The White Sloth Project
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Had the Head rebuilt with hardened seats. Measured the ports with my super high-tech micrometer, so I could have the intake mani. port matched to the Head by the machine shop and to the new Carbs that I HAD to have! I ended up selling my SU's to a member on this site for the same price as I paid. Just passing along a good deal to a fellow Datsun nut! With porting the the Head I was now going to need to enlarge the intake gasket holes, but I actually found a company that sells L4 enlarged gaskets at http://www.swmotorsport.com.au/
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Port matched Cannon Mani. that I powder coated light Grey.
FYI - My manifold and the stock extractor's mounting flange height differed about 5mm and the mani. needed to be ground down.
FYI - My manifold and the stock extractor's mounting flange height differed about 5mm and the mani. needed to be ground down.
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My new Babies have arrived...
45mm OER Carbs. Weber and Mikuni's love child - uses Weber jets and have an externally adjustable float.
45mm OER Carbs. Weber and Mikuni's love child - uses Weber jets and have an externally adjustable float.
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Match porting the Exhaust Mani. for that extra hp! Oh, yeah.
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Engine Paint...
Engine disassembled and cleaned. Stumbled upon this OEM Engine Paint on datsunparts.com. Had to have it!
A few light tack coats with heavier coats to come later on.
Engine disassembled and cleaned. Stumbled upon this OEM Engine Paint on datsunparts.com. Had to have it!
A few light tack coats with heavier coats to come later on.
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The Tranny...
I once again figured that the Tranny was the stock four speed. I never even though about shifting through the gears until after I had pulled it. In the beginning It didn't feel like a 5-speed due to the Dogleg shift pattern, which at the time I was unaware of. After referencing the casting code on the side it all made sense. Another nice surprise!
Pulled the Dogled, stripped the paint with a chemical stripper and cleaned the crap out of it. Before I cleaned the inside I inspected it for leaks and checked all the bolts for tightness. The shaft and the Bellhousing were just lightly dusty and the yellow dab of paint on the inside allows me think that the Tranny may have been rebuilt once in it's lifetime.
I once again figured that the Tranny was the stock four speed. I never even though about shifting through the gears until after I had pulled it. In the beginning It didn't feel like a 5-speed due to the Dogleg shift pattern, which at the time I was unaware of. After referencing the casting code on the side it all made sense. Another nice surprise!
Pulled the Dogled, stripped the paint with a chemical stripper and cleaned the crap out of it. Before I cleaned the inside I inspected it for leaks and checked all the bolts for tightness. The shaft and the Bellhousing were just lightly dusty and the yellow dab of paint on the inside allows me think that the Tranny may have been rebuilt once in it's lifetime.
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The Tranny...
I had to match the Tranny with the Motor even though the Tranny's were never painted from the factory.
I had to match the Tranny with the Motor even though the Tranny's were never painted from the factory.
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Managed to track down a 200mm 6-bolt flywheel so I could run the Roadster Pressure plate. Needed to swap the throw-out bearing and sleeve for the 510 one. Had the Flywheel lightened and balanced to 16.8lbs. I had accidentally mounted the new bearing up side down but luckily this forum was around and I got the correct info. before I re-installed the Tranny. Thanks 510 Realm!
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I did that once - and had the tranny in and out a few times before I figured it out. lucky you caught it.Colbino wrote:Managed to track down a 200mm 6-bolt flywheel so I could run the Roadster Pressure plate. Needed to swap the throw-out bearing and sleeve for the 510 one. Had the Flywheel lightened and balanced to 16.8lbs. I had accidentally mounted the new bearing up side down but luckily this forum was around and I got the correct info. before I re-installed the Tranny. Thanks 510 Realm!
Finished is better than perfect......
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What was weird was that the bearing wanted to go on incorrectly easier then it wanted to on the correctly. What gave it away was how the old bearing was mounted. It's nice to have another person, or a complete forum to get second opinions from!James wrote:I did that once - and had the tranny in and out a few times before I figured it out. lucky you caught it.Colbino wrote:Managed to track down a 200mm 6-bolt flywheel so I could run the Roadster Pressure plate. Needed to swap the throw-out bearing and sleeve for the 510 one. Had the Flywheel lightened and balanced to 16.8lbs. I had accidentally mounted the new bearing up side down but luckily this forum was around and I got the correct info. before I re-installed the Tranny. Thanks 510 Realm!
