Everything posted by Patcon
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Cody's Goon
Well we were working on putting the refurbished head back on and the timing chain tool came loose and the plunger came out
- 3/72 Datsun 240 Z
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Stripped paint doors to see the true condition.
If the metal is stretchedm heat can be used to remove the dent or a shrinking disc
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SS Bumpers from Vietnam
@jfa.series1 Shelley says that looks much bettter. She said you should win best in show every year with those!
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Just what the Doctor ordered. 1977 280z
Dude! That's pristine!
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Carcapsule
I was going to suggest this. Mine in my shop is routed outside to a drain
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[2018] What Did You Do To/with Your Z Today?
Ooh! Twins!!!
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SS Bumpers from Vietnam
Oooohhh, I like it shiny!!!
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Carcapsule
That's a lot of bricks. Very nice solution, keep us updated
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[2018] What Did You Do To/with Your Z Today?
I love that dozer!!!
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My 1975 280Z heater control valve cable is broken - questions
It shouldn't matter that much. The furthest hole will provide the most leverage and require the shortest lever throw. If it lines up good with the mount I would go with that one. Have you looked on Ebay for a unit to see if you can tell which holes was used?
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Roadsterrama on CL
They are beautiful cars though..
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New Find.70 240Z
Petroleum is what the system is based on currently. It was based on horses at one time and coal after that. As technology improves the system will change. Pretty much all of the promising technologies are not advanced enough yet to begin the transition. It takes a tremendous amount of effort and money for the infrastructure to change to a new form. There will also be unintended consequences of a new technology. There always are. There are also a lot of products that are made with petroleum distillates! Even if we didn't use it for fuel you are still going to need petroleum until alternatives are found. I believe stewardship of our environment is important, but unless we are going to live our lives and build our cars totally out of organics, petroleum is here for a while...
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Roadsterrama on CL
The stock red 69 in the one add is a really nice clean car. I always wanted one, I'm just about 5 inches too tall for one...
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New Find.70 240Z
For the moment diesels are the best choice for most of the jobs they do. Can you imagine how much gasoline a freight train would burn or a semi, loaded with 40 tons or a combine. Until something better comes along it's what we got...they get cleaner every year Talc causes cancer too but I still use it when I shoot pool. Lot's of products I cut up with a circular saw cause cancer too, and I cut them up and build houses with them because that's what the rules ordained by the government mandate. I prefer not to joist windmills, just trying to get by and provide for my family while I can. Just a little cog in this great big system!
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Stroker 3.1
I might be interested in an L4 EFI manifold
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70,71,77,83- projects - the studio is full
That doesn't sound good...
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New Find.70 240Z
That's just stupid. How many cars on the road between 67 and 77? Very few!!!! The cars ruled out are very rare and don't get many miles...stupidity on display IMO
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
I will check. Rotors are brand new but I can confirm they are factory dimensions
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
Yes the slot on the caliper hits the rotor before the caliper gets in position to bolt up. I thought about grinding but have ruled that out as too much of a hack and the fact the pads might not fit even if I get the rotor bolted up. I have considered going back to the factory caliper. I may still. I also thought about ordering what should be a plug and play caliper from Rockauto and see what I get...
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
The issue isn't pads. The rotor hits the sides of the slots on the inside of the caliper, before it clears the strut ears
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
Thanks, evidently I don't know anything about them either... @Zed Head ZH, Do you have any insight on the brakes?
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
On another note, it appears I have the wrong caliper. I was under the impression that the Toyota 4 caliper was plug and play but I must have the wrong caliper. I been searching on Hybrid Z but the info is all over the place and very disjointed. this is a caliper for an unvented disc. When I line it up on the disc the ears on the caliper hit the ears on the strut tube instead of sliding behind them. I don't really want to run spacers. I believe this is the wrong caliper, correct? Evidently multiple calipers have the s12+8 stamping...
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Epic meet of Japanese cars
Love the video!
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
The "B" distance piece was right at the top of spec 2.069" if IRC. the hub was 2.071 - 2.073 depending on where you measure. So I assembled it. They are both torqued to 80 Ft Lbs and spin fine so I think I should be good to go from here. Yes one less problem is always good
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