Ed

You want to use the same harmonic balancer or crankshaft pulley that the engine came with. Especially if you are not going to have the enging rebalanced. If you look at the pulley you will notice little holes drilled along the sides these were put there to balance the rotating assembly. If you mix and match parts from different engines you MUST have the entire rotating assembly balanced. Otherwise your looking at a time bomb.

Gotcha. I think MSA has them. Part #23-4201.

Don't forget to install new bumpstops. Being lowered two inches will give you little room for suspension travel.

I'm not exactly sure what bar your talking about. Would it be the T/C rod? It goes from the bottom of the strut assembly towards the back into a pocket on the frame rail.

I'd love to buy a T. Is there a chance of getting some with long sleeve's?

My old one looks silver too. I wasn't sure if the PO had changed it. Thanks Guys.

Thinking of you Gary, and your daughter. Best wishes.

So will the anti-sieze help prevent rust from developing?

In the door jamb you have the door striker plate. Was this piece originally plated with yellow zinc?

Go to any garage and ask if they could hit your nuts (lug nuts) with their impact gun. Just to break them free.

Almost looks like your cam oiler is rubbing against the cam.

The oiler that you described as whacked out should be solid and parrallel with the cam. The oiler sprays oil on the cam lobe, if the allignment is off then you wouldn't be getting any oil on your cam/rocker. How do you adjust the valves you ask? Not to be rude or anything but that tells me you need to get a service manual. Seriously.

Glad you got it done. Hope I never have to jump through that hoop.:classic:

If someone took a hammer to get the pins out I would bet money that the pistons and the rods are dammaged.

Check out MSA (Motorsports Auto). They have a few books on the subject. On is "How to restore your Datsun Z car" by Wick Humble and another is "How to rebuild your NIssan/Datsun OHC engine" Those two books will give you the basic idea of the work involved. Remember that not only do you have to have a car and the knowledge of how to do it you also need the room and time.:classic: Good luck.

Good story, had me rolling.. Why didn't you use a spring compressor? Autozone loans them out. Live and learn. :classic:

Did you adjust the valves before you did the comperession test?

If it's really been sitting for 20 years you should rebuild the engine. When you have it out pull the oil pan and the head. Inspect the cylinder walls. If the walls have any signs of rust then you will need to have the walls worked on. If you are not going to pull the head then pour some oil into the cylinders via the spark plug hole and turn the engine over a couple of times (that is if it's not siezed). A few more goodies you should keep from the 82 would be the five speed, the diff and the rear disk brakes.:classic:

When you take your valve cover off inspect all your rockers, make sure the springs are all in place. Do a valve adjustment. Look at your chain, do a thorough inspectioin on all the moving parts. You should be able to reuse a good gasket a few times as long as it's not abused or as flat as a pancake. I've reused mine a couple of times. On your "clanging" does it do it all the time? At idle and higher rpm? Give us some more details. A spun bearing will make a grinding noise. Like rubbing a big stick on pavement.

I used a Distributor from a 81, 280ZX. No problems. Do your homework before you start cutting wires.

You can use this gasket to lower your compression. Even with that and still pushing 9:1 you won't know for sure if your gonna need high octane fuel. Timing, air temp, and load will all make a difference. If you plan on running this engine for a while I would suggest either getting a N42 head or if your E88 is in good shape have that one worked on (buying a N42 will probably be cheaper if the valves are still in good shape). If you do install bigger valves on your E88 you will also need new seats to match. Do it now while you have the engine out. Flycutting the piston is used when the piston goes above the deck surface. Recesses are cut into the piston for valve clearance. If your worried about the CR get a N42 block from a 76-77 280. They already have a N42 head and also have dished pistons.

Glad to hear that it wasn't too bad. Is that your new car in your Avatar? Enjoy!