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rounded Rear fender flares like Dan Juday's with no vents...I have the JCR vented rear flares grafted on the Origin convertibler rear tub and closed off one small front and the large rear vent leaving the larger front vent...these vented flares really do not lend themselves to anything traditional race but Hollywood flambouyance... The rear JCR flares were well made ( hand laid cloth) but were a fit problem with little contact surface to graft with..... large rear flares should wrap around the rear door well lip for good grip and fit .a problem I plan to remedy by making this flange for the door well..................Gnose deserves a subtle spoiler .....my biased opinion .....See if John Washington is making the Gnose... A couple years back the Show Car G nose had mold warp problems but could be painfully remedied by someone quite familiar with fiberglass. .....and every G nose deserves headlight covers.
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a 1977 with manual transmission would have the larger R200 with 3.545 to 1 gearing and the auto trans would have the smaller R180 with the same 3.545 gearing ..1977 was the year Z's and others generally got the 5 apeed trans
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Hat.. I basically have the same question.... Are the coilover threaded aluminum sleeves inside diameter 2 inches ? The late 260 and 280 Z larger struts are like 2.08 inch diameter while the 240 Z smaller struts are 2.04 which seems to be the general standard for all adjustable sleeve coilovers.http://www.stockcarproducts.com... I bought some Bilstein's sleeves off eBay and had them bored out for 280 Z struts. I was still in the sleeves bored out and the adjusting nuts way less than new. Stock Car Products www.stockcarproducts.com has the cheapest nuts and sleeves I know of at 5" sleeve>$15.30 and adjusting nut $12.65 > Carrera brand. I would buy the cheap eBay coilovers for just the sleeves and adjusting nuts if I knew they were the standard 2 inches inside diameter which could be bored out to fit the 280 Z..............Good known brand and weight coilovers are avaialble on eBay after surfing thru the "Buy It Now" crap at less than half new price $60.-70.00 of quality coilover prices... but the sleeves and nuts are not plentiful as an auction item and hard to find..
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Tim ...that was what I was curious about : "using a fence"... For $18.00 at Harbour Freight......I have a sheet of stainless steel. Sell my aluminum scrap Monday....Tim, I would rather have my $ in tools and parts than burning a hole in my pocket. You can go out and spend $200.00 in a day and have nothing to show for it...My GTO project is coming along good (after almost 10 years).. Wife even quit complaining after she saw all the body panels on.
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and block sand..and .. I am going with the factory stock metallic light silver that came on my 1978 Z for the 250 GTO project and as white it will cover up some flaws.
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You always do good work !!!
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YNOT BILL... Thunder Ranch hood hinge is different than Alpha hinge. I have an old article that details a buildup of an Alpha GTO 250 kit that I will scan and attempt to place in my Yahoo Photos so it will be readable and viewable. Do you have any engine heat problems with your hood ? (on your very impressive GTO)
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EDIT: I finally get a couple stainless steel side vent trim pieces cut out and buffed to a high shine and intall them on the fenders and it looks like a chicken coop built onto the side of a million dollar mansion. I learned a few things in the process to build trim rings for the plexiglass headlight covers...Use about 14 guage thick steel sheet metal that can be easily welded.. Make a pattern to cut out 4 sections and then weld sections together and powder coat or chrome plate or paint. Use my metal cutting bandsaw for the major cutting with grinder and file work to finish..Here are the first pics of the GTO and the trim vents not installed becuz I do not want to disgrace the car further Photos:http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/larryjohnson97438/album?.dir=8223&.src=ph&store=&prodid=&.done=http%3a//photos.yahoo.com/ph//my_photosI want to fabricate some stainless steel or aluminum flat trim pieces for my GTO 250 project........1. Hand held air nibblers (punch and die) are reported to cut steel up to 1/16 inch and aluminum up to 5/64 ths... Will the air nibbler distort the metal.. Anyone with experience on this tool??????? ....Can it cut tight radius and straight lines............2. I have a large throat stationary jigsaw.... Are there metal cutting jigsaw blades strong enough to cut aluminum or stainleess steel without breaking and "chattering" (vibrating) the workpiece all over the table? ????????.... .....>>>>>I have a mig wire welder, hand held grinders,files, body hammers, vices, various tin snips and a metal cutting bandsaw that are all somewhat limited to fabricate trim pieces and turn a radius in the cut. . .................>I have made a paper pattern to fabricate trim rings for the clear plexiglass headlight covers requiring at least two mig welds to join. The jig saw or air nibbler would allow me to make most trim parts out of one piece and without welding. IF THEY WILL CUT METAL......(The headlight cover trim rings will require welding)
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Tim 240 Z.......I got a feeling that tranny is A-ok and I am usually more clever when I am broke anyway. I do not seem to waste my money when I am broke !!!!!!!!!!!!!! I really want to come down and meet you. I am in a good mood ..I found 3 out of 4 of the tailights for the GTO project today and have the wiring pig tail for the fourth plus found a new in the package bimetal sawzall blade yesterday at the bottom of a bucket .....LOL....but what is really driving me nuts is a really good $200.00 78 Z car in Springfield and that SBC/700R4 combo in Portland Oregon for $350.00. Wife was not here... I would have them both !!!!!
