I inherited the Subaru... and I'm giving it to the wife. That will be the only Japanese car ever allowed in this household. If it doesn't come from Detroit's iron triangle it's target practice
I destroyed a Japanese made once with a machine gun, that was kind of exciting.
Ever work on a Datsun/Nissan 300ZX? Stuff under the hood is put together like one of those wooden puzzles that only come apart/go together one way, most frustrating car I ever worked on. Last Toyota I had (and only import since other than the ZX) was a '78 pickup, have to admit that one was real easy to work on, although it didn't have enough power (2 liter) to pull much of a headwind in 5th gear. I fixed that, probably not legally since all the smog stuf disappeared...
Mike , my 280Z was easy to work on...after I got rid of the FI , bunch of stuff on the engine and 95% of the crap in the engine compartment...
Mike , my 280Z was easy to work on...after I got rid of the FI , bunch of stuff on the engine and 95% of the crap in the engine compartment...
The 300 series was a whole different animal. Bit faster, way better handling, but was Rube Goldberg in front of the firewall. And behind it... At least my daughter got to learn a stick on it. With lots of gear grinding, that shifter was a touchy bustard. With a small block Chevy, that would have been a real fun car. Except for things like the front brakes going out, the rears were like dragging your feet on a bicycle.
Converted front brakes to 4 piston toyota truck calipers, rear drums converted to later model 300zx disc brakes. That thing would stop on a dime and give you change....LOL
05-09-2019, 01:02 PM
