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Those look nice!

Those numbers look a lot better. Maybe a little low but that doesn't appear to be compression rings

That's a lot of money for Datsun. Amazing what prices have done in the last 10-15 years!!

69 was a great year! I knew I liked you for some reason! 😉

I agree with Mark, I don't like to remove steel spark plugs from an aluminum head when hot. Too much chance for thread damage. I also agree that a remote starter makes this an easy job. You don't even need to turn the key on and it can all be done without getting into or reaching into the car.

@inline6 Garrett, I meant to respond the other day but must have gotten side tracked. Flattening agent is really tough! It is basically silica or glass in solution that you add to your paint to make the finished surface not smooth. That gives the satin or semi gloss look. The problems come in though in technique. If you lay it on too heavy the paint dries out glossier. If you lay it on too thin it looks flatter. Really tough to be consistent. I have done some of this with catalyzed paint but lately I have just switched to rustoleum for the speed aspect. Even out pf a spray bomb the thickness wet changes the finished appearance. C

Thats the issue Iwas having the other day. Even my own profile

That's unfortunate considering the numbers are not accurate and basically useless. I agree with buying your own gauge and doing it yourself. I am sure you have the skills to accomplish this with a little instruction from us.

The other thing is what does suspension rebuild involve? If they torqued the bushings with the suspension hanging instead of loaded that will increase your ride height.

Yes, those are not designed to be serviceable. You can take a dremel and grind off the stakes. Then push the caps out. Restake it when reassembled

So I spent a little more time on the car today I had this filler neck and it was stiff but not pliable. So I soaked it for about 36 hours. Made all the difference in the world. Really amazing... Turns out it needs to be pretty pliable to get it installed Who was looking for these? Also I have this selection of gas pedals: Which was is correct for my 71? 2 have plastic pivots and one has a metal pivot. The one with the metal pivot is also shaped a little differently

@Mike There is an error on the forum now. I can't click my user profile or anyone else's and see their stats and activity streams Charles

So you built your own ECU and programming?

I agree with Zed. Numbers are way low. Bad gauge, bad methodology or bad rings... Updated signature would help the memory Multispark would be interesting maybe Megajolt? Although tuning could be an issue... I would want something as hot as I could get. Blow your fingers off hot! 😉

I am pretty familiar with the available systems but I love the look of ITB's with out the issues of tuning triple DCOE's. But I also don't want to recreate the wheel. I just don't have the spare time for that.

What is your system like? Crank trigger? TPS? Haltech? Etc

Very low unless those are not in PSI. Plugs 5&6 seem a little lean. I know we have gone through the ignition system before but don't remember everything that was tried. An all new hotter ignition system might be worth a try before you dig into the motor

Pretty Car! Money ahead to buy a car like that and refine it versus my selected path... I wanted to go ITB's, now you're making me nervous.

But oil ring shouldn't affect compression numbers

I believe he is referring to the extra metal in the passenger side wheel well Zcardepot offers this piece

$277.77 All 10' lengths in 2023

Im sure I documented that somewhere on the forum but I can't find it. I thought it was in my build thread but maybe not. Maybe the librarian can find it? As I recall the shoulders of the spider were too wide to tip into the yoke. So they had to be shaped down to fit in

Great write up!

@Namerow Now you tell me 😉

But it doesn't make sense that only #4 does it and not 5&6. We also went throught ignition trying to move it and couldn't