GarageRatt13 Posted May 1, 2012 Share Posted May 1, 2012 I pulled out my fuel tank and cleaned the whole fuel system. Shes running alot better now and will be running even better once I install the new round top carbs I just picked up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevor Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 (edited) Bought 2 "real" tri power secondary carb bases to replace the 2 leaky modified stock Rochesters..... Wooo Hooo. Six Pack coming soon. Edited May 4, 2012 by Trevor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CArFAn Posted May 3, 2012 Share Posted May 3, 2012 I drove it and made sure nothing would catch fire again. And i was both successful and unsuccessful at the same time. I gave it a little throttle on a new clutch and got into boost and the clutch slipped ever so slightly so i'm pretty sure i glazed it a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MazerRackham Posted May 5, 2012 Share Posted May 5, 2012 this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV0lElULoHk&feature=youtu.be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer Z Posted May 7, 2012 Author Share Posted May 7, 2012 What didn't I do is the question today. (yesterday actually) I did not work on my Z and I did not drive my truck home. Sunday is our day to get together and work on the race cars, both are S30's. My truck started acting up on the way to my brothers so we took what should have been a quick look at that. We were under the hood of that ugly beast all day and never did resolve the problem. I had to leave it at my brothers house and he gave me a ride home. Yes, I'm on a Ford forum. Found On Road Dead. LMAO, she has two bad motors in her. An L28 in the bed with a bad rod and a 6.4 (390) under the hood with a mystery problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer Z Posted May 8, 2012 Author Share Posted May 8, 2012 Today my Dad and I drove out to Beta Motorsports and picked up my new side axles. This is the adapter that allows a Subaru STi LSD to be used with stock half-axles. I bough a set from the first run and know from experience that this is the way to go for my needs. Soon we will have an LSD in both S30's. Got a quote from him on a SCCA roll cage in my car. My dad talked to John about a cage in his 1967 Alfa Romeo step-nose. Looked at the work he (John) was doing on a 240Z that belongs to a HybridZ member. Chit-chatted with John Coffey for so long I was wondering if he was going start charging me shop rates to gab. LMAO. John, if you're reading this, it was really nice to meet you in person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
280zex Posted May 8, 2012 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Took the Z outa the garage and washed it, then took it to a guy that wanted to buy it. He said I wanted too much so I drove the beast to work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six_Shooter Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Yesterday, I took a pair of 260Z seat belts, and a pair of 240Z seat belts, disassembled each set, to make one set of fully retractable 240Z seat belts. Today, I drove it over 120 mile round trip to drop off something to a friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOTHALOSISM Posted May 9, 2012 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Well yesterday I rebuilt my Alternator and added new brushes. Picking up a welded 3.9 diff this weekend to clean and install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sito Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) O rings on my Supra 440cc injectors decided to go. Me fiddling with them at my work garage made them go from a slow drip leak to a torrent... Before getting towed home I had to get it out of the parking garage... which was interesting lol Going to be ordering a full O ring kit, hopefully from Pallanet and replacing all the O rings on my injectors. Edited May 10, 2012 by sito Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CArFAn Posted May 19, 2012 Share Posted May 19, 2012 Hope you can see this BROKEN parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
letitsnow Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Ordered new valve seals, it'll be nice to be able to go more than 2 weeks on a set of plugs. That might not be the only contributing factor though, I was bottoming out the wideband in boost for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony D Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Put it on a home made trailer-mounted dyno and calibrated same... And then got in line. We're #4 off the line Sunday Morning... 278RWHP but at almost 2K lower peak! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmreiss Posted May 20, 2012 Share Posted May 20, 2012 Tore apart the heater box to clean it up and install new seals. I threw all the old hoses away. Now I have to source new parts, get a service manual and read some heater threads. I gotta be able put it back together lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftinrican Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Well since I'm a little taped out on cash for this month what I did today thanks to a few rattle cans I had left hanging around I went ahead and painted my mismatched fender and head light housing primer grey. Which is alt better than old grey white and black . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78zstyle Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Replaced front struts and shocks.. now to do the rear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelsonian Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I wish I could say I did more to my z today other than take pics of the freshly blasted and primed shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer Z Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 With the help of my brother, we made an engine dolly. We used a bare block as a pattern and bolted together a 2x4 frame. The caster wheels came from a Harbor Freight furniture dolly on sale. Our dolly holds the block at the motor mounts and bell housing. The bare block fits and rolls nicely. I hope a complete engine does the same. Next Sunday we're pulling the drive line and will be using the engine dolly for real. "Yes, I play with dollies." LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebekahsZ Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Drove it to work with a big grin on my face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vonlam43 Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 Today I installed an AEM Wideband to see how well my car was running turns out it was so lean that it didnt even register on the meter bad . so a few hours later and a zx distributor swap and she really purrs like a kitten now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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