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Forum: maintenance & nonperformance 01-09-2021, 12:54 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 349
Posted By pat244ti
Install into the housing using the plastic...

Install into the housing using the plastic piece/spacer and a spare redblock cam or aux gear. It will set it perfect every time
Forum: projects & restorations 12-19-2020, 01:57 AM
Replies: 70
Views: 13,310
Posted By pat244ti
Is that an unmodded china bay turbo header you...

Is that an unmodded china bay turbo header you are going to run NA?

If it is, I was thinking of doing the same thing on my 1800 if it clears:)
Forum: projects & restorations 12-03-2020, 01:23 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,689
Posted By pat244ti
My head must have been too close to the ceiling...

My head must have been too close to the ceiling to notice but I love finding easter eggs like that

https://www.koin.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2019/11/2.jpg?w=351

Spare should fit behind...
Forum: projects & restorations 12-02-2020, 01:18 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,689
Posted By pat244ti
That's what I am leaning towards. Let the newbs...

That's what I am leaning towards. Let the newbs at it first with the NA engine and it will be easy enough to turbo down the line, especially once I get the chassis sorted too. I feel like with the...
Forum: projects & restorations 12-01-2020, 03:46 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,689
Posted By pat244ti
I passed on the IMSA wang to shave costs. I...

I passed on the IMSA wang to shave costs. I still have left over lexan and adjustable rods from the one I made for the 240.

Only one of them is finished and on the car but I do have the other...
Forum: projects & restorations 12-01-2020, 02:26 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,689
Posted By pat244ti
1979 Mazda RX7 Rally Car - Volvo powered R&D car

Recently over the past 2 months, I've kind of got the itch to go stock car racing again. I cleared out some space and earmarked some money for a car. My former crew chief from when I used to race...
Forum: projects & restorations 11-29-2020, 12:11 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
Things have been a little slow around here on the...

Things have been a little slow around here on the ES front but for good reason.

I got married in September with about 20 friends and family watching in a large grove on my client's property. ...
Forum: maintenance & nonperformance 10-29-2020, 02:22 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,675
Posted By pat244ti
I was today years old when I figured out I've...

I was today years old when I figured out I've been not only been mis spelling, but somehow also mis reading giubo as "guibo" for almost 17 years.
Forum: maintenance & nonperformance 10-29-2020, 01:11 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,675
Posted By pat244ti
I think he is talking about the guibo. ...

I think he is talking about the guibo.

Definitely right about an M47 behind a turbo engine - not the best idea.
Forum: projects & restorations 10-07-2020, 12:31 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,522
Posted By pat244ti
I'm installing a B23F NA engine, slanted, into my...

I'm installing a B23F NA engine, slanted, into my 1800ES. There is a link to my project thread in my sig.

Even slanted, intake and exhaust manifold clearance is something that has to be dealt...
Forum: maintenance & nonperformance 09-04-2020, 01:47 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,333
Posted By pat244ti
Santa Cruz Auto Parts/Carquest on Soquel Dr does...

Santa Cruz Auto Parts/Carquest on Soquel Dr does color matching and can mix up a spray can.
Forum: projects & restorations 09-02-2020, 12:22 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
That's my pops. I get a tire each race for that!...

That's my pops. I get a tire each race for that!

He does life insurance.
Forum: projects & restorations 09-01-2020, 10:27 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
https://i.imgur.com/TGKQlit.jpg Here's my...

https://i.imgur.com/TGKQlit.jpg

Here's my project thread for it. I need to make an update on it, done a few things with it over the summer.
...
Forum: projects & restorations 09-01-2020, 12:21 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
I can do fine without power brakes - my rally car...

I can do fine without power brakes - my rally car runs Porterfield R4's with no booster and on stage or in traffic I don't have much of an issue with it.

The biggest thing stopping me from getting...
Forum: projects & restorations 09-01-2020, 01:40 AM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
Right now it has 1/4 of an inch, but the engine...

Right now it has 1/4 of an inch, but the engine is not in it's final spot yet and once the manifold gets a little reworked it should have 3/4 to an inch.
...
Forum: projects & restorations 08-31-2020, 01:29 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
From a little earlier in the thread - this is...

From a little earlier in the thread - this is what a B21F intake looks like with the engine upright. You can see where the booster mounts up right behind it
...
Forum: projects & restorations 08-31-2020, 12:58 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
I know the 122 got a OHC swap but I am pretty...

I know the 122 got a OHC swap but I am pretty sure their 1800 always had a B18 or B20.

As far as the exhaust manifold goes for the ES, I may have found a brand new $100 solution.....if it works it...
Forum: projects & restorations 08-30-2020, 12:53 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
Going over the hill today to grab 164 mounts from...

