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Well shit.  My last chore on this was to touch up a chip I put in the driver's side cowl.  After MUCH trial, error, and frustration, it appears I finally have a repeatable method for blending this paint.  Gonna sand it and polish it out tomorrow.

 

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I need to get a hold of my insurance company this week.  Going to see if I can triple the value of my coverage, then start test driving it.

 

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As it sits today..Ready to go!

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Thanks guys.  I just got off the phone with Hagerty this morning.  They uprated my value to where I wanted it no problem.  Now we just have to do the car shuffle down at the shop so I can get it closer to the door and get it out :)

 

I'll see if I can get a phone video or similar when I take it for a test drive.  Maybe next week.  It's been raining here today, of course..

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Big applause Duncan. I've been following your build for long time now. Very impressive body work in my book. I one day plan to learn leading body work. Congrats on getting here.

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Thanks again.  This is a good start. and I strongly recommend the Eastwood tinning butter.  The stuff is real easy to use and works very well.  Most of the big guys use an oxy/acetalene rig, but you can also use one of the inexpensive propane or map torches from the home depot.  I use both with good results.

 

 

Big applause Duncan. I've been following your build for long time now. Very impressive body work in my book. I one day plan to learn leading body work. Congrats on getting here.

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Ack.  Rain was predicted, so instead of moving cars and driving the goon, I decided to go ahead and start the finish buffing on it.  I was planning on doing it at home, but at least it's still being worked on. 

 

Impossible to tell in the pic, but it looks very nice, IMHO.  There were some swirls, smudges, and some small scratches. The finish compound and pad takes all that out.

 

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I use a VERY bright halogen lamp to see the small imperfections while doing this.  You can really see the problem areas, but it washes the photo out ..

 

Waiting or an "all clear" from the weatherman before I get this thing out..

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Another 510 question for you "seasoned" 510 guys.  I have 280zx struts and was wondering about camber.  Is -1 degree of camber somewhat of  an "in the ballpark" adjustment?  My friend has a has a homemade gauge where we can set it somewhat accurately, so just looking for an average range.  Thanks!

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Another 510 question for you "seasoned" 510 guys.  I have 280zx struts and was wondering about camber.  Is -1 degree of camber somewhat of  an "in the ballpark" adjustment?  My friend has a has a homemade gauge where we can set it somewhat accurately, so just looking for an average range.  Thanks!

Hi mark.

 

Imltho, - 1 neg is ideal for a road car!

 

I’ve run up to -3 on my rally cars; obviously this was for race situations.

 

I’ll wait for the armchair and google experts like DM to contradict me here, however, in now roughly 34 years owning road and race prepped 510’s this is my recommend camber.

 

Obviously you’ll get slightly more inner type wear with increased camber (go figure).

 

Another hint from rally/race setup experience is 510’s (goons or sedans) love positive caster.

 

We use Holden LJ Torana radius rods down here (this is the Ratsun fix) for our race cars, threaded with extra adjustment.

 

Companies in Aus (www.maddat.com) and techno toy tuning in Murica (IIRC) offer an adjustable caster rod setup.

 

Best of luck with the setup!

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Thank you sir!  Appreciate your input, as always.

 

Hi mark.

Imltho, - 1 neg is ideal for a road car!



I’ll wait for the armchair and google experts like DM to contradict me here, however, in now roughly 34 years owning road and race prepped 510’s this is my recommend camber.



 

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Drove it today for the first time.  Runs, stops, and steers very nicely.  the L20B has a bit more grunt than I remember.  The ZX brakes also work very well. 

 

My friend has some home made caster tools, and we were able to set the caster to about zero degrees.  It's not super sophisticated to set at exact degrees, but it's set close enough to drive for now.

 

I do have a video of it, but I'm on my laptop here in San Diego, and all my links and passwords are on my desktop at home.  My friend also held my phone wrong, so I need to find a video converter to rotate the picture 90 degrees :)

 

Ray, if you have a host feel free to post it up here. 

 

Some photos of it out in the sun.  Remember I'm no photo wiz..

 

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Also, I did some pretty hard lock to lock u-turns with it, and no tire rub at all.  it's fairly low already, but I'm thinking I might be able to get away with a little moar low..

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Thanks Ray.I'm not back home until later tomorrow afternoon.  The video will probably show tilted 90 degrees, though..

 

Wow Wow Wow. Looks awesome Mark. I am at work so I cant load tonight. I will try to load tomorrow.  :thumbup:  :thumbup:  :thumbup:  :thumbup:  :thumbup:  :thumbup:  :thumbup:  :thumbup:  :thumbup:

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