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Patcon

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  1. You got a lot in that space! Considering it's not very large
  2. I agree, more fins. If you look at the factory R200 diff cover it has a number of thin fins
  3. That seems illogical to me. I suspect there are some thoughts towards vintage racing or something along those lines. Maybe they found insufficient market for it part way through the process and finished anyway. Most businesses don't spend money on projects like this for no reason. There really isn't even much advertising value as it's an untested engine stand ornament. Wouldn't surprise me if it became available to racers who have a good relationship with supporting Nissan.
  4. Looking for a dash JDM car parts is out of stock Datsun Garage shows they have them but I haven't dealt with them Vintage dashes has them but they are $400 more!
  5. I will have to check
  6. I put mine in a pickel bath when I plate but not for very long and it's not heated. I haven't had any issues. But acids vary and his Ph might be really low.
  7. Did you have pieces plated that had plastic damage?
  8. I don't know, I didn't want to stand over them but they weren't in the shop long. I suspect a new piece of glass is a little more forgiving too. I have the original axles from the donor car. What is the best way to check for binding?
  9. I had a new windshield put in my truck today. While they were here I had them put a new windshield in Lily. It took them maybe 20 minutes. About $300 and they'll warranty it I also received these from DriftHQ the other day. These adapt the factory hub spindle to to the 300ZX turbo CV axles
  10. This discussion might fit better in a different thread. Not the BAT one..
  11. Yes, the pinion is driven by it own gear. I tried to find my 5sp transmission rebuild thread but I can't find it. Maybe the librarian will find itI Was wondering if you could drive the car with the speedo unhooked and see the cable turning, IDK...
  12. Yes, the pinion is driven by it own gear. I tried to find my 5sp transmission rebuild thread but I can't find it. Maybe the librarian will find itI Was wondering if you could drive the car with the speedo unhooked and see the cable turning
  13. Provided the speedo cable is properly indexed into the transmission, it should turn when the car is moving. You shouldn't be able to rotate the speedo end of the cable when its installed in the tranny barring the shafts flexibility. The drive for the speedo is a stand alone gear near the end of the output shaft. It could have a problem and the rest of the tranny would care less. Edit: As I recall the drive gear for the pinion is metal, maybe brass. The pinion is plastic. I would think the pinion would disintegrate before the drive gear. I believe the drive gear has a ball bearing under it as a keyway and snap rings on either side. Maybe the gear has move somehow to where they don't mesh? Does your speedo cable have the keys on it?
  14. Those look really good!
  15. I dont know of a way to do it on Install without making a mess. Everybody I've seen do it, have put it under the flap after Install.
  16. That was a very productive day!
  17. The man is flying! I'm so envious of the pace
  18. It could be the switch or the motor
  19. Patcon replied to Patcon's topic in Electrical
    Probably not a luck thing. I don't live in an area that really ever sees road salt and Lily is from Arizona and probably had very little wear on the wipers. My third wiper transmission had a good bit of corrosion but it was from North Carolina or Virginia which are road salt states.
  20. Patcon replied to Patcon's topic in Electrical
    I believe that little spring is supposed to index in the slot at the end of the wiper motor arm and the millennium falcon. That is the it was on my better transmission
  21. Patcon replied to Patcon's topic in Electrical
    Now you tell me after I reassemble all three. 😁
  22. Patcon replied to Patcon's topic in Electrical
    I'm not sure mine was broken. One of them was missing the 90 degree leg and I rebent one on there. The other ends on mine just stop at the end of the last coil.
  23. Was a frustrating day in the shop today! Can't work on the heater because I'm waiting on a valve. Can't install the fender because the weather strip I had for fender sealing panel is not thick enough. I also need to touch up the engine bay paint. Can't install the hatch because I am gluing the hatch boots in... on and on So I piddled some I did get the catch down stoppers in. They are available new from Nissan currently I found the bolts for the hatch but two are the wrong finish. So I will need to redo them. I did glue the hinge boots in. I used a black latex caulk. I didn't want to use anything more tenacious in case I need to get them out I pulled the dash out and was going to clean it up. Wow, is it rough!! I guess I will see about getting a new dash. Where is the best place to source the reproduction dashes? I had thought I would try repairing this one but I didn't realize it was totally broken through in a couple of places The real pisser of the day was the windshield!!! We had it most of the way in, up around the passenger top corner and up to the other top corner and I pushed on the lower passenger corner to seat it and broke it... Zcar depot has them but the freight quote was like $400+ I will call my local auto glass company and see if they can get one. I plan on seeing if they will install it too. We'll see what they say. Many times they won't guarantee they won't break it. I obviously can break them on my own... All in all, a wizz poor day in the shop!!
  24. Patcon replied to Patcon's topic in Electrical
    I got back the plating a few months ago and assembled 3 separate wiper transmission today. One is really good, one is ok and one is serviceable but not great. I bought a box of little felts from Amazon that somebody had linked too. I didn't enlarge the ID like what came off. I figured that would happen on it's own if needed. I also bought an assortment of: Metric 15-Sizes Round Wire C-Clips External Retaining Rings Assortment Kit;Round Wire Snap Rings for Shaft(Black 5mm-28mm) I used the 10mm ones on the worst transmission but the factory rings are almost 1mm wire and the replacements are much thinner. I someone needs to source some, I would look for 10mm Dia with a 1mm wire size. Assembly was the reverse of disassembly so I didn't document that. I did grease up the ends pretty well and used new rubber from 240zrubberparts.com
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