@Captain Obvious yeah it's a very good tool, although I had to make a small adapter underneath to make it work with the stock pedestal mount.  LSM makes them.

It is a nice tool and priced accordingly 

I haven't been driving much with the Z lately, the weather just started to clear up in June..

I did adjust the valves ( it was mostly the exhaust valves, which needed adjustement.. ) back to spec. Gave it some new oil and a nissan oil filter.

When inspecting the car from underneath I found out the joints from the driveshafts where worn out..  So currently al 3 shafts are at a local rebuild shop.

Other things to do are replacing the lower ball joints in the front, and the v belt for the dynamo. 

Expecting to have her back on the road in 2 weeks or so :)

I also fixed to antenna. Nylon cord was broken off..

The Mustang I had problems with the AOD that came from a shop in Florida " they claimed " up to 700hp, well it failed within 200 miles or so when I gave it some real power to it. Oil smelled burned as hell when I drained it.... Car was slipping in drive badly.  Tired of sending it back and losing trust in that shop ( bye bye 2 k...$$$), I found a local USA transmission shop that also specializes in high performance, so I am pretty condifent it will work out this time, and the tranny will hold the power. Let's wait and see.

Also I did manage to tune the engine a bit more, it needed way more fuel.. and I adjusted the timing curve. Not done yet there, but I need a good AOD first...

Going to pick up the axles today, planning on having her back on the road next week.

Allright.. the axles are back under the car, also replaced the front lower ball joints ( pain .. ) , dynamo v belt and transmission oil. The transmission and differential may need a rebuild in the future ( within 5 years ), but for now I will leave it at this, it still works fine, it's not bad. I torqued everything down on the front when the car was on it's wheels ( pushed the suspension a few times before torquing it down, thought it was better this way. I had to kill a socket in the turning bench to fit on the castle nut tight space, so I could torque it down to 70 NM.

I will need to get it re-aligned coming week, but then I can drive it again for few more summer months.. ( hope weather will be dry... )

The Mustang I am waiting for the AOD Automatic transmission to come back in a few weeks, and will work from there..

 

By turning bench ? Bart means a Lathe..   Oh and by the way, how did you know the castlenut had to be fastened to 70 Nm?  just kidding!! ... as they say: just busting your chops  (of zoiets.. ?)

On ‎7‎/‎13‎/‎2019 at 11:34 AM, dutchzcarguy said:

By turning bench ? Bart means a Lathe..   Oh and by the way, how did you know the castlenut had to be fastened to 70 Nm?  just kidding!! ... as they say: just busting your chops  (of zoiets.. ?)

Haha yeah, you have the bible ;)

Lathe ? Mm ok.. sounds like a coffee LOL ,  I don't know the English word for " Draaibank "

Draai =turn or turning    and  bank = Bench.. so…. a draaibank is a turning bench.. haha..  sometimes things are called completly different.. a Lathe  (zeg maar lèèthe.. met de engelse th..)  is a nice example..

On ‎7‎/‎15‎/‎2019 at 11:06 AM, dutchzcarguy said:

Draai =turn or turning    and  bank = Bench.. so…. a draaibank is a turning bench.. haha..  sometimes things are called completly different.. a Lathe  (zeg maar lèèthe.. met de engelse th..)  is a nice example..

I looked it up on google, that gives 3 possible answers, so I took the wrong one I guess ;)

Looked it up on google?  there are better ways..  Press the loudspeakerbutton and listen on this site:

https://www.vertalen.nu/vertaal?vertaal=draaibank&van=nl&naar=en

Edited July 24, 20195 yr by dutchzcarguy

I have to spend a day or maybe 2 giving it a good cleanup and polish and wax and do the chrome. But these days it's around 40/41c here, I cannot do anything then sit behind the airconditioning .... and swim.