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I'll be the ten year old. My phone, a Samsung, shoots wide. Hold it long ways.

You got a head and neck and half an arm on him! Fantastic.

I like the way they bring back memories for folks in their 40s and over. Everyday last week somebody, from salesman to delivery guys, had a story to tell about a Z in their past. You could see a sparkle in their eyes and a smile every time. One story from a delivery guy ended with Quaaludes and a totaled Z.

If you turned the crank counterclockwise to get tdc it will cause the chain to be loose. Turn them to the right to stay tight.

You might some info on zhome.com. There's one in my town a guy is restoring. I think he bought it new too. He's a member on here, Mr Dill is all I remember. Super nice guy.

Here's a good video showing how to remove and rotate the cam sprocket.

Thank goodness you're okay, 240s aren't too safe in an accident. Good thing your husband was there to take the hit. Very sad to hear but like Dennis says "Cars can be replaced and new emotional bonds established. Start looking for your next Z." Maybe you can buy it back from the insurance company or at least strip all the good stuff off before they get it. Nice SUs are a treasure.

Might be easier listing what you don't need.

He probably was taking cholesterol lowering and high blood pressure medicine, ate right and wore his seatbelt but didn't want to mess up his hair.

A thing of beauty! I'm jealous.

I don't see a spray bar for the cam so that heads been off before, might have missed a tooth or two when they put one back on. Just a guess though but it happened to mine. I tried and tried to get mine right. I knew my car had never been worked on, it was unmolested or so I thought. I couldn't get the distributor's tang exactly right, it was full advance and out of adjustment. I spent a day messing with it, dropping the oil pump to realign the distributors drive gear. Never got it right and drove it that way for a few months. Took the motor apart and saw where the sprocket wasn't in time with TDC, but I wanted to rebuild it anyway so parts are scattered all over my house now. But I enjoy working on them so it's no big deal to me and I'm learning. Could the firing order be off? I had a rod cap come off a 280 and had to replace the block. My Dad is a great mechanic and said a straight 6 is a straight 6. But he's a Chevy guy and had the firing order set for a Chevrolet, wouldn't start. Went to work the next day and one of his buddies said the order was different for Datsuns (late 80s no internet). Came home switched them around, fired right up and I drove that car for years. http://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/timing/mechtime.html

If that's TDC and it looks like it is, your cam sprocket is way off. One of those 3 windows should be about 11 o'clock. I can post some very helpful info from atlanticz's tech tips when I'm back home later today. Sitting in a waiting room right now, sorry.

I'm one of the "early birds".

Been able to drive one to work this whole week. Yippee

When I put the potinometer on the coolant sensor wire and got it adjusted and running really good my MPG went up. Maybe the ECUs drifting out of spec over the years make them less efficient?

I'll second that. NGKs are about the best you can get for the price. Can't remember the set p/n offhand, google it. NGK plugs too, the cheaper ones. Copper I believe?

He's getting the P90 head off the turbo motor and putting it on top of the F54 with flat tops he already has, I believe. Should be about the same as a N42 head but with a drilled cam and the peanut shaped combustion chamber.

Is it a P90 or a P90A? The P90A will or should have hydraulic lifters which won't not need adjustment like all the other heads do.Be sure and get the turbos ECU, THEY'RE different. I can't remember which head you have now, MN47? The P90S have square exhaust ports. You're doing what I did, learning by disassmbly of junk yard motors. You will learn these motors whether you like it or not. It's great! Don't you live in an apartment? I do and had to build a 10x12 storage building.

Congratulations! Hest is good.

#611 Wine Red Metallic, nice color.

Are you removing the panels that often? My local Nissan dealership gets me packs of ten for a little more than a dollar each. I've got the p/n if you want it. Steve J found some on ebuy that work pretty good, they're a little tight fitting but they work and fifty cost what Nissan chargers for ten.

Is there a vacuum hose hooked up to the distributor? I'd think the Webers need some attention, there's a lot to getting them run right. That's why I have a set in a box under my bed. Here's something I've read that was very informative in my opinion, http://www.classiczcars.com/topic/35221-tripple-weber-jet-sizes-and-adjustment/ post #4 is where the info starts

The original rivets from Nissan are causing you to lose points at shows?

I agree with those sentiments completely. I get one running and see the potential then tear it apart and make it mine.

Wow, great find!