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    Help Removing Dash

    in Interior

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    This advice can apply to any job, and every shade tree mechanic has his own threshold of "job complexity" where labeling like this becomes necessary....

     

    ...so, once in a while I like to throw out the idea of color coding. the first time I had to do a head job on my own car I grabbed some labels I had (they were for a form feed dot matrix printer, obsolete stationary) and an 8 color Sharpie set. Color coding that stuff kept me from having to identify any of it specifically.. it became "thing" and "to thing" on vacuum hoses, etc.

     

    An eight color sharpie set makes color coding easy. Color coding makes lots of things easy. Do you need things boiled down that simple for you? Maybe not, but every simplification makes the job go quicker AND easier. When you need to use crutches, you want to have good crutches around. :)

     

    thats a great idea... i thought of that at the time, but all i had was masking tape and a sharpie haha. that would make installing it so much easier!

     

    Hey Shika, I was looking over your post about your dash repair. I am going to give it a shot. I have faom, bondo, and paint ready. That was a great write up you did and great job on your dash repair.

    Thanks

    brianZ

     

    thanks man, make sure to use flexible bumper repair by bondo... not the autobody bondo. You want flexibility when it get hots in the interior. You dont want the dash to crack again. Another option i would change was use a stronger foaming material. I was interested in using gorilla glue. When it dries it expands like into rigid foam, probably work better. than the stuff i use. Its totally worth doing!

    Help Removing Dash

    in Interior

    Posted · Edited by shika805

    i just got finished removing and reinstalling my dash about 3 weeks ago... make sure you label every bolt, every wire and relay with the corresponding connection and lastly take your time. your really dont want to mess up anything. Its pretty darn simple when you get down to it.

    interior re-do and custom subwoofer/speaker install! enjoy

    in Interior

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    thanks again guys

     

    the plans for my car is a revamped stocked restoration, with future plans for a engine swap. I never really got to enjoy the stock 240z, so i want to enjoy it before i move on to bigger and better things for the car. So "driveability" is a main focus. The s2k seats were comfortable, matched the look of my car and it presented itself for dirt cheap. My buddy was doing a seat swap in his car and these were just sitting in his car collecting dust.

     

    I am using the stock harness seat belts and they fit perfect in the shoulder brace on the seat for the belt also! like they were built for the car...

    interior re-do and custom subwoofer/speaker install! enjoy

    in Interior

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    thanks for the compliments guys...

     

    i really was debating where to put the front speakers for the install... i just didnt like where most placed the front speakers. i do agree that this is not the best choice for front speakers to be mounted... i still have to hear how it sounds.

     

    i debated about the two 8's behind the seat, it would fit perfect though!

    for the guys running 16's and wide! tire help please!

    in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis

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    I have searched and searched, but still cannot make up my mind about tire size and tire brand selection. I know many people have had experience with this issue before, but a lot of the tires that have been discussed are no longer being produced.

     

    here's the low down...

     

    I'm running wats; 16x9 front and 16x9.5 rear. I really want to get tires sizes in 245/45/16's all around. I know it will have to be stretched slightly to fit but thats not a big deal. The issue is, as we all know, finding tires for 16in (w/wide width) wheels are vertually impossible. I'm beginning to lose hope in finding the right tire I want?

     

    Should I go with a stretched looked (which i dont really want) 225/45/16 but get the brand tire that I am happy with?

     

    or

     

    Go with some tire brand that is NOT to my liking but get the tire size I want for the wheels?

     

    Anybody with suggestions, photos of stretched/non stretched or experience is greatly appreciated.

     

    thanks in advance guys!

    Just finished s13 coilovers into s30

    in Brakes, Wheels, Suspension and Chassis

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    wow if only i knew about this thread earlier... i spent a lot of time doing a lot of research about options for the S30 and ended up going with the ground control set up.

     

    this so far seems like a very inexpensive way to get your s30 dumped but retaining travel. i cannot speak for performance but looks like it works so far. just hope my GC kit will help my car's stance to look that good.

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