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No, the hubs are steel. Steel will ring if you strike it & cast iron won't. I also have welded up around the new holes for buildup using only .030 ER70S MIG wire with 75/25 gas & they've never cracked nor failed. As with any welding, surface prep is mandatory before welding. Grind/sand/machine a clean surface first.

EGR light coming on during warmup while driving. Goes out after fully warm. Mileage is bad too. Code 24: coolant temp sensor. Ordered new one today from RA. Std Motor Prod #AX11, $20.

I could hear brg noises & there were more than one source. Plus the pre-heat tube on the front cat had broken welds making the heat shield rattle. I'll keep my covers on - too many vandals around here. Yes they would crawl under to cut the belts. Today: Replaced both front axles, front strut springs with new MOOG CC856 progressive Tempo ones. Cut bottom 1 2/3 turns for OAL of 13". Put stock length radius rods back in. Reset toe-in to 1/16". Rides much better than straight wound Tempo springs. No more choppy bouncing, pitching the nose of the car around. Ride height is the same. Now my low back won't ache so

Replaced water pump & timing belts, idlers on my EA82 87 GL wagon. WP was weeping coolant from bottom hole & shaft brg was noisy. Used a mechanics stethoscope to locate noises. Found d/s DOJ boot torn too. Tomorrow.

Agreed. Some kind of dynamic of tire slip in climbing, cornering, etc. & these ratios being a happy medium. Without a biased center diff its a compromise, but a good one.

So then the gen1 Brats have front to rear ratio of 0.997. A 280zx R200 3.90 front & M30 R200 3.917 rear gives a ratio of 0.996. Close enough.

That slight ratio difference amounts to a diameter change of 0.10" for a 28" dia tire. That's the thickness of a nickle! Bouncing down a paved road you'd encounter more deflection than that. A lot of the Nissan cv axles seem to share the same parts. 300zx axles slip into the M30 diff & vice versa. M30 inners are 6 ball cvs. 300zx inners are trunnions. Maxima may share some common parts too from what I've seen at the yards. Haven't dissected my pair of 720 axles yet, and I've got both 300zx & M30 axles to compare alongside those.

What ratio R200 are you looking for? Presumably you want the longnose R200? 81-84 280zx 2+2 5MT runs 3.90 90-92 Infinity M30 runs 3.916(47-12) on a 4 pinion open carrier. 4.11 R200s are out there but harder to come by. Check the hybridz forum for donor cars/years.

Sent an email to my sister in Seattle to keep an eye out for this car. Stealing a man's livelihood in tools is lower than whale 'poop'. As a mechanic I feel for you. Twice I've had scumbags raid my rollaways for everything at work. Had someone try to steal my lifted GL wagon from right out front of my own house 2 mo.s ago. Glass breakage sensor thwarted them.

Yes, Isuzus do use the same 6x5.5" pattern. So do the 83-85 Nissan 720 PUs. The cv shafts on these are much thicker. Looking into hybrid Nissan/Subaru hubs for locking fronts, Nissan stubs for rear. Edit: Because these lockers work so well, I for one would really like to see some made for the R160 diff. Maybe even one for the 3.90 R200 like in 83-85 Nissan 280zx diffs for offroading with IFS/IRS suspension. Keep the good work prwa101!

Being that these are essentially mechanical clutches with teeth like gears, they need to have a tough core. Alloy steels for these lockers are 9310 & 8620, which are then case hardened. I'm still working toward getting my overcrowded garage into some sort of order so as to help make a prototype or two. I have all the essential machinery & tools: horizontal & vertical bandsaws, drill press,bench lathe, horizontal/vertical mill, super spacer, tool & cutter grinder, small heat treat furnace & even a hardness tester. And surface plate for checking. What I don't have is the working phase converter to power some of these machines. And space to do the layout work. At least not yet.

82-84 Nissan 280ZX lugs: http://www.dormanproducts.com/p-32725-611-241.aspx Would your Toy mags accept 19mm lugs? Found 11 of them on an 82 280zx today. PM your mailing address if you want them.

Nissan uses 12-1.25mm whl studs. Here's a Dorman mag nut for 91 Pathfinder: http://www.dormanproducts.com/p-12272-711-408.aspx Not sure of the shank dia or length, but 13/16" hex.

4 1/2" angle grinder. Shorted out throwing sparks after first 15 min use. Was only using a cutoff wheel when this happened! http://www.harborfreight.com/heavy-duty-4-1-2-half-inch-angle-grinder-91223.html Got a full refund right away.

I've torched out both front & rear control arm bushings using an oxyacetylene cutting head. Just turn up the oxy a little higher after setting up the mixture to burn out the rubber. Apply heat to the rubber & center only. As the rubber is burning it expands, pushing out the metal sleeve. Clean up the remainder with a wire wheel & cup brush.

You're welcome!!

PM sent for front & rear EA82 bumpers.

Now you can't hardly find a Delco-Remy point & condenser set for any GM product.

Good old 235 6cyls! Had '51 & '54 Chevy 1/2t stepsides myself. IIRC, the 2 spd electric wiper motor from a '57-59 2t truck will fit in yours. It fit my '54 & saved me from the vacuum motor blues. 12 volt of course.

Good to know. These are in the LH side of the this pic(from a 96 Lego OB but the same one used for a 98 Imp too):

Very nice work there Subafreak! Looks like all the sheet metal was overlapped for strength of welds. Where did you get your sound deadening mat'l? 2nd Q: Are you going to add a skid plate to the t-case & pkg brk rotor?

Roaming around a pick your part yard found a 96 ej25, auto Lego OB. Pulled up the carpet, found ECU was 22611ac341, 1Q! Like you say, why so many???

How close to a "flat belly" did you get with that transfer case? Man, that is one heck of a build. Be interesting to see your crawl capability.:cool:

Definition of insanity: Doing something you know will cause you pain, again, & expecting different results.

Scored a complete 96 Lego OB ej22, 5mt, awd OBD2 system for the Frankenmotor. Intake w injectors, engine harness, IAC, etc. Complete front harness with ECU from alternator to PS footwell. Both cam sprockets, crank sprocket & harmonic dampener. And the hardware. ........................................................... Figured to add a 18mm bung for 2nd O2 sensor at 2nd cat. Cap the PS leg of front cat & add 2" 2 bolt flange to mate with OBX header.