randy 77zt

stock spec is 20 btdc.i dont know how much of a timing curve is programmed into old zxt ecm.i would be surprised if it only went to 30 btdc or so.

most of those fuel cells from summit racing arent legal in many forms of racing.if you are building a car to race get the rule book for the club you are racing in before spending money.

i have a saab 9000 ic but i am not going to use it-it doesnt like like it will flow enough air .but it basically is a bolt in.makes a good pattern though.

i put a t between grainger valve and turbo.the i put a valve on the end of the line running off of the t.i bleed some air off.my opinion is that the grainger valve was designed to regulate flowing air.this is part of the fun of being cheap.it would probably be easier to install 1 of those ready made computor controlled bling boost controllers.

middle 90's ford thunderbird sc used a set up like that.car overheated if used on boost for long periods of time.the smaller ic tube is the inlet.alot of ic's are this way since most l28 sized turbos have 2" outlet .run it and see what happens.

i learned how to drive a stick on a ford 8n tractor.learned how to counter steer for a power slide on dirt in a chevy pickup.i was about 11 years old.i think kids grow up playing too many video games and not learning about real life .

california has many different climates in the same state.it could be 90 degrees in palm springs and -10 on mt shasta.on the same day.where i live its 1.25 hours to san francisco and 2 hours to tahoe.but dont move here-you make more money but it goes twice as fast.car insurence is double.a small house is $500k.gas is $.20 more becuase its low smog mix.then you will spend 2 hours a day on the freeway commuting because the town where you bought a cheap house has no work unless its minimum wage.

i have worked on both and prefer 2 post.the older 2 post dont have latches to keep the arms from moving-the result is in the picture.the only thing i like 4 post for is brakes or mufflers.installing a trans on a 4 post sucks.they have 2 post lift up to 15000 lb capacity.when you rack a f350 or 450 on a 2 post you have to guess where the center on gravity is if there is a load in back.if you installed a 2 post on thin concrete you could have a problem.if i was to buy a 2 post i would by a 9000 lb rotory brand-never had a problem with movement.

i live about 60 miles east of bay area.the bay area people are moving out here and commuting to work.the roads suck because there is always a traffic jam somewhere.if i sold my house in modesto and bought some where else i would have cash left over.nice set up on the garages.never enough shop space.

when i used to repo cars if they moved but kept the same phone# we used to do the pizza call.we would call up about dinner time and offer them a coupon for a free round table allegre(new pizza style) pizza.then they would give us the address.since we were calling from the tow truck i didnt take us long to get over to the house.of course there are a few people around that in would like to hit thier house at 4am with a rpg.

i work as a ford tech.i changed many sets of explorer tires.the tires werent the problem.it was the owners of the tires.when the cars come in for service the tire pressures are almost always low -99% of women dont check tire pressure.so if the exploder(techs favorite name)is limped around town on shopping sprees and then gets put on the freeway with a load at 70 or 80 mph with low tires the tires overheat and blow out.newer(2003+) ford explorers and expeditions have tire pressure sensors and a dash warning.i have a single axle (only 2 tires) car trailer that i haul my z on and it runs on those firestones no problem.but they got 40 psi in them.now the handling of the exploder with flat tires MIGHT be a problem.but i still think YOU should be responsible for your own safety.why does a pilot do i preflight inspection on any airplane he flies?

since newer efi cars can be picky i always put the oem plugs back in.ac/delco in gm,motorcraft in ford,ngk in jap cars.i hate going to places like kragens.the help is just 1 step up from working at fast food places.if they cant find it on thier computor your screwed.

on my gc camber plates the monoball and its race rattle up and down in the machined pocket in the camber plate.this is from the strut shaft moving up and down on bumps.i think gc has changed the design since i bought these many years ago.if i was building a street only z i would skip the camber plates.gc is stuff for race cars.the phone sales guys are there just for sales.they dont work on cars .i havent been at thier shop in years but its basically a owner operated business.

if the engine hasnt been run for awhile put some atf or marvel mystery oil in the cylinders for a couple of days .the turn it over and do compression test.if the fire wasnt put out with water it should be ok.if you use the engine i would put new head gaskits and timing belt on it.the megasquirt will run fine.

if you swap a chevy in it will gain weight in the rear.a local guy did a 240 and fabbed his own mounts .all the extra(not much) ended up on the rear axle.the crank pulley was over the crossmember.am aluminum head 302 ford is lighter than a turbo l28.it all depends on what flavor you like your torque.i have too much money invested in l28 turbo stuff .if i changed to v8 i would go ford 302 with aluminum heads.i would build another crossmember to mount the engine and cut the mounts off of z crosmember.stuff it way back.

if you go to the summer california shasta run you can see many 510's and a few late 60's datsun roadsters with sr20 power.i have a disc with a pic of the car and a motor pic-about 30 or 40 cars.email me if you want a disc.i would like to have a roadster with a sr20.would cure me of wanting a new honda s2000.

i won a bid on ebay for a yamaha scooter to run errands on.the jack a$$ had it financed and was trying to sell it with out the title.i only bid on it because it was close to my house so i could pay for it in person.no title=no money.

san francisco bay area-home of the homeless.the bike is trading material for beer later.

a bare shell can be easily moved by 3 or 4 guys.me a 2 friends loaded a 86 mustang shell onto a flat trailer by carrying it out and setting on a trailer.the shell was stripped except for windshield and side windows.

not all snap on stuff is good just because it says snap on on it.on 1/2 imapct guns i perfer ingersoll rand 244.if you goto a website like northern tool you can get that gun for almost 1/2 price compared to the truck.i only buy off of the truck when i dont have time to shop.

is that one of those chinese 240sx ic's that was on ebay got $250 or so?i got 1 of those but havent decided how to reposition the inlet/outlet.was going to have the tanks modified with the outlets coming out of the back but that will cost money for me to pay somebody that does good aluminum work.

i have had the gc plates in for years -no problems.the mono ball has a little vertical slop in it but with 60k of road use + track days i can live with it.i wouldnt install camber plates on a car that never will be used for autox or track days though.they rattle a little in front.i modified the stock top strut mounts in the rear and have coil over perch between the spring and the rubber insulator.so no camber plates in the rear.if the monoball rattles in bumps on the rear it will drive you nuts on the street since its right behind your head.been there done that.

a couple of years ago hot rod did a build up on a stock 88 roller motor.used afr 165 heads,wiend stealth manifold,650 cfm carb,1.7 rockers,headers.bottem was stock-including cam.they got 402 on engine dyno.not bad for a daily driver.

advertise a guided hunt for californians.there are more hunters than deer here.

i have always wanted to try a hill climb but i know i couldnt to that in a z.looks like lemans type car.