flatcat19 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 No. You will. Who are we kidding here? 1 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 You may get more tail than HRH now. Of course; I'm hitchhiking. I know the rules of the road; can't afford gas, not sharing grass.. that only leaves one thing. 2 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 The Dalles now. Wife is following me in her big SUV with a Yakima boz on top. She is all over the place. So windy. Quote Link to comment
Gradyfest Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Are you all working on your Datsuns?! Non stop. I decided to get at my exhaust leak at the manifold last week. It's been one surprise after the other ever since. I just came across this fun one now. Looks like I'll be visiting my local welders tomorrow... I have my fingers crossed they can lob enough weld on what's left to close it up for Canby! 1 Quote Link to comment
tdaaj Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Cut it off and plug the hole. Wished I could post pictures. Hopefully getting airahocks installed on the long bed tonight. Mean while started an engine swap two nights ago...... 1 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 His location says California ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, you aren't still sitting around your house in your underwear are you ? 1 Quote Link to comment
Farmer Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 DOnt let a softball game or a bowling tournament keep you from coming 1 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Looks like I'd better get moving.. I'd pick ya up, gonna have to ride on the roof though.... 2 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 I am currently 9 miles away from the fairgrounds. Canby, bitches!!! 6 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 You're a little early.. Redbanner should be there, though. 3 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 I'd pick ya up, gonna have to ride on the roof though.... Any shelter in a storm. Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Oh boy, so Mohammed's 610 is stuck at my place tonight. After successfully retrofitting the 280zx struts with adapter plates, we found all the springs we had including the original 610 springs were too tall. So, I had a leftover set of stock Maxima springs and we cut two coils off those and heated them up on the tops to get the angle right. And of course I ran out of oxygen during the second one, so I had a painfully long time with MAPP gas and heating the spring on the second one. Anyway, got them just about right, it's definitely lower in the front now and even though cut springs, it seems as though it will ride well enough until we eventually get better springs or just put an adjustable collar on the strut tube and call it good with some coilover springs. NOW, for the bad part. Mohammed had 280zx calipers, or so he thought. I went to go put them on and said, wait a second, this doesn't look right. And they weren't 280Z, not ZX. So now we need to find calipers tomorrow. There's one 280zx in the pull and save, I highly doubt it has any front suspension left, but we'll check. All my NAPA calipers are back east, so that won't fly. Oddly, Autozone may be my savior as they seem to carry some oddball stuff like the rear calipers for my Maxima. Think they're two days out. So I'm going to go nuts trying to find parts tomorrow morning and then we'll see where we're at. I still haven't gotten the new speakers in the wagon. However, it's late and I'm trying to get the house cool and I'm fing tired. So we'll pick this back up in the morning with a success story or backdating to something else I happen to have in the shop that will work. 2 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Why not just lower the spring perches on the stock struts? 1 Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Because I'm fucking tired!! :D Not to mention I already had to weld on the additional plates due to time, don't have a lathe or plasma-cutter (if I wanted to do it nice), insert other excuse here. Really just want calipers as that will complete the 610 for going to Canby. Plus it looks good lowered and springs are cheap and after Canby we can put the "perfect" stuff on. Otherwise, I'm going to have to beg/borrow steal some 610 strut inserts because the ones we have are blown. Of course, if worst comes to worst, we'll just throw those back on and wing it. But then that requires removing all the damn stuff again. Running out of days to prepare for Canby! 1 Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Oh, and I stepped on my death wheel grinder and broke my last cutting disc. :( And we should have just thought ahead and gotten threaded collars. Alas, not going to happen now! Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 I've used a hacksaw in a desperate hour when I was short on cutting discs.. Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Made it to the coast at 11:30. Did some goofing off on the way to our hotel. Checked in. Unpacked. Relaxing. 2 Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Stop by Rogue and get a Morimoto Imperial Pilsner.. good shiz.. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 DOnt let a softball game or a bowling tournament keep you from coming ....or marriage. Just remind your partner that she deserves a break from you. 2 Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 go pro charging 2 Quote Link to comment
Gradyfest Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Cut it off and plug the hole. I can't do that! Cutting and plugging isn't how I operate, or how the engine was designed to operate. My local bead blast and welder guy got me right in this morning! It's going to happen. Quote Link to comment
Loren O Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 just a heads up, they had the " pavement profiler" out again last night. One side of 99e on the end of town nearest to Aurora is all torn up,& under construction, I don't know why they always do this the same time as the Canby show, maybe they think, " Hey, there's going to be something like 100- 200 lowered Datsuns coming into town, lets welcome them by tearing up the main road through town!" 3 Quote Link to comment
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