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I've been stressing this for 2 months now. Had good compression but couldn't clean and paint what I wanted to with the motor still in. I had decided to leave the block in and enjoy driving it for a while. But I don't do very well in the cold months so I figured a good project would keep me from going crazy this winter. So I decided to rebuild the motor and clean up the engine bay over the winter and have the car painted this spring. Would have never thought I could do this by myself but after reading hundreds of post and asking for advice and tips on the removal I finally did it, by myself, and it was very easy. Thanks again to all.

Those are the ones I'm going to get. Some other members also are using them. I found an O-ring kit on ebay for around $25. Might as well get those replaced too.

I'm still new here also but have learned enough to wear a Nissan shop shirt, grease and all! I know you'll enjoy working on your new toy. Being from the south, I'm up I-10/I-59 north in Alabama, we're lazy as hell which is ok because these cars are pretty simple plus the help from other owners is unbelievable. This's a great car club so be sure and join, you'll get discounts at some places. Have fun. Oh yeah, times 10 on that patience, they're old cars.

I didn't know my MSA ceramic coated header was stainless steel.

You can do what was recommended to me. Run a fuel pressure gauge off a "T" after the OE fuel filter with about 5ft. of hose. Zip-tie it to your drivers wiper blade then go for a ride. Take a pad and pencil, write down the pressure and then clean out your gas tank.

If you still want to know where the pump screen is there is a small cone shaped screen in the "in" port (coming from the tank) on my factory fuel pump. Comes out real easy and is real fragile. I used tweezers. I put the clear $5 G3 Fram fuel filter right out of the tank before the fuel pump.

That article reads a little suspicious to me. Surf shorts and 1 million in $50 notes. When I found that wallet with 15 hundred dollar bills in a booth the only thing in it besides the money was a pack of J&B 1.25's (rolling papers). And it took him 2 days to figure out where he left it!

I supose it's the lack of air and not the temperature for a fuel injected space shuttle. Oops.

Could or is fuel injection used in aviation? Would that allow more altitude without the freezing problems? If I'm looking at the right picture it looks cool as hell but a little over my mechanical and financial abilities. Thanks for the information though. I've read too much on building fuel rails and am over thinking the project. Alot of dicussion about vapor lock from hot fuel so the milled fins came into my plan. Now I realize they're for looks on a car like mine. I'm going to get the smooth "D" rail from Ross Racing and without polishing it, spray with high heat clear coat. It'll stand out a little over my satin black (bar b-q paint) intake.

Zed Head you're a genius! Fins work on hot air cooled engines. Didn't see it that way, thanks. The fuel rail would already be cold not hot, right? I'll be using heat shields too, bought a header with ceramic thermo coat, so it shouldn't get hot. Oh the "Shirley" thing's from Leslie Neilson in the movie Airplane. Corny, I know.

Here's the fuel rail that looks better. http://www.azspeed-marine.com/furaex.html it's finned or milled. Whatever, but also read "Milling fins into any surface will increase the available surface area for heat to dissipate from. Increased air flow across the fins would keep the rail cooler."

I wish I could say that, less complicated. I hope it turns out like you want. "Megasquirt" that's a funny word. I'm going to read up on those.

Were those coconuts used for the horses' hooves cloping dropped from a swallow? Seems like they were, I was sleepy when I watched that. If someone did find a wallet or bag of money and could buy it what's the Datsun Holy Grail? Lowest numbered 240? Last produced Z? I bet both are in a museum somewhere in Japan.

Do it! I think with a drill press and some drill bits and thread taps it would be easy. Looks like 1/2" on the ends and 1/4" threads for the injectors and cold start. 5/16'' barbs. Thread 2 holes on the bottom for the mounts. I am thinking of mounting my Fuel Pressure Regulator somewhere around the heater hose in & out on the firewall and run the return line from the FPR straight down to the metal line back to the gas tank by the vacuum bottle. Shirley we can do it.

That's the same company I'm looking at on e-bay. They have "scratch & dent" for $5 a foot also. I think I'll listen to Blue's advice and buy the cheaper for a study guide and the good stuff for my finished fuel rail. Thanks for the heads up.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Datsun-280Z-N42-Intake-Manifold-No-EGR-Rare-/370559494085?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr&hash=item56471127c5

In '85 I was busing tables at The Red Lobster for the summer then back to school. As I was wiping the booth seating I found a wallet between the seat and the back rest, about a 4" crevice, threw it in the bus tub and finished the table up very quickly. Carried the wallet into the restroom and it had 15 hundred dollar bills in it. That was more than my car cost so I knew someone would be back soon. I turned it over to the cashier then she to the manager. 2 days later someone called and claimed it. Didn't even shake my hand because they came in and got and left. I got my picture in The Red Lobster Newsletter though! That was the first time that I had to make that big of a decision, do the right thing or don't, it was the best feeling doing the right thing. The Golden Rule rules.

I always thought this was cool scheme. Saw it on a GTO when I's a kid and it stuck. Maybe I could use Gunmetal Gray stripes with the silver lipped wheels to pick up the chrome around windows. Needs to have 2 stripes. Not sure what color though.

Maybe you could relocate your brother to the storage facility for the winter. You've got a good looking car to finish. Will you do the 2 wide white stipes down the center? I'm trying to decide on a good color for stripes for my car which is #307 lighter blue. Have thought about silver to match Rewind wheels.

A Dad I knew replied to his 13 year old son's request "Dad if I had a new Jet Ski I could ride all the way up to the bridge and his Dad say's " Brandon if your aunt Minnie had balls she'd been your uncle!"

Aaron Sarkin is the most helpful person I've ever dealt with. They'll get nothing but praises from me. Great customer service!

That's funny! I need to learn those little smiley face things.

"If it cost $0.50 cents to go around the world, I can't afford to get out of site".

That sure beats texting while driving.

Well as bad as I hate to say it, I've had to change my coming out party from not now to when I am over this horrible head cold I woke up with Saturday morning. I was going to try Jeff G's recommendation of the ratchet straps for adjustment. But after seeing a picture of the load leveler I think I've seen one of those in someone's garage (remembering where will be the hard part) that I could borrow. That says it's designed for 1 man engine pull and that's what I am shooting for. If I can't find one I still have the 2" wide yellow ratchet straps already to go. That thing looks like a tool I would love to have and could probably talk my Dad into going in halves with me to buy one. Man I wish we had a Harbor Freight in my city, closet one is Birmingham, couple hours round trip but I could use some windshield time. Thanks for posting that picture.