Everything posted by sweatybetty
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Nice Guy, Nice Car (240dkw)
"beauty day, eh?"
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wheel center caps & my cheap fix
i found them. i guess i didnt word the search correctly
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wheel center caps & my cheap fix
ive looked for those with no luck. do you have a link or the sellers name?
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Rebuilt engine idle problems, running rich
your vacuum is highest under deceleration. it sounds like oil getting past the valve seals
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1973 Rebuild
double post
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1973 Rebuild
wow! there is some serious warpage on the airdam
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wheel center caps & my cheap fix
so most of the aftermarket wheel center caps i have seen wont fit over the front hub covers, as was the case with my set of rota wheels. after searching for a set of deeper caps, and finding nothing that came close, here are a few pics of my cheap fix. rear wheel with the center cap. silver cap with a black center front hub with the msa cap powder coated and installed. doesnt look too bad, but the wheel cap wont fit here is my jig for centering and drilling the front wheel caps. the wheel caps are right at 2 1/2" od at the outer edge, and get bigger towards the wheel. so, i drilled a 2 1/2" hole, about 1/2" deep in a piece of 2x6 and chiseled out the wood leaving a hole with a pilot hole. this allowed the cap to center tightly in the hole drop the cap in the hole, and drill the cap with a 1 3/4" holesaw. end result is a centered hole that will fit over the hub
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
a hole saw works very well for this, not that expensive either
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Bought # 4858
i would clean that cam with some steel wool and give it a try. i have a cam in an old dodge power wagon that looked worse then that, still running fine since 2001
- 1976 280Z Restoration Project
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Rear deck lid pannel material?
that looks good
- 1976 280Z Restoration Project
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Starting problem
1. acetone will not dissolve or loosen rust. it is mostly for thinning-cleaning paints and epoxy's etc. muratic acid will clean the rust. 2. redkote needs about 5-6 days to cure, depending on the temperature. if you can smell it, it isnt cured. 3-4 days doesnt seem long enough 3. did you clean out all the lines coming out of the tank? did you blow air through them after doing the redkote? they may be plugged worse now
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butterscotch door panels
look nice https://eugene.craigslist.org/pts/d/datsun-240z-oem-door-panels/6226706901.html
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Trans ID help
those part numbers might tell you. i bet that melting is from someone riding the clutch
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Engine rebuild
hopefully you can just put it back together and all is good
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Project Boondoggle (or, so I went and bought a Z!)
your factory panels are much nicer than the new aftermarket ones i just bought
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harvest time
- P79 Head Stuck to Block, Please Help!
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New rear brakes not working
have you had the entire system bled? you say the shoes were toast, what was wrong with them?
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harvest time
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16x8 + 20, 225/50/16 will they fit?
no, positive offset moves the wheel in, towards the brake drum. negative offset moves the wheel out towards the fender http://www.wheelpros.com/page/offset-explained/9
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16x8 + 20, 225/50/16 will they fit?
i have 16x8 0 offset with 225-50-16 and the car is lowered about 1" no rubbing yet after about 125 miles
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Starting problem
wild thought. would a plugged gas cap vent cause this problem? gas cap not letting air into the tank?
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Switchback LED front turn signals
i am not a big fan of led's, but those are defiantly cool