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121. Re: Heat VS Paint (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Oct 1999 12:10:30 -0700
I know this one- because the alternative is a VW engine! <grin> Actually, the multiple transfer is because the heating of an internal combustion engine is so uneven. The head, especially, builds up
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00462.html (7,815 bytes)

122. Re: Life is not THAT bad, Van! (tranny woes)... (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 00:42:04 -0700
Ya, it sounds as if things are near to terminal. My 2c- find a spare four speed. They're dirt cheap. Also get a replacement countershaft and bearings. Prolly more than you paid for the tranny, but a
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00486.html (9,070 bytes)

123. stripped heads! (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 1999 23:36:19 -0700
There are inserts that work pretty well for plugs. They're not failsafe (they sometimes unscrew themselves with the plug!) but since the plug seals to the flat part of the head, they usually hold pre
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00526.html (7,326 bytes)

124. Re: """"New"""" power source!? What a Wankel! (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 23:46:04 -0700
you can get one of those to fit into your car. Your very own Datsun roadster, believe it, it's true. Just go to the junkyard, yes, that's right folks, the junkyard, and get yerself the engine out of
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00657.html (7,458 bytes)

125. Re: Roadster Trailer? (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 00:33:47 -0700
Those are two really good suggestions for what to do with an MGB, and I, for one, would get a real kick out of a roadster towing part of an MG! "save the roadsters"- well, except for those with rott
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00658.html (7,773 bytes)

126. Re: Wheels (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 23:18:11 -0700
10/10ths on the street? Jenks would not be pleased! <grin> (the "tenths" scale was formalized by Denis Jenkinson- basically, 10/10 is that hairy moment right before you crash, when you have no real
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00697.html (7,363 bytes)

127. Re: finish products (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 23:01:06 -0700
and on this website I found: -- Made especially to remove tough finishes. Penetrates & lifts old paint in minutes. Brush on & let it work. Scrape off old paint, then rinse with water. We recommend u
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00750.html (7,222 bytes)

128. 140 mph speedo and where it was found... (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 23:18:15 -0700
The '70 1600 also got the 140mph speedo... apparently, Nissan got sick of having two different parts. The typeface changed slightly in '70, too- narrower (yet heavier line-width) digits. Too many det
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00751.html (6,866 bytes)

129. Re: Sigh, what to do (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 11:20:59 -0700
Well, how ambitious are you, and how fast do you want to go? <grin> It's all personal preference. I really liked Clete Roberts' rotaty roadster for power- a few years ago, I shunned it as "impure" b
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00823.html (8,932 bytes)

130. Re: HELP!!!! (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 11:23:09 -0700
Yes, there is a 12-step program, but sadly, it goes like this: Step 1: buy a roadster Step 2: buy a second roadster Step 3: buy a third roadster . . . Hi, I'm Toby, and I haven't bought a car in 21 m
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00824.html (7,536 bytes)

131. Re: Sigh, what to do with $600... (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 19:16:22 -0700
Last I looked, a full set of new chains and gears and tensioners for the front of a 2L wasn't too much less than $600... But of course, YMMV! Contemplating a rebuild myself (not my car!) Toby
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00838.html (6,965 bytes)

132. Re: Hardened Cam regrind info (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 10:58:20 -0700
That sounds about the right ballpark, for quality work. I've heard good things about this shop- no first-hand exp., tho... Any decent cam grinder will re-harden the lobes. It's probably not as good a
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00854.html (7,568 bytes)

133. Re: Parts cross-reference (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 18:56:59 -0700
but we're gonna have to swallow our pride for some things! It's tough on the machismo to hear that your car really has 1987 Yugo pistons! <grin> my 2c: The rear brake adjusters are the same as those
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00030.html (7,366 bytes)

134. Re: parts interchange list (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 20:33:51 -0700
There's a Brit supplier that offers a kit to convert the early S1 E-type brakes to the later S1 and S2spec- a much bigger, 4-pot caliper on the same rotor. I inquired for more info, and got "Sorry m
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00094.html (7,247 bytes)

135. Re: lightson, no turn signals (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Sep 1999 20:51:37 -0700
You have a cross-circuit between the running light and the turn signal. If it isn't a whacked bulb (already sagely suggested) check the lamp bases carefully to make sure one center contact isn't tou
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00096.html (7,599 bytes)

136. Re: SRL311 -vs- M Z3 (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 21:08:25 -0700
"Soul", "character", "wheel fell off yesterday", whatever, with an older car you HAVE to get involved with it or it'll fall apart pretty quickly. With a new car, if it even hiccups, it's back to the
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00255.html (7,432 bytes)

137. Re: paint schemes for your floor (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 21:13:14 -0700
if you drop a little washer, spring, or other small bit on one of the black squares, it'll take a lot longer to find than if it lands on the white squares! Just a thought, Toby
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00256.html (6,786 bytes)

138. Re: butt-ugly dashes and free time (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 21:21:18 -0700
As the proud owner of several later cars, I wholeheartedly AGREE with you. One of my projects for my retirement (in 30 or 40 years) is to make a wood dash that will replace all the Nader-esque vinyl
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00257.html (6,942 bytes)

139. Re: head studs vs head bolts (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 21:50:30 -0700
Strange, isn't itevery fall a rash of cars come up for sale! I, too, will be shining up the second car this winter in hopes of getting cash come spring... The studs work better because, (rumor has it
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00258.html (7,471 bytes)

140. Re: (Old vs New) (score: 1)
Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 1999 21:45:42 -0700
I'd rather drive a slow car fast than a fast car slowly... Toby And Dan N agreed:
/html/datsun-roadsters/1999-09/msg00300.html (6,521 bytes)

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