Going over the hill today to grab 164 mounts from iRollmotors, as well as other goodies I will need that are missing from the car like C-pillar trim as well as new window channel felt.

Yesterday I...
Forum: projects & restorations 08-29-2020, 01:31 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
Thanks. Have not really posted many pictures of...

Thanks. Have not really posted many pictures of the C30, than again it's not really worthy of a project thread since it's just got bolt ons.

https://i.imgur.com/nvKJZNrl.jpg

I tried to get the...
Forum: maintenance & nonperformance 08-26-2020, 01:48 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 2,522
Posted By pat244ti
Picture is not working - any more info on that...

Picture is not working - any more info on that bathroom blower?

Just curious because I am going to start tackling the heater box and rest of the interior on my ES soon.
Forum: projects & restorations 08-25-2020, 09:44 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
Got some work done on the car today. I think...

Got some work done on the car today.

I think it was documented earlier in the thread, but this car was originally 105-1 Gold Metallic but was taken to Maaco shortly after purchase, where it got a...
Forum: projects & restorations 08-23-2020, 01:39 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
I've been working a little more on this lately. ...

I've been working a little more on this lately. I had been super busy with some work and also prepping to get married which was scheduled for yesterday but has been postponed due to local wildfires....
Forum: projects & restorations 08-22-2020, 11:50 AM
Replies: 1,124
Views: 535,115
Posted By pat244ti
:-( Wish we could get back in there and tow...

:-(

Wish we could get back in there and tow strap it out of there with my truck like we did with the 144 across Aptos. If for some reason you could get back in, I'd totally be down to do that BTW.
Forum: performance & modifications 08-11-2020, 08:07 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 2,865
Posted By pat244ti
#1 on the cap should not be before 6 o'clock if...

#1 on the cap should not be before 6 o'clock if you are standing in front of the engine, unless your plug wires are run incorrectly (that "scribe" should be where #1 is on the cap)

facing the...
Forum: projects & restorations 07-27-2020, 10:40 PM
Replies: 346
Views: 195,960
Posted By pat244ti
Congrats! I had an 8 year period with my road...

Congrats! I had an 8 year period with my road race 244ti where it did not run and it felt great to get it going, and it wasnt nearly as cool as this.

Hope to do the same with my 1800ES soon [10+...
Forum: performance & modifications 07-17-2020, 12:57 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 3,173
Posted By pat244ti
I see you are in Australia - are you building...

I see you are in Australia - are you building this to fit LHD cars as well?
Forum: projects & restorations 07-14-2020, 12:16 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
Castrol Super Clean is what I have always used. ...

Castrol Super Clean is what I have always used. One round of that, let it sit for a little bit, one more spray and pressure wash gets everything good.

And the injectors, according to some...
Forum: performance & modifications 07-13-2020, 01:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,358
Posted By pat244ti
I was at the yard a few weeks ago - it still had...

I was at the yard a few weeks ago - it still had the sways.

Not much else.
Forum: projects & restorations 07-13-2020, 12:17 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
Not a whole lot to report. Been busy getting...

Not a whole lot to report. Been busy getting engaged, and also bought a 1970 Ford F100 last week - which the 1800ES would look cool on a trailer getting pulled by it.

Cut some new boards for some...
Forum: performance & modifications 07-12-2020, 01:22 PM
Replies: 61
Views: 14,424
Posted By pat244ti
I noticed it on my 244 at Sonoma coming through...

I noticed it on my 244 at Sonoma coming through the carousel. As others have mentioned, I've only noticed it when the oil is in the crosshatch range on the dipstick. Keeping it overfilled about a...
Forum: maintenance & nonperformance 06-30-2020, 12:41 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,651
Posted By pat244ti
I shoved an M45 into a used igloo cooler I found...

I shoved an M45 into a used igloo cooler I found at the dump and shipped it out years back. Handles made for easy lifting
Forum: projects & restorations 06-28-2020, 09:58 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
Thanks. It was windy, so I had to watch my...

Thanks. It was windy, so I had to watch my breathing with the Super Clean in the air. That stuff does wonders for cleaning dirty car stuff, just keep it away from the eyes, skin and mouth.

Went...
Forum: performance & modifications 06-28-2020, 12:35 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 2,264
Posted By pat244ti
Keep in mind the shifter location is a bit of an...

Keep in mind the shifter location is a bit of an issue with putting a T5 into a 740...
Forum: projects & restorations 06-27-2020, 11:51 PM
Replies: 1,124
Views: 535,115
Posted By pat244ti
Hot damn

Hot damn
Forum: projects & restorations 06-27-2020, 10:49 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
The stuff for the engine [gaskets/seals, cam and...

