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  1. zinz
    I definitely need a job in the Longstone Safety Patrol Group... Ed Z
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    I think I need a job in the Longstone Safety Patrol Group 🤔
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    Yes, mine are 6" wide.
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    I figured you had seen that thread?? Here’s my Borranis with the Pirelli CN-36, 185/70 13s Ed Z
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    Inka car got the exhaust system rerouted under the 5 speed bracket and the SpeedHut GPS speedometer got wired in tonight (unfortunately, the display is crooked in the screen 😕) I’ll live with it. Ed Z
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    These are the 185/70 r14 tires on the Coupe. They ride great. I’d love to see my car in your adverts and web site. My friend took that picture and she also agrees!! I can send you the larger image file, too. Thanks for supporting us in the vintage world. Ed Z Here’s the 185/70 r13 for my 2002.
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    Yes sir… I have the 14” CN36 on my ‘67, 2000CS. I put them on my ‘71, 2002 and loved them, so I got them for my Coupe. Great ride and good traction in the wet, too. Ed Z
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    The chrome paints that are available are no match to actually having them re-chromed. The paint has almost no reflectivity, in comparison. Just look at my picture above and compare the two lights (I did NOT paint the round reflector...I painted the turn signal reflectors and the whole housings). The older, round reflector is so tired compared to the brand new, rectangular reflector. But even the round reflector is much more reflective than the surrounding paint. Trying to find a company that will replate these old reflectors is near impossible. The chroming process is just too expensive. Ed
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    I went through all of this with my ‘67, some years ago. Full disassembly was a lesson in patience, for sure. Walloth & Nesch sells a weather strip that worked well for me. You can see their part number on the bag in this picture. I was very lucky to find a set of NOS housings for the large lamp…but not the small one. The rest of the housings got repainted with “chrome” paint. It all came out reasonably well. Good luck with all of it!! Ed Z
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    Got the 5 speed swap mostly done. Took it for a test drive and it shifts great for an unknown box. I need to get the exhaust looked at (downpipe wouldn’t clear the bracket without some…massaging). Gotta wire up the SpeedHut GPS speedometer, too. I’m looking forward to the MidAm trip in it next weekend. Thanks again to Barney for the use of his place. Couldn’t have done it without your help. Ed Z
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    dang… Legend, indeed Ed Z
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    let’s try not to get our two cars too close together. Yours is light years nicer than mine and it might get jealous. 😁 Ed Z Thanks again for being such a great friend and allowing me to use the shop and the lift
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    Love that!!! I’ve always wanted a Granada NK sedan to go with my CS. Best of luck to you! Ed Z
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    What a beautiful car! I've not seen that slave cylinder before, but I'm sure someone here has. Can you disassemble yours? If the bore is the same diameter as a standard slave cylinder, then, you could rebuild yours with new seals from a modern one? Ed
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    I was able to dissect the old centering bushing and install it into the new driveshaft. First remove the circlip, then I lopped off the nose of the old 4 speed flange with a cutting wheel…being careful not to cut the spring inside. Then I could drive the press-fit portion back out the front using a socket as a punch. Cleaned it all up, added a little grease, and put it all back together in the new driveshaft. Kinda neat how it all functions…it’s a spring-loaded ball and socket joint, just like Tzei said. Ed Z
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    I’ll remove the one that came out of the 4 speed driveshaft. Shouldn’t pose a problem. It looks to be a sealed bearing. I’ll have some pictures tomorrow
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    Thanks Karl. I saw that once I found out the correct name of the part I’m hoping the driveshaft shop will be able help me. Otherwise I’ll have order one
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    Is this 5 speed driveshaft missing something? It doesn’t have the centering piece that the 4 speed flange has. I would think that’s critical to attach to the output shaft of the transmission. The Getrag 240 I’m putting in definitely has the nose off the back of the output shaft to help line things up. Hope the driveshaft shop has something that will work, or can re-use the one off the 4 speed driveshaft. Edit: It’s called a centering bushing. We’ll see what the driveshaft has in stock tomorrow I need #3 here:
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    All around great guy, Barney Toler let me back in his shop for a 5 speed swap on the ‘72 Inka car. All in prep for MidAmerica in 2 weeks. Right off the bat the angry wrench had to be deployed when the brand new stainless hardware on the exhaust pipe galled and wouldn’t come off. Cutting wheel made short work of those bastards… 4 speed is out. I’ll drop the driveshaft off in the morning for shortening and modifying. Hoping for easy things on the install. Using Blunt’s bracket for the Getrag 240 and some other parts he sells; thank you very much. Clutch and pressure plate are new, and the FW has been slightly lightened. Thanks again Barney for the shop space and time and good company. Ed Z
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    You'd be better off shaving a bit off the outer diameter of the Guibo. I did this on my '71 and that Guibo has gone almost 30,000 miles so far. It didn't take much to get good clearance. Rough sandpaper, or a sanding disc on a side grinder will get it done. Ed
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    You installed the pushrod onto the slave cylinder, right? I got in a hurry when I changed out the 4 speed in my Inka car last year. Put a new slave cylinder on while I was at it, but forgot to swap the old pushrod onto the new slave. The clutch pedal would not move because the cylinder was bottomed out in the slave. Bonehead mistake, but Barney diagnosed it with me and kindly pointed out the errors of my ways. Ed
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    Wow…. Like Toby says, someone spent a lotta hours with a die grinder pretty badass, though. That plumbing and the port injection… crazy
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    Barney and I have used this body caulk from Eastwood’s with good success. Eastwood Flexible Strip Caulk Bk 2-lbs WWW.EASTWOOD.COM Seal-out moisture, debris from irregularareas; non-hardening, paintable
  24. zinz
    NSU 1200TT…
  25. zinz
    Be there, or be Square... or Roundie. 😁 Ed Z
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