Everything posted by Patcon
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Replacing All Large Opening Seals & Hatch Small Seals
Yeah, thats not an uncommon thing. There is a lot of force right there on the handle. It typically comes from people pulling the handle up too firmly until it stops. If you just pull it up enough for it to unlatch but not hit the stop it shouldn't do this
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Mismatched calipers and rotors
That is the problem with the toyota calipers. It can be difficult to find the right ones. Some will take the vented rotors and some will not. Even though they are marked the same.
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Dave W 1971/240Z rebuild
You really have to wonder who would think that little rail is suitable for picking up the car!
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75 280Z - Updating fuel feed & return lines in the engine bay
I understand It just seems like it would be childs play for you considering all the fabrication you done in the past.
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75 280Z - Updating fuel feed & return lines in the engine bay
How hard would it be to just add the chamfer?
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Video recommendation: "My Mechanics" restores a 240Z
I agree an excellent video. I am also curious about his little blaster
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Timing Chain Tensioner Extended too much?
I would think the pump lever would absorb a lot of the energy that causes vibration but without it installed I would remove it. Now admittedly it has a low mass and a small radius but it shouldn't be very challenging to remove
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Window glass alignment in the channel
Yes, compound the glass. Scratches probably won't come out but they will get less noticeable
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Restoration of BringaTrailer 240z - HLS30-35883
I was under the impression that these hooks were used for tying the cars down on the voyage to their destination...?
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Window glass alignment in the channel
Well done!
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Timing Chain Tensioner Extended too much?
I would remove the eccentric. It will only add vibration and wear
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Parts Wanted: Datsun 510 wiper pivot
Still looking
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Modern injectors, new fuel rail - no heat soak problem
Will be interesting to see if your heat soak is better...
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Shifter bushings don't fit?
You could always sand the bushings a little until they fit the way you like
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Timing Chain Tensioner Extended too much?
Its much easier to use a zip tie. Install the chain. Remove the slack then cut the zip tie and pull it out.
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
Can someone clarify that? Maybe a sketch?
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
I have several suspects: Tank heater wasn't on but several other items seemed to do ok I added brightener and if you over do it, it can cause blistering My current was pretty high on the first few pieces. I suspect it might be a combination of things. On an interesting note, I had some of the bigger pieces that didn't want to plate evenly. The edges looked good but the center area was still dull. So I stood there for a little while and just cycled the current really high then low. Up and down over and over. It worked really well! I believe commercial power supplies do this automatically. Anyone have an idea on how to do this at home DIY?
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Timing Chain Tensioner Extended too much?
Are you using a zip tie on the tensioner to help with assembly?
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
Here is the plating from yesterday Wiper arms. I plated these myself because I had to wrap the chromed sections and I figure that was easier for me to do in house. It's always a challenge to get the tanks up and running when they've been sitting for a while These first few items blistered really badly. They didn't look this way until after 24 hours. I will blast them and replate later The later items seemed to have worked ok
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Dave W 1971/240Z rebuild
Yeah, the wiring loom was a good find!
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Rain drip trim clips 280z
I've never seen those clips before
- Duffy's 1/71 Series 1 240z build
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Z's on BAT and other places collection
$4,000 six days to go! I figured 4-5k. Looks like it'll exceed that
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ZCON 2024
Momma saw that the rooms were open for booking the other day. So she booked 5 rooms. I think the plan is for most of my kids to come too. It's also the bosses birthday week. So big plans!!
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1971 HLS30-14938 "Lily" build
I made a little progress today Here is what the tar mat looks like all peeled Here are my templates for the tunnel jute I also did a little plating on some wiper parts Not as much progress as I'd like but something...