getting soooooooooo close

[sleepyzzz]

i have a few pics of my engine with new plugs and plug wires,cap and rotor,and also installed a new oil sending unit. the K & N filters were a have to, as i didn't get all of the parts with my original filter box. i also have two very rough videos with sound to let you hear how nice the engine is after a good friend helped with tuning the carbs. we still have to install driver's side mirror, front and rear bumpers, and fix the rear latch on the back. everything else (paint and body work) will have to wait. but at least i can finally drive it after owning it, for the last two years. the second video is my friend that helped with the car, a very good mechanic that has worked on Datsuns the last thirty years or so. i put him to saying the peanut butter line, trying to get a chuckle.

[BRE-240Z]

I don't see photos....did you attach them?

Also, did you put air horns under your K&N's? You'll want to do that for maximum performance.

[bigoak]

Try this.

[sleepyzzz]

not sure what i did on the pics not showing up. i just thought since i was new that i had to wait for the pics to be approved. no air horns under the filters yet Brian. i wanted to see how it ran without them before spending more money.

Big Oak, thanks for fixing my pictures and links to the videos. how did you find them and go about posting them for me?

did the engine sound ok? i am blatenly looking for compliments guys, or at least a little encouragement.:cheeky:

[Sailor Bob]

Sounds sweet to me. Hope it runs as good as it sounds.

[sleepyzzz]

Sounds sweet to me. Hope it runs as good as it sounds.

thanks Bob, the man in the video is the one who put that engine together,and tuned the carbs. he is really good with the old Datsuns.

[sleepyzzz]

the car is in the driveway with a few small problems still left to deal with.

driving it home last night, when i switched to the high beams, my lights went out completely. also,i have no turn signals, and i am afraid it is the switch, because it wouldn't stay either left or right when you pulled it to make a turn.

my tachometor is also out and i read a thread on here which is exactly what mine is doing. key off, and it reads zero, but when you have it on, and running, it pegs the meter. i guess that i will be pulling it out, and disasembling it to replace the resistor.

also my speedometor isn't working so i have to deal with that also.

at least it is here now, and driveable, and i can get some time on it nights and weekends to tinker with it.

first thing i want to fix is the muffler. we cut the old one off because it was dragging and had no rear strap to keep it up. i am thinking magnaflow, but will see what is available.

the driver's side mirror is broken off, and i must replace that also.

the car handled great on the short ride home. the tokico struts and springs were not that bad, like i had been warned of when i bought them.

the new bumpers look great. i also have an original Datsun tag for the front.