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241. Re: New Shocks (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 21:25:28 +0000
Well, if you can get Koni yellows, they're still very nice all these years later. I even like the reds, but they're a vintage shock, for sure. Personally, KYM Gas-A-Justs in front, and something soft
/html/datsun-roadsters/2006-12/msg00186.html (7,325 bytes)

242. RE: Grassroots Motorsports back issues online (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:38:56 +0000
Yeah, me too, Andysince when was a new Pathfinder a 'grassroots' tow rig? There's very little tech, and that which there is is pretty shallow. I went back to the early '90's issues to see if it was m
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-01/msg00104.html (8,736 bytes)

243. Re: Roadster middle-age crisis (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:53:33 +0000
I had a rear main fail soon after building the motorI hadn't soaked the rope long enough, and it chewed itself to death against the crank- bits of rope everywhere, and a big gap in the 5th cap. I too
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-01/msg00105.html (8,940 bytes)

244. Re: Grassroots Motorsports: If you dont like it, try Pepto (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 00:46:46 +0000
heh hehyeah, I let that one lapse 6 months ago... but that was a more amicable partingthey were just doing things that I've done, and now I've moved on. Circle Track's always got one or 2 good bits..
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-01/msg00123.html (9,335 bytes)

245. ebay racecar (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:53:05 +0000
item 300071369871 no relationship, but a cool bit of vintage '80's racing- right down to the paint! Toby
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-01/msg00181.html (6,183 bytes)

246. Re: studs (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:46:22 +0000
The first one's easyThe short end goes towards the engine, the longer gets the nut. The second one's tougher- I wouldn't, because it's easy enough to do with the motor in the car. I WOULD think about
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-01/msg00185.html (7,710 bytes)

247. Re: '68 1600 Engine Upgrade (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:47:27 +0000
Huh- funny, roll callhow many roadsters sit while 2002's get wrenched on?
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-01/msg00205.html (6,924 bytes)

248. Re: Flushing engines/radiators in the 21st-and-a-half Century (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2007 22:48:44 +0000
and #10- refill immediately with coolant, or at least something with anti- corrosion additives. And then warm it up again. You don't want a pocket of water sitting in a jacket for days or months...
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-01/msg00245.html (7,535 bytes)

249. Re: OT-Jet powered turbocharger (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:02:39 +0000
I think there are plans out there to do that to just about any turbo http://www.pfranc.com/projects/turbine/top.htm and so on... Not sure how it would actually POWER anything, but there it is...
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-02/msg00026.html (7,448 bytes)

250. Re: Cat converters and more on exhaust systems (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 02:01:00 +0000
If you want it to work reliably and cleanly, my input would be to fuel inject it... While carbs CAN work with converters, injection gives much better control of the A/F mixture, can listen to an 02 s
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-02/msg00062.html (9,929 bytes)

251. Re: Teflon Tape?? also need a nut size (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:51:12 +0000
I use standard plumber's tape on my tapered threaded fittings. You have to be careful- it's such a good lube that you can crack fittings and housings with ease. But it does help seal and make things
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-04/msg00003.html (7,711 bytes)

252. Re: 5 speed (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:04:30 +0000
There's no 'first gear' forkthe first fork actually shfits between 1 and 2. Something else is going on- it might be bent. Transmissions are easy- the factory manual does a pretty good job of explaini
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-04/msg00028.html (7,488 bytes)

253. Re: Viscous limited slip rear ends (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 21:47:53 +0000
the whine is the hypoid gears, and they're the same no matter what style of center carrier you have in there... Toby
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-05/msg00075.html (6,888 bytes)

254. Re: Water tower gasket question (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 16:03:07 +0000
I doI run a thin line of gasket cement around the inside of the paper gasket, on both sides. Enough to saturate the paper. I've found that water will creep through the paper and rust the studs, even
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-05/msg00104.html (7,360 bytes)

255. Re: early 67 low windshield 1600 (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:41:51 +0000
Just make sure it can get a good ground through its mount... Toby
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-06/msg00009.html (6,902 bytes)

256. Re: Phoenix (and everyone else) Roadster Question! (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:01:08 +0000
I hate to be a soggy blanket about this, but for that budget, you're realistically looking at doing the disassembly and reassembly yourself, and a 'sand it back to solid base'- style repaint. You won
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-06/msg00023.html (8,521 bytes)

257. Re: Head thickness specs/ overheating (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:15:09 +0000
Don't cry yetdoes the car run to 5000 rpm? When I bought mine, the head was cut so much that it only made it to 3000- the pistions were slapping it so hard it couldn't get going much faster. But it r
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-06/msg00061.html (9,111 bytes)

258. RE: 4.37 posi for sale - $100 (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:55:32 +0000
This is quite true for a street caron a race car, you typically enter a corner with enough speed that the weight transfer lets the inside wheel spin, and the outside becomes the 'driver.' It's a disc
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-06/msg00176.html (7,750 bytes)

259. RE: Gas Additive..... (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 15:56:37 +0000
The only fuel additive I've seen that does any good at all is nitrous oxide. heh heh Toby
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-07/msg00075.html (7,535 bytes)

260. RE: Electrical Capacity of a stock roadster (score: 1)
Author: RacerY@comcast.net
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 16:06:47 +0000
Hokay- technically, if you were really dealing with 'power', 140 watts at 12 volts is something like 12 amps. Which would tax your system mightily, especially if you've added extra lights, etc. But t
/html/datsun-roadsters/2007-07/msg00122.html (8,405 bytes)


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