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Thanks J...LOL...!...cool factor...power and reeling in the laydees? How can I say no! Yasin

With those forged flat top pistons from AZC and the 240Z rods incl. either a L28 or LD28 block, what is the final compression out of curiosity. Also who is the manufacturer of those pistons? Yasin

Guys - Thanks for your feedback...Here is the thing, I am going to have JE make me a forged piston (8.3:1 compression) anyway and I can get the 240Z rods and LD crank. Really I can go either way, I hear what you guys are saying though. I know Jeff Priddy and Garrett are both running Diesel cranks without some impressive results and was using this as my basis, as I am going to have the entire block rebuilt anyway. Yasin

Guys - I have pulled my block out ready for a full all out build. I have the opportunity to purchase a diesel crank, to bump my displ. to the 3.0L or 3.1L region, is it worth the cost and effort or should I just stay with my 2.8L (L28ET), looking for first hand experience please! Thanks - Yasin

Yummm. Yasin

Sweet Edelbrock powered too! Nice score.

425lb? I hope you drive that car on roads of glass! VERY stiff Yasin

Wow...the wagon is incredible!

For simplicity by the generic Haltech loom harness. It will be easier to wire up this way as well. Yasin

Neat...I wonder what type of engine it was....16V Twin Cam Chain Driven 4Cylinder? With an oil pump driven off a separate chain off the crank? Pretty neat...looked FWD too? Yasin

The $hit I do for a freaking 10cents off coupon on WD40!

Wow..I feel fortunate I have quite a few of those!!! I am a model junky! Yasin

Very cool swap! Love Z32s....especially RB powered ones! I would love to go for a spin...I have never driven in a Turbo Z32. Yasin

Looks great Austin...Thanksgiving...I'm green with envy! Yasin

Mike Spreadbury at Spriso Motorsports is the SR20 Roadster conversion king. If you join the Roadster forums you will see his great work if you do a Search. He is a great guy too and a close personal friend. Yasin

Joe - Sent you a PM - hope you get this one! LOL Yasin

Ahhhh...very true Mike...very true!

Alex - you said it brutha!!

Great pics Prox!

Joe I emailed me about your rods in the classifieds - did you receive it? Regards - Yasin

Well guys thnaks for all your great support and sharing your own stories and pain, I don't feel like such a huge loser (just a small one)....well guess what? I took the oil pan off and the dowel was not there, so it evidently stuck in the front cover! I tried compressed air, I tired flushing with oil, I tired walking with a magnet on the oil pan towards the drain hole - nada, nischt, zero, zip, zilch! Sooooo......I am going to remove the entire engine by Friday out of the car and I have decided to rebuild the entire engine with Forged Internals and build it to take 400+whp all due to a falling dowel! Call it Karma...my brother tells me I was flirting with time before my stock bottom end would have let go (had almost 150,000 miles on it). Pretty crazy...maybe happened for a reason...who knows. I'm comitted now. Still can't believe it. Another 2months added to my project. Yasin

I am not sure the scoop on the turbo guys. The picture was emailed to me by a friend. Its a IHI VJ14 off a Mazda 323 Turbo. Biggest ooops - I think I might qualify! Yasin

Yowza! Yasin

Well guys, thanks for the help and the "cheer-me-up", I have never been much of a person to give up, so after drinking half a pot of coffee this morning, looking on http://www.ebaymotors.com for cars I cannot afford I am going to go back into the garage and get back into my beloved Z! Its really my fault, in my haste to get started yesterday, I should have put a rag into the opening where the timing chain cover is...and this could have been prevented... More hugs welcomed though.. Yasin

Well what a miserable day yesterday! It started off great too...I guess they always do. I got ready to put the head back on the block, had all my ARP studs in placed ready to go...had my 1mm Metal head gasket all ready to go and as I placed the head on the block...BANG I dropped one of the cam tower dowels down the front timing chain cover. I tried to fish it out with one of those pen magnet deals that telescopes and then that BROKE way down into the timing chain cover!!!! CRAPPERS...yes I did cry at this point. I eventually got the broken magnet piece out a few hours later, but the dowel is no where to be found. I am thinking the dowel has fallen into the oil pan. So I am going to remove the oil pan today which is a bitch of a job on a 280ZX Turbo due to the rack and pinion in the way and the block is bolted back into the car too. To make matters worse...I just sealed the oil pan with a brand new Nissan Motorsport Oil pan gasket...so there goes that brand new gasket. 1 step forward 5 steps behind. Someone please come to Colorado and give me a hug...I need it! I wanted to have this thing running a month ago.... I should give up this car hobby and take up cake baking or something.. Yasin