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Teekass

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  1. Thanks, I'd appreciate that. I'm trying to decide which way to go. I like the factory look, but worried about the price. The post from 3 years ago said $500.00......that's do-able. I'm just worried how much he's gone up since then.
  2. Has anyone had this done lately? Was wondering about a current price since this post is 3 years old. Thanks, Chris
  3. I knew you'd get a kick out of my age crack:ass:....wait, not that kind of crack! I really had no idea how old you were. I'm 37, but new to s30's. I've done a few sbc engine swaps in other body styles, but the Z is by far my favorite. As far as the "HybridZ material in every sense," I'm a little strange myself.....I put a sbc in a '77, but in some aspects (interior, console, etc.) I like a clean factory look....wierd ! I'll sign off this way.....you know this one? alpha-mike-foxtrot
  4. Hey Daeron, I thought you were just saying that you're old ....LOL.
  5. I have a 2 1/2" Flowmaster (2 in 2 out) that turns down in front of the rear crossmember. The muffler is barely lower than the frame rail, so clearance is great. It's pretty loud inside the car though, but it's NOT my daily driver.
  6. The fan is the only accessory on this circuit....good point though, not sure I would have thought of that! Without meaning to, you also answered my next question. You let me know that I don't need a diode in this case, so I was trying to think of when I Would need to use diodes. If I had another accessory on this circuit that I wanted to be acitviated only by the thermo switch (or only by the toggle switch), I could see where a diode would allow this. Thanks for the reply.
  7. I'm installing an electric fan, and want to be able to manually turn on the fan (via a toggle switch) in addition to the thermo switch that comes with it. My question is do I need to put diodes between the switches and the fan in the event that both switches are on at the same time? Thank alot, Chris
  8. Very Nice! Did you use a pre-made frame rail kit (Competition Engineering, etc.) or custom made? I've been looking at the Competition Engineering ones.....
  9. I used a Stinger Maxi-Fuse block. http://www.cardomain.com/item/STISFPD4MAXPT It also made it easy to get current for the relay circuit breakers.
  10. Teekass

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    Thanks alot, there fellow Floridian!
  11. Wow, I've seen those in Summit's catalog and the picture doesn't do them justice....they look way better in the car !
  12. Yes, nice car! What kind of seats are those?
  13. 3 degrees of timing change shouldn't affect your engine as much as you're describing. How much advace are you running at idle, and total? Have you tried disconnecting the vacuum advance, rechecking the timing, then take it for a run without the vacuum advance hooked up? Maybe the vacuum advance is doing crazy things when you put a load on the engine.
  14. I think any swap is cool....especially V8's.
  15. Well Greg, you're experience was right. It seems the Autometer fuel gauge isn't working correctly. I just got my sending unit rebuilt, and it's exactly 73 and 10 ohms. At half throw of the float, it's 35 ohms......I guess the fuel gauge should be around 42 ohms, so thats pretty close. 1/4 and 3/4 is pretty close to what it should be also. I hooked it up and tested it, and the fuel gauge did that same thing it did before (doesn't move off E until way late, then goes up to F really quickly as the arm approaches the full up position. I should have tested the fuel gauge with resistors before having my sending unit rebuilt. A couple of tests with 10 and 22 ohm resistors quickly told me the fuel gauge was jacked up . Oh well, live and learn....at least it's still under warranty.
  16. Hey Nealio, If you're looking to buy a new distributor I can vouch for the ones this person sells http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CHEVY-V8-PROCOMP-HEI-DISTRIBUTOR-COIL-HIGH-PERFORMANCE_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33690QQihZ017QQitemZ270144422112 . I bought one a couple months ago, and have turned it 6,000 rpm (no more til I get new valve springs) without a hickup. I'm sure there are better ones out there, but so far mine works great.......and I thought the price was right. I've only put around 20 miles on it though, so I can't say anything about it's longevity.
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