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Nice intro, man. I moved here from Texas but around Bryan/College Station. Though I'm not originally from there, I've spent a massive portion of my life all over Texas. Few other Texas folk on here, as well.

Anyway, welcome. And if you're down for whatever, I take some big day trips now and again around Ohio. If this place is good for one thing, it's the roads.

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thanks guys! i have to say austin suits me about as well as any city could ever suit a person, but ive found a great home here in columbus already. love it here, great little city, and already made friends with a guy who races a 240Z in SVRA and another guy who runs chump/lemons, between them and this site i think i'll definitley be able to find my racing fix!

 

 

Nice intro, man. I moved here from Texas but around Bryan/College Station. Though I'm not originally from there, I've spent a massive portion of my life all over Texas. Few other Texas folk on here, as well.

Anyway, welcome. And if you're down for whatever, I take some big day trips now and again around Ohio. If this place is good for one thing, it's the roads.

 

thanks man - ive got a lot of cousins and family around college station/houston, and even more up on the panhandle.

 

still have a bit of work to go on the datsun but once its on the road i will be hungrily looking for roads all over...

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Oh...and that 2.5RS is sick. Where did you get that front bull bar thing?

its a pretty hard to find rally innovations piece (actually the only thing i kept from the car in selling)... its really just a light bar so mostly for show but i also have a full engine skid plate - both of which are going on the outback sport (aka Crapwagon aka Dirt Diggler)

 

 

Welcome. Looking forward to seeing the Datsun build.

indeed! ive got a bunch of pics of the suspension setup etc up to now i just need to pull off of my camera. engine is kinda low on compression but im going to give it a go anyway... fingers crossed for first fire up with the new carb setup may be tonight...

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  • 5 weeks later...

welp probably time for an update

 

the dirty little beast finally came to life, and no joke, just after midnight under a full moon on friday the 13th

 

turned on the stereo for the first time since its even been in this state - radio was tuned right to station playing ozzy - crazy train

 

(sorry, waiting on them to rotate video)

 

 

tooks some full moon pics after first drive, this is how she sits now, lots of changes coming though

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/P1fin_awakening_ed_zps7f92aa74.jpg

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/phase1_interior_zpsd3a1c2d3.jpg

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/P1FIN_street_rearquarterlight_zps33658102.jpg

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/P1fin_street_frontanglewtaco_zpsa2b6b4eb.jpg

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/P1fin_street_rearquartdarkside_zps7efeeab4.jpg

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/P1fin_engine_zps8513484b.jpg

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/P1fin_enginebayangle_zps0da75036.jpg

 

 

parked back in the garage

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/P1fin_backingarage_zps034dcbd1.jpg

 

 

techno toy tuning coilovers (koni 8610 race, 250/275 lb-in springs) with DP racing camber plates

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_coilsDPtops_zps6723d26d.jpg

 

 

may be the sexiest car part ive ever purchased

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_coilseyecandy_zpsd46c7e16.jpg

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made what friends have dubbed the creepiest basement in the world into a paint booth. and then realized i basically made a murder chamber, even creepier.

 

painted all suspension parts front/rear with zinc phosphate (95% zinc) and then POR-15

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_paintbooth_zps0332cc91.jpg

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_frontsuspencoated_zps2ae7836e.jpg

 

 

new wheel bearings all around

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_rearsusp_picnic_zps19d50389.jpg

 

 

devised a perfect rear wheel bearing press for these, 1 1/4 steel pipe and hammer

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_bearingpress_zps99a5857e.jpg

 

 

 

new OEM balljoints, tie rods ends, polyurethane bushings everywhere

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_frontsuspension-bare_zps72954bf5.jpg

 

 

rear spindle pins were a pain in the ass.. as expected, beefy special little tool helped a lot, but even it mushroomed before second one broke off, i ended up just grinding it apart

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_spindlepintoolmushroom_zps2e0fd018.jpg

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_gullyhandlinspindlepins_zps3ec65b0b.jpg

 

 

 

 

 

front brakes

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_frontsuspension_zpsa63eeed2.jpg

 

 

rear

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_rearsusp_zpsb6c4fba8.jpg

 

 

rear brakes, guess i forgot to take a picture with them on..

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_rearbrakes_zps3d81867d.jpg

 

 

chopped up a yoga mat to make fender covers hahaha :lol:

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_yogafendercovers_zpse1533e3d.jpg

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ended up ditching the webers... they just werent going to be right, especially being 45s, for what the car was aimed at. was going to need to rejet, and would have choked down which would have just required more investment and time than was worth putting into something that was gonig to be ALL top end.

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_webersout_zps98f339d5.jpg

 

 

i traded them for some race prepped SU carbs in very good order, rebuilt by a long time 240z master around here Bob Smith

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_SUScominghome_zpscb86d7ce.jpg

 

 

 

 

SU carbs actually came off of this gem, #13 SVRA racecar, owned by Andy Doll, who has become a good friend and been unendingly helpful in all of this, huge thanks to him. this is also where the webers went.. right where they belong. first race is last weekend of june, unfortunately same as pikes peak so i need to make some decisions =\

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/doll_num13frontangle_zps3cad2efe.jpg

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/doll_num13_ingarage_zpsd9a81b51.jpg

 

 

the mrs even had a hand :D :D good woman. shes probably as excited as i am.

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_tinawrenchin_zpsd4999968.jpg

 

up next...

confirmed my nismo/power brute clutch LSD can use sti inner axles, now just need to save up the $$

 

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_powerbrute_zps63bef589.jpg

 

 

old school momo race wheel, going to get wrapped in alcantara

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n202/misplacedape/build_momomomontage_zps5f7e305f.jpg

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