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I had to use a 1/2" drive 24 inches long pull handle in the plug then pushed it up with a floor jack. My cheap impact wouldn't budge it.

Yes, spring time if you can. I haven't cranked mine in at least a month, too much going on with the holidays and such. Goodluck whatever you decide to do.

AC/DC and GNR too. Guy even looks like Slash.

Just now hearing these guys, Led Zeppelin copycats but they sound pretty good. EDIT: lead singer looks to have that disease that kills the best musicians, too happy looking.

Looks good! Welcome to Z world.

Wow! Nice car right there.

I'm guessing that TT means twin turbo? Glad you sold the Z, you have something else to drive. I agree with Zed Head. Christmas and taxes lock me up at the end of the year. Flip side, you can get some good deal at the end of the year. Motorcycles and boats, lawn mowers...

I ground the weight off the skinny side of the rods with a die grinder. Up and down both sides until they weighed.

You will have some interior work, the console and shifter. Read about replacing OE nylon bushings with bronze door hinge bushings from the assortment pack at a parts stores Help section. Also you can hang the transmission from the shifter hole while you pull the driveshaft.

They do look good! Now you should weigh them and make them the same. Seems like mine were 700 something grams each, cap and rod together. Just remembering how I did that and I may have the number wrong. I had to weigh a railroad spike and write that down then hang the spike on the scales and weigh the pistons. Added those two numbers together I believe was what I did.

Amazon.com has it, $20.

I'd have a machine shop test them for squareness and sag. I've read the exhaust go bad first. From Tom monroe's book...

I'll take that as a positive review. I love my Vietnamese bumpers. That sounds bad... Vietnamese young ladies.

You won't be disappointed. Hopefully he's included the crome bolts for the rear now. I ended up buying stainless and buffing those up to nice shine. Short carriage bolts with nylon locking nuts, bought from Lowes. Oh yeah, I put some small rubber pieces on the sides to keep them off my paint. You'll see what I'm talking about.

Yes, It was done by Walter Moore. I'd forgotten who created the spreadsheet. My dizzy has those numbers stamped on the outside body and the weights were 18 each for 36 total advance. It may not be an actual '79's but it's close enough for me. Good luck Matthew. You've made good decisions so far, I'm sure that will remain true. Cliff

Too much air is a bad thing. Do you need more?

I run a 1.5 Cane fireball with my '79 zx distributor, no small "beer can" condensor. Plugs at .44. Works great.

The first one sounds like a dog pound.

I bought a '79 ZX distributor as it had the best "curve" from the Excel spreadsheet floating around here. Wired it like the atlanticz.ca Tech Tips without any issues. Works great, tach and all.

I recently had to buy one from the dealership and it was around $100 maybe? Yours looks dead on from here. How much are they?

You should build a motor crate, cheap and easy.

What webers did you get? You might read some and get the easier SU carbs. I had some triples and sold them. Too much tuning for me, never installed them. The SUs are so much simpler and pull good enough for me. Everybody says the webers sound good. What the hell does that add?

I've read lower psi hydraulic hose will work with fuel but not recommended for long term. 250 psi has a different rubber compund than 1400 psi. After seeing Jalex's photos I believe that. Why take the chance...

Thanks Steve! I may get some pliers. I remember using a deep socket to tap mine down but I didn't feel completely confident so I went with OE seals. I used the Fords as a practice run on an e88. Sometime soon I'll be putting them on an e31 with a high lift cam. Your private messaging still works the same I suppose? Many questions I'll be asking, I'm sure.