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Offline RobJohnson

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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #225 on: May 25, 2009, 01:11:59 AM »
Chris, where is the new Volvo thread?
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #226 on: May 25, 2009, 12:47:44 PM »
:rofl:  I was going to wait.  It's sitting in Sumner County right now with expired tags, so it might take me a while because I'd have to drive up to Hendersonville to work on it.


bork, bork, bork!
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #227 on: May 25, 2009, 06:46:32 PM »
Those rockers look rusted out.....
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #228 on: May 25, 2009, 07:06:33 PM »
Quote from: Peter3_1 on May 25, 2009, 06:46:32 PM
Those rockers look rusted out.....
:-) That's not my car.  Same color, same style, but that car got the JTR treatment.  I just bought this one so I can drive around while I work on my other car.  I may go for the V8 conversion later.
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #229 on: May 27, 2009, 12:50:21 AM »
Quote from: Peter3_1 on May 25, 2009, 06:46:32 PM
Those rockers look rusted out.....

 :lmao:
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #230 on: May 27, 2009, 05:37:58 AM »
Quote from: RobJohnson on May 27, 2009, 12:50:21 AM
:lmao:

Yeah, with that comment I thought of Ozzy Osbourne.
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #231 on: May 27, 2009, 01:18:49 PM »
WATCH WHAT YOU SAY ABOUT MY (distant) COUSIN, OZZIE! :evillaugh: 
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #232 on: May 28, 2009, 08:19:56 AM »
Quote from: Eupher on May 27, 2009, 05:37:58 AM
Yeah, with that comment I thought of Ozzy Osbourne.


HA!  :bwah:
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #233 on: May 30, 2009, 07:44:44 PM »
I got the Volvo running.  It idles but won't go faster than 5mph before it dies... you can drive around at 5mph all day long.  Time to check the throttle position sensor and a few other bits and pieces.  Eh... $300.  I got what I paid for.  It runs fine (when it does run.)

It makes a nice golf cart.
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #234 on: June 08, 2009, 01:17:00 AM »
Quote from: Chris on May 30, 2009, 07:44:44 PM
I got the Volvo running.  It idles but won't go faster than 5mph before it dies... you can drive around at 5mph all day long.  Time to check the throttle position sensor and a few other bits and pieces.  Eh... $300.  I got what I paid for.  It runs fine (when it does run.)

It makes a nice golf cart.

Hope you get it figured out.
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #235 on: July 25, 2009, 11:25:44 AM »
I blew the head gasket on my Datsun. :censored:  Probably take me a couple afternoons/evenings to pull it off and replace it since I don't have another full day off until Tuesday.  I just hope nothing got warped.  The other cylinder head I scavenged is slighly warped and will need to be milled and shimmed to remove a small scratch.  And I might as well replace the timing chain/gears while I have the front cover off. 

Damn.
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #236 on: July 25, 2009, 02:22:07 PM »
 :hammer: why not have it shaved just enough to make it flat?  :tongue:
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #237 on: July 25, 2009, 08:13:35 PM »
I think I may have dodged a bullet on this one.  The source of the leak may be the heater hose where it connects to the cylinder head.  The hose has split at the end and there's water dripping from there, and not from the side of the block (all I saw this afternoon was steam spraying from one general direction. I couldn't tell exactly where it was coming from and I wasn't about to stick my hand down there to find out).  I topped off the radiator and drove it home.  Unfortunately, the water level was very low... I dumped probably three gallons of water in there.  The water pump may need to be replaced... it squealed and shrieked all the way home, but the temperature gauge was normal.  Maybe it was just the "steam cleaning" the belts got.

The gasket will be replaced eventually after I put on the new head.  I guess I'd better get back to work on that. :p
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #238 on: July 28, 2009, 10:42:25 PM »
clamped and fixxorated:


Today was a miserable damn day for working outside.  Rain, rain, mud, and more rain.
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #239 on: October 03, 2009, 05:38:09 PM »
Fixed the window defogger, pulled out some carpet, and started working on some rust.  I ran out of sandpaper, so I had to stop and throw a quick coat of primer over the panel I was working on.  Its not done yet, but its a big improvement.

