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Thanks. Let me see how the painting goes, I may take you up on it.

5-27-2023 UPDATE: long day in the garage getting everything put back together. I went ahead and cut and mounted a piece of plate aluminum I got at Lowe's on the radiator support. Then used a polishing wheel in my electric drill and some Mother's Mag Wheel Polish to make it look better. Then I went ahead and leveled the car out better and topped off the 80/90 in the trans and rear diff. After that I went ahead and tightened things up and changed out the carb isolators and got all the gasket maker off. After that I jumped on the clutch issue. I got a Vaccum bleeder from Harbor Freight and used it to try and get more air out of the system, Then after looking at it, took the slave cylinder off and made some decisions....I drilled a hole in the clutch fork end and then took a long bolt I had with 2 nuts on it, and cut it just a hair longer than the factory Exedy pin. I installed that and then drilled a small hole in the end for a spring to help pull it back like the original Z's had. I noticed I had nothing for the spring to hook on to on the other end, so I took a large fender washer, bent a 90 degree in the end, and drilled a hole....then I opened up the other side so I could slide it under the bottom mounting bolt and Voila! I place for a spring! Doesn't sound like much, but took 8 hours. Anyhow, here are some pics: Click below for videos Scroll to the end (11) Facebook

Valvecover info! This is from BSPEED in New Zealand. Custom done they way I wanted it. I didn't know until it arroved it has a gasket O ring style already in the vavlecover! One thing to note. The port for the breather or vent hose conflicts with the factory fuel lines. I pulled mine down some to clear the fitting and hose and will finish bending them around the brass fitting once I get it. The oil fill cap comes with it and is a nice piece, and it came with hex head bolts. Here are some pics:

5-20-2023 UPDATE: Reassembly. Putting everything back in now that the new drivetrain is all bolted in. I started with putting the bent shifter in, then the console, sift knob etc. Then I went and started working on the part of the radiator support that was dinged up on engine installation. After that it was just installing all the stuff.....the New valve cover Is nice, and I didn't know it came with a gasket o ring style built in to the head! The port on the side where the breather goes conflicts with the factory fuel lines, so I had to pull down on the lines carefully, and when I get the brass fittings needed to hook up the hose back to the air box, I can finish making that look nice. Good progress. Here are some pics:

wow, you made your own roof! You are way beyond my capabilities. I bought a roof off of a Z. The plan is to heat up and rempve the lead, drill out the spot welds and just replace the skin. Do it once, do it right.....fire and forget.

04-21-2023 UPDATE. Wow another killer day, took a long time but I got everything underneath back together and ready to go. No pics . But it was a real pain. Everything fought me. How many time do you have to PB blast and torch heat a fill plug? Not one but TWO plugs! Man o man. It was a test of PERSISTENCE. Now I can Take it off the jack stands and Do the “fun”’stuff. My work clothes are so dirty from rolling around under The car, I felt like a Homeless guy when I went in for the night….man my shoulder hurts! Getting old! Avalanche amber tastes good! If I drink beer, it is indicative of a tough day in the shop. This is fun, right?

04-16-2023 UPDATE: It took all day! Rear end swap. I removed the original 3:54 rear end, and swapped In my “K” case 4:11 geared read end. Both are R180 Units. I cleaned my axle shafts and clear coated them. So the hard part…on the ground doing this and Both are-cast iron cases, so yeah…..they’re are pretty heavy….getting the new one in took awhile. I finally had to get it up on a tool box then lift each side and Keep sticking wood under it front and back….then when close enough to the holes I took a deep breath and got the rear bolts through…whew! I put nuts on there to keep it steady and then jacked up the nose and bolted it up. Not a one man job. So I will finish it later but the center pumpkin is in and cinched down. Yep, I will touch up the paint…..just because. Pics! All reactions: 11

