Dan's 66 VG30E Roadster

[Gregs672000]

Except for killing off some bugs with tire smoke!

[DanR]

I know this is a boring video to most, but it is the first time I've heard or watched the car drive from not behind the wheel.
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[DanR]

Well, time to start diagnosing, died at a red light so who knows, probably fuel. Gonna be a few days till I can look at it.

[Gregs672000]

Bummer man... hope it comes back on line soon!

[DanR]

Thanks for the encouragement Greg. Yup it's fuel, pump is dead or not getting power. Unfortunately my low profile jack is in my one car that is on loan till my dad gets his car back from the transmission shop.

[DanR]

Car is back on the road, the wiring, fuse and relay were looking kinda sad so I replaced them all. Pump is now running great and sounds much healthier than before.

[Gregs672000]

Lite em up! Glad to hear.

If anyone ever wants a VG30 Turbo, looks like Dan has good info for the NA version... and I've got the motor sitting in my garage! Plus a 5 speed, ECU, flywheel, etc...

[DanR]

Because I know someone asked for better pics of my gauge setup from a while back, here they are.

[spl310]

Have you considered getting a stock shifter plate and cutting it short to finish off the console?

[DanR]

Yes, I have a stock one sitting here with all the measurements ready, just gotta wait for my friend who knows this stuff to stop going on so many fishing trips.

[pebbles]

Looking good Dan, glad to hear its running again too!

[DanR]

Bah! Just when things were getting fun and I was testing the limits of my car, the "clutch" master cylinder is on it's way out. I say "clutch" because I can't tell what it normally is from because it looks like a 3/4 nabco brake master cylinder, just something else to figure out. The fluid was flushed less than a year ago and was fine two weeks ago, but now the reservoir is black and the seals appear to be going. I got stuck in reverse backing out of my driveway, and upon inspection after pumping the pedal a few times you can watch the slave cylinder sink back down.

Once the weather clears up I'll snap a few pics and get some opinions on what to do in regards to repairs/replacement.

[bikermike]

Some references on clutch master:
http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.ph ... lit=clutch

[DanR]

Looking at that, they're all for 5/8 bore, wouldn't switching from 3/4 to 5/8ths cause problems?

[DanR]

While waiting for parts to arrive while my car is inoperable, I decided to repaint the turn signal switch since it doesn't match my repainted steering wheel. It has to be spaced out as it is since everything doesn't line up well and it sometimes turns on a signal when turning the wheel.