Everything posted by Patcon
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- 1976 280Z Restoration Project
- 1976 280Z Restoration Project
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BBQ
I was cooking to temperature and the grill was really full. The one closest to the fire finished in 5 hours. I kept moving them towards the smoke box as they got done. We are still experimenting with rubs and sauces. Want to come up with a home made sauce to avoid the high fructose corn syrup and preservatives... That's exactly how it played out, beer, fire bug and eat the results. Not a failure but not a total success either We will probably adjust the rub to take out the Cumin and the chili powder for starters. May just go with salt and pepper on the next meat
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BBQ
Pulled them off about 7 1/2 hours for the last ones. I had a hard time keeping the grill cool enough early on. It got better later. Not bad, good and edible but could be better The bones for Cliff
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BBQ
Not familiar but I got enough... I am about to pull off the last two racks...
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Wax
Griot's does make some really good products but they can be pricey. I use to get their catalog. Lot's of neat tools and products
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BBQ
Greg, No telling how they will turn out, but you're not too far away. You could be here for dinner... Steve might be mad if you don't drag him along!
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BBQ
Alright so this is my first official smoke. Last week we really just grilled. This week is ribs. We were out of town yesterday and came home and prepped the meat last night. A thin coat of olive oil and this rub on both sides 1tbsp Cumin 1tbsp Paprika 1tbsp granulated garlic 1tbsp granulated onion 1 tbsp chili powder 1 tbsp brown sugar 2 tbsp Kosher salt 1 tsp cayenne pepper 1 tsp black pepper 1 tsp white pepper Mix it all up dry. Refrigerate over night. I didn't get them out early enough to get to room temperature. Started at 10 AM Made some mods to the cooker per you tube and Google Clamps, silicone to seal it up and seal at the doors. Borrow a ThermoPro TP-08 from a friend
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Wax
Thanks, Guys Philip, I might try the ice at some point but I already have a bunch of Meguiars products and find it easier to only learn one product line. It is nice to know there are some options that seem pretty easy to use. Our cars might actually get waxed if that's the case. I guess I will have to wash them too...
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Ballast Resistor Not Resisting?
Will your meter handle in the 1000's of volts? I am not sure mine will...
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Wax
Jim So this doesn't turn white on the rubber and seals? I like Meguiars products. Does this show if you get it on the trim? I have used traditional paste wax for years but am looking for something a little more forgiving
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Wax
Thanks Greg Anyone else? some of you Zcon best of show guys?
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Wax
I need some of the resident experts to give me some pointers on car wax. what do you use? Do you like it? In the past I have always used paste waxes, many of which have abrasives in them. Is that the way to go? I don't like them for the reason if you get them on to rubber it can be difficult to get the hazing back off the rubber. Liquid waxes???
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New member introduction - My 76' 280Z in Atlanta
Did you really mean 4 minutes? Is that all the fuel in the jar after 4 minutes? I would think it should pump a lot more than that in 4 minutes
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Hello from across the pond! Searching for a 240z
My oldest son was interested in getting an Aston Martin and I started looking for them at the salvage auctions. I could get one for about 12k or so and could probably have it finished for under 20k but the parts are stupid. Brake rotors are $1,250 a corner etc. ,etc. I told him you could pay for the car but you can't afford to drive it! A DIY brake job is close to $6,000, unreal...
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Hello from across the pond! Searching for a 240z
Dragging an Aston Martin off the ferry. Got to hate that. Understandable on the 40+ year old car but the Aston is much newer and much more expensive!
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1976 280Z Restoration Project
That's sharp! Seamless, literally! If I ever get to see your car in person I will have to break out my mirror to check out the effects of OCD up close and personal Seriously it looks great. Like it came out of a hot rod shop. The floor boards turned out really good. No one would believe the work you did with out "before" pictures...
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
@ksechler I enjoyed following you do your car. How are your fender flairs holding up? They turned out nice...
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
Thanks Rich, I have slowed down a lot in the last few years so hopefully we can avoid those kind of interactions. But it will be hard to be discreet. CO, The wheels on hinges are round but they have so much paint on them now I don't know if they will rotate or not. We will see...
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THermo-tec products as heat protection to avoid percolation under hood
The header is not going to lower under hood temperatures. Did you remove the rubber lines? You need to start trying multiple things. Don't reverse one just because it's not a full solution. Keep adding things to reduce heat until the issue goes away...
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
Too true. He does have fabulous metal skills! My wife wanted it yellow. It's really her car. When we first went to the paint shop. She took a yellow Lily out of our yard and told them she wanted that color of paint. They handled it well... We went through several shades before settling on this one. Yellow is a challenge though because it tends to be very transparent so the color under it makes a huge difference. I shoot white base coat first or the yellow color shade changes
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