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Also lookin for an electric fuel pump to feed the twin del'orto's. what kinda pressure and Gals/hr would suit?
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Matt
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yea i thought it sounded a bit strange that the carbs were ported, he knows i dont want the manifold though so dunno why he said that. ah well, think im gonna give them a miss. $500 for that setup is prob pretty sweet for someone with a datto though.
Matt
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Just talked to the guy with the second hand ones and he rekons the carbs have been ported to match the oval port head or something so it sounds like they've been stuffed round with anyway.
Think i'll just look to get a rebuilt kit already set up for my motor.
Cheers boes
Matt
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If they're set up for the 1500 datto how likely is it that they'll be sweet like that on the escort?
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haha sweet cheers.
Can get a set of rebuilt ones for $700 set up for the esky but then im gonna have to buy a filter too. The ones in the auction will be $500 but will probably be set up wrong for the esky. Hmm decisions.
Matt
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Got a few questions about these carbs as i've found these ones on trademe that i think will be alright:
1.) Will these fit on my weber manifold, i presume they will?
2.) What choke and venturi size would suit my engine, (worked 1600 escort motor with fast road / rally cam)
3.) Will any of the parts from my weber rebuild kit be compatible with these carbs.
4.) Anyone wanna buy that manifod/what is worth.
Cheers boes
Matt
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Haha i heard Paul did that with a Pinto engine taken out to 2.1+
You must be meaning someone else though cause im pretty sure Paul wouldn't go to the effort of fitting a Pinto/Mustang engine aye
True, thats probably the one im thinking of. I though ben said it was a bigger bore than that so i figured it was a mustang one. Dam pintos.
Matt
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If your on a budget then plan out and price up exactly what you wanna do first, i was planning on a "doing it up this summer" job and its now 3 years later and just being assembled
But yea pretty much what Gazza said. Even a downdraught webber would be sweet. Could put 1300 pistons in it for a quick compression boost if you find some decent ones the right bore.
Haha and yea dont go for the 2.3! A guy here had one and it twisted the chassis in his escort as far as i remember. Hellraizer might know the guy? Was one of Bens mates.
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hey, thanks man.
At the moment i'm decided on having no flares and using those TSW's that are on it now. I've tried to work out a way to flare it and keep those wheels with spacers but it just doesn't look right. If i flared it i'd have to goto a more old school wheel with some nice dish. I could end up changing my mind back before its paneled if i find some wheels i like better though.
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Matt
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Just picked up $230 worth of bearings and a conversion kit.
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Theres heaps of parts still available for them. You can buy new fibreglass guards for them too, i just so happen to have a set im not gonna use anymore that are brand new. Check out the project in my signiture, theres a photo of them in there.
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Matt
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I thought so too, but apparently not:
http://www.rsmotorsport.com.au/technical/files/TC_Datsun_Crank.pdf
Cheers,
Matt
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Think work gets it from blackwood pykels. Greeb and black can. Dont let the citrus smell fool you, wear a mask and eye protection plus gloves, it can make your hands go white, which is the fat being sucked out of ya skin then they go dry, then crack, then bleed . Good shit, to lethal for the states
sweet cheers man, will keep an eye out for it.
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*mostly unhelpful post - one step from spam*
i cant actually understand why youd paint the engine, its like if a body builder wanted muscles on his heart and liver.
or maybe its like tattooing the inside of your foreskin... yeh im gunna go with that analogy.. sounds just about as painful.
but yeh, i was thinking, if this all doesnt work out, you can get heat paint in a few primary colors in a fairly cheap spraycan... mat black engine ftw
its more because the valve cover and alternator and all the other little bits are polished and look really good, the engine bay will be painted up real nice, and most of the bits are new so look really good anyways. so when you show someone the engine bay they dont say "shit all that stuff looks awsome man", they say "oh you should have painted the motor too just to finish it off". true story.
EDIT: and coz its been acid dipped it needs to be painted again anyway, coz some real fine layers of rust are startin to show.
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Where do you get that stuff from? i just grabbed a can of standard degreaser and a tin of paint stripper so i'll see how i get on with that. Wanna get some primer on this thing before it starts to rust!
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Matt
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Yea not to sure if it'll go together or not, will have to sus that out later, Blue and yellow seem to suit so it might be alright.
Im pretty sure it'll be fine paintin that paint with a brush, the heat is still my biggest worry haha.
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Matt
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Yea his cars looking real nice, i've got that color paint to do the block, head and gearbox, rest of the engine will be polished and perhaps some small bits done in acid rush (the spew green yellow color also on the newish xr6's).
Might have a go at brushing on the etch primer tonight, will see what the whethers like and if i have time to finish prepping it all.
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Matt
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Sweet, did he use heat paint? Will do some forum searching now.
EDIT: Shit his cars the same color mines gonna be, and with the same wheels (the TSW's). He mentioned that for the block they got an engine enamel mixed to that color, but the guys at PPG here didn't know anything about doing something like that. Dammit.
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Matt
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Oh right that motor does look nice. I'm still wondering whether i should take my chances or not coz im really keen to go with this color. Dam paint!
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Matt
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Haha yea tryin to anyway, i figure if im spending thousands buildin the motor i might as well spend another $200 and try to make it look pretty.
That brings me to my next problem, the paints not heat treated but i talked to a few spray painters around town and a lot of them said it should be fine on the block and gearbox. A mate also painted his motor and gearbox a metallic color with non heat treated paint and its still fine over a year later.
I think im gonna just take my chances and brush paint it myself, then if it burns off i'll look at hpc coating or just painting it black with heat paint. I've got a really good quality etch primer here from the local PPG shop, but im thinking maybe i should at least try finding a heat treated etch to use instead. and make sure the motor never gets too hot!
Cheers
Matt
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Cool cheers guys. another person said that brushing it should be sweet too as the paint just evens itself out as long as your carful. i have an etch primer, primer, color coat, and clear coat to do though. do you still think i'll get a nice finish off it or would it be worth paying a spray painter to do it properly? The paint was pretty expensive so i wanna get the best job i can!
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Hey guys,
I'm just gettin my motor ready for paint, i've stripped most of the old paint off the head with a wirewheel in the drill but wanna clean up the block too. What should i use to clean this up before its painted? Do you think turps will do? its been cleaned up at the engine rebuilders but theres still a few signs on oxidization and general grime on it. Also need to strip the old paint off the bellhousing so if you could recomend a good paint stripper for use on iron that woud be great. Any other tips for painting it would also be appreciated, just spend $200 on paint for the motor and box. XR6 Blueprint blue 2k paint, should look good if i do it right!
Cheers
Matt
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New clutch kit today.
New vs Old.
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Another photo of the car, think im gonna go without the flares now as i dont think they'll suit these wheels even with spacers.
In more exciting news the flywheels been tapped doweled and lightened, ready for the sierra clutch.
Refaced with the new dowels.
On the left is the hunk of metal cut off the flywheel.
Refaced after the bit was cut off.
Old sierra clutch on the escort flywheel. Will get the new clutch in the next couple of weeks.
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That'd be cool man, no rush yet. motors gonna start being put together on thurs. Have it all painted up now, looks real nice. just hope the paint stays on!
Cheers
Matt