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  1. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Open Discussions
    You could do it up on ramps or blocks. Just be sure the car can't roll off on you!
  2. It's a shame, that was technically hard to do unless the hood is fiberglass...
  3. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Body & Paint
    I have actually had pretty good results buffing glass. Deep scratches don't come out but it does tend to remove light scratching and makes scratches less evident. Buffing compound and polishing compound are just high grit liquid sandpaper. I'm sure the grits are every bit as hard as glass.
  4. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Open Discussions
    I would dig the remainder of that bolt out of the bumper and either epoxy a new bolt in or use a urethane adhesive caulk
  5. I think you're doing fine. I agree most of that bracing is unnecessary but if it helps you sleep at night...
  6. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Suspension & Steering
    The rubber on the one on the left also appears to really brittle. The right one might be that way too but the left has lost a lot of the rubber rim
  7. Any rubbing or scrubbing in that size tire? Are your wheels 16x7; 0 offset?
  8. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Build Threads
    Yes, it is good progress. The earlier mess added about 40 hrs of work but the car was still pretty straight. A little more work on the chassis and some reassembly can start. 🙂
  9. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Help Me !!
    I was thinking not both set high but one set high to the other. Making the front one run rich
  10. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Help Me !!
    If the front carb float bowl level was higher than the rear, wouldn't it run faster due to extra fuel?
  11. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Build Threads
    Yes, mask was good but prefilters are shot now. I really should have had the Tyvek suit on to protect from skin absorption but I wasn't expecting the intake fan to dead head like that
  12. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Build Threads
    Today A bright gallon Here is the yellow basecoat I think that was 3 coats of base. There were some areas that had a little gray show through and they were super hard to get covered with the yellow. It's just so transparent! 3 coats of clear. Overall, not too bad but one of my cans of clear had a little rust on it and it ended up in the mixing cup. the paint screens didn't get it all. So there are a few brown specs in the clear. I will have to cut them out. Hopefully I won't have to reclear. It's progress though. My booth didn't totally work the way I wanted. My intake fan filter ended up clogging with exhaust paint overspray coming back in another door of the shop. At the end the booth was pretty foggy! Don't light a match!! I probably should have worn my Tyveck suit but it was already hot in the booth... Colour!!!!
  13. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Build Threads
    So yesterday Shot some white basecoat There was still a little trash in the paint. No idea where it's coming from. So I worked those areas with a little 600 grit and then degreased again and tacked the car
  14. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Engine & Drivetrain
    Or use a little harbor freight aquarium pump with tubes to either end of the block
  15. We have some mountainous areas near us and I have found the stock brakes to have a lot of fade on long downgrades. I hate the idea and smell of burning brakes. That's where the brake upgrades appeal to me
  16. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Engine & Drivetrain
    CO, how were the results using that in the block?
  17. Sold for $24,250
  18. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Convention & Event Chat
    I would like to make a cameo but I doubt it. We'll see...
  19. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Build Threads
    Miscommunication, I have not had the 123. I know several people who have it and I like everything I have read about. I know the caps can be a problem but I have seen solutions for that.
  20. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Help Me !!
    There are a number of members here who are fans of the flat top carbs. Captain Obvious being one of them, but we don't hold that against him! 🤣 The flat tops are tremendously more complicated than the SUs you have. You'll get it sorted...
  21. Replacement tanks are also being manufactured depending on the year car
  22. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Build Threads
    I dont really care for the pertronix because I've been stranded by them. I have the zx dizzy on a couple of engines but I like the 123 dizzy alot
  23. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Open Discussions
    Just be careful! The bare chassis is not super heavy but it's still heavy enough to hurt you!
  24. I love this table! I would love to see a hardware table like this for the 240z with pictures of the fasteners beside the descriptions
  25. Patcon posted a post in a topic in Help Me !!
    If it doesn't even try to bump over on starter fluid, I would investigate the ignition system

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