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LOL Tim 240 Z .....there is one 200 4R avaialable in your garage collecting dust going on three years now. Now that is terrible.... I am so broke.. I am collectting scrap metal to pay for lost parts on the the GTO project....Up and until now I have not spent any money except to replace 2 coilovers off eBay and they were cheap.. I got a plan to get down there and meet you this summer while the wife is away..I got a black gas can and a good length of clear hose. Try to go high tech and get an attachable hand pump for the clear hose.. Had some bad experiences swallowing that stuff in my youth.
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Any ONE have any ideas how to cut and fabricate metal trim rings out of aluminum or stainless steel.....ie.. stationary jig saw (Metal cuting blades) , hand held jig saw/sawzall, metal cutting bandsaw..... air powered nibbler, grinding disc. tin snips, shear ..... common edged rock.........flat metal sheet material or flattened tubing.........I (believe I can) make a pattern for a headlight cover trim ring for flat thin stainless steel plate that will need a little mig welding and bending to properly fit. If I can find the proper metal cutting stationary jig saw blades. .. I have a long throat stationary jigsaw that I have never used and have no knowledge of available metal cutting jig saw blades...
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Y Not Bill ...does your hood hinge connect to the original Z hood hinge bolt holes (Alpha style)?????...... I have been able to locate only one of the Corvette hoodhinges for my GTO (GM part #3912640> Right hand and #3912639>left hand @ $28.90 a piece) These hinges are very simple and connect to the top of the radiator support on the fender sides. I slipped the remaining left hand hinge under the hood and it raised the (predrilled and threaded) hood almost level with the fender and nose piece. The two bolt hole hinges came with Stableworks supplied long bolts and nuts which uses the long bolt's head as an adjuster stop against the stationary lower part of the hinge and radiator support..to accurately position the hood at nose piece and fender level height..ingenious use of a longer bolt and.. a nut on the threaded bolt is used to actually tighten the hood to the hinge after the long bolt is propery threaded in place to the hood's mounting holes.... the nuts on the long bolts are actually used to tightly secre the hood to the hinge and act as a lock nut................... I am bidding on a set of Corvette hinges on eBay to recover the lost hinge. I would like to use the Stanza scissor trunk hinges as used on the Tomahawk hood but this one Corvette hinge appears to adjust the hood merely by dropping it in place without bolts or adjustment. I have had problems in partially cracking a mold seam in the area of the decklid opening during mounting of the rear tub and some gelcoat chipping off the fiberglass on the edge of one headlight well on the nose piece but the GTO body from Stable Works may not be of Tomahawk uniform quality but it is quite straight and some real skill was placed in it's original molding for a good fit.
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Try Google and write in 200 4R... and you will find all kinds of info, rebuild kits , etc. on the 200 4R . Get on "Craig's List" for auto parts for Portland , Oregon......There is a recent listing for a 350 SBC 4 bolt main complete engine with MSD, Edlebrock equipped with 700R4 tranny for $350.00. That's a deal....
