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Cleaning up the Loogie......what a mess...


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I gotta ask, what are you using to clean your engine bay and fuel door etc? Looks like your getting great results!

 

This is what I've been using to clean-up.

 

 

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Over the past week...

 

Evap is back together and fuel tank back in. I wanted to paint my muffler and the bottom of my tank also.

 

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Grommet in the trunk was wasted. Possible fume entry area.......Sugru to the rescue

 

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Next, I took the hatch off to do the weatherstrip. Problem right away...

 

Hatch strut almost severed. I'll deal with that later.

 

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I have no idea what they used to tack on the old weatherstrip, but it was naaaaasty.

 

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While I was digging around behind my left rear quarter panel, found this stuffed waaaaay in the corner.......

 

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.......speaker wire???

 

 

My radio light has always come on when I hit the button, but I never found a speaker or wires anywhere. Hooked up a speaker and.....just like that, I have tunes. Mounted the speaker and we're good!

 

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Found a threaded hole....convenient!

 

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Now I got tunes for the drive to Canby!!! :thumbup:

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i am so fuckin jelly.....how much for the set i was thinking about running those

 

Gott'em from Pierce Manifolds in Gilroy. If you call them it's cheaper than ordering online. More shipping options also. I think they were $36 for a pair.

 

Nice to know you have triples!! I think I was the only one at CanBy with'em.

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This was all done before Canby

 

 

Clean up spare tire and compartments.

 

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Just in case..

 

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Did my tailshaft seal and painted the dust cover. New u-joints installed also but forgot to take pics.

 

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The hatch strut....also done before Canby.

 

Remember?? Stud was eaten almost all the way. Had no idea.

 

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I couldn't pound the stud out because it was welded in....so broke out the grinder.

 

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Hit it with a center punch and drilled my pilot hole.

 

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Here is my idea. Found a spacer that a 6mm bolt will fit through without any play cause I don't want it rattling. I'm going to press the spacer into the strut and have it hinge on the bracket while the nut & bolt hold everything together.

 

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Just under 10mm. 3/8" bit should be good. I want it snug

 

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Filed out the bracket hole so it can pivot freely.

 

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Took everything to the sand blaster...

 

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Pressed in the spacer just enough...

 

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Back together

 

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Haven't had time to do much to the Zed since Canby.....valves were getting a little noisy, though...

 

 

....so I adjusted them........pics?

 

 

 

Letting it get nice and HOT....

 

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My engine was not treated nicely before I acquired it...

 

 

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I had 3 tight valves....all intakes...the T marked the ones that were tight

 

 

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Sounds much better now....I'm gonna order some smaller idles for my carbs in hopes of getting rid of the exhaust backfire on decel. I was supposed to get 50s but they sent 55s so I went with it.

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My girl and I went out for her Grandma's B-day last weekend and she was a little dressed up....on the way back she was feeling good and was really enjoying riding in the Z (we don't get out much lately and she's a newbie to Datsuns)....she suggested we go take some pics....can't say no to that :thumbup: .......it was hot out Sunday so we only took a few :sweat: .....she had fun, though, and we will be doing it again. These are the ones she released for now.....

 

 

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Be gentle....

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