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  1. calZ
    On subsequent episodes, they've mentioned that they don't remember if it was from a Hilux or Hi-Ace. Might be worth checking out what kind of booster comes on that.
  2. calZ
    The whole purpose of this swap is to do something cheap and readily available. If you use a material that requires heat treating and a specialty welder, you alienate almost the entire target market.
  3. calZ
    Oh, you want a compressor bracket. I think everyone was confused since you originally said condenser. The Nostalgic AC bracket that you linked was the cheapest option I could find through my searches.
  4. calZ
    I don't think that was for the masses. If it was, they would have shown how they built it. I think Nik just really wants a motorized flip front, and since this is his ridiculous project he's going to do it exactly like he wants. It would be a shame to spend a couple thousand hours on something and then think, "I wish I had..." every time you look at it.
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    You might have to update your price after the last 8 years. $2k doesn't get what it used to.
  6. calZ
    How is the headlight rewire done? I've seen the thread about rewiring the signal lights, but not the headlights.
  7. calZ
    R1Rs are fantastic. They are the only tire I like better than the Rivals. They're also excellent in the rain, so that might be a good street car option if you like to drive your car in varying conditions. We run 225/45R15 on our MR2. I'd be careful with the Rival S. You add grip compared to the regular Rival but lose longevity.
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    Yeah, I would guess those were from the initial batch that had issues. We and a ton of other ChumpCar teams have run them with no problems recently.
  9. calZ
    When did you get your tires? There seemed to be some chunking problems with Rivals when they were first released, but they've been great over the past couple years.
  10. calZ
    Transmission mount will get mounted to holes drilled in the floor, correct?
  11. calZ
    https://nostalgicac.com/compressors/compressors/datsun-240z-260z-280z-compressor-upgrade-kit.html I emailed them and they sold me the bracket by itself. It's pricey, but a good option if you don't want to do the fab work.
  12. calZ
    It's a shame the car he started with was in such rough shape. The work he did actually looked pretty promising.
  13. calZ
    Are you talking about a flat plate angled upwards, or just a horizontal extending from the back of the car?
  14. calZ
    You might want to read the rest of the thread. I don't think he's ready for much right now.
  15. calZ
    I've had the same dream as you for awhile. It's not really a goal at the moment, but more of a "maybe in 10 years" thing. Since these aren't very common I have a hard time finding weight info, but the one source I've found(coincidentally, the last thread you linked) says 222KG. That's hardly more than an L28. When you make the block out of aluminum you tend to save quite a bit of weight. Swap out the enormous intake manifold for ITBs and it might be a wash from the stock balance.
  16. calZ
    If you'd like to save even more time: http://www.silverminemotors.com/datsun/datsun-240z/power-steering-kit-electric
  17. calZ
    225s are just about perfect on a 9 inch wheel. On our racecar we run 225/45R15s on 15x9 wheels and the sidewalls are just a tiny bit in from vertical. They're stretched, but most definitely in the range that they improve grip and not in the "hella low stance" way.
  18. calZ
    I get all that. I was more wondering how you get it done seemingly pretty cheaply. Is it a flat fee that's lower than I would guess, percentage of car value, friend just throws it on when he has an extra spot on the boat, etc
  19. calZ
    Do you have some type of hookup on importing cars? I've never done it, but it seems to me the import costs would be a significant chunk of that $6k. Can you educate me on that a bit?
  20. calZ
    I'm also silently watching. I don't have much to add other than saying really nice work and that I get happy whenever I see you've updated the thread.
  21. calZ
    Those looks more like flood lights than a headlight with a proper reflected housing. What does the light pattern look like?
  22. calZ
    http://www.s1sequential.com Seems like they make them in limited production runs. They just made an announcement a week ago about a new run coming.
  23. calZ
    I was responding to you. I've read the whole thread before, and I just read it again since your comments made me think I was missing something. Nothing seemed out of order at all to me. I agree he's now on the edge of what a group buy is, but so are other very popular threads in this section that you seem to leave alone. Why single out exlifesaver when he seems to have done a really good job while being no less active than those other threads and everyone who purchased seems to be happy? Now I'll stop cluttering the thread with irrelevant posts. Sorry exlifesaver.
  24. calZ
    So in your hypothetical, don't both parties benefit? Isn't it pretty common on HybridZ for someone to have a link to a company that allows forum members to get a great price while making it worth the middle-man's time? This is done with gauges, wheels, etc. I don't see at all how that's not a win-win and have no idea why you are so consistently negative with many members of this board.
  25. calZ
    Austin, if you can make a kit that only requires wrenches to get a CD009 on the back of a L28 for ~$1k, I know I would definitely be interested. I need to replace my 5-speed anyway.
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