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I cannot come up with the specs you need from a 1978 Z service manual. I would suggest a personal message to Scotty GNZ or Tim 240 Z if you do not find the answer. The manual just shows the difference between the automatic R180 and manual R200 differential stub shafts.
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Being from the Northwest with the old man making a living as a timber faller, and associated with real WIllys Jeeps before the American Motors saga; since I was three: the real deal on off roading is rock slashed tires and bent wheels. Any "realistic" off road image should include ripped tires and a bent wheel to properly effect the entire package. A sledge hammer and machete should be included in every kit to simulate off roading
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Punched out holes for the headlights and turn signal lights. I had 2 sets of headlight buckets (Carello ?) off 2 Fiat sports car(s). The headlights are self contained with headlight adjusters and retainers in a tear drop steel bucket with a small compact chrome trim ring. The compact units with a hole cut in the headlight well could contain the entire head light unit including trim ring and fit precisely under the clear plastic headlight cover. The adjuster screws and retainer ring are covered and hidden from view by the headlight trim rings. I have seen GTO s where the guts of the headlight unit are exposed and ugly. The Fiat trim rings are not screwed or fastened but actually with lots of pressure pop off. Out of the back end of the teardrop is a water proof grommet with a 3 wire fitting. I removed the Fiat trim rings and substituted VW chrome trim rings which have about the same contour as the GTO fenders giving the appearance that the VW trim rings are an extension of the GTO fenders. The Tommahawk also uses VW headlight trim rings due to the slope of the fenders. When the trim rings are painted the same color as a Tomahawk, it appears they are an extension of the fender,In my Yahoo pictures there is photo in Kit Car magazine of the (1st) prototype Tomahawk with painted VW headlight trim rings. A "Stallion" Cobra replica body was utilized somewhat in making the mold for the Tomahawk because the "Stallions" were larger in dimension than most other Cobra replicas. I wanted headlights unlike the Z units which are an unbelievable chore to change. The far east "copy" engineers must not of had anything to copy when they they came up with the z headlight system.. ............My aluminum scrap pile is growing and hopefully I will be able to take some pictures and buy some supplies.. I have not spent any money yet but will need argon mix for my wire welder (the turds depeleted that by not turning off the argon tank valve and also drained my acety/oxy by the same type of careless misuse) ........I discovered a new sawzall blade today and will tackle the fenders tomorrow. ...........My body fitting has gone as far as can until the final fitting takes place. and de parts are a tight fit !!!!!!!!! ......I want all the body parts removable when I do the suspension and coilivers for easier access http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/larryjohnson97438/album?.dir=/392a
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Welcome: Getting that ZX tranny screwed into a V8 would require some incredible fabrication and not worth the effort, time and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$...Because 327 engines are scarce anymore. you will have to ask and look for them. If you are interested in a Hybrid Z get the JTR Manual. That is where to start your education. Do some research on this site and you will find the phone # and address for JTR
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If you have not done so...get some
if not done so get some new bushings for your rack and pinion steering unit to better secure the steering unit to the chassis. The JTR manual also details what John C is advising... details how to relocate transverse link on front lower control arm.. eyeball your front lower control arms which should be in a horizontal position to the pavement (General rule of thumb)
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LOL... Mark !..... our young friend is the one who splashed my Tomahawk in an attempt to obtain a mold and made off with a lot of my tools and parts. Once I find him , the sheriff will serve him with a court complaint that I put his name on. I hear he is married and working for Comcast. He returned my Tomahawk hood and trunk to my friend Ocbaar before I got home. He had earlier agreed to settle with me according to Ocbaar but has avoided me. Not a bad kid to work with but his imagination just got away from good sense. I doubt if he ever gets that VR straigtend out without my help..warped Thunder Ranch nose and maybe crooked chassis........I just wish that he would get in touch with me so the problem can be resolved without going to court. I filed suit against three other people with him. I have already won judgments of $269,000.00 against two of them which I will probaly never collect but I will own court judgements on them for the next 20 years to figure out a payment plan. It's called "due process" and keeps a lot of people who call themselves "lawyers" well fed. The above is in a well documented complaint and public record in (Eugene,Oregon) Lane County Circuit civil case # 16-05-04556 and the two judgments signed by Judge Karsten Rasmussen against Penny Cooper and Kaleb Crandall. I will be delivering documents to Mr. Crandall's employer demanding 25% of his salary. I doubt in 20 years, Mr. Crandall will be able be able to even pay the 9 % interest on a problem with me that he should have shown more responsibility. Penny Cooper could probably pay the debt in full if she had the business sense to charge everyone a nickel for intercourse with her. Sitting on a gold mine and don't know it ! LOL I feeel better with that slander, defamation and libel.
