Popular Post Carsnz123 Posted April 20, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2020 Bit of productivity has happened while being off work Chainsawed my way into the woods to get bits from the parts car. And retrieved some upgrade parts. Then went on a spanner hunt Now the car has power steering. Was a massive ass to park and drive at slow speed. Best part is no leaks or whiny pump. Had to get creative with the tensioner as the belt i had was a touch too long. Ill get a new belt and change the tensioner when things are open again. For some fucked up reason it Didn't want to start when I went to test it. Even after swapping to a better charged battery. fired a bit of brake clean in the intake in lue of engine start. It finally caught with some horrific knocking noises but then purred. I know the starter is getting tired so my guess is Its drawing so much current that the voltage going to the cutoff solenoid is too low and its killing the fuel. Another thing to fix. Also loosely fitted a china click clack fuel pump to help the built in lift pump. The factory diesel cars use 5/16 hard line to the tank. This being originally 1.8 petrol only has 1/4. It seams to starve of fuel under full load. Problem goes away with extra pumpage. When I can buy things I think ill make a 3/8 hard line for future-proofing. Oh and I got some new wheels. Well I got them a year ago but have only just gotten around to getting tyres fitted. And Yes I attacked the decals with a caramel wheel because they were falling off and looking even worse. Will tidy up the paint and add new pinstripes along the body line. That pretty well brings things up to date. See you in another 18 months. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Carsnz123 Posted May 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2020 Was a bit of a sad day. I said goodbye to the R30 wagon. It's headed back up to where it came from and going to make a surprise visit to its previous owner who thought it would never see the road again. But don't worry the funds will be used for more fun with diesel swapped nissan/datsuns so keep an eye out 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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