wheelman Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 No not the Z unfortunately. I've been rebuilding the engine from a 1992 Sentra. It's a 1.6 liter GA16DE. A family friend asked me to check out the engine because it had a bad knock and they offered to pay me. Their 17 year old son had been driving it and wasn't checking the oil. So I agreed to tear it down and find the problem. Turned out it had spun the number 4 rod bearing and pretty much destroyed the others. It was quite a project as I hadn't worked on one these before. I had one of those epic struggles getting the right side axle out which you have to do in order to pull the engine. Once I got it tore down and sent to the machine shop it turned out the head was warped and the crank had to be sent to Portland to reground. Anyway it's finally finished and I'll get it out of my garage tomorrow. Turns out these are pretty impressive little engines. DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder, EFI and variable valve timing. They are setup for torque with a long stroke and relatively small bore. The numbers 1-2 and 4-5 main bearing caps are tied togther into a single piece. Those things aren't going to move at all. Best part is they are paying me $1200.00 for my time plus parts so now I'll have some more funds for the Z. Wheelman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeizm Posted April 28, 2004 Share Posted April 28, 2004 Booo! The "Its finished" title got me excited, I thought there would be some pics of another mad z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheelman Posted April 28, 2004 Author Share Posted April 28, 2004 Sorry to disappoint you akeizm. I was just so happy to finally finish the thing I had to share with everyone. It's been in my garage for about 2 months now and I've been working on it when I can. Anyway now that time can be spent on my Z, which is almost totally dis-assembled and the wife's hunny-do-list. I could post pictures of my Z but they would frighten you. My kids call it FrankenZ right now but I am making progress on it. I'm about ready to weld in patch panels where I removed the standard battery tray rust and then its time to replace the fuel and brake lines, once thats done the driveline will be installed, at that point I'll post some pictures, but don't be frightened. Wheelman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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