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madkaw

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  1. I know you said you bought a sledge hammer , but I would have recommended a 3-5 lb dead blow hammer( not a rubber mallet) . Then you could hit the head directly anywhere , for the most part , from any direction without holding wood too. A miss with the sledge will break aluminum, but unlikely with a dead blow. It sounds like your just hitting it from one side also. You need to hit it from every angle to break things loose.
  2. I'm excited for you Jeff - feel the power !!
  3. Treasure hunt day ! Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile
  4. Green underneath the primer Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile
  5. Correct Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile
  6. My wife is cool- I have 3 rollers now so she is getting numb to this. She also knows I've never lost $ on these deals . ESPECIALLY after acquiring the diesel Maxima Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile
  7. "So honey , I bought another Z today" instant response ," you've got to be fu@£NIH kidding me " anyone else have this conversation-lol Anyway, didn't see this one coming but it's landed in my lap. # 4858 , 5/70 build date. Still not even to my house yet and I've spent a total of 15 minutes looking at it. Too many unknowns to answer anything specific , but it's definetly fixable . Actually in pretty decent shape- respective of its age. Update this when I get it home .
  8. Know anyone with a 4 post lift. Drive it up on there and chock everything and put a load on the driveline, or just rock it in gear with someone watching
  9. I did that set up and thought it worked out pretty well, but I had driveline vibration that I couldn't figure out and thought it was the cause since it lowers the pinion . i went back to the mount sandwich - Techno mount snubber and stock mount. make sure no twisting motion allows those bolt heads to contact the crossmember since they are so close . I now have just learned to live with the seldom clunk I get. It seems the harder I drive the car the less clunk I get.
  10. I've got three extra fuel pumps and I would send you one for shipping costs. i have a RX7 pump and an extra and a Carter . I replaced pumps thinking that was the problem, but it was the freaking filter . Now I'm EFI , so ....
  11. It's not about them deteriorating, it was about them not staying assembled inside. When the filter cartridge comes loose ( if it's the replacement type) , it blocks the outgoing fuel. Mine was even intermittent which was really frustrating . I would think Dorman is the same as Mr Gasket- but I could be way wrong. Or maybe I had the only one that came loose- but the fact that it can happen vs a throw away plastic one is why I say get rid of it. Just wanted to make sure you were aware of this possibility
  12. Get rid of that filter - they are junk. The filter assembly inside comes loose and blocks fuel flow. You won't suspect it because you'll see fuel in the filter . Take it off and see if it is coming apart inside
  13. Is was more about avoiding a POSSIBLE problem then fixing one. Improperly fitted caps could lead to dribbling fuel collected in the caps that could lead to a bad idle and other issues.
  14. Well I took Richards advice and put the proper pintle caps on the injectors. I did find out that the injectors I am using have a 18 degree spray pattern . Not sure how that compares to stock. All I know is that this engine runs as good as it ever has- despite finding a valve nick on #1 bore , despite dropping the cam with towers attached from 4 feet in the air. Despite replacing a cam tower that was nicked on its bearing surface from the drop. Despite shaving another 20 thou and not checking clearances despite guessing cam timing and throwing the cam in 6 degrees advanced. and the list goes on thankyou L gods
  15. So if I answer to Steve or Stephen(mom would be more proud of Stephen), do the Steve's get any points for that. How abut points on how many cars the Steve's bring-LOL
  16. Well I'm one of two Steve's from my town that should be going- both with 71's Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile
  17. Interior looks great - nice job!! Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile
  18. Sweet - finally a fall festival type Z show!! Don't like driving in Atlanta , but at least is a doable trip !! Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile
  19. Water based - how cool. Wonder if it smells as bad ! So you thin it with water ? Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile
  20. I used fiberglass mat when I deleted my rear bumper . I filled the indentations with fiberglass and finished out with bondo. So far so good, no issues with the body work . Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile
  21. I was going to ask the same thing. I've got a 18" sanding block and it saved me when trying to keep thing flat and lines straight . Your work is great and I might be referring to your thread in my next few builds. Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile
  22. Most people remember the 280z vs all other versions . Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile
  23. I changed the pintel caps with zx ones, so the spray pattern should be okay - correct ? Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile
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