ZROSSA

February 12, 2002

It would be cool but.............Can you fix it when it breaks? By this i mean, would the cost of doing a timing belt/chain change be the sane as putting in a "domestic" donk?

Douglas

February 12, 2002

The rack on my 1979zx was behind the x-member. I dont think datsun would mout it in front for us cars, Would they?

Douglas

February 8, 2002

I have often wondered why if a 4 pot l engine can be taken out to 2.4 lts why cant the 6 pot be taken out to 3.6? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Douglas

February 8, 2002

I may be a bit off becuase i dont know anything about holleys,BUT..... I have never seen a carbed car with a fuel return line. Thats why they run low pressure fuel pumps.

Douglas

February 6, 2002

Well, I was going to show you the Del West web site but the don apear to have one.

Here is a adress and phone #

Del West Engineering

28128 west livingston

Valencia, Ca 91355

ph 661 295 5700

fax 661 295 8300

I think price is the major reason they are not used. You would need a different material for your valve guides as the ti will gall with the usual stuff. Honda and others now use it for there rods on hi po engines.

It would be nice to have that ford of yours up near 8000 rpm. Better get some.

Douglas

February 5, 2002

Eric,

Take a mold. I would be in for one. I am currently searching for as much convertible inf as i can. Got any more?

Cheers

Douglas

February 5, 2002

Ditto

Douglas

February 3, 2002

Showcars does them as well. I cant find there link right now though. Search the sight. It was up the other day.

Douglas

February 2, 2002

Alrightythen,

I have done a bit of leg work and visited the local aircraft repair place and talked to a supplier of all things glue like in town. The aircraft guys use 3ms scotch weld and the other people offered something that was strong but flexable. I dont want flex at all. I compaired the shear strenghts and the 3m stuff was on the bottom of the scale, around 1700 psi per inch.

t-88 is 2000 psi

es6279 aeropoxy 3480 psi

hysol ea9430 4500 psi.

The strengt was on bonded ali. cured at room temp.

The hysol also had a really high peel strenght which makes it way better then the rest IMHO.

This has not been a easy subject to research. I have spent days on the p.c. trying to battle through Material data sheets and sites designed for NASA, not back yard dreamers like myself.

Do any of you know of any thing stronger?

Thanks again,

Douglas

January 31, 2002

Jens,

This was the repco-brabham f1 engine that Jack brabham won the world chapionship in. The cosworth pretty much made it redundant. It was based on the rover block but had overhead cams and in its final evolution had 4v per cylinder but it was never reliable in this form.

The engine you were talking about was in the mg metro 6r4 or something like that, right?

Cheers

Douglas

January 30, 2002

Thanks,

I have only tried the net so far. Its still a couple of months before i can start, so i am just gathering as much inf. as i can.

Terry, I know your not a fan of glues, Can you give me a idea what you have used and didnt like?

Cheers,

Douglas

January 30, 2002

Go here http://members.ozemail.com.au/~zedskid/

Mark has the leyland version. Takes it out to 4.4lts i think. The basics of these block formed the repco f1 engines in the 60's. 400 hp out of 3.0 lts enough for you?

Douglas

January 29, 2002

Thanks guys,

Aircraft spruce got back to me this morning and suggested something called t-88. I think that stronger stuff exists. Anyone familiar with it?

I dont mean to be to much of a cynic but i think the sugested this becuase it can be air mailed.

Does any one else have any sugestion. The whole piont is to make it as strong and stiff as possable.

Cheers

Douglas

January 28, 2002

Lone is right,

Toyota made an all ali. push rod hemi way before the lexus and v12. i remember thinking it was like 2 3ts on a comon crank but later read that it was base on the crysler hemi but smaller. Displacement was around 3.6 lts. I used to see them in the aussie boy racer mags but have never seen one in the flesh. I keep forgeting about this one, May be usefull for another swap in the future.

