wayno 7,198 Report post Posted October 29, 2018 6 hours ago, mainer311 said: Try driving a roadster. Probably about the same width, just a little shorter and a lot lower. Someone snapped a picture of me driving to work one morning and put it on Instagram with the caption "Gee, I didn't know I was in a game of Mario Kart this morning." A buddy of mine found it and said, hey isn't that you? I own a roadster, and yes they are a lot lower, this is my Roadster with my ridged wing hangglider on it, I drove it this way for years in the 90s. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post
mainer311 1,475 Report post Posted November 11, 2018 Well guys, 5:39am on Friday morning, I received my first personalized Datsun mechanic. 5 Quote Share this post Link to post
datzenmike 30,751 Report post Posted November 11, 2018 Congratz... 2 Quote Share this post Link to post
Charlie69 5,370 Report post Posted November 13, 2018 Congrats!!! Is this your first child? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
mainer311 1,475 Report post Posted November 13, 2018 42 minutes ago, Charlie69 said: Congrats!!! Is this your first child? It is. It’s been a whirlwind 3 days so far. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post
mrbigtanker 9,569 Report post Posted November 13, 2018 Congratulations. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post
mikec4193 129 Report post Posted November 13, 2018 Your life will never be the same...congrats on the new Datsun mechanic....fatherhood is the best job ever MikeC 4 Quote Share this post Link to post
d.p 1,115 Report post Posted November 14, 2018 Congrats man! I got one too but he doesn't help at all. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
greenthumb 126 Report post Posted November 16, 2018 (edited) Congrats to you and your wife! To echo mikec4193, fatherhood really is the best job ever. Best to you as the adventure begins. I’m actually in Maine at the moment, enjoying a proper snowstorm cheers Edited November 16, 2018 by greenthumb 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
datzenmike 30,751 Report post Posted November 16, 2018 I'm enjoying grandfatherhood better. I get to go home after. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post
mainer311 1,475 Report post Posted November 16, 2018 1 hour ago, greenthumb said: I’m actually in Maine at the moment, enjoying a proper snowstorm cheers I wouldn’t say a proper snowstorm. My parents said they got about 8” at their house in southern Maine, which is about a foot and a half short of proper. Where are you? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
greenthumb 126 Report post Posted November 16, 2018 22 minutes ago, mainer311 said: I wouldn’t say a proper snowstorm. My parents said they got about 8” at their house in southern Maine, which is about a foot and a half short of proper. Where are you? Lol! Where I'm from that would be rather improper. We're 45 min north of Auburn. Headed out here shortly en route to Bristol Conn, so pretty happy we don't have 2 feet 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
mainer311 1,475 Report post Posted November 16, 2018 51 minutes ago, greenthumb said: Lol! Where I'm from that would be rather improper. We're 45 min north of Auburn. Headed out here shortly en route to Bristol Conn, so pretty happy we don't have 2 feet My wife is from Auburn. My parents live in Poland. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
mainer311 1,475 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 Okay guys, I went to put some grease in my kingpins this afternoon and was 2 for 4. The upper zerk on one side, and the lower zerk on the other won't take grease. I removed the zerks and they are clear. It seems that the old grease that's in there is so caked, it won't let the fresh stuff flow through. Short of a complete rebuild, do you guys have tricks? It's pretty cold here right now. Maybe try a little heat? Quote Share this post Link to post
Crashtd420 2,983 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 Heat is probably your only option, I wouldnt use alot but enough to warm things up.... Don't know if it's up on jack stand or not maybe that might help too just get the weight off, and maybe get someone to turn the wheel back and forth too. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
banzai510(hainz) 3,636 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 put on Jacks ,Put a small torch on it and see if it takes grease. turn steering wheel. One on my fittings don't ake grease either Quote Share this post Link to post
DanielC 2,605 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 Try to turn the steering to extreme limits each way, and try to pump grease at the ends of travel. Try to add grease after turning the steering several times, or after a short drive. Quote Share this post Link to post
datzenmike 30,751 Report post Posted December 27, 2018 A pox on king pins! Send all king pins back to hell where they belong. I've popped the top press in cover disc? plug? with a grease gun before. I've heated them and had smoke/steam come out the other nipple when grease pumped in the other. Steering was always better on a Monday morning after a weekend of muddling to lubricate the pins. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
mklotz70 3,010 Report post Posted December 28, 2018 heat was going to be my suggestion too. I'd prefer to use a heat gun.....if you use a torch...be careful and have a fire extinguisher next to you or a bug sprayer full of water and pumped up. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
mainer311 1,475 Report post Posted December 28, 2018 13 hours ago, datzenmike said: I've popped the top press in cover disc? plug? with a grease gun before. Yup, happened to me yesterday. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
mainer311 1,475 Report post Posted December 29, 2018 (edited) Been working on my 1/24th Shakotan 620 a little bit too. Finally got the frame (c-notched) and front drop spindles, interior, and engine done. Need to paint the body to make any good progress. I’ll be using dragon green enamel from a can of touch up paint that I have. Edited December 29, 2018 by mainer311 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
mainer311 1,475 Report post Posted January 10 (edited) Well, you think I would’ve learned my lesson ordering parts on Amazon, but I guess not. Ordered a Moog ES2339A, which is a one piece steering tie rod. I received some other brand tie rod in a Moog box with nylock nuts pre-installed. The weird part is it included a baggie of extra boots, castle nuts, cotter pins, and zerks. The tie rod has no drill holes for cotter pins, no tapped holes for zerks, and looks nothing like the picture of an ES2339A. Edited January 10 by mainer311 Quote Share this post Link to post
Stoffregen Motorsports 4,314 Report post Posted January 11 "images are for representation purpose only actual product may differ " Quote Share this post Link to post
mainer311 1,475 Report post Posted January 11 53 minutes ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: "images are for representation purpose only actual product may differ " Yeah, but I can tell this isn't a Moog tie rod. What's worse is, I don't even know if it's actually the right side. Speaking of which, does anyone the difference between the L and R side tie rods? Are they just mirrors of each other? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post
d.p 1,115 Report post Posted January 11 2 hours ago, mainer311 said: Yeah, but I can tell this isn't a Moog tie rod. What's worse is, I don't even know if it's actually the right side. Speaking of which, does anyone the difference between the L and R side tie rods? Are they just mirrors of each other? Dunno but I bought the 555 tie rods on Ebay from Mexico and it had everything I needed. They were branded L and R though but don't remember what the actual differences were. Quote Share this post Link to post