70 Cam Guy

We need to know the width and offset of the 17s to be able to give you an answer. By universal, you mean 4x100 and 4x114.3 right? It's not a 5-lug universal right? The original diameter of our tires are ~25". If you keep the overall diameter between 24 and 25", your speedometer will stay close to accurate. A 215/45 or 225/40 would get you close but 225/40 is not a common size. A 225/45 will be close as well and that is a common size tire. If it is 225/50/17, that is probably too tall at nearly 26 inches. I suggest playing around on tirerack with different tire sizes and checking specs.

I have a normal glass pack in the middle and a Magnaflow muffler in the rear of my car. It's not too noisy but you can still hear it, and I love how it sounds. What style of mufflers are on your system? A chambered muffler like a flowmaster can have a metal-ish tone if I am thinking of the same sound you are. Removing the mid muffler will increase the volume level and you'll hear it more on the freeway. When I had my header with only a flowmaster it was quite loud, especially at 65mph and above. I added the glass pack in the middle to tame the freeway drone and overall volume. When I replaced the flowmaster with my Magnaflow, it quieted down more and I am much more happy with the overall sound. It has a full tone and doesn't get too raspy. It sounds smooth, I am quite happy with it and actually get compliments on it not sure if this helps

Thanks guys, a couple days after I posted this, my friend text me to say we made it into the JCCS gallery. Little did I know we were on the gallery link http://www.japaneseclassiccarshow.com/jccsnews/news24.htm I am holding my glove box door on the right. I remember posing for this, never thought I'd get to see it

I finally got my photos loaded onto my Flickr account with JCCS 2010 pics and the recent Fatlace Classic show. Just wanted to share.. JCCS was great this year, bigger and better than last year, and the Queen Mary park is way better than the Irvine location from last year. They said nearly 400 cars! There was so much I know I missed a few cars. Don't mind the pics of my friends . I also feel lucky to have met John Morton at this event. I had all my tools so I removed the glove box door and he signed it . Lots of pics! The set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ayates128/sets/72157625043177554/ The teaser: DSC_1022 by AYates Photos, on Flickr The Fatlace show was great fun too, held at the Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo, CA. There was a mix of old + new, VIP, flush, and drift. Pretty laid back attitude at this show and a very cool mini drift event. Not for everyone I'm sure, but still fun The Set: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ayates128/sets/72157625037768736/ The Teaser: DSC_1368 by AYates Photos, on Flickr

I used the bump stops that came in the Energy kit (black poly) as I mentioned in my reply just above this. It depends on what your plans are before one of us can recommend what type of strut tops to use. The tops or camber plates I have found are made to work with a 2.5" spring. I modified my insulators so I could use the flat spring hats that I had ordered originally and use the OE strut bearing. The added bonus is I still have some vibration damping from what's left of the rubber. I'm not sure how, or if, this would work with a standard lowering spring and original spring top

Yep, I bought the Energy kit in black and used the bump stops in that kit. I cut about an inch off the bump stop with a hack saw though. I was expecting some really hard bump stops but they are surprisingly soft. Thanks Guy! It was a lot of work and I've finally got my ride nearly dialed in. Based on the alignment thread on HybridZ, I set the toe to zero. With the ride height set, camber is within a couple tenths of a degree from left to right. I have been really happy with the 205s, I know I never could get the car this low with 225s. The rear already rubs a little on hard corners/bumps. I can't wait for the next track day, these Generals are grippy

I haven't seen these in person but here are my first impressions of the listings The first link: Orange 72, says it's an automatic. The pics don't really show much of how the car really looks. Wheels and Deals is a 'for-sale-by-owner' dealer lot. It could be a nice car but the auto trans is a turn off to me. Second link: Metallic Brown 73. Lots of mods, could be a good car. Looks like the interior was butterscotch but the seats and door panels were swapped to Black (you can see the headliner and floor vinyl are butterscotch). That may look strange in person. It also sounds like it comes with a pile of parts. Again, need to see high res shots of trouble areas to get a better idea of general condition. Third Link: Blue 72. This car looks like a full on project ("Needs restoration"). If it was parked outside, uncovered, who knows how the rust situation is. Mill Valley can be a relatively damp area in the bay area. The front of the hood is also crunched. I am liking the interior color. I'd consider this car a crap shoot