Douglas

January 28, 2002

Howdy all,

I have been frying my brain over the last couple of days trying to find out inf. on adhesives. I have studied "aircraft spruce" and e-mailed them some questions but have had no reply as yet. I have also been in a NASA site that has the strenghts of lots of different ones,but what a nightmare. I am now far more confused. What i want is a adesive that is stiff and strong as possable that can be used at room temp. So far the best i have com up with is something called ar-1004 from tacc international, but there web site has nothing on it. The other ones that i have acsess two are hysol ea9430 or aeropoxy es6279. I am going to be joining ali., steel, balsa wood and mabye fiberglass or carbon fibre depending on what will work. The parts can be riveted as well.

Any one out there know of anything better? This will be to make the rear floor and fire wall on my race car and on the backbone chassis on the z.

Thanks

Douglas

January 27, 2002

ca18 came out in silvias, bluebirds, sentras and that ugly thing with the removable hatch so you can turn it into a wagon. I will say it again, if i lived in the usa, i would do a ka24 wit a turbo. It must be cheeper then the sr20 overthere.

Douglas

January 26, 2002

I am pretty sold on these mufflers. Mike, does your duel inlet have the oval pipes or are they round? I didnt see any round ones on there site for the duel inlets. I would like the duel inlet and outlet myself. Does any on e know if thay would restrict hp compared to a duel muffler set up?

BTW Georgia boys, I grew up in Atlanta. Lived in Stone Mountain, Decator, and Buckhead.

Douglas

January 26, 2002

Come on Dan, Everyone knows that its somthing that wont flush.

Douglas

January 26, 2002

Nullbound, You have mail

Douglas

January 26, 2002

Zip ties will come apart. I used little adjustable hose clamps once. It worked.

Douglas

January 25, 2002

What direction is the flow on the spin techs?

I would like my z to sound more like a ferrari. I was on the band wagon for 180 degree header and flat plane cranks then i found out that a x-pipe will give the same sound. Pretty happy about that. A hell of a lot less work.

Douglas

January 25, 2002

Tom,

I have done this with a zx and a couple of corollas. You can only go so far though. Jack the car up and mesure the distances between the upper and lower spring holders. Never cut the spring shorter then this distance or it will flop about. I do the front first. This will determine the lowest the car will sit. Be conservative with removing coils from the rear. You dont want it lower then the front. I used to mark the coils where i would cut them and put them in a bucket of water up to that point. I would then use a cut of disk on my grinder and cut it as fast as i could. Best to use an air grinder buy the way although i have done it with electric.

In NZ the local mot will fail you if you have cut springs. Mine always passed using this method. Now i Just go and buy them. Much easyier.

Cheers

Douglas

January 16, 2002

I have to say that i am also a rear wheel or four wheel drive person as well. It drives my wife mad when its time to get a new set of wheels. "Thats a nice car" no , front wheel drive. "Arrrggggg". So she now has a full time four wheel drive legacy turbo, Still not as fun as pure rear wheel drive but a happy compromise.

I belive that front wheel drive owes its existance to cost and ease of manufacture. The whole drive train just slots in from underneath on the assemble line. This saves money. Car makers love that.

Fun can be had in front wheel drive cars. When I worked for other people and had co. cars they were always f/wheel drive. Left foot braking, tossing the car into corners while still on the brakes and the old hand brake made for a bit of fun. There wasnt much you could due on high speed corners though.

One other thing to ponder, When the british turing cars where at there hight the front wheel drive cars where given a weight brake of around 50 kg over the rear wheel drive cars. In NZ and Aussie the championship winners where always rear wheel drive or four wheel drive despite the extra weight.

Cheers

Douglas

January 16, 2002

I think the rod angle would be close to a 383 with the 5.7 rods. BTW that can shouild be a cant, on my previous post.

Douglas

January 15, 2002

Thanks G.V.

I can see myself doing the race block any time soon.

I was more interested in pushing the boundarys of the 350 i already have. With the 3.875 crank and a .30 over piston this would be around 393 cube, Whouldnt it? That should be enough to get my lardy arse down the road.

Cheers

Douglas

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