Tyding up!
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Yeah the shroud brings them closer to the engine more than I would have liked, I like all the room we have in there, but I keep cramming more **** into it, :/.
#27
Can't stop touching this thing...
Installed a 240sx throttle body, not for gainz but to clean it up a bit more. Dilemma was, I had nowhere to plumb in for valve cover vacuum, it has to be after metered air and before the throttle body. After pondering for a while, decided to drill and tap the air flow meter! I know! WTF! It worked out great actually, the fitting is super sturdy, and I put a rubber washer under it to seal better. The tube I made from piping and painted it black and plumbed it in! Runs good, smooth. I am pretty sure my BCDD was going bad or gummed up, because it would take a while to idle down at times, would just be stuck at 1200 or so.
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From this:
To this! Not too shabby!
I think tomorrow I am going to clean up the valve cover and the intake plenum, maybe just a quick wire wheel job.
Installed a 240sx throttle body, not for gainz but to clean it up a bit more. Dilemma was, I had nowhere to plumb in for valve cover vacuum, it has to be after metered air and before the throttle body. After pondering for a while, decided to drill and tap the air flow meter! I know! WTF! It worked out great actually, the fitting is super sturdy, and I put a rubber washer under it to seal better. The tube I made from piping and painted it black and plumbed it in! Runs good, smooth. I am pretty sure my BCDD was going bad or gummed up, because it would take a while to idle down at times, would just be stuck at 1200 or so.
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From this:
To this! Not too shabby!
I think tomorrow I am going to clean up the valve cover and the intake plenum, maybe just a quick wire wheel job.
Last edited by Skully; 01-28-2015 at 10:50 AM.
#28
Post some photos of the wire wheel results. I'm considering something similar on mine before it goes back in the bay.
#29
I don't know, I suppose take off the valve cover and polish it would be the way to go, maybe next time I am on days off from work.
On another note, wired in this cool fan override switch , just have to mount it somewhere.
With lights on:
With the fans on:
#31
It would be pretty amazing if it worked, but from some of the write-ups that I looked at on fixing it (not just cleaning) I don't know if I want to tackle that.
#32
cheers,
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#33
And...since you are here, in my thread, just so you know, you made me do few more hours of work when I saw your engine bay!
Change out the valve cover for my other one, replaced the bolts with hex heads and threw in a new gasket, took off the heat shield and wire wheeled it.
#35
The space occupied by your inoperative clock might be a candidate for mounting your fan switch.
BTW, MSA offers a clock replacement for about $90. They take old clocks and replace the guts with modern movements powered by a single battery. It is a 1.5V battery, not your car battery. The face stays the same and the back light remains powered by your car.
#36
Well, I'm not sure you figured out where my post was going although I do like how you chose to set the time.
The space occupied by your inoperative clock might be a candidate for mounting your fan switch.
BTW, MSA offers a clock replacement for about $90. They take old clocks and replace the guts with modern movements powered by a single battery. It is a 1.5V battery, not your car battery. The face stays the same and the back light remains powered by your car.
The space occupied by your inoperative clock might be a candidate for mounting your fan switch.
BTW, MSA offers a clock replacement for about $90. They take old clocks and replace the guts with modern movements powered by a single battery. It is a 1.5V battery, not your car battery. The face stays the same and the back light remains powered by your car.
I might do that! I actually want it functioning . Will look into it for sure thanks!
#37
Ok...don't laugh. I don't really want to take off the intake, grind everything down, weld the holes up and clean it smooth, so...I was thinking...maybe a nice aluminum cover for it.
I drew this quick for the giggles...
then I made one quick out of cardboard just to see what it would look like, it would be easy to make out of a sheet of aluminum. Maybe get the little "vents" and the 2800 hydrajetted in..thoughts?
I drew this quick for the giggles...
then I made one quick out of cardboard just to see what it would look like, it would be easy to make out of a sheet of aluminum. Maybe get the little "vents" and the 2800 hydrajetted in..thoughts?
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#41
Haha you guys are right, time to close the hood till snow melts. I did order some LEDs for the outside tho, apparently makes a huge difference in the draw on the current. Pricey, but should be worth it .
#43
Well back home for another few weeks yay! Still colder than a witches bewb. Got some thingies in the mail, LEDs came in. After 3 days of pumping heat into the garage, warm enough. Installed the bulbs, wow, what a difference in brightness, and in system draw. The volt gauge barely moves now with 4 ways on.
I also got some vinyl white faced overlays, I might wait on that tho, I need to rip apart my passenger rear wheel bearings still, no more shopping until Canuck dollar is at least equal to US dollar, losing too much. :/
I also got some vinyl white faced overlays, I might wait on that tho, I need to rip apart my passenger rear wheel bearings still, no more shopping until Canuck dollar is at least equal to US dollar, losing too much. :/
#44
I had a finance professor once tell me that as far as currency exchange rates go, the best predictor of tomorrow's rate is today's rate, i.e. it's a crap-shoot.
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My wife often sees me at the computer screen and remarks that my Z shopping is costing too much. I'm afraid to show her just how much I've spent.
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Nice video. Is that your garage? No insulation? No wonder it takes three days to warm up.
Nice pair of Zs in there too.
Last edited by beg3yrs; 02-28-2015 at 08:13 AM.
#45
Not trying to be arrogant here but past performance would leave one to believe you may be waiting a while ... come on Skully, shop till you drop.
I had a finance professor once tell me that as far as currency exchange rates go, the best predictor of tomorrow's rate is today's rate, i.e. it's a crap-shoot.
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My wife often sees me at the computer screen and remarks that my Z shopping is costing too much. I'm afraid to show her just how much I've spent.
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Nice video. Is that your garage? No insulation? No wonder it takes three days to warm up.
Nice pair of Zs in there too.
I had a finance professor once tell me that as far as currency exchange rates go, the best predictor of tomorrow's rate is today's rate, i.e. it's a crap-shoot.
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My wife often sees me at the computer screen and remarks that my Z shopping is costing too much. I'm afraid to show her just how much I've spent.
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Nice video. Is that your garage? No insulation? No wonder it takes three days to warm up.
Nice pair of Zs in there too.
Last edited by Skully; 02-28-2015 at 12:00 PM.
#46
Garage is fully insulated, it is about -35 at the moment, well was in the morning. It took my little electric heater about 12 hours to put the garage to 12c ( was exaggerating the 3 days ), which is not bad. I think this summer I will get a natural gas furnace in there . It looks not insulated, because that is Oak on the walls
At 12c you northern types are probably in shorts and a tank top, eh?
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