New World Datsuns...

Took it for another 10 mile test drive. It seemed to do really well. Plan is to get a muffler on it.. maybe get it aligned. Then put miles on it before canby.

I've got a bunch of small things I need to take care of.

[ ]Install front and rear bumper
[ ]Install mirrors
[ ]Fix Headlights
[ ]Front wheel bearings
[ ]Install IR alternator
[ ]Clean headliner
[ ]Clean interior
[ ]Adjust weber
[ ]Glove box vibration issue
[ ]Install carpet in back seat riser area
[ ]Check oil pressure
[ ]Muffler/Exhaust
[ ]Clean wheels
[ ]Install chrome windshield strip
[ ]Wipe all rubber/vinyl with treatment
[ ]Spray bare metal spots with zero rust
[ ]Repair rust rot on passenger quarter
[ ]Find solution to reverse light switch clearance issue
[ ] Get all marker lights working

I like the new height. Its perfect.

DRIVEN » Sun May 24, 2015 6:34 am wrote:Can you grind down the body (nut portion) so it screws in deeper?

I am going to try this!!

Great idea.. I have nothing to lose at this point.

Laecaon » Tue May 26, 2015 10:32 pm wrote:I like the new height. Its perfect.

Thanks! No more bottoming out the struts at this height either. A bit of rake though... but it is what it is. I'll probably realign it in my garage this weekend.

draker » Tue May 26, 2015 10:33 pm wrote:

DRIVEN » Sun May 24, 2015 6:34 am wrote:Can you grind down the body (nut portion) so it screws in deeper?

I am going to try this!!

Great idea.. I have nothing to lose at this point.

Ghetto style, chuck the threads in a drill, clamp the drill trigger to spin. Take a cut off wheel and grind off the materia, makes it even all the way aroundl. I have done this a few times...

Works fine for me. That's the exact method we use to resurface plungers on Denso starters at work when we replace contacts.

I dislike bondo work and sanding, I am no good at it, I keep doing the same spot over and over and it's no better.
I find people to do it, but by the end of the job they lose interest in the job and don't work on it anymore, so it sits, I call them artists, they work when they feel like it, which isn't very often.

It's not fun.. so much work. I've got a few more rounds of filler and blocking and priming and blocking to go before the color goes on. Then it needs color sanded... uhg.

Installed new T/C rod bushings and button top hardware on the camber plates for more adjustability without hacking the towers.

Getting prepped to get it aligned. All steering components are new. All bushings have been replaced.

Haha man i wish I could align it for you!!

Come to astoria, i do it.

Lol my tires would be bald by the time I get there. I checked the toe today. After replacing the tc bushings and lowering a bit more I am 1/8th" total toe out. Not good. If I have time I'll adjust.. otherwise it's gonna drive 15 miles. Probably not a huge deal.

[ ]Install front and rear bumper
[ ]Install mirrors
[ ]Find solution to reverse light switch clearance issue
[ ]Glove box vibration issue
[ ]Install carpet in back seat riser area
[ ]Spray bare metal spots with zero rust
[ ]Repair rust rot on passenger quarter
[ ]Install chrome windshield strip
[ ]Wipe all rubber/vinyl with treatment
[ ]Clean wheels
[ ] Alignment


[ ]Fix Headlights
[ ]Install IR alternator
[ ]Adjust weber
[ ]Check oil pressure
[ ] Get all marker lights working

The low pro switch didn't work. It was about 3mm to short. I tried to grind the face of the switch a little for more clearance and almost immediately cut into the guts of it. Not enough extra meat on it to modify. So I grabbed an old switch and pushed out the tunnel a bit. It works. Now I have reverse lights.

Fixed the dome light and dash lights. I can see!!!!

No luck fixing the front marker lights though. I have a bunch of them.. but all the bulbs are rusted into their sockets.. and the housings are trash.... I'll be looking for some at the show!

SU's have been dropped off at Z therapy.

Just bought a new collapsible antenna from thailand. Hope it's worth a shit..

The car has been great! I've put about 400 miles on it. It gets a little warm in 80+ weather. I gotta figure that one out. My guess is the radiator is clogged with shit. I've flushed it like a mofo and it was dirty. But the coolant is back to rust color after putting miles on it.