- 241. Re: Head Question (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 09:23:45 -0700
- lest you have interference problems between your head and valves. I learned the hard way that you CAN bend a valve by rolling the engine over by hand. I admit, now, when I can blame youthful indiscr
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00366.html (7,428 bytes)
- 242. Re: Miatasun (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 21:08:20 -0700
- After Sunday's long drive, my back requires new seats! Beware all Miata owners... And my girlfriend wants an "oh, shit" handle on the dash... Ron, on your e-brake, have you checked the swivelling tw
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00391.html (6,793 bytes)
- 243. Family cars, was Re: Photos of Ron & Mikes project Datsun (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 1999 11:02:20 -0700
- My girlfriend thought the roadster was too 'girly' for her, <grin> and conned me into doing a 2002... of course, 2 years later, the '02 is not yet finished, and so we take the roadster out for drive
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00399.html (7,430 bytes)
- 244. Re: Looking to buy some small parts, and looking to sell some big parts! (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 00:35:34 -0700
- So what, exactly, will you be putting in your soon-to-be-empty engine bay? Toby
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00410.html (7,215 bytes)
- 245. Re: Looking to buy some small parts, (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 09:25:42 -0700
- Woo Hootake bunches of pix, and keep us up to date on the damage! You have the big fast engine, then? But I do wonder- why not wait until fall, and DRIVE the car all summer.. Of course, I'm never one
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00419.html (7,222 bytes)
- 246. Re: Air Filters, etc.... (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 11:00:46 -0700
- In a pinch, you can use Crosland filters for SU's. The 2000 will take a pair of filters for the H6, also found on Volvo 122's and many Jags. I'm not sure about the 1600- I think the MGB filters may f
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00458.html (8,242 bytes)
- 247. Re: Speakers!!!??? (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 11:22:49 -0700
- I've got a pair of 4" in the doors, down low, and a pair of 6" in the panels behind the seats. Of course, with the top down, it blocks the back speakers pretty convincingly. Now if I would just get a
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00459.html (8,053 bytes)
- 248. Re: do S10 seats fit OK? (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Fri, 16 Apr 1999 11:24:05 -0700
- of the beautiful blue vinyl, of course! And how much you can slide on it! Who needs lumbar support? Toby
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00460.html (6,720 bytes)
- 249. Re:valves (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 11:08:59 -0700
- But if you're cheap, You can gently lap the questionable valve. If it lapps evenly (the whole sealing surface of the valve goes light grey) it's OK. Only for the ultra-cheap of budget, tho- a good va
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00509.html (7,192 bytes)
- 250. Re: roadster security (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 11:12:07 -0700
- At the risk of telling you-all how to steal my car, <grin> I use the club and the clapper <still grinning> and have a switch to kill the ignition, and another on the fuel pump (electric, of course).
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00510.html (8,169 bytes)
- 251. Re: I think I'm going to do a frame off....(and more stuff for (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 11:15:49 -0700
- Go for it. It'll only add a few weeks (or months...) to the project, and the underside will look soooo good. Of course, if the underside's already in good shape, the advantage may be more in the tim
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00512.html (7,624 bytes)
- 252. Re: Update & Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 11:20:24 -0700
- If the latch is adjusted correctly (someone else did a great job explaining this) the lock itself, I think, is just a little tab that immobilises the handle. There're a couple of bits of metal and a
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00513.html (7,479 bytes)
- 253. Re: valve cover shine! (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 11:23:30 -0700
- If you're into DIY, a polishing kit does the trick. The lettering causes some hassle, but little buffers do work. Eastwood is probably the most expensive place to buy the stuff, but they do have it.
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00514.html (7,259 bytes)
- 254. Re: More on seats (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 11:25:22 -0700
- Redone stock seats do look great, but don't offer the best support when you're driving hard. IMHO. Toby
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00515.html (7,270 bytes)
- 255. Re: Y2K SERVICE (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:29:52 -0700
- Hot damn, While you're out here, could you reprogram my house thermostat so IT won't hang in 8 months? My Mr. Coffee? My GPS? The blender? Thanks! Toby <G R I N>
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00535.html (6,720 bytes)
- 256. Re: Mistresses (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 1999 21:38:48 -0700
- How do the really cute girls with VW Cabrios that I keep seeing now that we've had two days of spring fit into this, then? Oh, wait, nevermind... they would BE the... What about the rusty Chev. picku
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00537.html (7,717 bytes)
- 257. Re: parts (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 10:22:04 -0700
- just pick up any 'parts' cars that come up for sale ! <grin> Toby
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00628.html (7,097 bytes)
- 258. Re: Starter Sticking (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:30:51 -0700
- I've got the reverse symptom, but the same problem- my switch is worn so the switch and tumbler aren't quite aligned right. When my engine catches, I have to coax the switch back just a bit to keep
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00659.html (7,860 bytes)
- 259. Re: Spark Knock and Compression (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 20:40:46 -0700
- Might be a bit of a problem, but I bet you can retard the timing a bit and get away with it. Or run octane boost. You should, tho, cc your combustion chambers. I found that after a couple of cuts th
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00660.html (8,013 bytes)
- 260. Re: timing (score: 1)
- Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>
- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 15:06:22 -0700
- Advance it till it pings, then pull it back 2-3 degrees. That's what the second adjustment is for- tweaking! Right now the car doesn't seem to take off as fast from slow Then it was probably advanced
- /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00698.html (7,173 bytes)
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