Sorry, none at the moment. I do have a standard short, Summit glass pack in the middle and I know that helps a lot with the noise. If you like the tone but not the noise, a basic resonator or glass pack will really help with the volume levels. Mine is in the middle next to the driveshaft I initially installed to cure the freeway drone with the single flowmaster that was on previously. It really tamed the tone and I didn't notice any power loss at the time

not a problem, the combo is Rota RBR 16x8 +4 (et4) and my tires are General Exclaim UHP 205/50/16 I love it, didn't touch the fenders and I only rub a little in the rear on hard corning (and the car is low). I had these on before I did the coilovers and they cleared the struts. Much wider tires and I'm not sure, I had a little space, squished my index finger between the tire and perch. I wouldn't go much more than a 215/50 but hopefully a shop could test fit a tire for you My suspension build is in the suspension forum, pretty recent post

http://www.japaneseclassiccarshow.com/ I'm going again this year, hopefully my car will make it all the way this time :stupid: Should be fun! Anyone else from here going? I remember last year's thread, there were quite a few. I like that it's in Long Beach this time and not Irvine

Thanks! I drove it into work today and I'm super happy with it. Now that it's quieter on the freeway, I am hearing things that I've never heard before. It was a little strange at first but I'm not missing the drone

Now that you mention it, I hadn't even noticed the rust on that thing. :eek:

Some sludge and carbon buildup in engines can be bad enough that those solvents have no effect on the buildup. You have obviously inspected the oil flow but perhaps it's restricted enough somewhere that it's affecting oil flow at higher rpm? Pure speculation obviously, just thinking out loud.

My inexperience in Arizona/desert heat is going to be apparent here, but why not go back to the lighter weight oil? Some high quality oil would probably work nicely right?

For those that have seen my car before, they know my old muffler was not very well installed (by myself in a rush against the dark), and wasn't really giving me the tone I wanted. This is not to say the Flowmaster didn't sound good, it was just not the tone I was looking for. A couple months ago I got my hands on a lightly used Magnaflow and decided it was going on the car. Today I finally had a chance to put it on the car and I am really happy with the results. It's much less boomy and 'drone-y'. It has a nice smooth tone with some raspiness. Off throttle sound is great, though the flowmaster gives it stiff competition in this department. I am still running the short glass pack in the middle I've been floundering on what kind of tip to run and my buddy said I could use some of the scrap stainless from an exhaust he just made. I wet sanded a piece up and got creative with the torch. I practiced on another scrap piece to see what we could do with the coloration. After a couple trials I went to it. It's not too flashy and I'm happy with the look. I've also never met anyone else who has done it themselves Anyway, here are a couple pics. It's probably not for everyone but I'm happy with the outcome. I'm also proud of my welding

Nice, I was wondering as I clicked what kind of speed you needed to carry to actually flip our cars I hope you removed the nuts from the top of the struts before flipping it over

My friend has a 71 911, it's a thing of beauty. Fuchs wheels, wide body fenders, whale tail, vintage Recaro buckets. Between the Weber IDF's and exhaust, it sounds so amazing when we have the chance to hear it. I'm also a fan of the new Cayman and the Spyder and others you named

I actually bought these from the owner of Bauer Porsche in Oakland since my Dad has known them for years. My friend that has a shop now also worked for them for 8 years. I have seen the seats pop up on Craigslist from time to time. They come up on ebay but shipping is usually expensive. Rob's suggestion to watch Pelican Parts is a good idea. Their message board is pretty active. I would also consider Miata seats or RX7 (FD) seats. They are both high back and have a nice shape for our cars. I'm not sure how the mounts compare though

The 205/50 is a little shorter than the factory tire @ 24.1" per tirerack. It gives a little more clearance and a slightly better gear ratio By the way, I love the 17" RBR's made for the flares but I didn't want to run flares here. The 17s are a bit heavier and it was just a personal choice in the end. The wheel and tire combo with these 16s are only 2 pounds heavier than my 14s with tires. Tire weights can vary widely from what I've seen in my research.