whamo Posted January 15, 2009 Share #1 Posted January 15, 2009 Toni and her 240z. The car is getting closer all the time. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30524-1-way-to-put-a-smile-on-her-face/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblake01 Posted January 15, 2009 Share #2 Posted January 15, 2009 Cool! I didn't know you parked on the left of the street up there. Do you drive to the left in B.C. also? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30524-1-way-to-put-a-smile-on-her-face/#findComment-271243 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike B Posted January 15, 2009 Share #3 Posted January 15, 2009 Cool! I didn't know you parked on the left of the street up there. Do you drive to the left in B.C. also?He's in Vancouver, WA (across the river from Portland), not Vancouver, BC.-Mike Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30524-1-way-to-put-a-smile-on-her-face/#findComment-271245 Share on other sites More sharing options...
whamo Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share #4 Posted January 15, 2009 Cool! I didn't know you parked on the left of the street up there. Do you drive to the left in B.C. also?No, its Vancouver (not B.C.), Washington (not D.C.)We park on the wrong side of the street because of the hill, and then we burn rubber all over the place in typical redneck fashion.:laugh: Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30524-1-way-to-put-a-smile-on-her-face/#findComment-271246 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Posted January 15, 2009 Share #5 Posted January 15, 2009 I've been to Steve and Toni's place. It doesn't look like a redneck neighborhood, but it is. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30524-1-way-to-put-a-smile-on-her-face/#findComment-271247 Share on other sites More sharing options...
whamo Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share #6 Posted January 15, 2009 Hey Arne, I cut 1-1/2 coils out of the front springs. I think I may have been safe cutting 2 full coils out but I think it looks pretty good. We just need to do the rears now. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30524-1-way-to-put-a-smile-on-her-face/#findComment-271249 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted January 15, 2009 Share #7 Posted January 15, 2009 They also park in front of fire hydrants.Historic trivia: in London in the 1700's came the modern advance of burying wooden water pipes to help fight fires. When a fire started people would dig down to the pipe and drill a hole in it. The hole that was dug would fill up with water which could then be scooped out in buckets to fight the fire. Someone then came up with the bright idea of pre-drilling the hole and stopping it up with a plug. They called this a "fire plug". Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30524-1-way-to-put-a-smile-on-her-face/#findComment-271252 Share on other sites More sharing options...
whamo Posted January 15, 2009 Author Share #8 Posted January 15, 2009 (edited) They also park in front of fire hydrants.Actually that car parks in the garage. Thanks for pointing that out though. I hope the authorities aren't reading this forum. or surfing youtube. Edited January 15, 2009 by whamo Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30524-1-way-to-put-a-smile-on-her-face/#findComment-271253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Posted January 15, 2009 Share #9 Posted January 15, 2009 Hey Arne, I cut 1-1/2 coils out of the front springs. I think I may have been safe cutting 2 full coils out but I think it looks pretty good. We just need to do the rears now.I've been reviewing my notes on this for another person with the Euro springs, and I apparently cut 1.75 coils up front, and 2 full coils in the rear on mine. With your stock springs being a touch softer than my Euros, I'd cut 1.5-1.75 coils off the rear. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30524-1-way-to-put-a-smile-on-her-face/#findComment-271254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
whamo Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share #10 Posted March 1, 2009 I ended up cutting 1.75 coils off the rear and 2 off the front. We have driven it a little and it may settle more but I think more will have to come off the front coils. We finished the final assembly and Toni buffed it out for the Portland roadster show next week. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30524-1-way-to-put-a-smile-on-her-face/#findComment-275790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
=Enigma= Posted March 1, 2009 Share #11 Posted March 1, 2009 Looking great man. Is that a lift I see in your garage? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30524-1-way-to-put-a-smile-on-her-face/#findComment-275792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
whamo Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share #12 Posted March 1, 2009 Looking great man. Is that a lift I see in your garage?Yep, that was a gift to myself, I love it. They are fairly reasonably priced as well. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/30524-1-way-to-put-a-smile-on-her-face/#findComment-275794 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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