80LS1T Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 Well I only drove it like 20 feet but I still drove it! I moved it out of the garage to wash off all the dust that has accumulated over the last 8 months . Everything seems to be working. The clutch is good but I have to shave some material off the brake pedal because by big feet keep hitting the brake when Im trying to push in the clutch I also have to adjust the gas pedal a little bit more so that it is more comfortable to push on. Right now (I just modified it so that I had enough travel for the throttle body) its kind too straight up and down, not at a slant like other gas pedals. I also have to bleed the brakes again because they are really squishy! It doesnt seem to sit any lower than with when it had the L28. Although I might have to redo my tranny mount because I only have like 4"-4 1/2" of clearance to the ground! How much clearance do you guys with the ground effects have? Should I be worried about my ground clearance? I dont plan on driving on crappy roads unless I have to! I am finally getting my exhuast done. I am calling tommorow to make an appointment. I hope they can do it Friday but if not then it will be early next week. The guy said they werent very busy! I just want to make sure that they dont rush it! Im not paying for crappy work! Finally I have to order the rest off my intake system. I am going to use the 1LE elbow (the one without the resignator pipe)for the throttle body to intake system connection and I think for the rest of the intake I am going to use one that is designed for a BMW. It looks like it will work, but Im not sure yet. It wont be a cold air set up like I wanted, oh well? My graduation(from Tech College) party is ont the 14th so I have to get it done by then so I can give some rides!!!! 8) All I know is, its getting close!!!! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted June 6, 2003 Author Share Posted June 6, 2003 I went to the exhaust shop that I wanted to do my exhaust but... I told him that I had a 1980 Datsun 280ZX with a SBC 350 in it. So then he asked me if the car originally had Cats? I said yeah but Im not putting them on with the new engine. So he tells me that from the cats forward has to be original! I said what do you mean original? He said "well did it have one pipe with the six cylinder in it?" I said "yeah?" He said "well even though you have a different engine in there you still have to have it like it was a six cylinder." I said "you mean one pipe?" then he said " yeah" and I was like "um thats kind of impossible with two exhaust manifolds? " So then I asked him who could do it for me then and he told me of two places that might do it. The one place I went to looked like a dump though! I dont know if I really want someone who cant even keep a clean shop, working on my car!! I really wanted the first guy to do my exhaust!!!! Damn emissions!!! So now I need to find someone who I trust to do it. Oh well it just another small road block. Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted June 6, 2003 Share Posted June 6, 2003 I dont plan on driving on crappy roads unless I have to! Around Wisconsin?! Yeah, right! Every road is crappy!! Congrats on getting your toy run'n and roll'n As for your exaust, you have a PM. !M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LS1T Posted June 6, 2003 Author Share Posted June 6, 2003 So do you guys think I should be concerned with my ground clearnace? Im not sure how low the front air dam is going to be when I get it from MSA but I know it will be fairly low. I just done what to get hung up on a speed bump or something! Guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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