Topic: What did you do to your non-motorcycle vehicle today?

[754]

Its a different world down under.....

[dave500]

ok,well im pissed off with the diff joint,they assembled the diff with their "good" used gears,i rang them to see how its going and was told just about to ring you it all marked up ok but its noisier than mine was!so theyve sent my set off to brisbane to be re lapped and they gotta do it again,this place has a good rep from what im told so im hoping theyll keep the final price appropriate,lotta rain here so got wife to drop me at work and mate drove me home,#$%* i want my car back!

[spotty]

 Nice Kingswood

[dave500]

its a #$%*ing premier #$%*!!

[spotty]

I'm not that smart, I used to drive Fords

I've got a Holden now but it's a Rodeo so no-one cares, including me

I do miss my old XC though

[jgger]

My wife, NOT ME filled my diesel Landcruiser with 150 liters of unleaded petrol (gas). 

Let me guess Bear, somehow that was your fault. Right?

[Don R]

 I bolted the 400 Pontiac to the turbo 400 trans, dropped them into the Art Morrison subframe and rolled the assembly through a wheel well and into the 69 firebird. I used a 1/2" body drop kit and have some large 15" tires on it. They are too far out due to clearance on the C6 corvette spindles but also look wonky, showing 4" of tire. With 18" rims it would still show 2.5" of tire. I think it was as low with the stock subframe. It has struts instead of coil overs so no settling is expected. Dagnabbit.  My headers won't work and the brake booster hits since the engine is now centered.

[jgger]

I bolted the 400 Pontiac to the turbo 400 trans, dropped them into the Art Morrison subframe and rolled the assembly through a wheel well and into the 69 firebird. I used a 1/2" body drop kit and have some large 15" tires on it. They are too far out due to clearance on the C6 corvette spindles but also look wonky, showing 4" of tire. With 18" rims it would still show 2.5" of tire. I think it was as low with the stock subframe. It has struts instead of coil overs so no settling is expected. Dagnabbit.  My headers won't work and the brake booster hits since the engine is now centered.

Don I saw a solution for the headers the other day.

[Stev-o]

   My headers won't work and the brake booster hits since the engine is now centered.

Don I saw a solution for the headers the other day.

Plumber Don can def make that happen!   

[Terry in Australia]

I leased a new Ford Territory back in 2015, which I still have, the last of the Aussie built Fords. I hate driving it around town because its got a V6 diesel with too much turbo lag, but it is a brilliant long hauler, so I dragged it out of my driveway where its been sitting since September last year and drove it to visit my Ma, a 400 mile round trip.

Still drives like a new car, and will blow old V8 "Muscle Cars" away at the lights, and leave them in a cloud of black smoke, great fun. So comfy inside I got out of the car after the 200 mile return drive, jumped on my Harley Sportster and did another 140 miles. Great weekend!

[Don R]

 That header is crazy, everybody knows you don't use galvanized fittings on exhaust.
   The right side is easy, The left not as easy but doable. The problem with these is the heavy stainless paint coating I put on them 20-odd years ago, and one has several years use on the car.
 If I'm cutting and welding I'm doing it on new pipes. These are Cragar or Appliance brand neither of which is still available. Another brand may be better or worse.   

[CaseyH]

Crazy mild in Ontario today
Took the Datsun for an early ride and put it away again

[Don R]

 We had rain but at least it washed away the road salt. For now at least.

[dave500]

well i thought id get a few items from the auto parts store before we might get locked down,did an oil n filter change on both cars and an auto trans service on the mighty holden trimatic,now ill be bored if we do get a forced lock down,i got plenty of weed whacker line and 2 stroke fuel,should keep my wife outta my hair if need be for a few days?

[CycleRanger]

Hooked up the battery charger to the lawnmower. It's almost time.

[Don R]

  I welded up the body/frame jig and test fitted the rear frame/floor assembly. The floor won't lay down on the jig, It would be nice to get a good blueprint from the internet. A few tack cuts and a 1 1/2" move it will be fine. I didn't fully weld it, since the leftover material will be re-used on a bike trailer. 

[BenelliSEI]

Casey....... Is that a 240Z? Lovely!

[Stev-o]

Casey....... Is that a 240Z? Lovely!

+1. Love those early 240's....

[dave500]

i got an old hot rod magazine from the early 80s,front cover has one with a holden 308 cubic inch v8 installed,road legal.

[Terry in Australia]

i got an old hot rod magazine from the early 80s,front cover has one with a holden 308 cubic inch v8 installed,road legal.

I tried to buy one "back in the day" with a turbo hanging off it, but couldn't get the finance as an 18 year old with no guarantor. Probably a good thing, in hindsight, they were a little rocket, and with the turbo, it would wind the speedo needle off the clock.

[scottly]

I used to have a Hot Rod magazine from the early '70s with an article about a 240Z with a 350 Chevy. They billed it the "steel stingray". I recall there was no real structure to support the rear of the trans, so they fabbed a mount that fastened to the underside of the sheet-metal drive-shaft tunnel using large fender washers to spread the load over a large area. 

[Stev-o]

i got an old hot rod magazine from the early 80s,front cover has one with a holden 308 cubic inch v8 installed,road legal.

I tried to buy one "back in the day" with a turbo hanging off it, but couldn't get the finance as an 18 year old with no guarantor. Probably a good thing, in hindsight, they were a little rocket, and with the turbo, it would wind the speedo needle off the clock.

Here ya go, Terry....this one has twin turbos! What a beast....

https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/cto/d/brooklyn-datsun-240z-vq35-twin-turbo/7092896345.html

[WhyNot2]

must have a needle valve in the carb stuck open...........fired up the Craftsman rider mower, and it spit a bunch of gas out of the exhaust.

gonna have a bare brown spot on the lawn.

[Terry in Australia]

i got an old hot rod magazine from the early 80s,front cover has one with a holden 308 cubic inch v8 installed,road legal.

I tried to buy one "back in the day" with a turbo hanging off it, but couldn't get the finance as an 18 year old with no guarantor. Probably a good thing, in hindsight, they were a little rocket, and with the turbo, it would wind the speedo needle off the clock.

Here ya go, Terry....this one has twin turbos! What a beast....

https://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/cto/d/brooklyn-datsun-240z-vq35-twin-turbo/7092896345.html

Wow, that thing is magnificent Steve, and not awfully expensive either, for what it is. Needless to say, my wife would kill me if I bought it though, so I'll have to be happy with my twin turbo Subaru Liberty GT (Legacy GT in the US) it's quick enough for an old fart like me, and pisses off muscle car owners when I blow them away.  

[mrbreeze]

I used to have a Hot Rod magazine from the early '70s with an article about a 240Z with a 350 Chevy. They billed it the "steel stingray". I recall there was no real structure to support the rear of the trans, so they fabbed a mount that fastened to the underside of the sheet-metal drive-shaft tunnel using large fender washers to spread the load over a large area.

I had a buddy back in the 80's with an early 70's Datsun truck. Had an old Chevy 283 and a 4 speed. That was a fun little truck. Kind of a sleeper too.