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I actually found one locally today from a Datsun guy. I still plan on making one so it'll be nice to have an original to compare it to. The oil output on the Yoes bar is the same distance from the camshaft as the one I plan to make so that is encouraging. They're going for $265 + $20 for shipping now.

Good to know. I'm getting one of the newer versions of the oiler bar to compare their function. But here's a video I found of pretty much exactly what I'm going to make.

I'll make sure to take some time and really inspect them but I think they're good. I'm not sure how long it was driven in it's current state but it seems like everything was still getting oil. There are still puddles of oil in all the head bolt heads. I'm planning on making a simplified oiler bar out a piece of 1/2" square tube. The only concerns that I have are that it holds a larger volume of oil so it'll take longer for oil to reach the head and it will be probably 3/4" further from the camshaft. I'm kinda thinking that both of these issues might not be a problem.

Thanks for the replies. I've read many many posts on several forums about this. It's a very common problem, which is why I'm so baffled that almost nobody is making them. I saw some posts about Larry but they were pretty old and I assumed that the oil bars were expensive. I fished around in the timing chain area and through the oil drain plug with a magnet. It's got to be somewhere down there. I've decided that I'm going to have a go at making one since mine is nearly beyond repair.

I wasn't sure if it could make it through all the timing chain stuff. Not familiar with these engines or really any engine. And I think the earlier models had the cast blocks on the bar. Here's a picture of the two types from another forum. I can only seem to find one aftermarket spray bar and it is $265. There's one of the newer spray bars (bottom in pic) on ebay for $250. And I don't particularly want to glue my current one back together as it is very worn. I'm surprised that no one is making these.

New to the forum, new to 240zees. So I recently acquired a 1972 240z that has been sitting in a field for 20 years. It of course has the typical rust. Over the last couple weeks I've been identifying and researching it's components (engine, transmission, differential, cylinder head, etc.). So I decided to remove the valve cover to check the camshaft oil spray bar. I found that it is missing the section closest to the timing chain. All other joints in the bar are loose and the bolts on each end were very very loose. The cast aluminum parts that take in the oil are chewed up pretty bad as well. See pictures. I guess my main question is: where is the missing piece of tubing from the oiler bar? I didn't see any damage inside the valve cover but this is uncharted territory for me. Any advice, suggestions, things to look for are greatly appreciated. Here's what I've identified: -L24 engine -E31 cylinder head -close ratio 5 speed transmission -R200 differential