the sucker king

just saw your in CO. where at?

wow. you had a le car. havn't seen one in years. my friend works on this crazy renault that looks like a le car w/ big fender flairs. it's turbo and in his words it will take a corvette. there are very few of these cars around. anyway, you could swap out the grill and light set up with an earlier car (82 and older) or any std. some had square and some had round, but all stds or pre 83 hatches had two headlights and didn't have the ugly honeycomb grill. the body of the hatch never really changed, so any should work. i think brat and coupe grills of that era should work to, but check me on that. some of the older grills have the cool pop up centerlamp (called a passing lamp or cyclops) the older ones had even more unatractive plastic. sorry.

i thought i measred 185/80/13 at around 22.5". is it me or are the manufactured specs always off. are they measured full thread with no weight?

ea81 w/ weber. still accelerating at press time.

try mineral spirits?

on a ea71 the fsm calls for special tools can you do without?

is this a spray product? made for rubber/plastic?

i think it was the guy with the board name archemites put something similar on a hatch and made it fit w/ some banging. his were 15" but similar diameter. get in touch w/ him for details.

3m part no. 051135 "plastic and emblem adhesive" also has #08061 on it. works great and this is exactly what it is meant for. i should add that i got it at car quest.

chiltons id's cams as 1600 has 51 stamped on it and 1800 has 72 stamped on it. well i was told when i bought my dual carb 1600 jdm engine that the cam and heads were different than your average ea71. the cam is stamped "66" or i suppose it could be 99 but whatever. anyone know any of this? also "g" is stamped on the cam, closer to the big gear. supposedly brats and FE's have different cams too. does anyone have any info? even just to say what # is on your cam?

jdluiokirang! (jeez dude lighten up i'm only kidding i'm really a nice guy)

lol

omg that's so funny. i'm lmho. fyi, btw means "by the way"

in 1980 the ONLY 1800 engines were mated to auttomatic trannies. so if it's an ea81 engine with a standard trans, it would have to be a 1981. maybe that helps.

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hi shawn, i'm an hour nothwest of denver, and i generally stay away from denver aside from baseball games and junkyards, but if there's anything i can do lemme know. what's with the iowa migration? eyesore then you. nobody is actually from colorado. i moved here 15 years ago from the east coast. eveybody here wants the door to closed right behind them. the truth is there's not enough water here to support the population. usually we complane about californians and m*******s. now maybe iowa folk? actually i wish you the best in finding good digs and decsent jobs. i may be able to help you unload the truck, just touch base closer to d-day. i know the state vey well. i've been fishing and wheeling all over. once your settled and ready for fun, i can be a better asset.

this is on the jdm ea71 (late 70's) that i'm rebuilding. i have an early 80's ea71 i could take heads from, but i want to use the original heads if possible. there is a sleave inside the exhaust port on the underside of the head. it is heavily damaged, peeling back. can it be replaced, and do you even need it?

that sounds like it would work. but couldn't that do some damage? and yes the beellhousing is off and all bolts are out ive checked and checked and checked. there are 9 bolts, 1 nut, plus one or two bolts underneath (inside the pan) plus a peg inside the pan. even with 1 bolt still in, i should see the block starting to crack. i'll hit it w/ penetrant and let it soak overnight. then should i heat it?

thanks for the replies, but all the bolts are out. i've wacked it a bit more, but it still won't split. any other suggestions?

an ea71: all the bolts are out, cylinders 1 and 3 are facing up, and the two halves won't separate. i've tapped around with a block of wood with no luck. any suggestions?

i don't think they will clear, but you may be able to turn them around (inside facing out) and have it rollable. you still want those brat seats?

is it possible that the "new" carb from redline was actually a reman and they put an electric choke on it? it wouldn't make sense that the stamps mean nothing.

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whats the best way to repair i small tear in vinyl? i remember years ago there was a product that involved glue or tape and touch up paint.

any issues with this? they look pretty similar. are the barrels the same size are they all 28/30?