vegie Posted May 9, 2012 Author Share Posted May 9, 2012 my alternator decided to eat itself for breakfast... somehow the armature winding broke free and made a sweet copper birds nest and to top it off, strained my back swapping it out. i'll call round one a draw... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegie Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 The microtech computer install is turing into a bastard. the loom has too much wiring to fit into the black sleeving tube they supplied, and nowhere that's open seems to have any today. thier supplied manual isnt to crash hot either... made some progress, so not a total waste of time. p.s. thanks nissan for changing every plug, wire colour, and position of things. not one matches the factory manual....gah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Will the coils not fit by the data plate there, somewhere? Looking forward to finally seeing this thing in person, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegie Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 unfortunately no. the 2 main looms run through there, and theres not enough clearancefrom the engine. FJ's tend to rock around a bit... i even looked at mounting them infront of the rocker cover, but the bonnet is so close, theres no way it would work. the only other option was the passengers strut tower, but that would mean getting a custom set of leads made as 2 of them are too short. fcuk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegie Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 Looking forward to finally seeing this thing in person, btw. yes, we could have a old man north vs. south walking frame race at the same time! haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegie Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 yay! finally... only real issue is no factory tacho. looks like i'll need to make a tacho adaptor board to get the tacho working. may be tricky with multi coil running wasted spark setup too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 this thing is amazing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0R10N Posted February 17, 2013 Share Posted February 17, 2013 FJ20s sound delicious, yes they do. We built a tacho output circuit a few years back for the TX3 running wasted spark + Link so it should be easy enough - in fact I think the original application was for an AE86 but turned out to be universal as the coils provide the signal, not the igniter. I'll have to dig up the circuit diagram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegie Posted February 17, 2013 Author Share Posted February 17, 2013 ah cheers CDL, whats amazing is it started first attempt. hey Ed, been googling and shit just gets more confusing all the time. found a unit that will do it, but havent found a circuit diagram for it yet... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegie Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 take it for a lap around the block today. seems more powerful than its even been, even with only seat of the pants tune in it. starts, warms up and idles pretty good now too. muchly happy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Good stuff. I should probably get into the nitty gritty of tidy up stuff for mine, instead I bought semis... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegie Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 semi slicks, thats pretty serious man! yeah, ive got a lot of fiddly bits still to do to. theres nothing holding the airfilter in, half a dashboard and no rear seats yet. on a side note, bosch 044 pumps are REALLY loud. not sure i approve. backseat may shut it up a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 It's too thirsty to daily (at least until I fix it) so I might as well get it sorted for a weekender/occasional track thrasher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cute wee gem Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Can you pull the needle off the mount/pin in the factory tacho and put it back on at 150rpm less? I had a similar issue when I fucked with my gx71s tacho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegie Posted February 19, 2013 Author Share Posted February 19, 2013 probably can. im not sure how the end stopper works, dont want it to read minus revs when its off lol. then again it doesnt have any markings until 500 rpm anyway. might have a look tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted February 19, 2013 Share Posted February 19, 2013 Good progress. Coming along swimmingly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zips1 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 hey man i love your s12 ... you wouldn't believe what i have got my hands on... a 87 full white s12 rsx =o this one def has an r200 ahaha and lsd i was wondering if you new what these came in viscous ? clutch ? ill make a build thread asap to show ya xD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest vegie Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 nice! look forward to seeing it. notchback i take it? last one of these i saw was in papakura. old boy driving it, and even had tennis balls stuck all up the aireal. haha it must be at least an '87 with the early ca18det? r200 should be a clutch LSD if manual, but may be open if auto... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zips1 Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 yip you got it 87 notch yip factory manual and ca18det no intercooler ahah iv done the old jack it up and spin the wheels and its def lsd dam i hope its a clutch one!! i managed to save this as it was heading to a sure death needs plenty of work though !!! it has only had 1 owner since being in nz who was an old boy could be the same one ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roman Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Nice one Zips1, they sure are hard to come across. If I ever have enough $$$ for an Orion style 80s car filled garage, an S12 would definitely be on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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