dtauman Posted February 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 thanks mike, i am sorry. i put you down and got upset. but yeah truly sorry. lets all start fresh. after thinking about it, i probally would get alot more help. yeah well. today i gutted out the interior of the datto. all the old nasty inerior that was not worth saving, ended up in the black plastic bag. lol the seats are horrible and falling apart. i would love to find any seats cheap that would bolt right up. the drivers seat is broke so you have to sit in it tilted. but all the nasty carpet came out, i will prob. end up thin coating it wit a liner after i cage it. i just ordered matel through my school for dirt. my plans are to full cage it and make sheet metal panels for it. i have a full metal shop for me to use. i have ea full blown cnc machine and everything. all i have to do is pay for some material cost. =] i just went through the whole engine bay, i cleaned and fixed. well i replaced all the hoses; radiator, heater, air ect. i also replace plugs wires and cap. another thing i flushed the radiator. this week im goin to change the oil. does anyone know what wieght i should put in it? l20b. man this thing is so fun to drive and runs realy stong. i was kinda bummed out yesterday. my buddy that i put a down payment on my sr20det sold it. he gave me my money back and said, someone else flashed 1400 cash offer. so he took it. im not mad just upset. he was goin to sell it to me for 500 and some honda parts. but o well i still might go sr20dt but since i dont have it anymore, im open for ideas. thanks to all and sorry for sloppy post. Quote Link to comment
djlotus Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 ok you dont have to be a dick. When i typed this thead, i did it on my cell phone. witch most of the time i do. most of my replies i do on my cell too, so yeah if you dont like it, why would you waste your time to reply? Cuz it was funny. And it got my point across. Good luck with the car. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 dtauman, I never felt like you put me down, don't worry about it. This is much better. 10 W 30 oil should be fine for now, always change the filter, they are cheap. Another thing that gets overlooked is the coolant. It should be changed every 2 years. Keeping it fresh can protect all parts of the cooling system and that includes the head gasket. If you don't know when it was changed last, change it soon. While you are at it drain and change the tranny and rear end. These also get overlooked and should be changed every 5? years. Again if you don't know when it was changed last put it on your 'to do' list. Kept maintained, your Datsun will last a long time and give few problems. Quote Link to comment
dtauman Posted February 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 well today on the 510,... alot got done! i choped the springs jus one coil. it sits nice , and ride great stil just would like it a lil lower. 280xz coil overs should fit right? also sanded her down and painted it flat black today! it looks like a beast =] and yeah mike thanks for the advice but other then the rear end, all fluid are changed already. ive been using 10w 30 but just added a lil it doesnt burn. now its changed fully now =] lookin good guys! all try to post pictures tomarro if i have time. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 22, 2009 Report Share Posted February 22, 2009 Cutting a spring also effectively lowers the center of gravity and stiffens the ride too. Pictures. Quote Link to comment
dtauman Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 yeah the springs were not stiff anyways. but i only took one link out for now till the settle. i would later to maybee lower it much more. this pic it is second coat before we sanding and ect.[/img] Quote Link to comment
dtauman Posted February 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Quote: Originally Posted by Fineline I dont know as I have no experienge with either. I do know that the LZ2.2 seems to be the popular mod favored over the 2.4. I think I read somewhere that the 2.4 is prone to cracking? I guess it all boils down to how much modding you want to do to make it work. Dont forget that unless you have them already your looking at $500 or so for carberators. As far as HP # its up to the ampunt of work you put into the internals. A "well" prepped and tuned L20b will out perform a pieced together LZ2.4 any day. I recently went driving with a group of Datsun guys. 2 SR powered wagons, 1 FJ powered wagon, and a longrod 2.3 L motor powered Bluebird. The 2.3 smoked EVERYBODY even though it was 30 year old technology. If I was doing an L/Z frankenmotor, I would definitely go LZ22. Just get a Z22 and put an L head, timing chain & cover and oil pan on it... good to go. Basically you are making a 10% larger L20B motor, so a proportional increase in torque and HP. An LZ24 would have a 20% increase in power. Fineline, if both the L20B and the LZ24 were equally 'prepped' I would have to go with the LZ24. The L20B would be 'in the hole' by 20HP to start. The L head would improve the Z24 motor's breathing, making it a larger L20B... displacement, displacement, displacement. __________________ RUST NEVER SLEEPS Plenty Of Time For Sleep In The Grave me and my buddie was thinkin the same thing for mine. but what would be the best in your final say. Quote Link to comment
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