Reptoid Overlords

I was more or less making a joke. The Soarer was a 2 door RWD car sold in Japan and some other markets(we got the Lexus SC300, which is essentially a Soarer) Some of them got the 2JZ-GTE engine. Same as a Supra. A Chaser is basically a Japanese market version of what we in the states got badged as the Toyota Cressida. They also had the MarkII, and the Cresta, which I believe shared the same platforms through some model years. You can turn a Cressida into a pretty mean car by swapping the entire drivetrain from a supra into it. Pretty spendy and pretty involved though. For the sake of appreciating autos, post some pictures of your grandfather's collection.

Maybe jumping ahead, but if you want to drift it, you'll prob need some sort of LSD or weld the diff. I have an '80ZX with a mild build L28, stock diff, Eibach lowering springs,KYB shocks and poly bushings. It won't drift(unless the roads are wet). Popular engine swaps if you can't have the L28 are Nissan RB motors and v8's. I cant imagine a v8 Z would make a great drift car with the added weight. Maybe an aluminum GM 350? You can always replace the dish top pistons in your N42 motor with flat tops and replace the stock cam with a higher lift one. Mind you you'll likely have to replace the stock EFI with something like Megasquirt or Halltech or FAST EFI. Or go carbs. Pretty spendy. I don't suppose your grandfather left you guys with a Toyota Soarer/Chaser? The BMW E36 is a pretty good and plentiful drift car.

I have this one. It's removed L28 crank pulley bolts among others. The one you specified claims a breakaway torque spec of 1200 lbs. The one I have claims 1190 lbs so the one you are looking at should work going by those parameters. https://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-composite-xtreme-torque-air-impact-wrench-62891.html

Oi, Nevermind you're GG's lemmie know wha you're on. No one speaks better English than the top cat Geordies

The dental floss tycoon had it pretty close.

I think i remember reading that she was a member of QAnon. They believe that Satan worshiping cannibalistic pedophiles are running a global child sex trafficking ring and plotting to take down Trump, who is secretly fighting them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QAnon

OK, I'll keep an eye out. No rush..and apologies @Zed Head for hijacking the thread.

Any plans for those bumpers? My chrome ones are pretty rough and I don't really like chrome.

Oliver finally updated his website haha. Man that place is like Disneyland for Z enthusiasts. It is truly unbelievable the the stuff he has out there. He moved from "downtown" Snohomish out into the country a few miles. I've gotten some things from him, good guy, and very knowledgeable.

Did you get HID headlamps? If so, how do you like them? I have my engine out for some re work and engine bay cleanup, now might be the time to upgrade.

I don't think I can candle another snowstorm like Ozzy is telling us about.

This showed up about a day or so ago. it's far from you but at least it's out of the rust belt. It's nicer than mine haha. https://offerup.com/item/detail/1024459053/

I think I have a '77 intake manifold on my P79 in the ZX. It doesn't have the webbing. Perhaps I'm wrong, and it's an earlier manifold. But if he doesn't have the webbing it'll be slightly easier to get the exhaust manifold bolts out..I remember the EGR tubing giving me lots of problems when I first got the car before pulling the original motor. Edit: I must have a '75 manifold, there is no EGR. The webbing is what makes the exhaust manifold bolts so tough to get out/replace.

"get out there and live your life" he says. This is pretty disturbing. https://komonews.com/news/local/dozens-gather-in-vancouver-for-no-mask-shopping-event

At $180 it might be one of the cheapest modifications you can do.

I have a bit more than usual oil consumption due to my deleted and blocked off BCDD. But, I'm going to guess yours is intact.

I could swear I saw that car driving around not far from my house a few weeks back. i recognize the rear quarter panel and Datsun pickup rear light? If so, then it runs which is a good start.

Pictures are good. Take pictures of the engine bay and folks will most likely report if anything looks to be missing or awry. I have an '80ZX I bought as my 1st Z car back in 2016. It's been apart and back together several times. It's a driving project. After driving it all summer it's off the road again while I install aftermarket EFI to replace the original Bosch FI. The cars are quite reliable, but are getting old, so things like fuel injection and suspension are potentially a problem area. But, perhaps you bought a nice one. I bought an abandoned mess that someone's ex wife piled a bunch of wine boxes on in her garage.

Man, I'm going to have to watch it with the use of the word "enlargement".

I was a teenager when our neighbor got one of those land yachts in the early '90's so I never got the joy of being ferried around in one. I have Scandinavian parents so we had a fleet of these growing up. Many still run, no more parts.

If you were lucky the folks bought one of these in the '90's

I believe i pulled something like that out of my ZX when deleting the air conditioning. An evaporator perhaps?

Yeah I'm almost glad to see people driving 50mph on the freeway in the far left lane again. Brakes on uphill.

I meant to say no vacuum advance. Wasn't paying attention to what I was typing. With Vacuum advance, It will ping under load. I am trying to work out a fuel delivery system that will communicate with the ignition system to deliver optimum performance with a bit more cam. It'll be a rabbit hole but one I think I can climb out of.