Nite_Grind

I used carquest; formally known as graves. Well at least as close to it as I can get in a slightly updated form. I know headers are not the purist option but it's a sensible one nonetheless. Thanks sir, I'll do my best. I have to sort a few things out, as life would have it, so this may slow down a bit.

hahaha Thanks sir! They are also many other things but what 2 & 3 yr olds aren't. LOL

Understood. Thanks,

Good stuff man... If it's not an OG rhd, leave it alone! LOL p.s. find the pink 10 pittsburgh socket HEHE

Hello, can anyone direct me to where I can read up on becoming a vendor / how to become a vendor and it's fees? Thanks Joel

Some good info. I was schooled on another forum, which is great, that oil pump posted above is not high vol. I'll need to exchange that. I ordered a turbo pump, but guess what, wrong again. So I'll be ordering a KA24DE pump. As for the build, here's some goodies all cleaned up, and ready for paint. yes I plan to rebuild the original 4spd. It's all about the datsun experience. arrival of the achilles heal - ebay member shorted me a few, but is sending me another full pack. ( vandervell rods, clevite main. ) cough cough round tops have made its way into the build !!! Balance tube will be shaved and welded. Carbs will be rebuilt to compliment the engine. extras I received With the block and VC prepped at work I decided to tackle some stuff at home. 4 stages Rattle can enamel. My minions join daddy again. My lil man ( yes I know he's a cute boy LOL ), and daddy's girl.

VERY NICE!!!

so I had sent my block out to my friends shop to get hot tanked and cleaned, I guess he's a stickler for properly maintaing the fluids, because all my parts came back dingy. EHHHH! GRRR! Some may say that's what you get for being cheap, but I assure you I wasn't. My intensions were good; to support a friends. Should have went with my first instinct. So in the right hands, and some media blast later WALLLLLAHHH! my old tattered spray bar that's now in a better place Block and crank return while waiting for the head to come back ( apparently it has a bent valve so I will order one up ) I ordered the basics. Timing Components Gasket Kit freeze plugs. - note do not buy this kit, can be ordered cheaper at your local parts store. When I bought my timing kit these were in it..... should have checked this part # 1st. set back #1 2.8L Rings.... ummm could have sworn I asked them for 2.6L! Grrr These will be going back for sure. Turbo Oil pump to keep oil psi up, I drive aggressive-ish so might come in handy, while I attack fwy on ramps LOL pistons and rods cleaned up as well and of course I had to snap some pics of my pit crew ( 2of 3 ), they wouldn't have it any other way.

Bookmarking. Just wanted to share a thought. 10K is not much at all if you think of it, even to a poor S.O.G like myself. I came from a Honda scene and I've spent that amount roughly on a 96 4dr civic within 1/2yrs of ownership. Not bragging, by no means, I have no right to, nothing to prove; just saying 10K is attainable. I read this thread jazzed up, then the price hit, interaction dropped, but I'm still jazzed up? why? because that's better than the OSG 35K....So if putting a side some money gets you to your goal, do it! Prep for your Dual cam head now, and in a few years you'll be ready. Yeah, a fews years you'll be ready, but at least you'll be ready! Let's not allow anymore research and technology and hardwork fade away for nothing. The day it's no longer available, the masses will pop up WTB ASAP 15K in hand . Shame. Same way a 800 civic cluster now resales for $2400+. Now my grade level math allows me to calculate that as a 300% mark up? I wish this the best, I wish I was not committed to any other projects, I'd be in.

Damn good stuff. Every thread I see someone taking the time out to weld and build, makes me want to hope back in the seat and expand on what stick welding knowledge I had, LOL. Keep up the good work.

Glad to have you on board! Sound like you have some clear direction for your Z. It's only a matter of time however before the misses discovers your mistress! LOL. Don't forget to load us with pics, this way we feel like we are there with you Setbacks, mods, final choices etc. Good luck with the build. Kiss that blessed woman for investing in your dream no matter how trivial it may seem to her. Finish this build, finish your education, I hope this build opens many doors for you that you may one day shower your mother with retribution. Joel

The building never ends. The more I stare at this machine the more extravagant I wish to be. A quick reality check, and back to earth, I press-on with the fundamentals. While the block is out for cleaning I decided I'd be sending the flywheel to be lightened and resurfaced, some before pics. Not into researching a performance clutch kit right now. Just stay within the realm of wholesome is what I'm after. letting my boys in on some L6 lovin - poppin freeze plugs sometimes when a man is lonely he gets a lil bit hone-y! 1st pass I ended up doing10fwd 10rev passes - now she's officially ready for the machine shop Fly being sent out for resurface & lightening adding these to the parts to be cleaned pile; w/ the others seen above

Quickdraw, I'm gonna love this build. One day I hope to do a full rotisserie as well. That sound deadening in the door is the first I've seen of that but I like it. Good Luck and keep up the progress shots.

