Watson Posted August 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2014 Fender-exit exhaust. Its only kind of ridiculous.... I can't wait to get to a track to see how many sideways I can get with this thing! I also can't wait to get some dyno time to get the timing map optimized. 1 Quote Link to comment
Watson Posted August 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 Alright, I got the shift knob for Watson epoxied and ready to be drilled and tapped. The epoxy looks like beer; neat! Tomorrow I'll start scavenging for parts for the hydraulic e-brake that the tap handle will be used for. 1 Quote Link to comment
Watson Posted August 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 I need to test the rev limiter to, you know, make sure it works. Yep, it works. I can't wait to take it to the track!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment
'70dime Posted August 18, 2014 Report Share Posted August 18, 2014 that shift bottle is awwwweeesooommmmmeee! Quote Link to comment
Watson Posted August 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 I started making a hydraulic e-brake for the Datsun using a beer tap handle, a Honda Civic clutch master cylinder, and some steel. Almost done, just got to add a swivel to the lower joint and clean it up. Don't make fun of my welds; I know I suck. 1 Quote Link to comment
westonstonehocker Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 hearing this thing puts a smile on my face. Quote Link to comment
Watson Posted October 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Lets blow the cobwebs off this build. A lot of life stuff has happened that kept me from doing Datsun things, new house, new car, but now back to the build. SUSPENSION STUFFFFFF!!!!!! I managed to nab a set of coilovers off of a Nissan 240SX for $300. I put them on and fell in love again with my Datsun. The handling, oh the handling. That motivated me to do much much more suspension stuff, like put urethane bushings in place of all the old busted rubber bushings throughout the car. I'm also waiting on some bump steer spacers from TechnoToyTuning to come in the mail. I'm aware of the potential issue of snapping T/C rods with urethane bushings so I drilled some holes in the bushings that go against the nut. We'll see how this goes... Out with the old In with the new I had to raise it a little bit.... ...to the height it's currently at What's next 2 Quote Link to comment
Watson Posted October 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 A little lower. I'm still sorting out the suspension geometry. Also, there was a kid that had one too many apply juices and left their Jeep abandoned. Technically after four days, I can tow it... Time for a drink. But not too many... 1 Quote Link to comment
Watson Posted January 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2015 Just doing a little bit of work to Watson. Setting the lash after having to pull some rockers. 2 Quote Link to comment
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