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So I noticed something while test driving it yesterday (I had noticed before but didn't think much of it). When turning to the right at low speed or maybe off throttle/from a stand still it seems to bog or feel like it's being starved of gas for a short bit. Would it be something like the gas in the float bowl is just being pushed to one side where there isn't a jet?

Maybe a fruitless exercise but have you tried to put another gauge (aftermarket or otherwise) to see if it's a gauge issue?

PARTS PARTS PARTS PARTS! Old filter out, new filter in. Just as well Nissan still make parts for old Datsun trucks! Big up to Brdflu for hooking that up for us. Wow.. reasonable chance this is the OEM coil that came in the car when new. Could just be placebo but car feels easier to rev up to redline, still gutless but sounds sweet. Also at about 6k vibrations start to happen so that's as far as I went. Car did a shart. I was feeling all awesome about having installed the coil so went to crank it over.. after cranking over longer than probably should have the car didn't start. Hm.. quick glance out saw the coil lead sitting on top of the radiator, derp! After the engine got over the fact that it was now flooded it cranked up to life and business as usual. Discuss: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49704-mlracings-hakosuka/page-6#entry1616009

Arts and crafts time! The black paint on these light surrounds was peeling off and looking a bit average so I decided to fix that. While I was there I painted the front grille as well, slightly differently to the OEM just to see how it would turn out. The reason I didn't just take out the honeycombs and the middle emblem is because everything was seized in. Being a Friday afternoon I didn't feel like fighting it so.. in it stayed. Finished! I didn't leave out the 2000GT badge on purpose, just forgot to put it back on haha. Probably leave it off though. I'd like to get in and polish the metal at some stage as it's quite cloudy and average but overall it's pretty average. Probably needs to go to some fancy metal guy to make it nice again. Oh, and need to paint the N in the middle of the badge red again as that's fully faded out. Discuss: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49704-mlracings-hakosuka/page-6#entry1616009

Hahah that choke sounds amazing/terrible

Great news everyone, I'm an idiot! Full user error with regard to choke usage. Had a look just now, float has fuel in it so all good. Did the method kyteler suggested and boom fired up without any problem whatsoever. Thanks heaps! Full on manual choke noob here but learning! Yeah this Hitachi has a window I could check the level.

Cool I'll have a look today and see if I can determine if there is fuel in the float bowl still or if it's been drunk by aliens. One wonders if this was an issue right from manufacture and people just dealt with it because it was how it was at the time?

Yep, still getting used to the choke but slowly working it out. It could be a choke thing, just read an article now saying that if choke is not correctly used then some smoke may come out of the back for a few minutes, this does tend to happen. Could potentially be flooding it?

I'll have to work out how to take off the filter box then I can check that haha. But yeah good idea. There should be some sitting in there for the next start right? I usually pump the gas a few times and sometimes it pretends like it's gonna start then back to winding over without firing >_<

Got new fuel in it, although every chance there is gunk in there I guess from old fuel/running it low for shipping etc Rich just sent me this link - http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/distributor/index.html Seems pretty excellent, thoughts? With the fuel pump yeah that's true need to work out how to turn it off, I guess run a cut off with the ignition or similar.. hmm.. something down the track to check out anyway.

Installed new cap but still really difficult to start when cold, takes 5 mins at least of cranking, stop, check etc. Usually cranks after I get the battery jump pack so perhaps battery is poor. Or spark is poor from coil? Once warmed up she's all good. I've also learned some of the Z cars use an electric pump to prime the mechanical one, could be a fuel problem perhaps taking too long for fuel to get to the mechanical pump as I'm pretty sure no electric pump in this. This is what the dizzy looks like, guessing still points? Sorry, old old car stuff is still new to me. I've read about the ignition upgrade and some people are saying use later 280ZX distributor and some other bits, still not quite confident on what's required there.. more research required. Also, quick vid of idle when it's warm. Sitting around 900rpm here, not super smooth though >_< https://vid.me/qTDu I'll look at a new coil next because not sure when depot one will arrive/it's not new anyway. Discuss: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49704-mlracings-hakosuka/page-5#entry1613852

There's a David Story Motors in Albany.. wonder if same guy?

Hmm.. will investigate, I have heard of this upgrade before. Nah there's some proper repairs required. Will get more detail when I actually take it in though.

With a sunny day like today I thought it high time I got cracking on with some easy stuff. Plugs and leads is something even I can do.. of course needed a bit of coffee to get the brain working. Yipes, this coil's seen some shit. Lucky I have another on the way. In typical Japanese fashion the engine bay is super dirty. I forgot to take an after but the bonnet is now significantly less lubricated. Installed new NGK leads and plugs. The lead to the coil was a bit long as you can see, just cable tied it out of the way of the radiator fan more than anything. I love how the leads are numbered for idiots like me! One of these things is not like the other haha. Who's good at reading plugs? How does it look? After I changed the plugs/leads it was running like a bag of dicks missing and shit so I took off the dizzy cap and the points were super corroded. Bit of sandpaper and it runs mean now but I've got another cap due to arrive any day now anyway. Also took a quick vid on Instagram, so much excitement and noise to get to speed limit. It's a real event! https://instagram.com/p/9uxtRrmbK4/?taken-by=mlracing_alex Tbh I'm just beaming cause I did a thing and it made a difference Discuss: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49704-mlracings-hakosuka/page-4#entry1609566

lol you know, just rust everywhere. As expected

She's here! I was able to drive it from the port to storage which was sweet! Smelly, rusty, hot, no power steering, no power windows, average brakes, overall very awesome. Makes all the right noises, especially driving it through the city. She's a big job so I won't be starting repair until next year when I'm back from overseas in February, for now, stoked! Oh, and bonus the front under lip turned out to be carbon, thought it was just FRP! Chat: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49704-mlracings-hakosuka/

Wo cool!

Cool! Yes there's I think about 3 or 4 genuine GT-Rs floating around Europe now so that's pretty cool.

Just buy that other one too

Final vid before it gets to NZ.. Ewan driving it to the port https://vid.me/7MNo It's on a boat now! Discuss: //oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/49704-mlracings-hakosuka/

Another tease video - https://vid.me/SNdN Boys are sorting shipping paperwork this week woohoo

lol oh man that car looked tidy as. My car is doomed when it gets here LOL

No GT-R logo going on here my friend. It's not a GT-R or a clone so won't put it on 2000GT life!

OK sorry for more spam but Shane just sent over some more close up images with various repair stuff which is good and thorough. Engine had a strange miss which turned out to be a bung plug, replaced that with some random one and it worked. Compression appears to be a little low on one cylinder but the car still seems to run relatively well so when I get it I'll do plugs/leads/dizzy cap etc anyway as a precaution. Shane also has some MDI spark booster thing (you know those boxes you always see on old Jap cars to boost the spark) so he'll throw that in too. A few more pics.. Powerhouse! I'm actually happy that the numbers match on this and the body.. otherwise that could be a bit of a problem come time for VIN etc. Angry face! Interior is overall very clean, will need new centre console as that one looks banged up and not correct for the car (more holes for buttons and switches than my povo one has). Plus side, less things to go wrong in mine right? But this really got me excited.. https://vid.me/fhmd Annd they reckon we should have a booking for shipping next week so that's pretty exciting.

That Crown was being worked on by Shane at Stacked for a domestic customer who wanted it delivered to where my car was being collected from. Not going to NZ, sorry!