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   Metal Plating, Rust corrosion problems with zinc plating tank

   July 24, 2011 by ajmcforester

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   OK I tried to post this on Caswell's site and it would not let me. I know we have some people that use the CopyCad, so I thought I'd post hear, and try to post with Caswell at a later date. I have been plating with the CopyCad plating system for almost 2 years. Over the last 2.5 months I’ve been noticing a rust corrosion problem near the location I plate. Then 3 weeks a go on Saturday I got great plating of parts. That Sunday I was plating and the yellow-chromate would not adhere properly to the newly plated parts. They came out with a higher shine from the zinc tank than the day before and I didn’t add any brightener to the tank over that weekend. I cleaned th…

   

   Last reply by ajmcforester, July 26, 2011
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   Diagram or Schematic for 1971 240Z ? 1 2

   October 8, 2008 by RolfSis

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   Is there a link which shows exactly what the 1971 Datsun 240Z has under the hood, inside under the dash and so on? I'm amazed at how tough it is to find any such diagrams or schematic on the technical/mechanical guts of this classic. Thanks lots.

   

   Last reply by Richard Oben, July 25, 2011
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   Efficiency potential of the L28 (MegaSquirt) 1 2 3 4 6

   July 16, 2011 by FastWoman

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   Hi all, As fuel prices continue to rise, I'm wondering what the potential is of our L28 (or L24/26) engines is. I currently get about 19 mpg combined. I didn't worry about that sort of mileage as a kid, when gas was cheap, but these days that's what you would expect from a pickup truck, and 19 mpg will run you broke in a daily driver. I have to believe that an engine is an engine is an engine when it comes to basic operating efficiency. So long as they're able to pull approximately the same vacuum, they should be operating with roughly the same efficiency, right -- at least for cruising? Maybe the hp:weight ratio is lower on our engines than on a modern 24 valve engin…

   

   Last reply by cygnusx1, July 25, 2011
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   Z car timeline wallpaper

   July 17, 2011 by robftw

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   A friend made this and i figured i would share it. http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/541/zwallfinal.jpg

   

   Last reply by robftw, July 24, 2011
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   Feeler trade questions..

   July 20, 2011 by GrtRat1

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   Heres my idea.. I want a Z really bad, but cant afford $1000 or more for something I know will need alot of work.. So this is what I have to offer.. I have a 1991 Chevy Z34.. 3.4 DOHC.. The motor has been completely rebuilt.. from the crank to the heads... The only moving parts that are original are the pistons and rods.. It has 97 injectors(there bigger), the cams are advanced and retarted 3 degrees (dont remember which are which anymore) It has less than 10,000 miles.. problems with it now..Been sitting for 3 years Doesnt run bad gas.. Needs a plug wire (rat ate it) I dont hear the fuel pump Has a full tank of bad gas Need windshield Interior need some TLC Has a rust s…

   

   Last reply by GrtRat1, July 22, 2011
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   Tomahawk Body Kit Anyone?

   July 22, 2011 by 240260280z

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   http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/pts/2485134200.html

   

   Last reply by cozye, July 22, 2011
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   list of components

   July 21, 2011 by az240z

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   I have seen an index of components that show each component in a z, what each item is, how many and what size screws etc. I have searched for component index, list of components etc. Does anyone have the link to it? Thanks

   

   Last reply by Gary in NJ, July 22, 2011
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   CL Find: Feral '71 240z

   July 21, 2011 by ksbeta

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   Wish I lived in Upstate New York - Despite being rusted, there looks to get a good number of parts that might clean up well on this thing. I asked him for a few extra photos of the interior. Call me crazy, but is that an uncracked dashboard...? If so, $750 for this thing is a steal. http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/cto/2497411422.html

   

   Last reply by A2Z, July 21, 2011
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    Does anyone have an extra L28 intake manifold

    July 20, 2011 by robftw

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    I'm going to clean my intake manifold up and make my engine look nice(er) im looking for an intake manifold to practice on first before i ruin my current one and leave the car undriveable.

    

    Last reply by five&dime, July 21, 2011
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    How do you adjust the height of the clutch pedal? 1 2

    July 19, 2011 by Ptero

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    I'm looking to adjust the height of my clutch pedal as it's sitting too low. FSM shows that it should be over 8 inches from the floor/firewall but it's only about 6 inches. I can't seem to get the pedal any higher than it currently is even though there is plenty of room between the pedal arm and the bump stop at the top. Does anyone know how to adjust the height of it?

    

    Last reply by Ptero, July 21, 2011
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    My 74 260z project

    July 20, 2011 by GrtRat1

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    Well its about as close am Im getting to one right now.. Now as soon as I find the rest of her, I can finish..

    

    Last reply by Healey Z, July 20, 2011
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    Found a pic of my first Z

    July 17, 2011 by GrtRat1

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    I beleive it was a 74 260Z.. Had the 240 bumpers with the big rubber blocks on it..This was taken Christmas day 1986..My Dad was also a Z enthusiast until he got to where he couldnt get in and out of the car.His last Z was a I think a 94 300zx turbo... So he bought a truck.. RIP Dad.. Dad died of cancer in 08..

    

    Last reply by GrtRat1, July 20, 2011