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I do not seem to have that problem out here on the mean streets of Fall CreeK with ricers. I am considering having the jackstands powder coated to prevent future rust and while I am "at it" section and lower the jack stands a couple of inches.
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Mark I was checking your site again.. Looks like you have accomplished a fair amount with quality work on the VR....... My clear headlight covers were never trimmed to fit and came as two indistinguishable oversized pieces. After figuring out on which side each went... I taped them to the fender and used a black marking pen to outline the contour of the headlight opening on the outside of the covers being slightly generous with a 1/8 inch margin outside the contour. Once properly secured to the fender headlight well it is fairly easy to get an accurate line drawn on the headliht cover using the actual headlamp well as the guide as seen thru the clear plastic cover. .................... I have a small hand held grinder that takes approximately 3 1/2 inch grinding disc about 3/16 thick. Best to use an almost wore out disc around 2 inches in diameter. The thicker disc and smaller diameter are easier to control and more precise in cutting around the radius of the headlight cover ..... My bandsaw actually cracked the plastic when I experimented with it and luckily, I had a large amount of excess to work with without damaging the useable part of the headlight cover. ..................................The cutting disc has to be used with caution to keep cutting along the black cut line. The grinder I have has a finger rest aiding in improved dexterity. I found it best and faster to groove a line around the headlight cover before completely cutting thru the plastic because of heat build up and melted plastic along the cutting groove. A little heat build-up actually does no damage except the plastic gets gooey in the cut and slows down the cutting. The melting of plastic is amazingly confined to the cut and what spills out can be easily removed after it cools without damage to the surrounding plastic. You do not want any more heat build up than necesary though to prevent spreading. I have one headlight cover cut out and find after trimming that the sides are fairly the right size and the top and bottom are slightly oversize of which I will trim more tomorrow. I also have this 20 inch bastard file to smooth the edges. I sit in a chair with the headlight cover piece in my lap with my left arm holding and gripping the cover to prevent any movement as my right holds the grinder partially resting my hand on the cover for added control. I am right next to the car fender for quick quality control checks.Apparently Thunder Ranch and Stable Works send thier covers un trimmed Any buyer should inquire about this before buying covers "becuz trimming the headlight cover knowing what they cost is about as comfortable as a dog crapping razorblades". I have an idea how to fabricate headlight cover trim rings out of aluminum or hopefully stainless steel
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Mr. Grump: u r still miles ahead than others....always a learning experience and 383 kits are now affordable using the 350 parts and the aftermarket crank and pistons.
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Your problem maybe with Tokico distribitor JDM WERKS 13 substituting parts or using counterfeit parts.. You buy lowering springs on eBay for 10 bucks and $25.00 shipping......If they cannot tell you the spring rates... something is wrong.... China and India are bringing stuff in by the ship load.
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Try a Felpro gasket....get you one of those little Harbour Freight clickit torque wrenches in 1/4 drive that are usually on sale. (I got a better quality 3/8 drive for $12 bucks to replace my 1/2 inch drive Craftsman) and torque that gasket down like you are performing brain surgery on yourself. and tighten in a criss-cross manner not in a straight line as mentioned previously and get some non hardening gasket sealer (black and gooey and harder to get off your hands than a deadbeat in law)..
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Your table saw method is excellant for straight pieces.. better than press shearing which tends to distort. Find me an 8 inch garage sale special table saw for $10.00 and make a slide. HOWZ IT going Dave ! This rain is something else!!! did this all summer in 1975......right thru August