Bruce Palmer

Next comes Brake and Clutch Hydraulics. Worst case get 'em all flushed well with new clean fluid.

You'll see some of those next Sat at the Polar Bear Cruise. Be there or be square.

One week from today. Rain or shine. We even got a writeup in this morning's paper by their motorsport writer.

I'd guess hydraulics. Master Cylinder or slave cylinder have lost seal and cannot keep pressure. This is not a cable actuated system. If the master cylinder reservoir is empty of fluid you're done. Look at the slave cylinder under the car and see if it is wet with brake fkuid. If no, check inside of the cabin and see if the firewall is wet with brake fluid. Thus endeth again why replacing all things rubber AND HYDRAULIC when you come into posession of an old car is a good thing.

So even hoofing it in Alabama is no fun, huh? Could get smacked in the back of the head with a pick'm up truck mirror..... or worse.

From what I can tell you are pretty complete. You can compare to some of the photos on our web site and/or buy the JUST SUs dvd and follow it through the process. we can come up with any of the litle pieces you may be missing. PT Barnum said something about you'll be able to sell the 4 barrel set up.

Roger Schmidt is one of the last of the good guys.

Thus endeth the lesson about why changing all those thingies on an old car is a good thing..... unless of course one enjoys standing along side the road looking for a safe place to stash ones ride.

Talk about tire life in minutes!! Yes sir I have two tires I'd like to warranty....... Man did a monster job of driving. don't know that he touched a thing.

Try www.rodsdatsuns.com in the bay area of CA

Stuff an old sweat sock in the secondaries on that 4 barrel. There is a reason NISSAN went with the Hitachis when they designed the Z.

If it isn't broken....... Take the cash and run like heck!!

Mike, That's almost like the guy who said "except for three handles and two heads, I've had that ax for 50 years"...... I've got a 40 something year old pair of Birkenstocks that are nearly that bad. I would be surprised if valve seats would stay put for 400K.

That's too funny..... the guy must be a frustrated body man!! That's a body man's timetable. His floor space must not cost him anything.

O-ring kit? How (other than price) would that differ from the O-ring at the hardware store for $.39. What Leonard said, go buy a new O-ring and gently intall paying particular attention to avoiding those sharp edge. Cheers

While you are waiting to identify a solution, when you shut the car off leave it in gear with one foot on the brake while letting out the clutch. This will stop the engine from contiuing to turn over. Extended and unattended dieseling will break ring lands on the pistons resulting "diesel" owner being one each unhappy camper.....

The answer as stated several times here is cheap horsepower, but there is another factor involved. Figure the cost to go thru a 2.4 and a 2.8 to be a push, so with the 2.8 you get a finite amount of HP and torque in a LOW stressed package. To duplicate that HP and torque with a 2.4 it'll run at a higher degree of stress to produce the same amount of work. i.e. closer to the ragged edge of destruction. To make the machine work changes to turbo-ize an engine that'll live, isn't cheap either. With our crappy gas today, low stress is good.

If you can keep a Z alive and together on the Oregon coast, we'll put you in for a big ATTABOY.

The Pre run is done. We had 8 vehicles and about a dozen folks and SUNSHINE. Don't think that wasn't a treat. We have laid out a straight forward route and will be providing pilot cars through out the group so map reading won't be a chore and we can all enjoy the scenery and driving experience. If you have concerns about not having done fun runs, this one is put together for you so c'mon out and join the fun. Julie will be posting details at www.datsunsnw.org shortly.

Any idea what caused the wire burn out? Should fix whatever caused that first. I'd say any auto electric shop could do the job. Same with the exhaust. Most any exhaust shop worth their salt could fix you up.

Yeh 2 liters are strong runners. However, a friend of ours here lunched a timing chain on his going to Shasta several years ago and parts alone were $850 to him and he's in the parts biz.

Roadsters are a monumental undertaking price wise. Parts are very spendy and always have been. So if you see a done roadster with a high price tag, it's because someone has already done the "meltdown" doing it.

Chris, What's the mileage? Sounds like a real find if that's all it needs. Carbs, are they round top or flat top? These guys here wont let you get away with anything without pictures. Welcome to the board. Good group here.

With the price of petrol, that you're willing to join us all the way from Ballard is truely an unexpected pleasure. C'mon. We are heading out this Saturday morning to lay out a route which should include "some" covered bridges. Seems there are several who think going on the pre-run will be more fun than cleaning the garage or some such. And yes the Spruce Goose is awsome!! Plus there is a ton of other aviation history there on display. All paid for with CIA dollars...... Nyuck nyuck

I'm putting it together, it's the 12th..... The website will get changed. Cheers