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Bicycles,kitty cats, old cars, running, the outdoors, travelling, the lesser spotted weevil bird, going for walks at the beach with my rhinoceros Jim.
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I was answering a question on RR forum and posted these figures up to show just how tiny a Z11 is even though it looks chunky. Imp 1525 wide 3580 long 1385 high K11 1590 wide 3695 long 1420 high Z11 1610 wide 3720 long 1625 high
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Up on the hoist and off with the wheels then out with the struts. As suspected there are no bump stops present at all. Luckily @Slacker_Sam. had some universal items in stock at his work so they were fitted when I swapped the springs out. The Tein springs are I think a 30-35mm drop. I totally forgot to measure the arch height before starting. 1mm thicker steel on the fronts and the backs have a progressive design. Fronts... The rear springs are like a 5 min job to swap over! Gave the original Cube alloys a clean up. Was just brake dust. I used turps which worked but required some effort. Is there a better product that does not risk the paint? Underside of the car is in excellent condition. Happy about that because I really didn't know what it might be like. Sprayed a bit of black 'new car in a can' about on anything with a bit of surface rust and then off the hoist for a test drive. Much better ride. I suspect mainly the 60 series tyres. Certainly its a bit more 'shuffly' on the corners with the higher profile tyres but for what it is its fine. I might get some more struts so I can fit the Teins to them, with bump stops and can then easily swap between springs. It actually doesn't sit as high as I expected on the standard springs though. The bit I want to change is the rear wheel offset. They could come out say another 10mm for a nicer flush look. They sit in further than the fronts do. But it would require longer studs to space the rears. So its all looking pretty clean and sparkly now. It'll probably never be this clean again so I took the opportunity to get some photos this evening.. I'm really quite keen on some side stripes to break up the slab-sidedness actually so I'll nut out some ideas I think.
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Very thin steel too eh! With what seems to be a token this amount of grey primer I think its from leaking windscreens and the water runs along under that seam. I have had an Rx7 Fd in and that had faired not much better either in the same place.
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Ideal candidate for an upgrade to the mighty ld28 then!
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yoeddynz replied to h4nd's topic in Other Projects
Haha- that was left over from when my Dad died (It was never used). Mum was going to throw it out but I thought it would be handy and its bloody perfect for doing oil changes! -
That does ring a bell actually. I do remember how the rust on several just tracks along the inner sill above the floor and quite a lot has to be removed to get to the inner bits. Here's some pics from two different gtrs. The rust was just the tip of iceberg. @sidewaysickness does your sister still have her gtr?
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This will be fun to follow. I have had a couple of these through my workshop, plus some of the lesser models, where I've done pre-vin welding work. They do love to rust it seems. Some of the chassis rail/sill/floor damage from forklifts is crazy given the value of them. Fella reckoned the prices sailed when they became eligible to be imported into the US as classics? Its funny working on them - just very typical nissan construction of the time.
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Also removed all the silly safety stickers it was plastered with due to being mainly sold in USA.. Can now tow it up to the next 3 wood sheds further up that are located near the pines we want to fell. -
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Last week we bought a log splitter. Have been borrowing a mates one for the last few years in return for servicing it. But its huge, heavy and slow. New one is just a 20ton unit - will be more than ample and its light enough to tow behind quad. Gooes hard and its quick! But not towable up our tracks at this ride height with its silly little wheels... So I made a new chassis for it. Used random steel bits from rack and the wheels are the old ones left over after we had made new gear trailer racks for local kayak company. -
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I need to make one of them! -
You'll easily get the rear seat back in place if you want. My tunnel is higher than that. I just modified the steel seat base (easy to do - lots of wet towels placed carefully to stop burns) and it sits in place fine. I'm 188cm and can happily sit in the back if the passenger seat is moved forward a bit. Seat is quite comfy but yeah - only for short trips. No seat belts in the back for starters.
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In other news - I have been very un-trendy and have installed the stock springs that came with the car, along with the stock waffle wheels. Its now sitting 35mm higher and feels nice and softly sprung when I rock the car. As much as it doesn't look as 'cool' I do look forward to a less crashy ride. As I suspected though - the front struts had no bump stops installed so that explains the real horrid and harsh smashing when hitting the worst potholes on the trip north. I have bought some new bump stops and they were fitted when swapping springs over. I might look for some spare struts now and fit the Tein springs to them. This way I can swap out the whole lot easily and compare properly. The tein springs are progressive rears, same diameter and coil count, just wound a tiny bit shorter. Fronts are same coil count, set 50mm shorter but have a 1mm thicker coil diameter. The rear springs are super easy to swap out - a 5 min job.
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Not this one but they do a 7 seater called a Cubic. 170mm longer wheelbase.
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