capt_furious

Got it tested. Bad sending unit. Thanks for the peace of mind! $40 fix.

How I got her and the progression: That's my '72 Fury 'antenna farm' cop car in the BG...the Z was meant as an economical replacement in the days of $1.75 gas. Some AR mags(the hub of one later cracked completely through!) and an airdam from DavyZ...rattle-canned the right fender white. Still pretty rough. In the process of getting stripped for a repaint. I drove her while she was like this. Post-repaint... Lots of work went into the tail panel... Still plenty of work to be done, but I'm in debt and out of money...going to have to recover before anything else happens.

Zenith Wire Wheel in Campbell refinishes wheels. Only one I know of. Not exactly what you'd expect, but they do it. Just found Pacific Rims, Inc. via Google...looks more like what you want.

My mom had one in the '80s. I showed this to her and she was amazed. Pretty wild. Looks like a lot of time invested.

I'd assume it was the sender or gauge but A) the gauge has not had issues with the previous motor and the sender(assuming the issue is the sender) was working fine up until recently. The behavior seems strange as well, to have plenty of pressure when cold and not when hot. I'll check the connections. Thanks, both of you.

Carried over from the L6 section: Car is a 260 with an L28 and 5 speed running round-top SUs. I've been having a low pressure issue for about a week / 2 weeks now. Not too many issues when cold(pressure builds and holds right away at start), but once the car is warm, pressure is about 1/2 to 2/3rds what it should be. I've got about 60 psi at cruise when the car is warm. It takes a while for the pressure to build when warm, no problem when cold. The oil is about a month old, about 3 weeks ago I had the on-block fuel pump go bad and spray the engine bay with fuel from between the body and top cover. I might have got fuel in the oil, but can't tell. I assume it will have evaporated off by now. The pump is bypassed right now and I'm running off of a Napa-bought electric Carter replacement(3-5 psi rated) at the tank(car is a 260, Carter pump replaced the stock electric pump). No smoking or running issues, car seems to run all right. Little bit of lifter / valve tap on startup occasionally that settles down after running for a bit, could be a lousy adjustment job by the shop I took it to(which I'm having them fix this week). Do an oil change and replace the pump? Just an oil change? Am I seriously screwing up my motor by running it with (somewhat)low pressure? It's my daily and I don't have many options for putting it down, so I've kept an eye on it and carried on.

That's the key to making a load of dough on eBay. Proper product presentation will net you far more money than a similar or even better item with lackluster presentation. Clear, detailed photos, a little cleanup on the item itself, and the item shown in an uncluttered or even relevant environment will attract buys far faster than a blurry photo or two and a little hastily written text. ...far too many people think eBay is a good gauge for what an item is worth; 'I saw *insert item here* sell for *insert absurd bidding-war inflated price here*, that's what they're worth and that's what I should get for mine.' Silly prices on eBay happen when two silly people fight over something and become less interested in the item and more interested in winning the auction. eBay IS a good market for the savvy seller or buyer that's done their homework and spends a little extra time to set things up right. If you're just looking for a good one-time deal on an obscure item, it's probably best to look elsewhere. I use it as a last stop for stuff I can't unload via word of mouth or craigslist.

I'm posting this here because it seems relevant, although it does track in a different direction. Tony, you mentioned difficulty in replacing the stock pump. I'm wondering if I should replace mine since I'm having low pressure issues with my motor right now and I've had a pump fail before(pressure is fine at startup, but after the motor is warm, pressure is about 2/3rds of what it normally is). How difficult is it to replace a pump? Can I do it myself without too many issues, or should I leave it to an experienced mechanic? I'd like to just order a new one and swap the pumps curbside if possible. ...any thoughts on the pressure issue? Do I have a bad pump, or is it something else? I recently had my stock fuel pump fail(sprayed fuel all over the engine bay from between the body and top cover) and I'm wondering if it thinned out the oil by leaking into the crankcase. I assume the fuel would eventually burn/evaporate off, though.

That's not a house, that's a friggin' MANSION. The cargo hold is pretty !@#$ big. <--- KC-10 mechanic

snerk...women! 'I love your car!' *uses car for what it's meant for* 'OH MY GOD YOU ATE A BABY!' She liked how it looked...didn't give a thought to what it does or why it looks the way it does. Keep shopping unless she's receptive to the apology...and if there's ever another ride, warn her first...but don't apologize for it.

Yeah, I had to blow my nose afterward...and that was from one round. I kept the casing and stuck a lighter in it. You're absolutely right about the recoil, it really does feel as if you're just being pushed back. That's a very effective muzzle brake. Back to the original firearm posted, I'm wondering if there's language in the federal code that prevents a semiauto version from being made...that would be a GREAT concealed carry option to a holster.

My experience with the film industry was an eye-opener. If there's no historical, industrial or cultural consultant to keep the director on an even keel with what's happening on the camera, the Hollywood BS factor skyrockets. The hawaiian shirt thing is silly. Just wear what you normally do and throw the shirt behind the seat in case they insist. Wear it open and untucked if they force the issue.

I handled a 12 gauge shotgun for the first time at a rage about two months back and actually said, 'That's it?' after firing it. I've fired Mosin Nagant M44 carbines...MUCH worse. I've also fired an Armalite AR-50 and was surprised at how anti-climactic the felt recoil was. It rocks you back more than it slap / kicks into your shoulder. I suppose it's all relative.

Looks as if the the best route would be to build up the base to the door or cut it to contour to the door's lines.

