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Re: James 85 Z31 300zx - Cracked Manifolds kicking me up the

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Well the engineer said that manifold pictured above has got too hot and he don't want to weld to it, so i have had to supply my spare manifold and he is welding up that one ( has a crack too )

So now i have to re port that manifold which is a royal pain in the ass.

The good news is I have purchased another set of wheel spacers to complete a full set, and the front brakes are at the engineer getting shims made & pressed so that they locate the rotors and spacers nice andsnug as per LVVTA cert requirements
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Sweet New Boost Gauge :D

Just bought this > this is how it looks installed in a LHD car - hopefully the dude can send it(ex USA) out ready for the car's next run to Rakaia Gorge.

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Welded Manifold is expected to be back on Friday / Saturday
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that looks really nice man kudos 8-)
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I hope that you can mount your gauges more level than they did. Not to be a nit picker, but they look like they were installed by a team of school boys.
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Bartman wrote:I hope that you can mount your gauges more level than they did. Not to be a nit picker, but they look like they were installed by a team of school boys.
I'm Sure I can rotate it in the clampy thingy dongle... ;)
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Lack of repaired manifolds to bolt back on the motor led me to absolute boredem

From here there is 2 options

1) drink and get wasted

2) make something useful ( cos my fat ass needs to lose a few keggers )

So i made this

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I was in Japrace yesterday getting some T bolt clamps and I saw them there for like $89 or $99 and through fark that i could make one for free
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Those ones in jap race are made at a local sheetmetal place. Cant remember the name..
Well at least they used to be.
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I would have gone with option a "A" myself. :lol:

I do enjoy your updates James. I hope you'll have things sorted in time for the Rakaia cruise.
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Bartman wrote:I would have gone with option a "A" myself. :lol:
:agree: :beer: :lol:
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Bartman wrote:I would have gone with option a "A" myself. :lol:

I do enjoy your updates James. I hope you'll have things sorted in time for the Rakaia cruise.

She's all good to go I just need a manifold that I was promised on Friday night, i always think that my car is a bit shit and that i never work on it, then i go back and read this thread from page 1 and realize that I have actually done a shitload to this car even through at times it doesn't look it
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