So with the bearings in good shape, I was in high hopes this would be easy, with just a gasket swap. So I pulled the head off. Quiet the carb build up. Front engine components removed - a lot of sludge, not bad for 30/40yrs of being on the road I guess. It was at this point, when removing carbon from the piston tops I realized, with my OCD I'd be digging a ditch. Yearning for a piece of mind would only mean one thing. REBUILD IT ALL. Houston we have contact. Piston to valve clearance was diminished for a moment in time. while I thought it out, I'd continue on to strip the block. I knew a proper rebuild would now be mandatory. paused for a brief moment to inspect cylinders before I continued disassembly. bearings cast away like my dreams fancy crank pose replaced the mains. I Plan to send the block out to get hot tanked, and prep mentally, physically, financially for a rebuild.

Thanks Spyder. I haven't yet sir. Datsun is out of commission, but as soon as it's up and running I will. I'm hoping, I can do this all within the next month. On top of this rebuild, I still have to rebuild carbs, get a 3-2 header, clutch and flywheel, transmission mount and mount area repair, on top of rebuilding the current 4spd.

Back to business, Just snapping some photos of components and condition of the longblock was in when I bought it. Due to time being of the essence, at least that is what I once though, I began to tear it down so I could inspect it asap and plan the next course of action. 1stly ripped off these flat tops next the N36 Manifolds, which I later sold with those items out of the way, next was the exh. manifold. Remember I mentioned earlier the honda guy thing, it did not hot me conceptually until teardown that the exh. and intake were on the same side. #mindblown LOL smog equipment? BWHAHAHA I scorn thee More misc. goods I'm not sure I will reuse, also removed. They will be handy templates if I do not reuse them. Then it was time to take the pan off. If the bearings are/were good I'd just do a bearing slap and install the engine in my car. somewhere along the timeline I decided to remove the VC. Amongst all the sludge of poor maintenance I heard a hollow part drop...Hmmmm? that's what it was. A pc. of the oil spray bar Oil pan off, I began removing rod caps to check the bearings. I only have 5 pics but all the bearings looked good; this might be an actual running engine I said to myself. So I was content on just reinstalling them and torquing them a few ft.lbs extra. All I'd need now is a HG and re-assemble. Of course the conservative way out. How could I explain anything less to the mrs.

Thank You. It worked last night, but anyway I was able to get that fixed. You guys didn't miss anything grand.

Hey Guys my names Joel. I've been on the forum for a few months, browsing and reading a lot. Skimming topics. I've barely scratched the surface on what I wish to learn and things I need to learn, but all in all, tons of good info. around here. Cool stuff in the archive I can't wait to apply to my Datsun as things progress. Clearly I'm a bit reserved posting my personal things but I do document nearly everything. One day I might make an interesting thread; one day. For now I just wanted to share with you all a little bit and maybe inspire someone as I've been inspired. This will be a log covering my first engine rebuild ever. You see, I decided when I bought my Datsun to avoid as many setbacks as possible due to outsourcing, that I'd try to do as much as I could by myself or under watch of a pro. Buying a non-running Z made my step easy and 1st priority....building a reliable heart. So from scrap to key-on here we go!!!! Just a lil background. I bought my Z and it came with a L28 ( uninstalled ). Engine on a stand, with some quick pre-lim inspections I realized the motor was seized. "No Biggy" I thought to myself, because before I even bought the car I knew a 3.1L build was in the future and that would be the core. I set out on CL to find a replacement but the running engines were scarce and all seemed to be in norcal. The rest just had a sketchy w/ parts or rebuild w/ no receipts caption. I'll pass on those. Anyway, I ended up finding a local L26 w/ some extras for $140 I later when on to sell some spare parts for it netting me a positive $20. It was advertised as running, which I didn't believe that for a sec. but I figured at that price it was worth a gamble to me. Either way I needed an engine and I was prepared to rebuild an engine regardless of who I bought it from. Ready to get this thing underway and see where I stood, I hauled my newly found L26 down to our shop where my buddies and I wrench on Hondas to start my inspection. Off loaded and ready for teardown. I've read a lot of people suggesting to begin with this book so I ordered one up.

Hey Oscar, Glad to have you on board here. Love the new additions.

There are 2 types of men. Built, and Bought. Such a broad phrase because some people don't have time to build, therefore bought is a up in the air debate. If it was me personally I'd invest the time, money, research, into this build if it was a wknd warrior or if I could throw away $15 per gallon on race gas. If your into a NA street demon on pump gas, this setup may be over kill, and it would be sad to see such a motor spade and neutered for unleaded octane. p.s. keep the valve cover though.

Agreed. I really meant the unwanted attention from authorities/thieves. I like you don't really worry about the opinions of others when it comes to my personal choice. So, my apologies if it came off as a direct shot. I do like the wheels, and they do looked good on your Z.

The more tech stuff I read, the bigger the bill becomes for my datsun, oh lawd! Off to bed, before I read anything else. Dearest Santa...........

Glad you decided to stick with this thing! Good luck! that's gonna be a whole lot of fun.

Well that's good. The cookie cutter goons around here make me glad I no longer drive one. LOL. Do I miss the fuel eco. yes, do I miss the crap it brought with ownership? Absolutely not! No Ragrets. LOL

Looks good. Just so tired of seeing those wheels. Every Honda and Acura has those things out here. Regardless of my statement, they look good, and you like them is all that matters.