WagDatto Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Yeah, my dad has the Cold Heat soldering iron... I hate it. It doesn't work well and it's crazy awkward to use. Unless I have wires clamped down, I never see myself getting a good solder out of that POS. Give me a standard iron, a stand/sponge and a spool, and I'll go to town on some things, but keep the battery powered thing out of here! Quote Link to comment
71ka510 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 hey sean, you should make some progress on that beard hahahha Quote Link to comment
WagDatto Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I am! It's getting bushy as hell! It's beard season, by the way... OctoBEARD and NoSHAVEmber... At the very least, I'm growing it for Halloween. No idea what I'm gonna be, but POSSIBLY a Lumberjack. Quote Link to comment
WagDatto Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Got more stuff done today! Painted the roof again. Like I said, the spray paint was fading, so I scuffed it up and put a new coat on the top. Not bad for a year of sitting in the sun, though!! While I was masking things off, the mail man delivered my turn signals... This was one of the other goodies I didn't mention (same time as floor mats). Fitment was perfect, wiring was a direct bolt-in affair, and I am WAY happy with the way they look! I also wired in my "city light", too! Right now, it'll turn on any time the parking lights turn on, but I'll probably wire it to the emergency flasher switch, since that isn't being used for anything right now anyway. Comparing to stock Mounted Lit up at night Looks pretty snazzy!! Tell me whatcha think!! The euro lights were pretty much the last bit to really "finish" the front end, I think. When I got the JDM grill, it was one of things I told myself I HAD to get, because it would really pop and make things just aggressive enough... Mission: Accomplished Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Awesome posseum man! Totally digging it! Quote Link to comment
goatee Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Cool! Make sure you don't get pulled over for having a headlight "out". :P Quote Link to comment
WagDatto Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Cool! Make sure you don't get pulled over for having a headlight "out". :P I've been driving my car for over a year now. Never been pulled over except for a random "you only have one side mirror, and that's unsafe" incident. Knock on wood! But yeah, even with a giant banner over the top of the windshield, the low stance, loud exhaust and a bright red paint job, no law trouble. It helps that I typically just cruise around in it... I only open it up for very short periods of time when there's not a lot of people around! I swear to god, though, if they give me a ticket for the headlight over anything else, I'm getting off easy! Quote Link to comment
goatee Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 lol yeah I suppose so! Ribbing you over only one side mirror? Bull crap. If I got pulled over it'd be "Oh and you haven't paid your registration in like.......awhile." I did the lights, those are eurostyle? Can you buy them new that way? Quote Link to comment
WagDatto Posted September 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Technically, so long as you have 2 mirrors total, you're legal. One side view and a Wink are all I need. He was just being a dick. No ticket, though. Yeah, they're Euro style markers. Found them on Ebay, but did a little haggling with the guy about them. They came from Thailand. Brand new, fit was perfect. Even had rubber rings on the back, just like OEM! They were cheap too, about $50-$60 shipped. PM me if you want the guy's email address. Only took 2 weeks to get here. Quote Link to comment
NorCalDime Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 too bad your motor is illegal! gaywad Quote Link to comment
XeroX Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 diggin the uropean senyalez yo. I think the same guy you got yours from sells the other turn signal lights i told you i wanted to get (the clear ones). for that mid 90s jdm tightnezz Quote Link to comment
WagDatto Posted October 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 OMG CHRIS Quote Link to comment
71ka510 Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 chris is just upset cause he got popped..... camber and LSD make s for bad combo.... or he was actually driving like a jackass... lol just remeber kiddies... money takes care of everything in cali... F smog .... i like the lights man...... i want to do the subaru led conversion turn signals someday... james had a car up at his place with them....... schweeeet!!!... Quote Link to comment
71ka510 Posted October 12, 2009 Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 zzzzzzzzzz no updates in 10 days? you slippin sean hahahha Quote Link to comment
WagDatto Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 I know, it's been ages since my last update. Not much has happened! I've been busy working and trying (unsuccessfully) to get into a class. I'm also saving my pennies (kind of..) so I can move out next month, so I haven't made any progress on my motor, really. I did buy the female end of the F3 plug, so that will get de-pinned so I can wire it into the 510 harness. It will be nice to be able to remove my wiring harness without cutting the 510 harness anymore! I doubt the harness will really NEED to be removed, but it's just one of those things that is better done than left alone. Also, I drove the wagon up to the James Johnson campout last weekend. It was a great drive up and back! I've driven there before in the 'goon, but this trip, the car felt much more solid and complete. The engine felt a little funny on the way up, but not the way back. I know the clutch is slipping a