malcode

Hey guys, I'm not exactly new to this forum, I've been trolling around, digging up info here and there, and for the most part keeping to myself for the couple years or so since I joined. But I am new to owning a running 7, so I figured now would be the time to introduce myself to you guys on this nice forum here. My dad used to have an 86 na when I was a kid, and long story short, I bought one from a friend I used to work with. I'm not sure who did the work on it, and I doubt it was him, since after just a little bit of research I knew more about the car than he did, but he said he used to drift it down in Phoenix. Well when I got it, it just needed the throwout bearing replaced. So I dropped the tranny, put in the new one, got it back in, and after another couple hours of tinkering, got the beast started. It sounded great, but the carb obviously needed a rebuild and some better linkage. So I took it around the block, and the clutch was slipping like crazy. I talked to the guy I got it from, and he swore up and down the clutch was almost brand new still, so I figured the throwout bearing must have been installed wrong. Rip out the tranny, check everything, throw it back in. Same thing happened again. After doing a lot of searching, I found out there are two different sized throwout bearings for the 2nd gen, one being bigger by just a few millimeters. As happens sometimes, I got sidetracked by other projects, lost time and interest, the car exchanged hands a few times between me and others in my family, eventually both bearings were bought from Napa, but it still just sat in the yard untouched for almost two more years. Finally, I got the car back in a trade, and in just a day or two and with the help from a friend, got the right one in there, rebuilt the carb, put a spacer on there (n2o system had been taken off at one point and time while sitting patiently, waiting for me), and got the beast running again. This time, I knew everything was right, and after tidying up some of the wires, replacing a gnarled fuel line that had sat for too long, I slowly eased her out of the garage and down the dirt road towards the straight, paved road. Well, there are still a couple things left to do before she is completely road worthy (new windshield, some more wiring, just ordered some new tires for the front, and track down the previous owner to try to find the title :/ ) and I will be working on all that throughout the summer as time abides. I don't have any pictures of the car, but I did get a video.
I think I listed most of the important mods in my sig, again note the n2o isn't on the car right now.

Without further adieu, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xHZBMcVSqM">Here</a> is the vid. Let me know what you guys think, any suggestions and opinions are welcome.

DavidHolmesIII

Welcome.

malcode

Thank you

introVert

Okay, this should be stickied IMMEDIATELY as the absolute correct way to introduce yourself on the forum.

Nice work, man. Good luck on finding that title.