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   So I bought a thing. It goes fast. I don't know how to drive manual. I'm trying to learn. Weep for my transmission. More pics and/or questions answered soon! Edit: More pics. fishception fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Nov 23, 2014 |
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Nov 22, 2014 22:52
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I almost bought a 280zx 2 seater but it was the rustiest car I had ever seen in one piece instead I shall live vicariously through you
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Nov 22, 2014 23:08
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YES YES YES YES YES YES I saw this in the chat thread and I was really hoping you'd make a thread about it. Subscribed for sure. Edit: please live close to Richmond VA.
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Nov 22, 2014 23:15
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Adiabatic posted:YES YES YES YES YES YES I don't, unfortunately. I used to live out in Norfolk when I was in the Navy, but as evidenced by my beard and uncompromising lack of bearing, I'm not in the Navy now.
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Nov 22, 2014 23:17
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Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss. This is adequate compensation for getting blueballed on the Trans Am.
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Nov 22, 2014 23:35
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Sperglord Firecock posted:I don't know how to drive manual. Other than that, don't ride the clutch (keeping foot pressure on it when not needing to depress it) or use too much throttle with it still partially depressed, that's what burns them out faster. Also, you can make life easier for yourself by talking yourself through it and being deliberate. Then as you get the feel for it, you'll get smoother at balancing the transition (so there's no jerks between clutch in/out and throttle inputs), and learning how to do things like blip the throttle on downshifts to match engine and gearbox rpm and so on. It'll come. Give it time.
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Nov 22, 2014 23:37
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CroatianAlzheimers posted:Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss. This is adequate compensation for getting blueballed on the Trans Am. There are a FEW issues with it. There's a small spot of rust on the underside of the car. It's a spot that is easily reachable, ground off, sanded down, no big thing. The parking brake also doesn't work, which means in order to park it effectively I either need to have something behind the wheels to stop it from rolling away, or leave it in first gear, which to my understanding, is something that you should not do. Also, the guy who helped me out in driving it back from Indianapolis said that it shifted a bit weird, but I halfway suspect that he wasn't shifting it entirely correctly. He was, however, likely shifting better than what I'm doing at the moment. If there are any Chicago Goons that like driving manuals that want to drive it and/or help me learn how to drive it, I am more than willing to do Goon meetup, because I want to go fast. :<
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Nov 22, 2014 23:38
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Sperglord Firecock posted:The parking brake also doesn't work, which means in order to park it effectively I either need to have something behind the wheels to stop it from rolling away, or leave it in first gear, which to my understanding, is something that you should not do.
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Nov 22, 2014 23:42
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Sperglord Firecock posted:
Well, I will be in Chicago middle of December with my band, and I like driving manual and going fast....
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Nov 22, 2014 23:49
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I live near Ohare. I can help you learn stick as I learned on a Nissan hardbody. I also work at a local shop with a bunch of old dudes who know a little.
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Nov 23, 2014 00:00
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SouthsideSaint posted:I live near Ohare. I can help you learn stick as I learned on a Nissan hardbody. I also work at a local shop with a bunch of old dudes who know a little. Sure. Hit me up in PMs, I'm up for meeting whenever (since I have no job right now :<).
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Nov 23, 2014 00:03
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I'm up in Lake County by the border if you ever get this far north. Hit me up and we'll go gently caress around. I don't know poo poo about 80's Nissans, but I've got tools if you need them.
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Nov 23, 2014 00:13
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:I'm up in Lake County by the border if you ever get this far north. Hit me up and we'll go gently caress around. I don't know poo poo about 80's Nissans, but I've got tools if you need them. Tools would be nice, but unfortunately, about the only thing I know how to fix are Colt-Pielstick Naval Diesel Engines. Which are three times the size of the car that I own.
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Nov 23, 2014 00:14
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Well good for you I work on piece of shits all the time. And helped a dude in high school with that same car. It had no struts causing an almost lowrider ability which was fun in the class to play with but made for a lovely ride home.
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Nov 23, 2014 00:22
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SouthsideSaint posted:Well good for you I work on piece of shits all the time. And helped a dude in high school with that same car. It had no struts causing an almost lowrider ability which was fun in the class to play with but made for a lovely ride home. About that.... It's got a REALLY stiff ride. You feel just about every single bump, and it bumps on you pretty hard.
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Nov 23, 2014 00:23
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Sperglord Firecock posted:It's got a REALLY stiff ride. You feel just about every single bump, and it bumps on you pretty hard.
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Nov 23, 2014 00:27
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Sperglord Firecock posted:There's a small spot of rust on the underside of the car. It's a spot that is easily reachable, ground off, sanded down, no big thing.
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Nov 23, 2014 00:29
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In other news, I have an idea that might be catastrophically stupid, but the worst case scenario is that it ends up looking silly and can be removed. Because it's bright cherry red and I like silly anime references, I want to put a Gold Zeon Logo Vinyl Decal on the hood, and call it by the nickname "The Red Comet". Because everyone knows that painting something red means it is 3x faster than the average Za... I mean, Z-car.
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Nov 23, 2014 00:29
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Seat Safety Switch posted:How is the spare tire well and rear metal around the tail lights? Clean, surprisingly so.
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Nov 23, 2014 00:29
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InitialDave speaks the truth. Even more so if the car was purchased in Chicago. When I come to help you learn stick I can also give it a once over for you. Im really good at dealing with lovely Chicago tuned suspensions.
