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I have that tool and that was my first thought. I assume you blanked off the master cylinder port? Did it take forever to draw the 15" of vacuum? You were moving the brake pedal clevis looking for leaks, correct?

Which one feels more balanced? Ie feels the smoothest? Least amount of vibration?

Pretty close to fully qualified! I lack the racist behavior that is evidently necessary per Wikipedia but I drive a 15 year old Ford, have 2 drooling great danes and am sometimes not polished enough, but I am comfortable in my own skin. Like ZedHead said "some rednecks do good work". There are not many things I can't make and I tend to have a perfectionist nature. It's all good though. I know myself ...

I could resemble that remark. I am sure I know people that would classify me as such...?

I thought I would post this up here instead of burying it in my build thread. Does any one have ideas on how to bench test a brake booster? I have an assortment of 5 or so small boosters. I would like to bench test them to see if any of them are good. Then restore the best candidate Thoughts?

It is my understanding that on the 240z the front springs are indeed different

I believe the 4mm total is the amount of distance that the tensioner has the ability to accommodate. I don't know that you could take all 4mm off the bottom of the head

Both the intake pump by tanks inc and the Holley blanket are really cool. The Holley is really neat in that the whole thing doesn't need to be submerged. The Holley video was fascinating although it sounds like the GPM volume of the fuel pump can over come the surface tension of the fuel blanket if it's not sized properly. Not cheap but neat tech!

I am unfamiliar with that particular tensioner. I was just curious if the loss of deck height has to get dealt with the same way a shaved head would. If so, you could end up with a lot of shims under the towers and that seems like it would make valve train geometry difficult

I used the value out of Haynes. It was somewhere in that range, about 40 pounds. I don't think that is the problem. I think your bolts are 5mm too long

How does decking the block affect the timing chain length? Do you have to shim the towers to account for the deck height? Even if the head doesn't get shaved? How does that affect the valvetrain geometry?

Those look like the same rotors I just installed. I am fairly confidant these are the original bolts and washers that I replated. They are slightly recessed when torqued. I had to go double check after you posted this

Be sure and post up lots of pics and info! That way I can crib off of you on Cody's upcoming build. ? His motor only has so many miles left in it...

So I contacted Fedhill about a thread size question and he supplied me with a name of a company that makes custom lines Crown Peformance 760 599 0090 I got two custom lines made for the rear maxima calipers for like $60 I told them the length I wanted and the ends. Had them in like 3 or 4 days. Great service! I got a 45 degree banjo fitting on the caliper end to make them fit a little better. I also got the banjo bolts and washers from them for a very reasonable price

What about plugging the vacuum booster line or some of these other lines to try to isolate the issue?

My car is not on the ground but I suspect the ride will be the same or maybe slightly less jarring. I used no poly bushings on my build

I rode near by you last Saturday. I was getting kids back to college. If I had thought about it sooner I would have seen if you were around...

They shouldn't be hard to get. I bought 4 of them directly from Nissan 6 months or so ago

Nope. Glad it happened in the garage versus in the twisties!

@ABQ240

It always amazes me to see rust like this, even on a clean Z!!! What does he do to prevent rust between the body and the tail light panel?

Was his shop at his home I assume? I wonder if he has any more parts I need?

Huge props to @DamonR He helped me purchase the bumper and dropped it off at the UPS store. It should be here Friday, just in time for Cody's birthday. Thanks also to @Mark Marasfor the connection

I like your idea of going stock for the inspection, then carrying on. I would seriously discourage you from any VIN deviations!

Yes! His metal work is outstanding. I would have to cut that and reweld or something else equally drastic to close those gaps up.