panchovisa
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Vette lost the brake test as Z takes inside to next corner. -
A festival race through a small towns city park in mid 1970's. Notice the hi-tech safety barriers. -
ct, more impressed all the time. Ever wish that you could fit second seat so the wife could understand why you do it? -
I belive that for your new Mikunis you will want an electric pump with built in by-pass (Holley has it) then filter, then regulator, then fuelrail with three outlets (or plumb carbs in series). You could also tee the pressure line out of the regulator and run the fuel through a loop to the carbs connected in series. The regulaters (Holley) have three ports: line in/ regulated pressure out/ and addition port for mechanical (plumbed) fuel pressure gage, or electric gage sender. If you are using a fuel cell with two pickups/outlets you must put a pump on each outlet. After pumps you may tee lines into one filter. If you don't want the expense of two pumps then use only one pickup and cap the other. Pancho
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If you can't rotate the car where it is, then move some krap out of the way. If it is just too heavy then hook a cable come-along from right front corner cart to something substantial in right front corner in garage (box of old porn magazines?). Hook left rear cart to friends car parked towards left side of driveway (or second box of old porn magazines?) with second come-along. By tightening cables it should straighten out in the garage. Then reposition the come-alongs to pull it to one side. When done, give the old porn collection to the guy that gripes about the snow. Should keep him busy till spring.
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ctomkins, It's an expensive curse sometimes though. My origional intention (what I told the wife) was that I was just going to replace the bladder. After a few beers and half a pack of smokes looking at what was there and imagining what it could be like, well you know. I've seen your car and I know your the same way. -
frank13, So many questions grasshopper. Distributer cap is clear which goes well with lexan loom. Also looks cool at night with blue circle of sparks from rotor hitting contacts. Costs? Don't know, depends on if it's onesy-twosy or production quanity. Either way I'm two busy right now rebuilding my car to the next level. -
frank13, You can kind of scale the photo for the dimensions. If I made another one I would make bottom bend longer to block more of header. It attaches with 4 screws into existing holes of stock manifolds. Hardest part is making little "hooks" for the two throttle return springs (not visable in photo). Header is equal length 6 (1 3/8")into 2 (2") collectors made for me by Jere Stahl (he developed the race headers for Datsun in the good old days). It cost me about 600 bucks 20 years ago. It clears the large competition oil pan and is made for low ground clearance cars. -
Come on guys, give up the tips! Poor girl only has two bucks stashed in her bikini. How is she going to buy lunch with that. -
Maybe I should have made a lexan cover? I doubt that it would be race legal though. -
Just needs a little more elbow grease. -
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Nice racecar driver layout. Are you an engineer? EE? Only hope the black interior doesn't get to hot! Where is your drink bottle (gatorade, not beer!) -
Holy krap! What kind of speed do you expect to be doing? Maybe bambikiller would have a different handle today with those monsters. -
frank13, Wish I could post some pics of exhaust for you but I have pulled it off for now. Yes, it is dual. Header is a Stahl 1 3/8" primaries (with 1 5/8" sleveved down to 1 3/8" on cylinders #3 & #4) for low end torque, into two 2" collectors running back to two reverse flow turbo mufflers coming out both sides of fuel cell. I also have megaphones opening up to 3 1/2" for track use that slip on after removing mufflers. The sound with muffs is throaty at idle and sounds like 4 or 5 liter 6 cyl under hard excelleration. The megaphones sound like hot 5 liter V8 at idle and absolutely BARK like a 4 liter CHAINSAW when I punch it. Yes, Panchovisa is a play on words. I met my wife in Cancun on vacation (she's Mexican) and her parents started calling me Pancho. The Visa part comes from my use of the plastic card with the same name. owenk, Thanks for the high praise. You are the second person to mention the plug wire loom. Do you think I could sell them? I wouldn't want to tell you how long I spent on the first one!
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mperdue, My car is so low that I can't get my floor jack under the front cross member. So I added a jacking point a couple of inches higher. If you can see the rear cross member on the wall it also has been modified with the stock three pieces welded together and trianglulated to another jacking point. I had to do that because my dual exhaust mounts to the bottom of cross member which left no place to jack from. -
datsun260z, Thanks for the kind words. If I made more what do you think they would be worth with wires and distributor cap?
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Greyghost, I see my Z bringing up the rear in this photo. Previous owner ran with backyard built engine four four years, but managed to make the Runoffs all four years. When he finally got a John Caldwell built 330 hp engine ($10K back then) he ran out of money to actually race. If you have anymore pictures of the #3 car let me know. -
All installed and ready to glue carpet and jute back down. Only need to drop steel box and cell into hole, bolt down cover and upper frame, attach wires to fuel sender, connect fuel and vent lines, and cover with bulkhead.
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The framework and floor installed in car. I ran silicone to seal new floor to old floor. Pre-plumbing and wiring the assembly outside of car was so much easier than laying on your back trying to measure hose lengths. -
You can see here the threaded inserts that the steel fuel container will bolt to. Also you can see that entire old floor was removed back to the flanges of stock frame rails. -
Here is the bulkhead cover (required by racing associations) to seperate the fuel cell from the drivers compartment. See how the fuel lines are closed in by the cover and sloted piece behind cover. No need for bulkhead fittings here that would restrict access to fuel cell. Cover is not fully fitted yet, but will retain the gap to floor panel that will be filled by carpet/ jute. Access panel comes off with 1/4 turn of Dzus fastener for filling. -
Veiw shows the space betwwen lip of fuel cell and floor panel. This gap will be filled by carpet and jute under layment (for a stripped racer this gap not needed). Bolts for top cage and fuel container go into threaded inserts in lower frame.
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Fuel filter and "dog leg" in frame work. "Dog legs" will bolt to stock Datsun frame rails. Need to install threaded rivits to accept bolts. These are available from fastener suppy companies. All racers should have a supply of rivi-nuts on hand. They make it so convienient to fasten things from one side into sheet metal. -
Complete assembly plumbed and wired ready to bolt and rivet into car. Aluminum bulkhead to attach to stand-offs with Dzus fasteners.
