Behind the Scenes

Happy Thanksgiving everyone, hope you are all enjoying your break.

So it's a tiny turbo but it's still going on my car. I've got 3 identical turbos lying around my garage that need to be rebuilt, so if you are in the market hit me up!

I decided to add another post simply because this year is coming to a close real soon, and I have set the date of my black Z to be running by the end of this year!



So right where we left off. In the previous post, the footage of my car in the video was after rebuilding the motor.



Super sluggish, but it's expected for a Junkyard motor.



The cross-hatches are still visible in all cylinders! This is the main thing to look for when sourcing out a good engine block. These are the markings straight from the factory or last rebuild-date.









So I had everything apart. Since I had the cylinder head off I decided to smooth out the valve bowls, and port the intake runners. Since I was rebuilding the motor, of course I had to replace all gaskets and seals to ensure I wouldn't be burning too much oil.



Might as well spray up the engine bay while I had it out.








Engine Rebuild

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So as it comes together clean, I cannot find the rest of the pictures. They must've been on my old computer and didn't load them online.

I did finish the rebuild, had the block painted red and everything. Car ran like a champ, you can see in the previous post. Since it ran so good, I'm planning on building the same setup. On this...






Just picked this up on 11/08/10 for $120. The previous owner was planning on parting it out and sending it to the Junkyard. It's a 1972 Datsun 240Z, same year as mine! This car is definately going to do some damage. I'll be running the same setup as before. Before I start working on her I will have to start wrapping things up for the Black 240Z.

Next year I will probably start restoring the White 240Z. I will surely keep track of every single thing done to the car because it is one my regrets when I first picked up my Black S30Z.

Anyway, Thanks for reading.