04-13-2023 UPDATE: I pulled the trans back off and wiped off the excess grease and fixed the clutch fork dust cover, then installed the engine. 2 nearby guys came over and helped…It wouldn’t have gone in without their help. It fought us every step of the way, it was incredible how hard it was….also found out things like the motor mounts are different from one side to the next…BUT, it is in! Car sunk down about 3-4 inches with it in. At least it seems that way. Pics

04-13-2023 UPDATE: I pulled the trans back off and wiped off the excess grease and fixed the clutch fork dust cover, then installed the engine. 2 nearby guys came over and helped…It wouldn’t have gone in without their help. It fought us every step of the way, it was incredible how hard it was….also found out things like the motor mounts are different from one side to the next…BUT, it is in! Car sunk down about3-4 inches with it in. At least it seems that way. Pics

04-11-2023 UPDATE: Ok, So I went ahead and took the engine off the stand and put it on an old tire with some blankets to protect the oil pan, and then installed the engine plate, and my new Exedy 240mm flywheel and OEM grade 2+2 clutch kit. I used the Automatic Trans to Manual Trans adapter kit from Godzilla Raceworks, and as you can see from the pics, I tried the wrench with bolts idea to hold the engine still and torqued the bolts down to 110 ft lbs. with blue locktite on the Nissan bolts. I then grabbed the transmission and installed the shift fork rubber boot and the shift fork and throwout bearing which was all part of the Godzilla conversion kit. I went ahead and put wheel bearing grease on the shaft, inside the sleeve and wear points, and then it was time to get the trans on. It took a bit of wiggling and getting it on about halfway, putting a long bolt in to help hold the weight, and then grab the tailshaft and rock it up and down, and the splines finally lined up completely and on it went. I installed the 4 bolts to hold it on and then it was time for a bit of beautification. I put the rear block side plug in and cleared it, and then I used my wire wheel attachment again in my electric drill and cleaned up the portion of the transmission case that is seen from the engine compartment once installed, and then sprayed it with gloss clear engine block paint. Pics !

cross fingers and pray it all works!

04-11-2023 UPDATE: Ok, So I went ahead and took the engine off the stand and put it on an old tire with some blankets to protect the oil pan, and then installed the engine plate, and my new Exedy 240mm flywheel and OEM grade 2+2 clutch kit. I used the Automatic Trans to Manual Trans adapter kit from Godzilla Raceworks, and as you can see from the pics, I tried the wrench with bolts idea to hold the engine still and torqued the bolts down to 110 ft lbs. with blue locktite on the Nissan bolts. I then grabbed the transmission and installed the shift fork rubber boot and the shift fork and throwout bearing which was all part of the Godzilla conversion kit. I went ahead and put wheel bearing grease on the shaft, inside the sleeve and wear points, and then it was time to get the trans on. It took a bit of wiggling and getting it on about halfway, putting a long bolt in to help hold the weight, and then grab the tailshaft and rock it up and down, and the splines finally lined up completely and on it went. I installed the 4 bolts to hold it on and then it was time for a bit of beautification. I put the rear block side plug in and cleared it, and then I used my wire wheel attachment again in my electric drill and cleaned up the portion of the transmission case that is seen from the engine compartment once installed, and then sprayed it with gloss clear engine block paint. Pics !

a few changes....such as? Thanks.

04-08-2023 UPDATE: Engine complete. Ready to go in. Took a long time, had to go back and redo some things until I felt it was "right". BHD single groove harmonic balancer/pulley went right on. The Apex rear main seal is so much thicker and better constructed than the Nissan one, I had to swap them out real quick. AZC oil pan holes lined right up, no issues. A long day. See pics

04-08-2023 UPDATE: Engine complete. Ready to go in. Took a long time, had to go back and redo some things until I felt it was "right". BHD single groove harmonic balancer/pulley went right on. The Apex rear main seal is so much thicker and better constructed than the Nissan one, I had to swap them out real quick. AZC oil pan holes lined right up, no issues. A long day. See pics