Before


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I need to replace that heater hose before the weather drops below freezing.  That will be fun. :p

I thought the car stereo shop that always advertises on TV might be able to help me find out why I'm getting interference in my (mostly) AM radio.  Stupid waste of time. :whatever:
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #240 on: October 03, 2009, 07:31:38 PM »
Now after sandpaper feathering in the taped areas with 1000 grit final, airbrush the paint with clear for a number of layers, then, sand again to blend qwith 1,000 grit then paint compound, then paint polish and , thee, yiou are done!
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #241 on: October 03, 2009, 07:35:42 PM »
I'll do the prep work, but I'm paying someone else to paint it for me.  It should take me a couple days to pull off all the trim and brightwork and to sand and mask the entire car.  I'm not sure how much to spend on a paint job, but $1000 would be my limit.
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #242 on: October 04, 2009, 06:30:42 PM »
An old trick to make the paint look "deep" is by adding a very little base color to the clear, making a coat, adding clear, making a still lighter coat, repeat again, then finish with several coats of completely clear . after final sanding, compounding and polishing, it looks as if "Pimp my ride" did the paint custom.

$1,000 is sane, for a very nice job, depending on where you live.
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #243 on: October 08, 2009, 03:54:19 AM »
Quote from: Chris on October 03, 2009, 07:35:42 PM
I'll do the prep work, but I'm paying someone else to paint it for me.  It should take me a couple days to pull off all the trim and brightwork and to sand and mask the entire car.  I'm not sure how much to spend on a paint job, but $1000 would be my limit.

Just the materials for a quality complete paint job might cost that. Just saying.
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #244 on: October 08, 2009, 11:41:36 AM »
red paint is very expensive, but gray.....not so much   Plus, ifwe're doing a lot of metal, rust, dent and ding repair it can be tripple the price.  But with more  casual a repaint and owner preowork, a skilled respray should be attainable at $1,000.
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #245 on: October 09, 2009, 01:20:12 AM »
Chris, it's times like this that I wished we lived closer to each other. I would just paint it for you.  :banghead:

I'm still a certified DuPont Automotive Refinisher.

My shops were always known as the "best in town." We did things right.
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #246 on: November 18, 2009, 06:25:35 PM »
I swapped out a really crusty battery cable over the weekend, and now my on-board circuit tester is giving me an 'OK'.  We'll see if it lasts. :thumbs:
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #247 on: November 18, 2009, 09:12:53 PM »
It's like Red Green with his own auto repair shop!  :-)
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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #248 on: November 18, 2009, 09:25:12 PM »
:rofl:

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Re: 1983 Datsun 280ZX
« Reply #249 on: December 29, 2009, 08:29:28 PM »
I am STILL working on getting all the valves removed from that cylinder head.  Yes, I'm lazy.  Terribly, terribly lazy.  I finally had enough extra time this afternoon (after going into work at 6am) to pull out another one.  Jeezus!  It's worst than pulling teeth... teeth are easy!  I have one left that won't budge and I just can't get the damn thing out.  Once that's done, I can have it machined and swap out the current one.  I tried to get a quote from Ye Olde Datsun Shoppe downtown, but they don't do machine work.  I don't expect to spend more than $200 for that.

Depending on how much material is removed from the new head, I may have a compression ratio somewhere between 9-1/2 and 10-1/2.  I'm really not sure what it will actually be, so I'll be buying E85 for a few weeks just to be safe.  The new valve seals are E85-resistant.

I need to replace the injector gaskets since one (or more) of them leak badly in cold weather under throttle.  I got more rubber bits for the clutch slave and master cylinders... I'll need a new clutch set for the new transmission and a replacement for a rear axle that's making a funny tick-tick-ticking noise.  I may drive to Memphis and pull one (or both) from the Pull-A-Part over there.
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