The stuff for the engine [gaskets/seals, cam and gear] will be here this coming week, so in the meantime I needed the engine to be ready for it.

As mentioned, the engine was incredibly dirty. It...
Forum: projects & restorations 06-25-2020, 03:00 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
It's not worn down, it does have some minor...

It's not worn down, it does have some minor surface cracking/scoring in some areas where the disc made heavy contact on said clutch dumps.
Forum: performance & modifications 06-25-2020, 02:53 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,871
Posted By pat244ti
You won't need to change the pump or pickup with...

You won't need to change the pump or pickup with the slant mounts.

Headmounted distributor would likely not fit a 140 with a fairly short enginebay.

The M40 won't swap over without a custom...
Forum: projects & restorations 06-25-2020, 02:07 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
I picked up an M47 w/240 xmember, STS flywheel...

I picked up an M47 w/240 xmember, STS flywheel and a low mile clutch [even though I could tell the guy I bought it from did a few gnarly clutch drops with it....] fairly cheap the other day
...
Forum: projects & restorations 06-25-2020, 01:04 PM
Replies: 94
Views: 44,231
Posted By pat244ti
Ok. So for the most part, my rally car is...

Ok.

So for the most part, my rally car is done. Yeah, I am swapping the front suspension and doing some driveline work [built T5, yoshi clutch and flywheel] but it's passed tech, done two rallies...
Forum: projects & restorations 06-21-2020, 02:25 PM
Replies: 671
Views: 289,042
Posted By pat244ti
I approve of this progress. Mostly because...

I approve of this progress.

Mostly because ever since you have signed up, I've avoided pronouncing your SN correctly as "prop-a-vater" and just tell myself its "plop a v8 in 'er" and now it has...
Forum: performance & modifications 06-19-2020, 03:04 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,091
Posted By pat244ti
I emailed someone [in china] on ebay that makes...

I emailed someone [in china] on ebay that makes hubrings and they made a bunch of custom ones for my rally car since I have 12 ish wheels.

I also asked Bne and he said he could make some
Forum: performance & modifications 06-19-2020, 11:22 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,878
Posted By pat244ti
As Ben mentioned, it's not super necessary on a...

As Ben mentioned, it's not super necessary on a street car unless you are driving it really hard for extended periods of time.

But this is what I did on my stage rally car that gets run hard for...
Forum: performance & modifications 06-15-2020, 11:19 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 3,157
Posted By pat244ti
Josh [Yoshifab] sells slant mounts for the...

Josh [Yoshifab] sells slant mounts for the vintage models to stick a OHC redblock engine into

Im going that route on my 1800ES
Forum: events 03-18-2020, 03:02 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 23,328
Posted By pat244ti
I'm sorry Gary. I hope it can get rescheduled...

I'm sorry Gary. I hope it can get rescheduled this year, I would love to bring the rally car.

I'm parked from racing for all of 2020 because of my health, pandemic or not so car shows are the...
Forum: projects & restorations 12-10-2019, 01:54 AM
Replies: 181
Views: 52,324
Posted By pat244ti
I think he sold it on eBay along with his 242

I think he sold it on eBay along with his 242
Forum: projects & restorations 11-20-2019, 01:01 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 10,696
Posted By pat244ti
Nope, the boring ass dead reliable B230FT/T5...

Nope, the boring ass dead reliable B230FT/T5 combo from my sedan will go in it, as well as all the suspension and brake goodies.

Whiteblock will go in the sedan where it won't have any commitments...
Forum: projects & restorations 11-18-2019, 08:37 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 97,921
Posted By pat244ti
That was a bummer you guys went off! Did...

That was a bummer you guys went off! Did something break or did he go in too hot? I want to say it looked like the same corner that got someone during the daytime run.
Forum: projects & restorations 11-14-2019, 03:23 PM
Replies: 158
Views: 97,921
Posted By pat244ti
Thanks I am taking the truck and trailer...

Thanks

I am taking the truck and trailer back tonight and driving the rally car home from Oakley.

After that it is going into it's new home [a harbor freight garage I just bought] and getting...
Forum: performance & modifications 11-13-2019, 01:01 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 6,879
Posted By pat244ti
Both my race cars have them - the road race car...

Both my race cars have them - the road race car uses the Yoshifab stuff while my rally car has Alfalfa rallysport specials [a bit beefier than Yoshifab]

Both have been doing the job just fine for...
Forum: projects & restorations 11-11-2019, 05:58 AM
Replies: 158
Views: 97,921
Posted By pat244ti
I did a nice solution, I ended up buying my own...

I did a nice solution, I ended up buying my own iPD skidplate since it's already preformed and 1/8 which is a little less weight on the nose since it is all in front of the crossmember. Since it's...
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