Take-7

So we've all seen PDF's on how to rebuild the nikki carb. While that's very nice and all i can't help but feel our website (and cars) could be taken further by a step by step VIDEO posted on youtube and sticky'd here in the first gen section. I've looked, and as far as i can tell there isn't one. PDF's are great, but videos are BETTER, and that's because you can VISIBLY SEE WHAT IS BEING WORKED ON AND EXACTLY HOW IT IS REMOVED. the PDF's only show a picture that may have been taken by a cell phone, no arrows pointing to the screws to be removed, just a stubby finger.
I propose a challenge to anyone on here that professes to have proficient knowledge of the nikki carb to create a DIY rebuild video. It doesn't take much, just forethought and a camera man, then uploading it on youtube. I am currently preparing for a carb rebuild (my first) and am still afraid to tackle it just because of the throttle/choke/etc. cable linkage. something the PDF's don't outline well. i WILL attempt to video myself rebuilding my nikki, BUT, as i said, this will be my first. Naturally i will get things wrong, i don't know the little tricks like some of you pros do. I sure as hell am not going to do it twice!
So i know some of you have the knowledge but don't posess the camera(or internet) knowledge, and i know there are some on this site that have the tech skills but not the afore mentioned knowledge of the carb. Just post up what you DO know, and then hopefully someone else can chime in from your area and meet up with you to take on this much needed DIY.
I've been a member of plenty of tuner enthusiasts sites that have all gone to this way of DIY(go ahead and jog over to www.dseries.org for a great example), it promotes a much cleaner forum because now you won't have as many "my carb won't..." threads. Newbs visit the link and see a VIVID how-to, detailing exactly what to do.
well, that's just my thoughts. It should be interesting to see how this goes. I'm just brainstorming ways we could ALL benefit from.

Oneiros

Hmm not a bad idea. Next carb I get I will try and take an iphone vid of the rebuild process.

DivinDriver

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Send me $1500 and I'll make one for you.

I have both the carb skills and the video skills (ran my own post shop for a while, & have been working DIY on my Nikki for better than 20 years) - but producing a proper video with adequate detail to stand in for the existing factory carb rebuild manual will take a dozens of hours, and my time, it is valuable.

Take-7

indeed, time is valuable. perhaps somebody on here that is retired and nhas more time than the average "working man" could step up? oneiros, an Iphone??? come on man. at get one of those phones that shoot it in 3d... lol.
BTW, i'm willing to send MY nikki and MY GP sorensen kit in to the kind soul that decides to do it. *just in case he doesn't have one to be rebuilt* *cough*

Jibaro 12A

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They aren't that complicated bro, best advice I could give you is get a nice clean space and label everything.

LizardFC

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Even with the appropriate cuts, that would be a pretty long video.

Take-7

well worth the wait, and i am patient. but i'm just going to tackle this on my own. still think someone needs to do it though. massive street cred for doing it.

LizardFC

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I have a spare carb, editing software, and a decent camera, I just don't have the time right now, honestly. I'm trying to use the remaining warm weekends before winter to get my blowthrough off the ground. I also have a set of springs waiting. But if you run into a snafu with your carb, feel free to PM me personally. I've rebuilt and modded several Nikkis and I've got one sitting in the garage for quick reference.

Oneiros

Hahaha well I'm getting my next carb on monday, i'll take a vid of the teardown process and see how it turns out. :P

DivinDriver

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Be sure to film it upside down, so we can watch it without turning our monitors over.

LizardFC

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It took me a few minutes to get that.

Take-7

Lmfao

RotaryEvolution

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+1

i've rebuilt a number of Nikkis and it takes about 6 hours or so to do it well, making a measley $125 on the labor for that amount of time it is already virtually a giveaway job.

be thankful that there is writeups in detail already. editing down a full days work into a 10 minute comprehensive video to toss up for free isn't something just everyone wants to do. if i was retired and secure in expenses i surely might do it, but i don't see that anywhere on the horizon so for now it's one job plugging away onto the next afterward.

Take-7

^^^ dude, your'e taking all the fun out of this. i belong to classiczcars.com and none of those guys over there are all "i'm too busy, i'm too important, i'm too..." Of course it takes time. and who has enough time these days? but that's why it takes the average guy a month of sundays to rebuild an engine. you do it a little at a time. then you splice the videos together and BAM! awesomeness exudes from the stickied thread.

Take-7

besides this thread is for people who WANT TO DO THIS, not negativity.

xcell60st

"Calling out Nikki pros"? This is an obnoxious way to ask for help from folks that took the time and endured the frustrations it took to learn this carburetor. I would never expect anyone to help me without offering appropriate compensation for their time and expertise.

Oneiros

Fair call, but those who don't want to share their time don't have to. BTW mine is going to be a simplified and personal rebuild guide, pulling off all the emissions and simplifying the carb down as much as possible. The teardown process only takes about 15 mins so I'll start with that.

RotaryEvolution

iTrader: (30)

you sound like my girlfriend..

all i'm saying is don't expect much, if it happens and someone does have the time then great. people have made videos tearing down engines, cleaning them and rebuilding them so eventually someone will probably toss something together for the nikki, but it won't be because someone asks them to.

cross your fingers that it happens before all the rebuild kits are completely discontinued and out of stock.. because then it won't matter, you will have people retrofitting FI setups in order to get by the defunct carburetors that aren't supported any longer.

Take-7

you apperently have never belonged to a brotherhood of people united for a single cause, in this case, cars. ADVANCEMENT is made through sharing of knowledge. if people didnt share what they know in the most efficient way possible then we'd all still have carbureted engines and tires that vulcanized at 90MPH. like i said before, please keep negative comments to yourself. enjoy living in the stone age.

Take-7

judging by your sig i'd say you dont want something like this to happen because you think it would hurt your business. if that is the case, then dont sweat it, there will always be the lazy,rich, and the stupid. all of which are willing to pay and not worry about things like "engines" and "rotors"

Take-7

so far the turn out ain't too good. lots of flack for suggesting a simple idea. all i can say is i'm glad i still belong to dseries.org and classiczcars, places where people still listen.

83Limited

Have you ever thought the turnout was not so good because of the way the info was input? In my corner of the stone age we ask for help, not demand it....just saying....and as far as the carb rebuild, its not too terribly bad, just take your time, do research before tearing into it, and take pictures as you go to be able to put stuff back like it was originally.....good luck!

jdmminot

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A video would be nice... but at the same time it would ruin the experience of tearing down the nikki! Does everything have to be done for us nowadays? It is SIMPLE work to rebuild. Tear one apart yourself, and you'll see there really isn't that much to mess up! Not to mention all of the literature available.. Countless threads, sterlingmetalworks.com, and the fact that the factory carb manual is available for download for freeeeeeee! I challenge YOU to take one apart, and believe me if you do screw something up, these very members will be there posting to get you back on track! I'm sure the dseries and classic z guys are great listeners and all, but you'll find the same is true here if you ask questions, not demand.

DivinDriver

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This.

Tons of free advice and materials already available on the site. Some small bit of it even offered by myself.

"Calling you out" is what used to be known as 'fighting words.' Not exactly the most engaging way to introduce yourself and make a request of other people's time.

The concept of DIY includes having sufficient sense-of-adventure to take a shot at doing something you'd not attempted before.

Oneiros

Yeah I have to agree with these guys, rebuilding a Nikki is very simple albeit time consuming if it's your first time doing it. But it's fun learning about the carb in the process.

Making a rebuild video would be a hassle if you went through every detail, I might simplify one down into a generic troubleshooting guide and explanation of how the carby works, while tearing it down. That would be useful to a lot more people I think.