Ben's Z

I will step it down to my inch pounds 1/4 drive wrench Tony. I should have trusted my instincts that felt like an awful lot when I was doing it. Luckily I have a Heli coil from a previous job I found in the tool box.

Yes I am using the "how to" manual. With the crap this dude has taught in this book I should burn this blasphemy. From now on it is the FSM on my laptop. Thanks guys.

Things were going great. I got my 77 cam out of my old engine and had it moved over to my P90. Had some of the bolts reasonably tight using my 1/4" drive, went to torque the cam towers to 30 ft lbs. and whamo the short side bolt stripped out the threads in the head. Took everything off and all the other threads looked great. Please tell me this head is not trash now? Heli-Coil? Machine shop to TIG and re-tap? Thank god I have a beautiful family and don't have cancer because my world of all things Datsun is taking large dumps on me right now.

LOL at the broke azz United States Postal Service. Camshaft just arrived; from Cal. to Texas? 18 days! They must have walked the cam here. GO OUT OF BUSINESS ALREADY! So go with the P90 or my 280z 77?

Mr. D, send off any stock cam to Isky and tell them to do that? Once again this is using the factory ECU, at least from the onset. Anyone think Isky could fix that first damaged cam I got before it becomes a table lamp? I could use my 77 cam to get this thing running and put in the reground P90 at a later time. Thanks again fellas.

I am not doing anything half assed. I have just made the determination to use my 77 280z Cam, because input from the crowd for or against was never answered. I also think it is erroneous to use the cam towers from the 280z head and not the cam tower from my P90. The P90 has been shaved and I am certain my N47 has never left the block. Everything, rockers, lash pads, and cam will be used from my 280z engine. No one (still) has answered what adverse affects if any what my "A" cam will have in this turbo motor using the stock ECU. My 77 engine has less than 94k on it and the cam looks like brand new. I will put permanent marker on all of it and roll it over to check for wear. I took my f'ed P90 cam (that "Francisco" sold me) last night, oiled the P90 towers and the cam spun over in the journals, it was a little tight but I also wasn't done tapping and tightening.

I am using the P90 cam towers, everything else is coming off of my N47. If it runs like ****, it runs like ****.

Been there, seen that. Doesn't say anything about cam towers.

I think I am going to go with my 77 280z cam and be done with it. Should I use my cam towers from that head or my rebuilt P90? Should I use the rockers arms from the 280 or my resurfaced ones? I was thinking about keeping my resurfaced ones off to the side for now in case I have any errors in my first rebuild attempt.

Ok here is another thought. I have my old motor could I/should I use that cam? 77 280z internally oiled.... Mull that around. I could just take the cam, bearings, rockers everything and run with it?

This be true with the stock ECU?

I got a line on a P79 cam at Awesome Z here in Houston. Please give me some feedback ASAP if you got any.

I don't have a P79 head to put on and I have a rebuilt P90 on the bench minus the cam.

Here is the cam. Head is P90. I was told not to use this cam.

I have been shafted once and it appears I am on the verge of being hosed again by two different forum members on used P90 Cam. First member "Francisco" sold me a cam with a smashed dowel pin and a crack from the dowel pin hole to the edge. I will update this tomorrow if member #2 does not reimburse me in 24 hours. His cam was supposed to be here Thursday, problem is his USPS tracking number has never been valid. Given that, a member I trust said he would give me a P79 cam for my turbo engine swap. I have read both good and bad about doing this when I intend to run the OE ECU. The cam does need to be sent of to be polished. Should I tell Delta Cam to do anything else to it while they have it? What does having a cam cleaned up usually cost? As mentioned before in previous theads here are my intended mods. Bell RRFPR FMIC Manual Boost Adjuster 3" Exhaust I think I would have had this motor back in 4 weeks ago if I had gotten some honesty out of our fellow members. Getting real hard to trust people.

Thanks fellas

I got my rockers back from Delta and another P90 cam is inbound. I have read some threads about hi po cams and setting them up and finding correct lash pad thickness. Should I reinstall the old lash pads to see how close I am? Looks like I need to trim down down my feeler gauges to fit in the slot on the lash pad? If my wipe pattern is ok would it be kosher to use my old lash pads even if they are out of order, or is that a no no. I am going to in Dallas next week and can pick up parts from courtesy nissan if I need to, so that is why I am getting answers now.

Kick ass stuff Andy! My cam and rockers are on their way back from the west coast. Going to finish the long block soon, be expecting my call.

I need a P90 would I better served with this one? http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php/topic/108739-nos-p90-turbo-cam/page__p__1016747__hl__cam__fromsearch__1#entry1016747 Or one a member has that is used with 72k for about the same price? The posting there is out of an automatic and has no dowel. I googled and checked motorsport and I don't see dowels available, are they? Anything bad about using a cam from an Auto car as the user states from the ad? My rockers are at Delta being resurfaced now, if that helps you help me!

Still in the market.

Just need a stock T3, in excellent condition.

Never got them.

Bump. Got a P90 head rebuilt, need a P90 only

Was hosed by another member on the one I bought "Francisco" No games please. Just need the cam, I am getting other rockers resurfaced.