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  1. John Coffey
    Yes, they will fit but the main hoop will be about 12" from the driver's head and will not provide the required protection. The main hoop should be within 6" of the driver's head.
  2. John Coffey
    Hope so.
  3. John Coffey
    The current trends in CLSD oil is towards higher viscosity numbers. OS Giken sells a 80W-250 that works very, very well in all my customer cars running OSG Super Locks.
  4. John Coffey
    You're right. 3.3.3.17 applies to wet cell batteries moved from the stock location. Some regions (Like Cal Club) have the positive battery terminal cover requirement int heir supp regs.
  5. John Coffey
    There's always a wreck where the battery positive terminal hits the bodywork (or the other way around). Its always a great idea to cover the positive terminal on the battery and you won't get on any drag strip, autocross course, or road race track without it.
  6. John Coffey
    The SFI rated dampers are supposed to be a very tight fit. In some cases you need to hone the ID to get it on correctly. Also, heating the damper to about 150 degrees (no hotter due to the ring bonding) helps.
  7. John Coffey
    http://www.mcmaster.com/#shim-stock/=7z6n0t and click on Slotted Shims.
  8. John Coffey
    BTW... my little comment about "Washington's Axe" wasn't meant to disparage the Big Sam car.
  9. John Coffey
    Ron's car is probably closer to the original then the original would be if it still existed and had been raced in the last few decades.
  10. John Coffey
    Reminds me of the "Washington's Axe" story. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus
  11. John Coffey
    Yup, a wrap or paint.
  12. John Coffey
    Send them here to get them cleaned and balanced: http://www.rceng.com/
  13. John Coffey
    Post swapping... :-)
  14. John Coffey
    This is a quick and dirty method for someone with a street car and a garage floor. Spinning each bushing and stopping the tightening process when all four won't spin anymore gets things pretty even on both sides. From there going to 25 ft. lbs. is maybe 1 to 1.5 turns. The OP is probably not worried about a 15 lb. pre-laod difference.
  15. John Coffey
    Its important from a handling perspective to make sure the anti-roll bar does not preload to either side of the car. What John (gnose) refers to above is a racer technique to make sure you're not prelaoding either side of the car. For a non-racer in their garage, here's how to do it. 1. Back off the end link nuts until the bolt just protrudes out the top of the nut. 2. Lower the car to the ground and roll it back and forth a bit to settle the suspension. 3. Put your son in the driver's seat. 4. Slowly tighten down one side while checking each of the end link bushings by turning them. When all four can't be turned anymore, stop tightening that side. 5. Go to the other side and repeat step 4. 6. Tighten both sides to 25 ft. lbs.
  16. John Coffey
    Lock an anteater in your car for a week.
  17. John Coffey

    A 240 for XP?

    John Coffey replied to jthub620's topic in RACING

    The direction you're planning is probably better suited to the HybridZ.org membership. I mean no insult to this group.
  18. John Coffey
    FYI... spring rate calculators: http://www.swayaway.com/calculators/swayawayCalc.php
  19. John Coffey
    Completely normal for a Nissan transmission. Can be used as a purchasing tactic to tell an unknowing seller that the trans is junk.
  20. John Coffey

    Diff

    John Coffey replied to f1race79's topic in RACING

    If you do go with an increased capacity solution, make sure the final fluid gravity level is the same as with the stock cover. Don't do like another Datsun team and put a container in the spare tire well and then plumb it to the diff cover. The were literally pumping diff fluid out the side seals driving to grid.
  21. John Coffey
    In my discussions with Jim Thompson at Sunbelt Performance Engines, he said the same things that Alan posted above.
  22. John Coffey
    Everywhere between the front and rear license plates.
  23. John Coffey
    N42 block is fine for a 3.1L.
  24. John Coffey
    Measure the bore (should be 89mm), measure the stroke (should be 83mm), and remove one rod bolt and measure to be sure they are 9mm.
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