Micro's 73 610

[DRIVEN]

Shameful. No excuse.

[MicroMachinery]

That's shitty Micro, Australia or New Zealand

Actually came from Thailand.

[MicroMachinery]

That hurts Micro..Such cool dash,and to end up

I know.. 1 less in the world now

[MicroMachinery]

Believe me, I plan to. He just sent me an offer to settle it for $50. Not a chance.

you should get 100% refund since he sent you nothing but junk. Sorry to hear about this.


what is the seller Ebay users name, just for reference.

Yeah. He 'generously' offered me a $50 refund. I promptly filed a paypal claim for 100%.

His name is "boyretrocartparts". We all make mistakes. Maybe this was just a HORRIBLE fluke, and he normally isn't that careless.. I actually ordered something else from him right after the dash, which should be here soon.. we'll see if it's packed as tragically as well.. I really, REALLY hope not..

[MicroMachinery]

I received some goodies in the mail today




This is something I have been dreading for a while, now.. forming new fuel lines to run the length of the 610. I get nervous about forming lines, whether brake or fuel lines. I know there are ways of bending lines using either a bending tool, filling the tube with sand/salt, or using one of those coils around the bends, but still.. it's something I've always struggled with. Perhaps it's the perfectionist in me that won't "leave good enough alone" that makes me unhappy with the lines I've done in the past, even though they've always worked fine.

Gotta get over it.

Also, I did a little modifying to my full-sized jig..


... made a little more room where the battery used to go

[izzo]

very nice.

come do me some fuel lines lolz

[draker]

You can do it man, just get a cheapy tool to do it.

Here was one I did, first time. Although I've made brake lines before.

[MicroMachinery]

So I'm going back and forth on what to do about fuel delivery in the car.. I had Draynor pick me up a 300zx fuel tank with pump at the wrecking yard(you da man), but quickly realized that modifying the 610 fuel tank to accept the pump wouldn't be as easily done as in a 510.
In the 510 fuel tank, there are no baffles to work around, so it's a nice and easy cut and graft in the fuel pump mounting ring. Bolt in, done. On the 610 tank, however, the are factory installed baffles that run the width and the length of the tank. Quite an awesome feature, unless of course you're trying to install an in tank pump meant for EFI. The white dots marked on the tank illustrate the location of the baffles.


As you can see, the baffles pretty much run down the center of the tank, exactly where I would be wanting to install the pump. In order to leave enough metal around the mounting ring to allow for proper welding, it would be about a 7 1/2" diameter ring.



Due to the restrictions that this amount of space requires for a proper mounting surface, I am fairly limited on where I can install the pump. Though the pictures don't show it well, there is a slope on the backside of the tank that prevents me from having much freedom in moving the mounting location front to back. Side to side would be my only real area where I could pick and choose.




Unlike the 510 fuel tank, however, the 610 fuel system is fed through the bottom of the tank via gravity. In the 510, there are tubes that enter from the top and pull from the bottom of the tank. The 610 feed line as viewed from the bottom of the tank..



If I could cut this out and weld in a larger diameter line(from 1/4" to 5/16"), then I could run an external fuel pump. The problem with this is, is that I would probably want some kind of surge tank to keep from starving the fuel system in a hard cornering/low fuel level situation.. I suppose I could weld on a small reservoir that would dip below the floor of the tank, just enough to keep the feed feed continuously submerged, but right now I just need to decide which route will be best.

[izzo]

bummer about the tank issues. I'm sure you'll get it though.

[MicroMachinery]

Yeah, it may take going in and cutting out part of the baffle.. just not as turn-key as it is in a 510 tank. On the bright side, I got a sample of the brake line I'm going to duplicate in 5/16" from 1/4".



Kind of a long bastard..

[draker]

I probably should have went with a bigger line when I made mine.. but I stuck with the stock size.

Plans are to stick with an L for a while anyway.



That line looks pretty crazy. But you'll be able to do it, no problem. Just take your time and get line bender tool.

[MicroMachinery]

Got another package from overseas...

[RedBanner]

Oh come on!

[Taterhead]

[MicroMachinery]

[Taterhead]

Obviously I'm an idiot as I have no clue where that goes.





In my defense, I have never seen a 610 in person.

[izzo]

I do believe that is a light that goes in the grille. a special grille maybe?

[Laecaon]

He has failed to update the thread here, but did on Ratsun. Izzo is close, but a grill for the rear. Like the tail lights...

[MicroMachinery]

Whoops, goofy me!

[draker]

610's are so freaking sexy... wow. I love this car.