Garm's 1969 project

jamesw · Post by **jamesw** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 10:39 pm

Yeah that's the one I used too. Worked great.

Cheers
James

zippy67roadster · Post by **zippy67roadster** » Fri Jan 27, 2012 11:14 pm

Garm wrote:^ The reason it's smoking in the video is because we repeatedly torched it.

All off now, no breakage. Turns out I need an extra gasket (Dean provided two only) because I have the engine bracket there. So I need two on the bottom.

I'll make one or does someone know of a match?

Meanwhile... brakes... more problems ahead. Going to be a long day. This is fun, right?

Rockauto has them cheap. The shipping is fast too!

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

It's under Nissan then pick your year and motor.

Garm · Post by **Garm** » Mon Jan 30, 2012 10:01 pm

ok, brakes turned into a real job, my mickey mouse first attempt wasn't good enough.

Rotors machined up nicely. New calipers:

cylinders look good, just a light honing will be fine:

got the tires mounted on the vintage Hayashi wheels.

Back on the street tomorrow? Maybe!

Garm · Post by **Garm** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:37 am

Header came out really nice. "Polished silver" ceramic coating. Coating cost $160 (plus shipping both ways, I was too lazy to take it down there).

a little too nice for the car, actually.

WOODY · Post by **WOODY** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 12:53 pm

Wow. Very nice man!

Garm wrote:Header came out really nice. "Polished silver" ceramic coating. Cost $160 (plus shipping both ways, I was too lazy to take it down there).

a little too nice for the car, actually.

Datsun.David · Post by **Datsun.David** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:19 pm

Hubba hubba.... Would look great with a polished manifold and some mikunis...

Who cares what the rest of the car looks like... it's under the hood that counts.

dw

sfdaugherty · Post by **sfdaugherty** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 1:47 pm

Header came out really nice. "Polished silver" ceramic coating. Cost $160 (plus shipping both ways, I was too lazy to take it down there).

That header looks great! Who did that for you?

Shannon

Post by **Linda** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:34 pm

Nothing local for that job?

Linda

Garm · Post by **Garm** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 3:36 pm

@ Linda: Yes, it can be done locally. But shipping wasn't horrible, either.

http://www.diversifiedmetalworks.ca" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Rob was great, he's in Canada.
I did not design this, Darrell gets credit for that and for getting Rob to fab it up.

(see "4-2-1 header" thread)

If it works well on my car, maybe I'll see if he can make us three or four. Dunno yet.

Post by **notoptoy** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:15 pm

That's a work of art now, you can always just hang it on the wall

Garm · Post by **Garm** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:18 pm

I have it in my office. It's going home with me.

Post by **tjp** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:35 pm

That is a 1600 header, correct?
Thanks

Garm · Post by **Garm** » Tue Jan 31, 2012 6:50 pm

Sure doesn't fit on my U20 motor, so I am guessing yes.

Garm · Post by **Garm** » Wed Feb 01, 2012 8:51 pm

Hayashi Command 14 x 6.5 with a +9mm offset
Definitely need front lowering springs.

Garm · Post by **Garm** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 10:08 pm

ok so I read this trick on here of stuffing some foam under our old, broken-down old seats.

Here is the foam I used (had it around). THIS WORKS.

Definitely a "Why the heck didn't I think of that?!" moment.

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