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09-11-09, 09:47 AM
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No distributor? No thanks
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No, S14 is the chassis code for the 95-98 240SX. That last red one in Ray's photos is right. The REPU doesn't have any problems and is on the mend, but it's running on a huge weber with no choke, so it won't start in the dead of winter. Maybe if I garage it every night... The GSL-SE runs fine and everything on the car works (granted, AC and radio aren't on the car, but my point still stands!) so there are no problems. It would just be nice to have a more modern daily that I don't have to duck in and out of.
Nothing's changing this week, or maybe this month - just looking around and thinking. Besides, I have a feeling it would take a while to find the right buyer for the GSL-SE.
Nothing's changing this week, or maybe this month - just looking around and thinking. Besides, I have a feeling it would take a while to find the right buyer for the GSL-SE.
09-11-09, 10:06 AM
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Waffles - hmmm good
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No, S14 is the chassis code for the 95-98 240SX. That last red one in Ray's photos is right. The REPU doesn't have any problems and is on the mend, but it's running on a huge weber with no choke, so it won't start in the dead of winter. Maybe if I garage it every night... The GSL-SE runs fine and everything on the car works (granted, AC and radio aren't on the car, but my point still stands!) so there are no problems. It would just be nice to have a more modern daily that I don't have to duck in and out of.
Nothing's changing this week, or maybe this month - just looking around and thinking. Besides, I have a feeling it would take a while to find the right buyer for the GSL-SE.
Nothing's changing this week, or maybe this month - just looking around and thinking. Besides, I have a feeling it would take a while to find the right buyer for the GSL-SE.
GO STEELERS!
09-11-09, 11:08 AM
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i don't know bout that bill. my 808 was daily driven from when i bought it and did the engine swap in 93 til wrecking it in 05 and like i told the insurance adjuster, it was just as dependable as anything else on the road. only thing i did to it during that time was lower ball joints and tie rod ends, and u-joints after putting in a gsl 3rd member. then there was the 74 rx4 before that, of which the engine was in the 808 and now the 7. and the 73 rx3 that started my rotary addiction. plus there's alot of issues i'll live with where others may not.
ray, if u end up needing a hand let me know and i'll try to make plans one weekend to help out. and the s14 is a popular engine option/swap of the nissan 240sx.
ray, if u end up needing a hand let me know and i'll try to make plans one weekend to help out. and the s14 is a popular engine option/swap of the nissan 240sx.
Don't get me wrong.....I love to drive a good old school rotary but something has to be said for not smelling like half burnt fuel when you arrive
-billy
09-11-09, 11:11 AM
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If Crit gets an FC, we may have to change our name from the OGTA's to the OGRE's.
Get a Nikki Crit, they'll start up when hell freezes over.
Give the Old School one more chance, paint the REPU an nice cherry red and put some plush seats with some foam dice hanging from the rear view mirror. Then get an AC and a CD player in there, maybe even a GPS. You could even get a Del Horto if you need to, if they can make it through those Carolina winters they will probably work down here.
Get a Nikki Crit, they'll start up when hell freezes over.
Give the Old School one more chance, paint the REPU an nice cherry red and put some plush seats with some foam dice hanging from the rear view mirror. Then get an AC and a CD player in there, maybe even a GPS. You could even get a Del Horto if you need to, if they can make it through those Carolina winters they will probably work down here.
09-11-09, 11:24 AM
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Sorry to hear about the troubles with the SE's Crit and Quad and especially the REPU Crit, can't it be fixed? I must admit that about two weeks ago, when I was putting the Silver One together and wondering if I'd need another engine I thought maybe it was time to move on, sell out my FB investment.
But now I have the best FB I've ever owned - paid $1200 for it and so far, other than labor, I've spent $70 on an idler arm and $60 on a new battery. I still have the steering issue to deal with (can't get that steering box adjuster lock nut to let loose, but now that I know what to do I'll get it done) and I have a daily driver that should go 100,000 miles. That's 100,000 rotary addicted miles - I really don't think I could learn to love driving pistons again.
What's an S14 anyway? I googled it and found some BMW's on 14.net
And Datsuns on wikipedia:
Certainly that red datsun looks a little bigger than an FB but it might just be the photo. Just tell me it's not a Camero.
Michael and Roland thanks for the tips on the steering box adjustment, I think this will help if I can just get that 40 mm locking nut to loosen. I tried the chisel but it cut into the nut too far without letting loose. I'm going to soak it with PB blaster, hit it with a propane torch and see if I can find a 40 mm socket or spanner at the parts stores and go back at it this weekend. Once I get that fixed I'm going to treat myself to a new set of Kumho KR21's and a "professional" wheel alignment. That should get us into new car territory.
But now I have the best FB I've ever owned - paid $1200 for it and so far, other than labor, I've spent $70 on an idler arm and $60 on a new battery. I still have the steering issue to deal with (can't get that steering box adjuster lock nut to let loose, but now that I know what to do I'll get it done) and I have a daily driver that should go 100,000 miles. That's 100,000 rotary addicted miles - I really don't think I could learn to love driving pistons again.
What's an S14 anyway? I googled it and found some BMW's on 14.net
And Datsuns on wikipedia:
Certainly that red datsun looks a little bigger than an FB but it might just be the photo. Just tell me it's not a Camero.
Michael and Roland thanks for the tips on the steering box adjustment, I think this will help if I can just get that 40 mm locking nut to loosen. I tried the chisel but it cut into the nut too far without letting loose. I'm going to soak it with PB blaster, hit it with a propane torch and see if I can find a 40 mm socket or spanner at the parts stores and go back at it this weekend. Once I get that fixed I'm going to treat myself to a new set of Kumho KR21's and a "professional" wheel alignment. That should get us into new car territory.
