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A 365 GTB? Really? The same 365 GTB with this sort of windshield rake and rounded top corners? You're trying to tell me that it's the same rake as the one in the video? Also, where did the vent windows go? How did you change the entire shape of the doors? Even if it is a Datsun body somehow grafted to the 365 underpinnings, where did they make up for the extra 3+" of wheelbase that the 365 has over the Z?

Block casting numbers are on the driver's side of the block, usually somewhat hidden under the exhaust manifold and just behind the engine mount. The P90 only came on turbo motors. If it is a turbo motor the block would be an F54 and it would have dished pistons like woldson said.

Oh, I know very well what a Volvo P1800ES is. In the Jalop article they have many more PMOYs with their cars, and one of them is an AMC muscle car.

Can't say I've ever seen a pink AMX before today. Guess there's a first time for everything.

Generally larger diameter pistons were fitted to domestic engines during a rebuild because the bores would be worn out of round come rebuild time. On the Z cars it is not uncommon for 200k mile engines to have factory crosshatching visible in the cylinder bores. The only reason I have larger pistons in my F54 block is because the engine had some serious pitting in the #1 cylinder. For the small gain in displacement it's usually not worth the investment.

Maybe you can ask the HOA rep. to loan you some of their Depends Adult Diapers to strap onto the oil pan?

Yep, I've got a Maxima (Bluebird 810/Maxima) Y70 flywheel on my Z. Most everything I can find points to them weighing 17.6 lbs. Of course, this is the lightest factory L6 flywheel that was available in the U.S. I'm not sure what the L20 flywheels weigh, or what numbers are cast into them.

Changing a starter on a Northstar engine. What brilliant engineer decided to put it at the top of the bellhousing?

It's true that there were four versions of the E88 head available in the states. Yours is the 47.8cc large / emissions style head. This particular head's part number begins with P50, so you'll sometimes see it referred to by that moniker. It's correct for an L26 engine. Here's an E88 w/ bump. It came from my '72 Z. The intake valves should be 42mm on the E88 and 44mm on the N42. The exhaust valves on your E88 should be 35mm diameter, which is a bit larger than the earlier E88 heads which had 33mm diameter exhaust valves. It is also normal for the L28 pistons to stick up above the block about .020 - .025" (this measurement courtesy of BRAAP) I calculate your compression ratio at 9.9 if you're using the F54 bottom end, a Fel-Pro head gasket and an unmolested late E88. Using a stock Nissan gasket would lower it a smidge more.

I'm looking for a cheap 3 3/8" Autometer gauge. It doesn't even have to work and I don't care what kind of gauge it is as long as it has an aluminum bezel. I'm looking to Frankenstein a gauge for a project I'm working on, but I don't want to buy a brand new 3 3/8" gauge to dismantle and modify. If anyone has one of these laying around gathering dust, just reply here or send me a PM.

Got a drill and some sort of rotary tool? That's how I'm running a mechanical fuel pump on my F54 / P79 combo.

Hooray for free entry to National Parks week! Here are a few pictures from a bit of hiking I did today. Southern Utah may have a near complete dearth of Datsun parts, but having this less than an hour from your house makes up for it a bit I guess. The chains are there for support while hiking near 1000+ foot falls. This one has apparently been in place for a while.

Interesting that it seems to be titled as a Z even though it's sitting on a truck frame. I wonder if that's how it's done legally in FL?

I can't say I've ever seen a line like that with a 180 degree bend in the engine bay of a Z either.

How about 5+ years? I'll let you know how it goes when I fire up the engine in my Suburban this summer. I rebuilt it in 2005 and it hasn't run yet.

I dumped in about a gallon of coolant before finding where mine was going. Another idea would be to have a shop (or yourself if you feel savvy) do the ole' dye trick. Add dye to cooling system, run it and inspect possible problem areas with a light that causes the dye to fluoresce.

I've just been through this in my Z (not a Subie obviously and no turbo either, but it might still be relevant). I noticed my car overheating months ago, found it was quite low on coolant and topped it off. The oil was clean as could be and it there were absolutely no puddles under the vehicle or traces of coolant in the engine bay. I haven't been driving the Z much so it gets parked for a couple of weeks at a time during the winter. I have dry-rotted weatherstripping, so I assumed that if I had a wet floorboard it was from snow / rain water seeping in. A couple of weeks ago, after a nice weather drive I noticed that the driver's side carpet was dry, but the passenger side seemed to be completely soaked. Figuring it was rain water I pulled the carpet out of that side to find a green puddle in the passenger footwell. Gee, found where my coolant was going. I've already got a replacement heater core ready to go in.

That's some good shoehorning so far. Can't wait to see how this one turns out.

It's steel. Steel can be reshaped. The better question is do you have the experience, tools and/or patience to fix it?

Hey, I've got one of those. It's on an engine stand in the garage right now. I've got most of a motor, transmission adapter, R200 shims and RHD conversion pieces for a car I don't even have yet.

D6K8 - that's what's stamped on the body of the distributor. It's the right kind of distributor for using the 'matchbox' ignition module (eg E12-80). It looks like someone removed the ignition module that used to be mounted on the side of the distributor and instead ran the wires elsewhere using household wire connectors. They may have had some other ignition controller. It is the early 280ZX style distributor. If you wanted to use that dizzy you'll probably want to find yourself an E12-80 module to run it.

1st year a V-6 was in a factory Z of any fashion? 1984 300ZX. The L series are only Straight 4 and Straight 6 engines.

Seinfeld, 1996, Season 8 Episode 7 it's called "The Checks", the one where Kramer rents out his chest of drawers to Japanese Tourists. Kramer in front of a 280Z parked on the street.

Oh, man, I was just researching these things this week. It sounds great in theory, and it really would be a good component as part of an overall security system (not as a standalone solution). The only thing that changed my mind about purchasing one was the fact that it is a multi-component kill switch, and I could make my own (much better hidden) kill switches for much less money. Here's a great thread on another board where some security system installers talk about it (if you read through the whole thing it makes sense, but plenty of forum members chime in without fully understanding or fully explaining their own reasoning). There is another link inside all of the discussion to a guy with a Dodge Ram that was broken into, but they couldn't start it because of the Ravelco. http://www.honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2069021

Everything I've ever read points to the uncut thickness of an L cylinder head as 107.9mm.