MONGO510

The hitachis I had were a hair under 2" came of a 2 Liter roadster. They came with the car which had been converted to Mikuni Solex. Maybe they were not stock although they were on a stock manifold and the ports matched? Mongo

Sweet ride Phil!!

OOOOH! Pretty! Mongo

The 2 liter Roadster was factory equipped with 2" carbs. They are not to big for a 2.8. Take Skib's advice and talk to Z-therapy! they know their stuff! Mongo

If I recall correctly, the trany that was refered to as the "Rock Crusher" was the M-22. The M-22 was considered pretty much indestructable back in the day! If it is a true "Rock Crusher", It will make very obvious whining noises as You accelerate. Best check on that! Mongo

Newest update! I tried bending up my own roll cage with a bender from Harbor Freight . I tried filling some sample tubes with sand and multi apex techniques and it actually looked pretty good, but I can be a bit anal about somethings and I knew that it would always be there in the back of my mind that it didn't look perfect to my eyes. I know it would have passed any tech inspection because I've fabbed this stuff up before on 2 different Formula cars. I made some calls to old racing pals and got a Phone # for a shop named ProFab. He happened to be only 8 miles away and he was building a cage for a 240Z at this time. I took my tubing(1-1/2X .095 wall DOM) to his shop and checked out the cage in the 240. It was masterfully constructed and real eye candy! He used the 240 cage as a pattern and had my cage bent up 3 days later! It was done a day earlier than he had quoted!! Total cost for bending and fishmouthing was $225. Total cost of cage will be under $400. Sweet! The shop owners name is Steve Gatrell and I would recommend him to anyone. Really nice work for a great price! Here are some pics of my pile of bent tubes. She starts going in tomorrow!!

I need one to use for friends cars that I work on at home. I don't mind spending a couple hundred dollars as long as it will give me the info I want. Mongo

Hey Guys, I am in the market for a OBD 2/ OBD 1 scanner. I need one that is versatal and will read all trouble codes. What are you Guys using? What would you recommend? I have used Snapon and Mac in the past, but I can't afford them for home use. What do you think? Mongo

Any reason not to turn the hub and fix the problem? Mongo

Its been my experiance that 9 out of 10 times, when finding oil in the water, the problem is a cracked head. If this is the case, it can be repaired by competent machinist. Mongo

The vent is probably not needed although I always drill a small hole in a new one, just because. On the other hand, I consider an overflow tank to be manditory equipment. It can save you bacon! Mongo

Very Cool!! Mongo

Personally, I am for function over form! Go for it! Mongo

Is it just me, or is most of the welding on the chassis a little bit ugly? It just looks lumpy or something. Otherwise its gorgeous!! Mongo

Thanks Jon! That answers many questions I had! Thanks!! John (Mongo)

Ah! That changes everything! How is the bar supported on the bottom? Has he built a box like structure to mount it to? John

I checked some measurements on my 260 and the Roll Bar pictured above will not fit. I have been looking at previous posts for weeks and have not been able to find a set of drawings or dimensions for a SCCA legal Roll Bar/ Cage. Does anyone know where I can find a set of drawings or plans? John(Mongo)

Yous guys are showing your ignorance, They have been very carefully CC'D LOL Amazing!!! Mongo

Thanks for heads up Ron! John

Whenever I have started a thread, It never seems to show up in "New Posts". Am I doing somthing wrong? Mongo

The Z was listed in the "cars for sale" section and looked like a good candidate. It was an early 260Z from the San Jose Ca. area. It was a young guys uncompleted project. The engine was partially disasembled and it had a ZX 5spd installed. The car was almost rust free, The only problem area was under the battery and it was still basically sound and only needed surface rust cleaned up and treated. There was just a few small dings in the body, with the worst shown in pic #1. The deal sealer was the fact that it came with a set of 3, remanufactured 45mm Webers still in their boxes and never installed. New linkage was included as well as a Weber Manifold. The price was $1200. I jumped on it!! I rented a tow dolly and headed south from Portland Or. She was mine! I sold the Weber setup on EBay for $900, and the 260 engine and 5spd on Craigslist for $200. Total cost for great starting point was about $200 including gas and tow dolly rental!! More to come!! Mongo

Hi Performance fans! My name is John, but I was nicknamed Mongo many years ago while crewing for a buddy that was running a Lotus 23 sports Racer. It started raining and I showed up in the Hot Pits wearing this hat. It will be self explanatory to those of us that have been on this planet for a while! The car in the back ground is the 510 I built for my Son. VOILA---- Mongo510! The 510 Has been converted to RHD, SR20DET installed, Coilover suspension in front, Roadster springs in rear. All suspension is fully adjustable. The car runs very well and ran a 13.9@101.47MPH on its first outing at the Drag Strip. The Engine is totally stock. I was working on the Dime when I was directed to this site for information and ideas. I spent many hrs. looking at the cars, checking performance #'s, and salivating in general! Heck, I'll admit it, I was sporting a "Woody". I had to build myself a Z-Car!! LOL I continued working on the Dime and watched the "cars for sale" section for a good prospect. I finally found a decent candidate listed here and contacted the owner. More to come!! Soon! (Admins please edit if you feel necessary) John(Mongo510)

Carefull Skib, he got his hand on the trapdoor lever!! LOL Mongo

I may be wrong but I believe the straps are there to facilitate installation of the slave. In normal operation they will be disconected or the ends will have pulled loose from the notch they are in. They are not there to limit travel John(Mongo)

broken or twisted crank, or non standard part. John