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Engine reassembly...
Ended up purchasing the Nismo 88.5mm Head gasket as I could no longer get ahold of the 87mm one. I hope this won't cause any issues. The old Head gasket that I removed was actually smaller than the bore! I wonder if that could cause any pinging as the gasket does have a metal ring around the bores perimeter that potentially could create a hot spot for pre-detonation. I'm no expert but those domed pistons, too small a gasket all crammed together = disaster in my mind. Took the liberty of upgrading the Head bolts to ARP and located a 240sx oil pump, which I tore apart and rebuilt. You never know what the motors at the Junk Yards have gone through!
Upon re-assembly I was trying to line up the bright links with the cam sprocket in the #2 position, but this caused my "V" notch to be too advanced for me. The "V" was almost in front of the notch completly. I verified that I wasn't off a tooth and tried again. Same result. I know that I had the Head rebuilt which meant planing the bottom a tad, and I also went with another Head gasket which may or may not be thinner compressed vs. the Felpro that was one there. However, I never did check the
"V" notch prior to disassembly. Either way, I put the cam sprocket on #1 and the notch and the "V" lined up perfectly. I hope I don't regret this later!
Beck/Arnely timimg chain kit, new Felpro seals, new Nissan engine components from coolant housing, timing chain oiler, freeze plugs all the way to oil temp sensor and beyond. Too much to list. I tried to get all the non-performance goodies from either Nissan or Beck/Arnely.
Ended up purchasing the Nismo 88.5mm Head gasket as I could no longer get ahold of the 87mm one. I hope this won't cause any issues. The old Head gasket that I removed was actually smaller than the bore! I wonder if that could cause any pinging as the gasket does have a metal ring around the bores perimeter that potentially could create a hot spot for pre-detonation. I'm no expert but those domed pistons, too small a gasket all crammed together = disaster in my mind. Took the liberty of upgrading the Head bolts to ARP and located a 240sx oil pump, which I tore apart and rebuilt. You never know what the motors at the Junk Yards have gone through!
Upon re-assembly I was trying to line up the bright links with the cam sprocket in the #2 position, but this caused my "V" notch to be too advanced for me. The "V" was almost in front of the notch completly. I verified that I wasn't off a tooth and tried again. Same result. I know that I had the Head rebuilt which meant planing the bottom a tad, and I also went with another Head gasket which may or may not be thinner compressed vs. the Felpro that was one there. However, I never did check the
"V" notch prior to disassembly. Either way, I put the cam sprocket on #1 and the notch and the "V" lined up perfectly. I hope I don't regret this later!
Beck/Arnely timimg chain kit, new Felpro seals, new Nissan engine components from coolant housing, timing chain oiler, freeze plugs all the way to oil temp sensor and beyond. Too much to list. I tried to get all the non-performance goodies from either Nissan or Beck/Arnely.
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Dash Restore...
Washed and scrubbed all the plastic and metal dash components. Let dry and then looked over the plastic pieces for any areas that I had missed which were still shinny. Hit them again with the scotch-brite and then repeated the entire wash/scrub process one more time. It's all in the prep! Afterwards I sprayed a few medium wet coats to the plastics with SEM plastic primer and the same to the metal parts with SEM high build primer. Still have to scuff one last time with the scotch-brite and them it will be time for paint.
Washed and scrubbed all the plastic and metal dash components. Let dry and then looked over the plastic pieces for any areas that I had missed which were still shinny. Hit them again with the scotch-brite and then repeated the entire wash/scrub process one more time. It's all in the prep! Afterwards I sprayed a few medium wet coats to the plastics with SEM plastic primer and the same to the metal parts with SEM high build primer. Still have to scuff one last time with the scotch-brite and them it will be time for paint.
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I was just reviewing my own project and have to say I almost forgot how far I've come AND how long it's been since I've updated my thread.
Here is what she looked like when I dropped her off at the Body Shop in April of 2012.
Here is what she looked like when I dropped her off at the Body Shop in April of 2012.
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With the Body at paint I decided to tackle the nasty-ass Heater Box rebuild.
Disassembled, Cleaned, Sand Blasted, Primed and then Painted.
Disassembled, Cleaned, Sand Blasted, Primed and then Painted.
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