- 121. Re: Engine weights? (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 20:51:58 -0500
- Paul, Don't know if Dave Lum's datsuns.com has the R-16 weight, but I pretty sure he has the weights on most of the popular swaps like the KA and the SR20. HTH. Ron
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-06/msg00072.html (6,662 bytes)
- 122. Re: Roadster sized trailer? (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 20:57:53 -0500
- Dave, IMO, a whole lot depends on how often and how far you're gonna tow. If you're talking anything but short, local trips I'd stick with a dual axle trailer. I'd find a trailer builder in your are
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-06/msg00119.html (8,271 bytes)
- 123. Re: wheel stud part # (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 17:55:22 -0500
- Rich, thanks for the info and the source. Just remember that you'll undoubtedly be a different thread than the OEM and keep that in mind if you install wheels that use something other than the taper
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-06/msg00196.html (7,845 bytes)
- 124. Fredericksburg (TX) Swap Meet (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 19:08:35 -0500
- The time for this event is drawing close. It's being held July 23-25 at Lady Bird Johnson Park, just south of the Fredericksburg Airport on TX 16. For those who don't know I've been asked to provide
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-06/msg00281.html (8,045 bytes)
- 125. Re: Z tranny (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 06 May 2004 06:30:49 -0500
- I'm not sure the Z 5-speeds are all that plentiful, especially ones in really good shape that don't need to be rebuilt themselves. There are a couple of spreadsheets floating around that list all of
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-05/msg00081.html (8,375 bytes)
- 126. Re: Single Weber on 1600? (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 05:55:15 -0500
- Paul, If you're talking about a single sidedraft, DCOE series, while you might find an intake designed for the R-16, I doubt you'd ever be happy with it. I spent over a year trying to tune a single
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-05/msg00231.html (7,516 bytes)
- 127. <all> Datsuns to be featured at the Fredericksburg Swap Meet (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 21:58:43 -0500
- Last July Marc Tyler, a roaster owning buddy, and I happened upon the Hill Country Swap Meet being held at the Lady Bird Johnson Park located on Texas Highway 16 just south of Fredericksburg, in the
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-05/msg00293.html (8,711 bytes)
- 128. Re: More Clutch Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 17:29:28 -0500
- Eddie, While the slipping, and subsequent wear could be caused by improper adjustment, you might also have a bad rear main seal leaking. Any signs of oil dripping out of the bottom of the bellhousin
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-05/msg00344.html (7,860 bytes)
- 129. Re: Leaking rear main seal vs. clutch slippage... (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 22:17:50 -0500
- Ed and I have bounced a couple of posts back and forth and he mentioned the additional possibility of a problem with the main input shaft seal on the tranny. He started using synthetic gear oil, whi
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-05/msg00349.html (8,485 bytes)
- 130. OT: Books on Drawing Cars (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Apr 2004 21:56:24 -0500
- I'm looking for suggestions for "How to..." books on drawing cars. Fairly basic to begin with, this is for our 11 year old grandson who's been drawing quite a bit since he was 5 or 6. I'd like to get
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-04/msg00116.html (6,859 bytes)
- 131. Re: clutch slave insurance (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 07:04:23 -0600
- It's very possible, if not probable, that this part is actually manufactured by either Tokico or Nabco. Both make hydraulic bits for a number of Japanese manufacturers. It would be nice if we could
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-03/msg00114.html (7,670 bytes)
- 132. Fredericksburg Swap Meet/Show (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 10:53:36 -0600
- Last year, Marc Tyler and I happened upon the Fredericksburg show, held the last weekend in July at Lady Bird Johnson Park, off Hwy 16, just south of town. The Park is very nice with rolling hills co
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-03/msg00223.html (7,618 bytes)
- 133. FW: Transporters and Texas (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Mar 2004 19:14:12 -0600
- 510 owner. Needs to get the car from DFW. Craig, you up for a spring tour down this way? ;>) Thoughts/suggestions appreciated, Ron
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-03/msg00227.html (6,786 bytes)
- 134. Re: datsun roadster parts wanted (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 12:40:06 -0600
- Ron, I know the feeling. I've got two 510s in storage, working on finally closing the deal on a '70 2000 and I'm planning on building up an early 240z in the next year or so. However I can't see dig
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-03/msg00357.html (7,233 bytes)
- 135. Re: Retorqueing U20 Heads (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2004 23:01:00 -0600
- Okay, while that may be true of the newer style, torque to yield, head bolts aren't we using the OEM bolts from Nissan, with a few folks using stud kits from suppliers like ARP? Bob, you mention the
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-03/msg00365.html (9,637 bytes)
- 136. Re: Next dumb question re: ignition coils (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 17:55:27 -0600
- Not having a wiring diagram to look at, but based on tired (this evening anyway) memory, the ballast resistor is in series with the coil so the values should be added to calculate the total resistan
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-03/msg00517.html (8,361 bytes)
- 137. Re: OT Super bowl (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 21:18:51 -0600
- There was a show on CBS (I think) on Saturday night that featured what are supposedly the top 10 Super Bowl commercials. Alerted by one of the Docs that I help develop Powerpoint presentations frequ
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-02/msg00024.html (7,993 bytes)
- 138. Re: Engine swap for a '68 (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 22:25:09 -0600
- In spite of my predilection toward 510s and Zs, I'm not sure an L-4 is a good candidate for a roadster swap. Bill Kenyon has (had?) one with a KA24 that runs like a rocket, and Michael Spreadbury ch
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-02/msg00154.html (8,955 bytes)
- 139. Re: Engine swap for a '68 (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:44:23 -0600
- As Dan mentioned the L-20b is 3/4 inch taller than the L-16/18. I meant to point that out, but it fell through the cracks as I was editing my original response. Of the L-4s the L-20 is going to be t
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-02/msg00165.html (8,348 bytes)
- 140. Re: Perfection (nearly) (score: 1)
- Author: Ronnie Day <rday@hot.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 10:24:08 -0600
- Back when we actually had a roadster ('70/'71) we rarely folded the top, but just took it off and left it in the garage. Take off the acorn nuts on the hinges, undo a few snaps and set it in the gar
- /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-02/msg00355.html (8,045 bytes)
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