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by SteveEdmonton
09 Sep 2014 21:54
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: New dpracing offset camber plates
Replies: 11
Views: 4028

Re: New dpracing offset camber plates

Very helpful replies, thanks everyone. I remember reading some of this before, but without having had a "need to know," it sort of went in one eyeball and out the other... :oops: Keith, you've obviously got plates that let you adjust the caster as well as the camber. That makes sense, give...
by SteveEdmonton
09 Sep 2014 08:26
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: New dpracing offset camber plates
Replies: 11
Views: 4028

Re: New dpracing offset camber plates

What's the advantage to the offset? Maybe that sounds like a dumb question. What I mean is, it's pretty clear that the offset changes the caster compared to "straight-up" camber plates, but I'm not sure about the reason why you'd want to do so. From what I gather, going to 280ZX struts mak...
by SteveEdmonton
13 Aug 2014 17:45
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: "Nicest wagon in Canada" (not mine!)
Replies: 0
Views: 2194

"Nicest wagon in Canada" (not mine!)

Ran across this story a few days ago but apparently it hasn't really made the rounds here yet. Great PR for Terry's beautiful wagon. http://www.dailyturismo.com/2014/08/10k-family-hauler-1972-datsun-510-wagon.html Apparently he got rear-ended though a couple of days after the Kijiji ad that's mentio...
by SteveEdmonton
12 Aug 2014 08:25
Forum: Featured Project Builds
Topic: Little Orange Jellybean
Replies: 64
Views: 35862

Re: Little Orange Jellybean

Terrible news, Terry. You have such good bodywork skills I imagine you could tackle it yourself. Or will you actually entrust this job to somebody else?
by SteveEdmonton
06 Jul 2014 18:58
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: 78 Datsun 620 Pickup - East Coast USA - Wash. DC
Replies: 2
Views: 891

Re: 78 Datsun 620 Pickup - East Coast USA - Wash. DC

Hey David, what's the colour code for that truck's blue paint? I like it!

Great looking truck, I'm sure you'll find a ready buyer.

Thanks;
Steve
by SteveEdmonton
20 May 2014 08:03
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTS: 72 510 2-door ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Replies: 14
Views: 5007

Re: WTS: 72 510 2-door ELECTRIC VEHICLE

Mike, sorry I dropped the ball on getting you and Jason in touch. Send me a PM with your email address and I'l pass it along to Jason. He says he'll be glad to let you know how he did the electrics. And sorry, dat5102dr, nothing is available anymore. The shell of this car has been sold & moved t...
by SteveEdmonton
14 May 2014 18:11
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: WTS: 72 510 2-door ELECTRIC VEHICLE
Replies: 14
Views: 5007

Re: WTS: 72 510 2-door ELECTRIC VEHICLE

I dropped an email to Jason inviting him to check out this thread; hopefully he'll get ahold of you directly, Mike. He had a lot of fun doing this and I'm guessing he'll be happy to tell you how he did it.
Cheers,
Steve
by SteveEdmonton
09 May 2014 06:48
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: Suspension Parts
Replies: 6
Views: 3035

Re: Suspension Parts

PM'd you a few days ago but no response. Did you get it?
by SteveEdmonton
03 May 2014 09:47
Forum: Suspension
Topic: Q about aluminum drums
Replies: 8
Views: 3224

Re: Q about aluminum drums

Byron and Trevor, thanks for confirming my sense of the problem, and the further sense that it's going to take a lot to get these suckers off. I forgot to say that these brakes do not appear to have adjusters. Or if there are any, they're certainly not the type I'm familiar with, at the top of the b...
by SteveEdmonton
02 May 2014 20:21
Forum: Suspension
Topic: Q about aluminum drums
Replies: 8
Views: 3224

Re: Q about aluminum drums

The plot thickens.... Went to PickNPull to, well, pick and pull the drums. Couldn't get them off. No tapped holes into which to thread bolts in order to extract the drums from the shoes, just two good-sized but untapped holes plus three very small ones. Probing all of those holes with a small punch ...
by SteveEdmonton
01 May 2014 19:00
Forum: Suspension
Topic: Q about aluminum drums
Replies: 8
Views: 3224

Q about aluminum drums

Hi all; I might have a chance to pick up some aluminum brake drums from a 280Z. Anybody know if they're the same size as the 240Z drums, which I know will indeed fit onto the stock 510 rear brakes? Their condition is of course the other factor I need to check out-- as a second consideration. Accordi...
by SteveEdmonton
30 Apr 2014 20:11
Forum: Powertrain
Topic: 280Z /ZX trannies-- 4 speed vs. 5 speed
Replies: 5
Views: 3155

Re: 280Z /ZX trannies-- 4 speed vs. 5 speed

Errrr, no I didn't. :oops: Not until seeing your note, that is. Bingo, that was the issue alright. A little spin of the shaft and-- magic!-- 5th gear appears out of nowhere! Thanks for your help, everyone. For someone as smart as I usually think I am, I really do make some dumb mistakes sometimes......
by SteveEdmonton
30 Apr 2014 16:09
Forum: Powertrain
Topic: 280Z /ZX trannies-- 4 speed vs. 5 speed
Replies: 5
Views: 3155

Re: 280Z /ZX trannies-- 4 speed vs. 5 speed

Thanks Mike, that helps a lot. But now the plot thickens. I picked up this tranny at PickNPull the other day, from a '77 280Z. PickNPull tranny Apr2014-1.JPG PickNPull tranny Apr2014-4.JPG PickNPull tranny Apr2014-3.JPG It had no shift knob or diagram. I ran it through the shift pattern and couldn't...
by SteveEdmonton
29 Apr 2014 20:29
Forum: Powertrain
Topic: 280Z /ZX trannies-- 4 speed vs. 5 speed
Replies: 5
Views: 3155

280Z /ZX trannies-- 4 speed vs. 5 speed

Hi guys; Anybody know what the external differences are between the base 280Z 4-speed (1977), which I gather was also the base tranny in the early 280ZX (1978 at least, I think)-- and the 5-speed that was available as an option in those years? Obviously the shift pattern has an extra throw... :) ......
by SteveEdmonton
19 Apr 2014 09:18
Forum: Classifieds
Topic: drivers side mirror
Replies: 8
Views: 2676

Re: drivers side mirror

Speaking of right-side stock mirrors... Anybody got one for sale? :) I gather they're pretty scarce, but reply here or drop me a PM if you do... Thanks!