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You need a new inspection sticker......:bulb:

The first lap after the parade lap at Road Atlanta will go down as one of the biggest rushes I 've ever had in my life! I'm a big Greg Ira fan too, but I'll be pulling for the guy I first saw at the Esses at The Roadrace of Champions in 1970. I'll be contributing and pulling for John......Good Luck old boy......do it one more time!!!

Whatever the stock gasket is.....I believe it's like .055 inches.

Yes......flush. I'm using a stock P79 Nissan head gasket.

Installed the .040 over ITM pistons. Torqued the main and connecting rod caps. Looking good. BTW Madkaw...the pistons are flush with deck.

John Morton is the reason I bought my first Z in 1970. I watched him blow the competition away at Road Atlanta.......it was awesome. Can't wait to see him again, and if Sam is building the car, it should be a heads up competition between him and Greg! This is great!

Installed the L24 crank in the L28 block......spins like a top!

Just remember......much better to run a little less advance if in question. Detonation destroys engines!

Jeff....I plug the vacuum advance and run 17 degrees advance at idle. It seems with the higher duration camshaft, you almost must run more advance at idle. I have no idea what my total advance is, but I run the stock European distributors or the stock Datsun distributors on all mine.

Mitchell.....I think this is my favorite combo......I love how smooth the package is. I really don't know how many engine/heads I've done...counting 510's, I'd guess 20. I love building these little monsters. I really don't have the patience to futz with the triples, and the SU's give me all the rip I need. I'll never install less than a Stage III cam however.......good to hear from you....Regards. Guy

More cool stuff restored or new.......

You're a brave soul Jeff......I'm proud of you!

Getting started on the build.....scrubbed out the block.....masked, inserted the plastic freeze plugs I got from Eiji. Cleaned out the head stud holes, attached an old front cover,acid etched primered, then Datsun blue.....looking good! The block was cleaned and bored .040 inches before painting....

Thanks Jeff......I've never timed a cam before, so not sure where you contact the lifter. Also, since you are just ckecking number one at .050", isn't the 0 to .5" indicator good enough to time the cam? How about finding TDC with the head off? How much travel would you need in the dial indicator to locate exact TDC? BTW, back to the thread.....I picked up the block and pistons yesterday, so I should be moving on with my build shortly. Thanks Guy

Isky sends a complete instruction sheet on finding true top dead center as well as degreeing a camshaft with each of their regrinds. Their precision ground cams are so precise that you can use the stock locating holes (according to them). I need to get those items anyway......who sells em?

Gotcha.....Need a good dial indicator.....I'm looking forward to hearing how she runs with your new set-up.

How did you know where and how much to mount the offset timing bushing?

Nice damper Jeff......

Another week's work....

Wonder what happened to X-ray anyway? He started the thread 6 years ago. I remember one thread he did where he taped a camera under his car aimed at the diff. It showed the movement of the diff under load as he rammed through the gears. I was impressed!

It's not mine Zedy, but I believe it would have enough torque to pull the cape off of Superman.

That piston is going in an 800 cubic inch two cylinder stroker for a tractor pull motor!

Another weeks progress.....things are looking good!

The kid has real talent......It looks like a factory installation....everyone needs 600 horses in their family wagon!

Decided on some bigger pistons....