jerryb Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 The water heater is in the garage? Explain to him you will disconnect and seal the fuel lines and that oil "fumes" will not ignite Once you remove the fuel system the engine will not have any gas in it, You will not have a problem unless you spill fuel all over the place and this shoulnt happen as you are not doing anything with the gas tank. If your carefull there should be very little gas fumes. Ah okay. Well my dad told me disassembling an engine near a heater is not the greatest idea (the heater that heats water and whatever else). What can I tell him to persuade him that it won't just spontaneously combust? Oh, and what would you guys recommend to get all this dust/grease/dirt off the parts? (e.g. solvents, wiping materials, etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryb Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 longer Jason....... In case you missed some of the "to-do" list here it is. Listen to Jerry, this guy has had a Z car almost as long as you've been alive I'd bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaDeuX Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 The water heater is in the garage? Explain to him you will disconnect and seal the fuel lines and that oil "fumes" will not ignite Once you remove the fuel system the engine will not have any gas in it, You will not have a problem unless you spill fuel all over the place and this shoulnt happen as you are not doing anything with the gas tank. If your carefull there should be very little gas fumes. Ah, well in that case I guess I'll give the garage better ventilation. Besides, there is no gas in the tank (so I've heard) so I don't think it really matters. Besides my parents always start their cars in the garage so who cares, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryb Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 If there is no gas there are no worries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Challenger Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Good way to get your parents to like your car is to tell them you could be out drinking, doing drugs and having sex. It has worked for me and my car has been in the garage for ~5 years now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaDeuX Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Good way to get your parents to like your car is to tell them you could be out drinking, doing drugs and having sex. It has worked for me and my car has been in the garage for ~5 years now. Well my mother is one of those people who never really appreciates what she has and takes it for granted. I'm still having a bit of trouble finding cheap vehicle storage. I got an acquaintance who owes me 600 bucks, so I told him if he finds free garage space for me he doesn't have to pay me back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlatBlack Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Well sounds like things are a bit better for your Z situation, I'd PM that guy who said he had a motor. The car I'm running in my Z was pulled out of a car locally You said your Mom hit the car every time she walks past it - please whatever you do if you have to get rid of it don't send it to the junkyard. It looks so clean. good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=141591 Not sure how close that is to you, but thought I'd give you a heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaDeuX Posted November 28, 2008 Author Share Posted November 28, 2008 Is it easy to add a turbo on an L28E? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janaka Posted November 28, 2008 Share Posted November 28, 2008 Is it easy to add a turbo on an L28E? Waow cowboy, one step at a time. Get the car running and legal THEN think about power modifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daeron Posted November 29, 2008 Share Posted November 29, 2008 yeah, seriously, first you are saying your mom won't let you work on the car at your house, it has to be running NOW, then you want to talk about turboing the car? That is how people wind up getting too deep into projects and screwing themselves over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RaDeuX Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 Okay, I FINALLY got the... *flips pages* head bolts out. There was one that just wouldn't come out (took me three days just to get that one bolt out), until I realized that I unscrewed all the bolts in an incorrect pattern. Oh well. I'm trying to degrease the whole engine compartment so I used CDC engine degreaser and that stuff was CRAP (plus it has a heavy odor...). Sure the engine looked cleaner but 1.) I'm probably not going to use this engine, 2.) it didn't really clean the rest of the compartment anyway. What would you guys recommend for cleaning the compartment and getting rid of that rust in the battery tray area? (I think it was called COR-15...) Needless to say, progress is slow. It's okay though since I don't even have the money for another engine yet. Oh, and I randomly found a lubricated banana-flavoured condom wrapper on the passenger seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240zBoy Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 My dad used this on a caddy he just worked on. It is a rather large bottle and we got it at Schucks. Not the cheapest but he was reccomended it. http://www.gunk.com/prod_photo.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhill Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 what your looking for there isnt cor-15 its por-15. I'd clean that passenger seat area too, eww Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModernS30 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 HAHAHAHA, yea, my mom is getting me mine for xmas taken from a repo lot but wth its a 280z it runs, its orange the bodies pretty good, interior needs work, 500 smacker, i think its a damn good deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaDeuX Posted December 4, 2008 Author Share Posted December 4, 2008 HAHAHAHA, yea, my mom is getting me mine for xmas taken from a repo lot but wth its a 280z it runs, its orange the bodies pretty good, interior needs work, 500 smacker, i think its a damn good deal So long as there aren't a whole lot of problems like rust then that's a helluva good deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModernS30 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 So long as there aren't a whole lot of problems like rust then that's a helluva good deal. yea, the bodys just got a few old car dings, its a fantastic deal though, i see them go in the same condition for 1200+ everyday, never really though of getting one, but the deal came along, i said i would like the car and my mom said ill buy it for you, lol, yea im 16 but i know my way around a car, and it will be a great learning experience with an older engine, although i really want a 240sx or ae86 corolla, the drift tax BS where everybody thinks their worth more ruined that for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverarrow27 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 yea, the bodys just got a few old car dings, its a fantastic deal though, i see them go in the same condition for 1200+ everyday, never really though of getting one, but the deal came along, i said i would like the car and my mom said ill buy it for you, lol, yea im 16 but i know my way around a car, and it will be a great learning experience with an older engine, although i really want a 240sx or ae86 corolla, the drift tax BS where everybody thinks their worth more ruined that for me S12 buddy, it will answer your prayers and wishes. I have the s12 turbo and it's a perty sweet ride. I've been thinking about swapping my s12 r200 4.11 diff over to my S30 recently though...bad things going through my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModernS30 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 S12 buddy, it will answer your prayers and wishes. I have the s12 turbo and it's a perty sweet ride. I've been thinking about swapping my s12 r200 4.11 diff over to my S30 recently though...bad things going through my head. lol, the more i see about these cars the more i like them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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