Hyperion bankrupt?

[giZmo350]

Lol, I have a 1970 Datsun P/U in good shape I'm thinking of a V6 to replace the 1600 to 1800 upgrade I've had in it for ever. Add limited slip, auto trans and done.

Man, I wish I could get an LSD for my Fairlady! Can't find one... or pay a fortune if I could! I think an Amiga PPC card @270MHz would cost more though! :hammer: Last summer I just installed brand new 7/8" bars, front and rear from Stillen - need to give 'em a workout! :laugh1:

1970? Is the body in good shape? That would fly with a 1.8! My Fairlady weighs less than 2000 pounds - what's yours weigh?

Sorry OT again peeps!

[giZmo350]

@gizmo350,

Barely weighs at 2000 Pounds but has a 1 ton payload, Fitting more than half ton in the small bed is hard though. 1.8L has more torque with the same HP than 1.6L so not really faster but can pull better. BTW, all of it is in good shape bodywise except the cabin floor. Easily replaced.

Chris

PS: sorry folks, but I had to go OT. Even though it was getting stale.

@QuikSanz

Sorry last OT promise....
Here's a real quick vid of the Fairlady doin a nut in a really rough abandoned parking lot so going not too fast cause I didn't wanna tear up these brand new tires (still did though)....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0A-DeR742k

Racing the 350Z - doesn't look like I'm going very fast but doin about 120 in that 3rd turn!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpCEei9Xh-c

[giZmo350]

@QuikSanz
HATE the traction control! :furious: LOL
@AmigaDave
Yea, I love my FairladyZ - that straight six is sooooooo easy to work on! Actually, the whole thing is easy to work on! When I swapped the engine with the auto tranny still attached, it literally took like an hour to drop it in and bolt it up with a cherry picker - by myself! I wanna go drive it right now but there's 3 feet of snow on the ground!

[giZmo350]

Are either of these the diff you need?

http://shop.quaife.co.uk/differentials?manufacturer=53&model=438

Had a Quaife ATB diff in my Ford Escort since I got the gearbox rebuilt back in 2012.

@Rob
Not sure if 110mm or the 115mm but yea, the R180 would be it! I guess it would depend on the diameter of the splined input shaft... Hmmm, I'll have to figure that out. I'm pretty sure I have a set of old drive shafts to measure from. Geee, didn't know anyone was manufacturing new diffs! Pricey! Thanks for the link!

Lifetime warranty - might be putting that to the test!

[giZmo350]

@gizmo350,

Over this way there is a place called " Driveline Specialties " Will fit anything to anything!

If I had the bucks I would just go nuts and put in an R200 LSD w/CV shafts and overcoils with disk brakes and new mounts and hubs in the rear! I just need to find a stock R200 LSD from and '83 Z. I could kick myself for not getting one on the internet (from anywhere) 20 years ago. Honestly I haven't looked for one in so long and with ebay around for so long now that I'll bet there just aren't any more.

This looks cheap though...  :lol: Would still need to get an R200.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Datsun-240Z-280Z-300Z-350Z-370Z-R200-Limited-Slip-Differential-Conversion-Kit-/251634230874

One thing I like about the Z independent rear suspension is the two U-joints in each of the half-shafts - they can just be swapped out for a different input.

Chris is this the place?
http://www.drivelineservice.net/ or do you have a link? Not finding with Google... You're in California? Any good junkyards out there that haven't been molested severely?

[giZmo350]

why would you guys hijack one of the most important threads in a while with talk about your  modded ricers? lolol

Sorry.... for the hijack...  

RICER? No rice here! Definition of ricer at urban dictionary "Any person who adds tasteless modifications to a perfectly normal automobile. "

[giZmo350]

Why do you guys keep posting about a situation of which you don't have the facts?

It's not like an apple is going to fall your head! :lol:

[giZmo350]

if it turns out that in mid-march the final court decision is that hyperion is insolvent, by all means say 'i told you so.' i'm not taking any of this seriously, and i highly suggest others don't either.

-- eliyahu

Does that mean that this thread is going to continue at it's current pace till mid March... and beyond? :crazy:
This non-sense takes the fun out of remembering when computing was fun... :hammer:
I'll come back in mid April.... TTFN!!!
I have 3 Miggy projects to keep me busy till then anyway...