TOAK, The Thread of All Knowledge Part XIII
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I destroyed a Japanese made once with a machine gun, that was kind of exciting.
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That was right around my weight from 19 to around 45. I'd have to drop 65 lbs to get there again.
I was up to about 200 but I was working out 4 days a week then, can't do that now.
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...
Oh....my other 280Z was easy too........Got rid of the engine,most of the crap in the engine compartment and put a SB Chevy engine in it....
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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
No sir, I'm not as good lookin' as I once was! lol
Its basically a Chevy 350