The white 74 - restoration/ 6 conversion, ? - 2056 - 2.7 w/CIS - 2.7 w/dual carbs - finally a 3.2 |
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The white 74 - restoration/ 6 conversion, ? - 2056 - 2.7 w/CIS - 2.7 w/dual carbs - finally a 3.2 |
JStroud |
Jul 10 2012, 08:22 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,463 Joined: 15-January 11 From: Galt, California Member No.: 12,594 Region Association: Northern California |
I started a restoration thread for theYellow 75
And the New car thread when I bought the white 74. But since the yellow project has been put on hold, I guess I need a white 74 restoration thread, So here we go... Here are some pictures of the car when I first bought it last November. At least the lights all work! That doesn't look good The first month it spent on jackstands while I worked on the engine and brakes to get it driveable and able to be registered. Put in some new used seats, a dash mat, some carpet pieces and floor mats, a stereo and speakers, a new steering wheel, and fixed the odometer. After months of driving/working/driving/working, replaced the AAR - twice, the MPS - 3 times, decel valve -once, McMark adjusted my valves, sealed the tranny, replaced the cracked windshield, and drilled/taped and plugged 3 leaking galley plugs, that was a long day, ya McMark (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) . Well I finally got it looking and running fairly well, been driving the piss out of it, almost 8K miles since december. Drove it to WCR (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif) My car on Laguna Seca Drove it in an autocross school, and two AX races. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/first.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) But now it's time for big changes, I had built (McMark) this 2056 for the yellow car. And it's been sitting on my workbench since December waiting for the yellow car to be ready. The yellow car's going to be a while..... So I decided to put it in the white car instead, but not only that, the D-jet system on the car now has been a pain (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) to sort out and its taken 3 complete systems to finally get it running this good, still needs a better MPS. So I pulled the trigger and bought a crankfire-Microsquirt FI system from McMark at Original Customs. Here's part of it No more distributor, no more obsolete FI parts, and tuning with my laptop how cool is that. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif) Thats almost caught up....more to come Jeff |
JStroud |
Aug 1 2012, 07:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,463 Joined: 15-January 11 From: Galt, California Member No.: 12,594 Region Association: Northern California |
Well Mark has been making progress on the rust repairs, talked to him today, he went to repack my CV's.....they're shot, guess I'm getting new ones. Better to find out now then in the middle of the desert on my way to Albuquerque (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)
On a brighter note, my new tires arrived. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Maybe my back end won't break loose so easy next AX (IMG:style_emoticons/default/MDB2.gif) Jeff |
JimN73 |
Aug 1 2012, 09:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 535 Joined: 6-October 07 From: Gig Harbor Member No.: 8,192 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Well Mark has been making progress on the rust repairs, talked to him today, he went to repack my CV's.....they're shot, guess I'm getting new ones. Better to find out now then in the middle of the desert on my way to Albuquerque (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) On a brighter note, my new tires arrived. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Maybe my back end won't break loose so easy next AX (IMG:style_emoticons/default/MDB2.gif) Jeff I'm using those for autocross. They're pretty slippery when they're cold, but after a couple of runs before they start to stick. then they're pretty good. You'll like them. |
JStroud |
Aug 1 2012, 10:03 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,463 Joined: 15-January 11 From: Galt, California Member No.: 12,594 Region Association: Northern California |
I'm using those for autocross. They're pretty slippery when they're cold, but after a couple of runs before they start to stick. then they're pretty good. You'll like them. That's good to hear, I didn't have a lot of options running 14" rims. Do you use them for street too or just ax? Jeff |
JimN73 |
Aug 1 2012, 10:20 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 535 Joined: 6-October 07 From: Gig Harbor Member No.: 8,192 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
I'm using those for autocross. They're pretty slippery when they're cold, but after a couple of runs before they start to stick. then they're pretty good. You'll like them. That's good to hear, I didn't have a lot of options running 14" rims. Do you use them for street too or just ax? Jeff Mostly autocross, Jeff. I have 205-50 15s and they're a little tough when moving slowly. And, I'm not sure what the mileage is for these tires, so I tend to use them only for autox. My street tires are stock 165/80 15s |
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