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Nov 23, 2014 00:29
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SouthsideSaint posted:InitialDave speaks the truth. Even more so if the car was purchased in Chicago. When I come to help you learn stick I can also give it a once over for you. Im really good at dealing with lovely Chicago tuned suspensions. I actually bought it in Indianapolis. Friend of mine drove it back 3 hours, so it is certainly mechanically reliable.
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Nov 23, 2014 00:30
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The three hour ride does confirm it is driveable. But coming from Indianapolis is worse then Chicago in my opinion.
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Nov 23, 2014 00:38
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Oh hell yes, I can't wait to see what shenanigans you get up to with this thing.
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Nov 23, 2014 01:12
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SouthsideSaint posted:The three hour ride does confirm it is driveable. But coming from Indianapolis is worse then Chicago in my opinion. More good things about the car I failed to mention: The Engine/Turbo/Clutch was completely built about 5k miles ago. The guy who drove it last only drove it for fun on the weekends, and sold it because he wants the second generation and not the first generation because he thinks lovely fast and the furious looks are better than the CLASSIC LINES OF THE Z31. How anyone could not like flip-up headlights is beyond me.
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Nov 23, 2014 01:15
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To be fair, I think I like the Z32 interior better. Anyway, out of curiosity, is this going to be your daily driver?
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Nov 23, 2014 01:29
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instead of anime, put a gold Firebird decal on the hood, to make everyone mad.
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Nov 23, 2014 01:30
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Farmer Crack-rear end posted:To be fair, I think I like the Z32 interior better. Yes. Yes it is. The interior is ripped up and ugly. But it doesn't have to have a nice interior. A car is meant to have fun driving, not be super comfy in it.
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Nov 23, 2014 01:32
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Sperglord Firecock posted:About that.... Hope you have adjustable shocks because that poo poo gets old in a DD. If you don't have them I would get them. That being said, if you have lovely springs too shocks aren't gonna help you anyways.
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Nov 23, 2014 02:28
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leica posted:Hope you have adjustable shocks because that poo poo gets old in a DD. If you don't have them I would get them. I honestly don't know if it's the shocks or the springs, or really what it is. It might be an easily rectifiable thing.
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Nov 23, 2014 03:22
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Get under there and take some pics of the rear shocks/springs and front struts, look for any labeling on the springs that might tell you the manufacturer and/or spring rates. If they are cut they're garbage.
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Nov 23, 2014 03:46
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atomicthumbs posted:instead of anime, put a gold Firebird decal on the hood, to make everyone mad. I heartily endorse Nissan Thunderchicken.
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Nov 23, 2014 03:48
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Viggen posted:I heartily endorse Nissan Thunderchicken. In order to be appropriately Engrish, it needs to be the Nissan Fight! Blazing Cock X!
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Nov 23, 2014 03:50
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Sperglord Firecock posted:In order to be appropriately Engrish, it needs to be the Nissan Fight! Blazing Cock X! License plate: GNRLTSO
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Nov 23, 2014 03:52
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Terrible Robot posted:License plate: GNRLTSO That brings up a valid point: What should I have for the vanity plate? If you can have punctuation, I was thinking maybe GETOUT!.
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Nov 23, 2014 03:56
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 Welcome to the Z31 community, that's my '85 NA. I've had it for a couple years and done a few cosmetic mods as well as some more involved repairs. I think it's an awesome car that leaves a lot of room for improvement, and I can't wait to get back into it this winter. If you're not already aware there are a few good resources online, Xenonz31 and the z31performance forums cover most common problems and modifications. It sounds like your suspension has already been modified because the original suspension was super soft with a lot of body roll. New bushings, struts, and shocks are first thing on my list once I have the spare change. Good luck with yours, and Im glad there's another z31 thread in AI, these cars get no love and it makes no sense. Also I have some cutaway drawings I can post if you're interested.
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Nov 23, 2014 04:00
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Sperglord Firecock posted:That brings up a valid point: What should I have for the vanity plate? If you can have punctuation, I was thinking maybe GETOUT!. STHROGN
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Nov 23, 2014 04:04
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Viggen posted:STHROGN i don't get it
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Nov 23, 2014 04:05
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Sperglord Firecock posted:he wants the second generation and not the first generation because he thinks lovely fast and the furious looks are better than the CLASSIC LINES OF THE Z31. How anyone could not like flip-up headlights is beyond me. You are correct, the Z32 is terribly bland looking and the Z31 looks much better. Don't do anime cramp though, at least have the decency to hide your shame. 
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Nov 23, 2014 04:09
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Sperglord Firecock posted:i don't get it It probably has to do that I was watching Undeclared earlier and your pic reminded me of Seth Rogan. I assume your first project will be to clean up that 80s vacuumess under the hood?
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Nov 23, 2014 04:18
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Viggen posted:It probably has to do that I was watching Undeclared earlier and your pic reminded me of Seth Rogan. now i get it. TBH, I don't even know where to begin. The most mechanical experience I actually have is, as I stated, working on massive Naval vessel engines that put out a hilarious 364,000 torque, and are diesel, and you can probably fit inside one of the pistons if you wanted to, and by working on, I mean more like acting as a parts gopher and cleaning up the almost daily massive oil leaks we had, both fuel and lubricating. I wouldn't even know where to begin on vacuum lines, and I really am not even aware of what vacuum lines are.
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