In a nutshell, yes. It's a bit more complex. The Schengen Agreement will change a lot of firearms freedoms in Switzerland this year. They still have the world's highest gun ownership per capita, one of the world's lowest violent gun crime rates, and competitive shooting is considered the national pasttime. The Swiss are a perfect example of education, not regulation, being the solution to gun violence.

Heh...well, three things: 1) It's a prototype not slated for production. 2) Even if it was a production piece, most citizens wouldn't have the credentials to own and carry it legally. 3) Never mind what the factory rep said, it's a machine pistol...it uses a pistol cartridge and components. Machine guns are chambered in rifle cartridges. ...and the U.S. is hardly the source of maximum overkill when it comes to firearms. We just still believe in letting the government fear the citizen, instead of the other way 'round, although that's changing, very slowly...and it's not a good thing. On the positive side, no foreign power in its right mind would launch a conventional ground-based invasion with the ratio of firearms to people in the U.S. being what it is.

Now, now...that's not a gun. It's a flashlight. Or a wallet. 'Gimmie your wallet!' 'Okay, okay, just don't stab me all right!?' *reaches for wallet* CLACKsnicktPOPPOPPOPPOPPOPPOPPOPPOPPOPPOPPOPclinktinkclinkletinktink 'Hey...hey!' *kick* 'You want the rest of my wallet? I only gave you half of it! Hello?' clickclacksnickt *pockets wallet, walks off*

Yeah. SOOOO tempting.

Yeah...don't get me wrong, it's an excellent solution to beating a gas crunch. There are some bikes out there I'd LOVE to have..but after the video I saw yesterday of a guy that got his handlebars clipped and knocked under a semi towing twin gravel trailers, I'm fairly convinced it's a bad idea. The guy had his pelvis crushed, 23 surgeries, a colostomy, suprapubic catheter(which means the man-bits probably got removed), lost a leg, the other had numerous skin grafts, and numerous debilitating other injuries that'll insure he never walks again and will never again be able to ride a bike...motor or not. Worst part? The jack@$$ that decided to pass him while still occupying his lane never even slowed down, even while he was getting dragged 30 feet under the wheels of a trailer and having his bike literally blow up on top of him. I wouldn't want to live through that.

I considered a bike...too many horror stories and brainless drivers going through life on autopilot. The thought of getting turned into road pizza is a big deterrent to losing a pair of wheels and gaining mileage.

I think I actually lost some mileage after the swap...the new trans has a short 5th gear. I'm still trying to figure out what the heck it is. I'm on a pretty low income and these prices are just KILLING me. I can't believe I'd actually be happy at this point to see $2.50 / gallon again. ...but I'd sooner keep the Z and the somewhat lousy gas mileage than get forced into some overly complex, plasticine, heavy, nanny-stateified, characterless jellybean. I like my Halfararri noises too much.

I suppose I'm raining on the parade here, but I feel compelled to say something...and probably draw some fire, but I've assumed that risk. If the Z were to get wiped out beyond recognition, I think I'd just start over with another car. I wiped out my first car, a '68 Plymouth Fury which had won 3' tall trophies at large regional car shows, and I gutted it and sold off the carcass. I LOVED that car. Named it, even, after its first owner. I still have the original cancelled check that paid for it off the lot in 1969. The replacement was a '72 Fury pursuit. Loved that one, too. Put a CB and a period police radio in it, had the takedown and gumball lights, took many, many photos with it, did a little roleplaying with it. Gas finally got expensive enough to force me to look for a car that was simple, reliable, had a good support network, and most of all, got good gas mileage. Enter the Z. I kept both cars until the Fury threw the timing chain, and sold it to a collector that has probably since restored it and sold it on ebay for more than I could afford to pay for it. I had my fun with my Plymouths. I miss them, but I don't miss the gas mileage, and I outgrew a lot of the culture surrounding them. I've poured a lot of time and effort into the Z and I love it, but it's just a machine. If it breaks, I'll fix it. If it gets destroyed, I'm going to replace it, hopefully with another one and cannibalize what I can. I'm not so emotionally attached to it that I'll sacrifice my own livelihood or sanity to keep it 'alive'. Wangan Midnight's good for entertainment, but it bugs me the same way Initial D did. It's elevating a simple machine to some sort of godlike iconic status. The masses see it and assume every example of that machine must be just as amazing, when certainly not all Zs or AE86s have been built equally. Look at what you pay for AE86 parts now. Before Initial D came along, it was just another Corolla hatchback...it's a fairly boring car unless you modify the snot out of it(the Sprinter models withstanding of course, but you'd have to import one to have it here). S30 Zs are fun cars, but a stock or even modified example short of a serious motor swap and suspension rebuild is in a completely different universe than the one that's portrayed in WM. Yes, one was built for a live-action WM by Speed Shop Shinohara...and it's a cantankerous beast that I doubt most people could handle or put up with without copious amounts of money and patience. To make a long story short(yeah, too late), I'm disenchanted by fanaticism and culture and I'm more interested in making a collection of parts do what it was meant to do, or do it better. WM is just good entertainment. I've got no illusions about trying somehow to replicate it. If my car gets destroyed, I'm going to find another one and attempt to learn what I did wrong so I don't do it again. There's a level of blind fanaticism I just can't connect with.

I just finished going through his entire build. The craftsmanship is mind-boggling. What a project! I sure hope he gets some video of it running and driving.

I was impressed with the overall build, actually...the interior made me laugh, though, and the wheels are pretty nasty. As it was said, put the right wheels on it, and it'll look great. A few minor changes in detail and a turbo or motor swap, and he's got a hell of a car without the price. That S13 up there...LORD. That guy is just asking for trouble.