datsunlover Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 Gona rant here... Well, it's been a bad night... starting with the bad afternoon. Trying to pull FI intake and exhast manifold so I can put on my carbs = broken exhast stud. The one between the thermostat housing and dizzy. Ok, got that out with vice grips and 2 hours of swearing at it.. Then try to instal carbs and manifold. Discover that none of the top bolt holes line up. Ie; six holes on carb manifold, onlt FOUR on my head. *^%&$(#&. Yah, so I get into my boses shop, build 3 pieces of flat bar (1/4" thick) to use to hold manifold on. (using my bolts, which go inbetween the carb manifold tops/ports) This bothers me for two reasons. 1- it's not right, and will probly leak/suck air and 2, At least 5 ppl HERE told me I could use this manifold on my 75 280Z that had FI. Including the person who sold it to me. ALSO; trying to install the 81 dizzy was a PITA for several reasons; the plastic collar got smashed in shipping and it seams the shaft got a bit bent to. I put my collar on it (metal one from my 75) but the pin doesnt line up properly. AND the vac advance is shot. Bent to heck, and diafram is shot. My original vac worked, but I managed to destroy it trying to take it off. (coroded/rusted solid. Broke off where it attaches to dizzy) So now I have a jimmy rigged intake manifold, a dizzy with no vac advance and a bent shaft (that I paid $150 for..), all attached to a crusty heap of a car that needs a complete body and paint, as well as brakes and tires. Great. I give up. I'm gona throw the rest of it together, slap it full of mud, make it run (somehow) and get rid of it. Im tired of old JUNK that is rusted/siezed solid and no mater what I try, nothing works right. I'll go buy a stinkin' geo or something. And to top it all off, Im gona have to sign in again when I try to post this I bet... I cant win.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgia Flash Posted April 11, 2004 Share Posted April 11, 2004 I have felt this way several million times since I started the Z project. Just take a deep breath brother and hang in there. A good example of this feeling is when I had a shop teacher at the vo-tech school tell me that he knew what was causing my Z car to slip out of gear while in reverse. He instructed me to go and buy new Nissan parts, $250.00 for two gears! He guaranteed that this would fix my problem. Not. I had suggested purchasing a used 5 speed tranny from a salvage yard for my 75 Z instead. He and several others there told me that the ZX 5 speed would not fit the 280 because it had different bolt patterns. Rubbish! Hang in there and take a few days off from your project. Things will get better, they always do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsunlover Posted April 11, 2004 Author Share Posted April 11, 2004 Well, it's vodoo... the damn thing runs!! Threw the dizzy in.. sort of lined it up.. "yah.. that looks good.. whatever.." Turned on my fuel pump, cranked the engine over for about 20 seconds, and VROOM!!! Runs a little rich and shakey, but WOW! Better that it EVER was with the old FI! Now to finish the body... ugh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bastaad525 Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Ahhh brother I know your pain and frustration, if not I beat it If you have any doubt about that search the archives for my posts in the turbo/supercharger section. It's been suggested to me more than a few times that I should right a book.... I too have come close to selling mine more than once... REALLY close the last time when the head gasket blew for no apparent reason. But the guys here always talk me out of it.... and I know I'd regret it if I did. I still sit very close to the edge... I love the car, but man I do get tired of fixing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsunlover Posted April 12, 2004 Author Share Posted April 12, 2004 see... it just gets me down... evrything I try to do, something always crops up making it more difficult. Or something breaks. And all these little set backs take more time and money to get through and fix. I just wanted to make sure the rest of the electrical sys. worked, but then I find out the wiper arm is seized. So the intermitant switch keeps trying to go, and was gona burn out the motor. So anyway, I had to teke two days and about $100 to fix THAT problem, befor I could move on with what I was TRYING to do... It just get's too much sometimes.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPMS Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Man, I feel for you. I can't say that I understand exactly what you're going through because I'm in north Texas - a fairly rust-free zone. What I can tell you is, if you sell your car, I can almost guarantee you you'll kick yourself for it. I've done almost NOTHING to my car for the past six months, including not driving it. It's just sitting there taking up space in the garage, waiting for me to get it registered and pop a radiator in it, one that isn't cobbled together. But in spite of that, I know that if I sold it, I'd regret it and have to buy another one. All I can suggest is that you treat your car as a learning experience, and a practical exercise in derustification. Stay calm, listen to relaxing music, and find that zen spot that allows you to enjoy the process of owning your car. You'll get a better practical education working on the car you have right now than you can possibly imagine, and that knowledge will carry over into many other areas of your life. With every piece you repair, you are a better man than you were before. Just a thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Relaxing Music can make huge difference in stress in the garage or the drive home. NPR can save your life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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