little bit, so that might be why. Other than that, though, no heating issues (stayed under 200* the whole trip!) and no handling issues other than struts bottoming out. Speaking of which, KA-Kait bought a 2 door (which has also been taking a lot of time from me!), and she got some 280zx struts in the deal, too. I literally JUST ordered up some MR2 Tokico Illumina's. The plan is to take her struts, shorten them, then slap my rotors/calipers/coilovers/camber plates on them and put them in my car. Then she can use my struts with her stock stuff because my shocks aren't blown (I hope!!) and hers are. That way, my car won't be coming off the road for more than an afternoon, but still gets all the fixin's. I'm hoping the shocks get here by the end of the week. For those curious, it took some searching for me, but I found our that it's the Part Number: Tokico #3099. They're rear MR2 inserts for a 87-89. The car should handle MUCH better when these go on. No more bottoming out the struts!!! Quote Link to comment
WagDatto Posted October 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2009 Whoops! Almost forgot some random pictures!! Here's Kait's motor. It's a little more turquoise than the picture likes to show. We're really excited to get this thing finished up. While we were up at the swap meet, I picked up a metal Datsun badge and plastic 510 badge. Slapped them shits on there!! I thought this picture was kind of funny, too... Kait's parents' RV vs the Boso Goon. Truly a David and Goliath story! Quote Link to comment
WagDatto Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 It's been a while, but I finally have some suspension upgrades installed on the car. First thing I did was install one of my spare leaves from the old spring packs as kind of an "overload" spring. It lowered things just a hair and really firmed up the back. I can still feel the axle wrap up a little, but it's greatly reduced now. It also feels much better around corners, which is good considering it's about to rain! I've been slowly making progress on a second set of 280zx struts for a while. The gland nuts and tops of the tubes were pretty ovaled out and haggard, so I had to cut the top off and use some 510 strut tubes. It worked out perfectly, since the struts had to be shortened anyway! Inside, I'm now using Tokico Illumina's from an MR2, so the stance can go lower without bottoming out. I started by taking a wire wheel to the struts and getting them stripped down of all the grease, grime and surface rust. Then I hit them with gloss black, and my favorite.. glitter clear. Kind of a cool effect, and it should be pretty easy to keep clean! Next, I tried to match where my shaft collars were on the old struts so the height would be about the same... But then I just had to see how low I can go!! I spun the coilovers down, put it on the ground and got here. It was a reminder that I REALLY need to re-work my exhaust into the drive shaft tunnel to tuck it up higher... At that ride height, I still have plenty of suspension travel, it felt great, and is a huge upgrade over the Monroe Sensatracs that were in there before. I spun things down JUST a hair more to get things even on both sides and give the car a little bit of a wicked stance, and then it was time to start moving the fenders. At full lock, the tires rubbed the fender lip since I pulled the camber back out for rain. Some work with the dremmel and a cutoff wheel, and I got just enough room to get away with it, I think! Overall, I'm REALLY happy with the new ride. No more bottoming out as of yet, it's way more solid, looks better and it's quieter. What's not to love?! Quote Link to comment
KA-Kait Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 I have to say in person this thing looks awesome. a little bit too low for MY taste but I'm not driving it so clearly, awesome. :D lookin' good seany b Quote Link to comment
goatee Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Looks great! Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 First thing I did was install one of my spare leaves from the old spring packs as kind of an "overload" spring. It lowered things just a hair and really firmed up the back. I can still feel the axle wrap up a little, but it's greatly reduced now. did you use the #3 leaf? im doing that with 1" blocks. should be that same as (niels) dearched leafs, at least sitting side by side they are. Quote Link to comment
WagDatto Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 I have no idea.... When I had my leaf springs de-arched/stiffened, and installed, they had a negative arch to them. So I took a medium sized leaf, installed it on the very bottom, upside down, clamped it on up front and called it good. On top, I'm using 2" blocks. So... My rear suspension is so custom I don't know what it is!! It does, however, match the 300# springs up front very well, though. If I would do it again, I'd probably go for 250# springs up front, but my opinion might change when I upgrade the rear shocks... We'll see! Quote Link to comment
ichorid Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 how long till you're sc'd? the new stance looks great man. cant wait to do the same to my front end. Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Looks so damn good dude! Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 i like it man cant wait to see it in person the only thing i would do is trim the whole flare back so its even and you clear everything but its your ride and its wicked as is Quote Link to comment
pl521sss Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Mounted Grill looks nice!! Wish they were metal Maybe someday, I'll be convinced to get one If there's any more left 68' grill still my favorite at the moment. Your wagon rocks Quote Link to comment
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