfreak said:

 

You picked them.  😁

 

I really think I would have picked these

 

 

had I been given a choice. 

 

Maybe I wasn't paying attention when you asked.

[datsunfreak]

On 4/23/2022 at 6:03 PM, dimlight65 said:

I really think I would have picked these

 

had I been given a choice. 

 

Maybe I wasn't paying attention when you asked.

 

Well, you're half right. I did not ask when I installed them, because they were the bolts you had already installed. I just took it apart to install the gasket between carb and spacer, then simply reused what you had installed previously.  😁

[dimlight65]

9 hours ago, datsunfreak said:

 

Well, you're half right. I did not ask when I installed them, because they were the bolts you had already installed. I just took it apart to install the gasket between carb and spacer, then simply reused what you had installed previously.  😁

 

Oh sure, if your going to use, "Those are the bolts you put in there," as your definition of, "You picked them," then fine!  Be that way!😐

[datsunfreak]

For those who don't know, we bust each other's balls a lot. Like, a LOT a lot. 😄

[datsunfreak]

[dimlight65]

3 hours ago, datsunfreak said:

 

 

This... this was unexpected!

 

Thank you!

Edited April 26, 2022 by dimlight65

[KELMO]

Well, I for one am glad that is settled. Thought this was going to turn into DatzenMike saying "Don't you kids make me stop this forum" type of thing.

[datzenmike]

The oil line hoses..... what pressure are they rated at? (they look like heater hoses) Are they rated to handle petroleum exposure? Mine are rated for 250 PSI a good safety margin.

 

The rear calipers are big enough for use on the fronts. The rears only provide maybe less than 30% of the stopping power of the fronts as weight lifts off them reducing traction, and onto the fronts increasing traction on the tires. Will these lock up first now? Have you thought about an adjustable proportioning valve?  

[datsunfreak]

2 hours ago, datzenmike said:

Will these lock up first now? 

 

No, because...

 

2 hours ago, datzenmike said:

Have you thought about an adjustable proportioning valve?  

 

Yes.  😄

 

Quote

 

Edited April 26, 2022 by datsunfreak

[datsunfreak]

2 hours ago, datzenmike said:

The oil line hoses..... what pressure are they rated at? 

 

Rated for a constant 95psi, and will never see that. Max psi/burst pressure was not listed. 

 

2 hours ago, datzenmike said:

(they look like heater hoses) Are they rated to handle petroleum exposure?

 

_{They say "Engineered with materials to resist chemical degradation". But they will be checked (and/or changed) regularly.}