TKR514

Of course a piece of paper keeps people together! Hell, they are still together because of a piece of paper called a lease. It's not morals, it's not love, it's just a piece of paper that keeps them living together... It's not any kind of moral judgement, just an observation.

Yea, the burning of gasoline produces water vapor. The water vapor drops out of the exhaust gasses IF the tailpipe is cold. It will drip a lot till the tailpipe and muffler get warmed up.... The black stuff is probably soot from the tailpipe mixing with the water. No worries, it's normal.

The title of the thread is "Chicks are effed". So, "sympathy" would be to join in and say how bad chicks are? No thanks. I would say that St. Steven is the one that has no sympathy for his fellow Man (er, woman) with a thread title like that.

Nah, I'm a realist. There is a reason that things work like they do. Marriage is a contract that spells out legal obligation. Obligations during the marriage AND in the case of a break-up. The moral issues of such an "arrangement" are his concern...not mine :stupid:

I did not know that you could sign long-term paper together if you were not married.... Sympathy for living together unmarried and signing financial agreements together? Sorry....

"This is a hard situation to handle because we are still living together and will be for a little bit. " Kick the girl out, now! I don't get it. You never got really married. Now you never really broke up since she's still living with you. Kinda unusual...

Sooooo, what's keepng YOU from sending her flowers? Ad what does "effed" mean?

I'm confused... we talking about rental on the appartment, right?

Live in girl friend? If you can't trust a girl with loose morals, who can you trust?

Yea, cheaper just to buy new ones.

Hmmm, why take away a signature Z styling queue? I like my big round lights just fine.

I stopped after 24 years or so and just replaced EVERYTHING. Nothing ever broke much, but it was time for a total rebuild. I should be back on the road next week with everything new(again). The next 24 years will hopefully be as much fun and trouble free as the last. My only worry is that parts will get so rare in the next 5-10 years that I may have to retire it early from it's daily driver role.... Fingers crossed.

Appropriate? Why the heck would it NOT be? Grow a skin....

Compression testing is bogus at this point. Usually it's used to decide if a rebuild is required. texasz has ALREADY decided to rebuild and the engine is out of the car. From here, just remove the head and pan and then pull the piston&rod assembly out. Inspect the pistons for wear. Inspect the block for strange cylinder wear. Take the block in for a vat cleaning and have them look at it for wear and if it's still within "standard" size limits. Generally, they can just run a hone and be done with it and use standard size rings and bearings. Oh, actually the FIRST step is to keep the bearing caps in order and number the pistons so they can be reassembled in the same locations. I numbered them AND made a chart on bearing cap orientation and order... Once it's known that standard size hardware is OK, rings and bearings and a gasket set can be bought for about $200. Add 20 bucks for the book "rebuilding Nissan OHC engines" and your almost done. Best of luck with the project!

Just finished one a few months ago. I had a shop do the head/valve work, hone the cylinders,vat clean the block, and polish the crank journals for $325. Then I ordered bearings, rings, new oil/water pumps, gasket set, ignition parts. I kept the same pistons and rods since they were in great shape. Assembly took me a week, working very slowly and CLEANLY. Total cost w/ rebuilt injectors was $900. Since a rebuild shop woul have cost me twice that, it was worth it. Best of luck.

I agree with BambiKiller. Way too much work to do EVERY part that could be replaced. Also a lot seems to depend on location as to what it's worth or availability. Sure it would save a newbie a lot of time, but would a newbie PAY for this "service" to support that kind of man-years of work to find a maplight for a 260?

Interesting, but "stress" is also relative. A low compression turbo engine might have less stress than a high compression V8 for day-to-day city driving. I would also assume that the new 350Z N/A is a LOT more stressed at making almost 300HP than an 83ZX turbo making 180HP. Like I said, it's gotta be one dumb writer's comment instead of a real techical issue. Just try to find ANY old cars in Nissan's home turf before saying that the U.S. is less capable of keeping cars running for a long time. Maybe THEY are affraid that the home market is unable to keep one in tune well enough to pass Japan's stricter smog standards every year?

As far as oils, any oil you can buy in the U.S. is gonna be good enough for the requirements of a turbo. The oils are so much better now than even 5 years ago. Anyone that designs a turbocharger for a mass market that requires aerospace skills to maintain is doing something seriously wrong in the first place... Q.E.D.

But it still seems silly to me....I'm sure that the all the entire world has it's share of "maintenance-ignorant buyers" . It also seems that there are some "geographically-ignorant" authors out there since America contains Canada, Brazil, Mexico, The United States, etc.... Either way, would not a V8 suffer in the hands of bad maintenance as well as a turbo engine would and therefore they should not send anything to the U.S. market? Just trying to follow the logic here and it's not adding up... Sounds more like this is just a silly comment of a lone writer rather than something that a manufacturer would say....

Maybe I am a dumb American, but what the heck routine maintenance is needed on a turbo?

My mistake.... I guess the title of the thread "Make A Ferrari" had me assuming that what people wanted to do.

I dunno. It just seems like an "art car" that they have in parades. The cars where things are glued to the outside to make it look better or make a statement . Or more precisely like the 1980's glue-on hood scoops that every one knew were fake but the High School kids loved 'em. Speaking as one who's done a full kit car (Bradley) in the past, the pictures always end up way better looking than what the car actually is to drive or maintain. Just a reality check. This body kit looks like it's been busted up pretty good. Serious repair is gonna be needed on that left fender before it gets installed.

Measure an engine in KW? Why? Engines in the States have always been in HORSEpower, since engines replaced horses for our buggies. It's a natural transition to think as horse replacement when considering engine power. It's also much easier to visualize horse power that a thousand Joule-second equivalents and is more rooted in the real world and has more tradion behind it. Both are "equivalents" so neither is particularly better. Only MORE is better!

There was a reason that I chose a Datsun, IT"S METAL. If I wanted a Corvette (or a Ferarri), I would have purchased one. The problem of repair and/or trapped moisture eating the car from underneith could be a problem as well. This kit is an insult to both a Ferarri and a Datsun, IMHO.

Oh, I just use it as any adjective to describe add-ons that are NOT stock to manufacturing and are added by folks to arguably "improve" the looks of a car or customize the car. Carried to the extreme, it's commonly refered to in the States as "pimped out".