siteunseen
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I put "runs like a scolded dog" in google.com and it says, "Did you mean scalded dog". " This saying originated back when people used to cook, can, and preserve food outside, and occasionally a hungry dog that was sniffing around for scraps would get some boiling water spilled on it accidentally, or as I’m ashamed to admit, on purpose, by some impatient or mean human who wanted the animal out from underfoot." -
That's a good analogy, they run so fast their rear ends drop closer to the ground. I think it's probably "scolded dog" but I've always heard scalded too. Anyway, congratulations from the Peanut Gallery.
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1/2" PEX elbow is what I used in a similar tight spot. FWIW
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Mine has some rust but a $5,000 paint job would make it just like this one, getting high bids with two days left. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Datsun-Z-Series-DATSUN-RARE-240-Z-SURVIVOR-CALIFORNIA-CAR-ORIGINAL-/381560716417?forcerrptr=true&hash=item58d6ca7c81:g:gc0AAOSwZ8ZW2Mxz&item=381560716417&rmvSB=true Charles thank you for that information! It's a solid #4, $7,000 car and the Alabama Indy Race at Barber's is April 22 thru 24. A lot of traffic through here to the track by Highway 411, two blocks from my house. There's my plan! Oh yeah, here's the wheels that came with it. I've got the scallops on there now like the bottom image.
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I disconnected my '77's under the passenger's seat. Works when the E-brake is pulled only, like The Good Captain says.
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Two guys I look to for inspiration, suffering the same as me, vicariously getting our Z fix through a computer screen. When you find that "energy", let me know what to ask for. I'm not cool anymore.
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When Momma's happy, everybody is happy! Great ending thanks to the forum. Rob, hat's off to you for the ecu.
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Take the gas cap off and see how it does? Check the fuel pressure at the carbs. You may have knocked some sediment loose and it's made it's way to the carbs banjo bolt filters. Good luck, hopefully it's nothing major. Blue was going to Florida and drive a truck back up. Said he may stop through Atlanta. Probably already done it though, been a couple of months.
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I don't want this car as much as I do the garage space. I've taken some pictures but my batteries are dead now and charging so I'll put some more up tomorrow but help me figure out a fair price please. Car runs great, don't know the compression yet but I'll check it and post that too. It's been in storage for 6 months and I got used to walking around my garage without hitting rearview mirrors. Odometer shows 23 thousand and some change, I'd say it's 123 thousand judging by the rubber on the pedals. It has A/C installed but not working, heater core was bypassed when I bought it so I don't know what's up with that. It has had a shi**y respray, flaking off around the edges of the hatch and hood. Help me please! I'm not gonna give it away but I'm not wanting to make a fool of myself by asking some unreasonable price so any opinions would be great. I've got the orange one that I like better so I'm selling this one. It would be a good car to restore. Thanks for looking, Cliff
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That is FUNNY!
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What the heck is lumbar? I thought that was back support in seats. So did a seat fall on your z? Lumber I know. And the lsx is the motor in the camaro your wife got hit in, right? you're going to put that in a miata? Interesting. How is your wife doing now? Better I'm hoping. You'll still help us out after the z is gone, also hoping. Best of luck! Cliff
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Is the cranks key slot straight up along with the cams protruding dimple that goes into the hole on the cam gear? Not sure how accurate, or eloquent as Zkars says, those descriptions are but they should both be straight up.
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Wouldn't you need to install the valves and springs for testing? or is there a way to close up the valve seat without the valve?
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I was curious about the nylon locking nuts and salty roads, they would be better in that situation. But down here in the deep South, not so much.
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Are they designated for Canadian dealerships and American?
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Compression stroke? Shiny link on the crank gear dimple?
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Extra nuts are always better.
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I guess they got cheap on my cars, single nuts on all three of them but they are crimped nuts. Eww that hurts just typing it.
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Would you go all the way, Libre wheels too? You would have a BRE look alike with automatic transmission. If I were going to sale it for another project I'd keep the expense money tight for the other project. My two cents.
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It doesn't have the hump like my early ones like Chas says.
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I know we're talking about an early car and originality, but just for a little bragging here's how one of mine turned out after bead blasting.
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My exhaust nuts.
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I've heard conical nuts before but jet nut is new to me. All my exhaust manifold nuts are that way. I bought them from Nissan too. If you could have seen what I took off you would believe me when I say they were original to that car. The bushings crumbled in my hands.
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I get that a lot, thanks!
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Hopefully I did it right by jacking the front of the car up first. Then I used a piece of 1x4 and a bottle jack under each side front tire, crammed the tire and wheel all the way up into the fender well. Then everything was loosey goosey enough to assemble all the thingys correctly. Then I coated the threads on the rod and the nut with loctite, torqued to 50 lbs then moved to the other side. I'm confident with what I did because that nut wouldn't torque against the rubber only, it hit the central tube pipe thingy.