09-11-09, 01:20 PM
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I think Tim might be on to the solution for you. Put a Del Horto on the 13B in the REPU. Everyone I talk with about this configuration, including you, tells me it is a great setup. The REPU is bigger inside. If you do decide to get rid of the "Crit don't fit" car (SE). You can use the money for creature comforts on the REPU. Now, I don't you need the fuzzy dice and GPS, but bet you could get heat, air, and paint job for the proceeds from the SE.
One last thing, don't change the seats in the REPU. Dena told me she really like the way they smell.
09-11-09, 02:39 PM
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Sleeper but still slow
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If you're going to go Nissan, get a 300ZX. 240s aren't great cars. The stock KA24DE engine is torquey, but weak in terms of hp and things like a limited slip differential are hard to find on them without getting special limited production versions.
09-11-09, 03:16 PM
#7140
Sooo, I'm having all these steering problems with my new silver 12A powered 1985 RX-7 GSL and thinking about putting in all new steering links or even converting to rack and pinion. I'm was figuring on budgeting anywhere between $200 and $800 for the project, doing my part to keep the economy scooting along.
The steering was terrible, it constantly was pulling to the left and I'd have to be correcting by constantly pulling down on the right side of the steering wheel, what a pain. And turns were always interesting, oversteering turning to the left, understeer to the right. All this after my expert front end alignment, using the power of strings. It was awful. And everything was made even worse by the small but significant amount of play in the steering box, which as you know, I've been trying to fix.
But I thought I'd try one more thing before redoing the front end and trashing my beloved 120,000 miles+ Yokohama Avid Touring tires (even though they still have another 10-20,000 miles of tread on them). Last week I stopped at discount tire, where I bought the Yoko's about 5 years ago, to get one last wheel balance. This got rid of the vibration that was noticeable at 80 mph, but the car was still pulling to the left. That evening I did the string thing one more time, but still no improvement on the pull. Then this morning it occurred to me to check to see how Discount matched up my tires on the rotation - they didn't.
Turns out the tire with the most wear, slightly more noticeable than the others, was on the front. So I switched it with one of the rears that matched the other front tire better.
Presto, now the car drives straight as an arrow and corners like an FB should. Even the steering wheel play is not a problem anymore, just a minor nuisance. (I picked up a 41 mm socket at Northern Tools on the way home today, with a little luck some steering box adjusting will make that like new too).
So now I have $200-$800 to spend and I don't need to get tires for another 3-6 months, another $300-$400 saved.
Damn I love FB's. Crit, do me a favor and sleep on the SE thing for a few weeks.
This one's for you Mike:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMCMZ70uQzs
The steering was terrible, it constantly was pulling to the left and I'd have to be correcting by constantly pulling down on the right side of the steering wheel, what a pain. And turns were always interesting, oversteering turning to the left, understeer to the right. All this after my expert front end alignment, using the power of strings. It was awful. And everything was made even worse by the small but significant amount of play in the steering box, which as you know, I've been trying to fix.
But I thought I'd try one more thing before redoing the front end and trashing my beloved 120,000 miles+ Yokohama Avid Touring tires (even though they still have another 10-20,000 miles of tread on them). Last week I stopped at discount tire, where I bought the Yoko's about 5 years ago, to get one last wheel balance. This got rid of the vibration that was noticeable at 80 mph, but the car was still pulling to the left. That evening I did the string thing one more time, but still no improvement on the pull. Then this morning it occurred to me to check to see how Discount matched up my tires on the rotation - they didn't.
Turns out the tire with the most wear, slightly more noticeable than the others, was on the front. So I switched it with one of the rears that matched the other front tire better.
Presto, now the car drives straight as an arrow and corners like an FB should. Even the steering wheel play is not a problem anymore, just a minor nuisance. (I picked up a 41 mm socket at Northern Tools on the way home today, with a little luck some steering box adjusting will make that like new too).
So now I have $200-$800 to spend and I don't need to get tires for another 3-6 months, another $300-$400 saved.
Damn I love FB's. Crit, do me a favor and sleep on the SE thing for a few weeks.
This one's for you Mike:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMCMZ70uQzs
09-11-09, 05:33 PM
#7141
I wish I would have gotten the white one too. Damn.
Anyways. It appears that the igniters are shot. So Crit (again to save the day) will be loaning me some to find one that works.
Hopefully no more tows to Mazcare...
? Wish you woulda got the white one!Anyways. It appears that the igniters are shot. So Crit (again to save the day) will be loaning me some to find one that works.
Hopefully no more tows to Mazcare...
09-11-09, 06:30 PM
#7142
nice work ray figuring it out. taking it to a shop for alignment and come out worse than before they started means going back and having them figure it out. i never rotate tires, it makes u have to buy all 4 at once when they're worn out, not that tires for these things r expensive anyway. i buy 2 at a time putting the new ones on the front and moving the fronts to the rear.
09-11-09, 06:46 PM
#7143
I like bad ingiters, that's something I can fix.
Here's what happened to the White One:
She will rise another day.
And I know you dudes are not going to believe this, but the Silver One's autorepair functions are already kicking in. I just noticed she almost has her X wheels lined up and we haven't even drove 1000 miles yet. I think I'm going to like this car.
Here's what happened to the White One:
She will rise another day.
And I know you dudes are not going to believe this, but the Silver One's autorepair functions are already kicking in. I just noticed she almost has her X wheels lined up and we haven't even drove 1000 miles yet. I think I'm going to like this car.
