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Originally Posted by 2mAn
Looking good. Glad you’re getting it done. My Datsun finally made it home last week and never have a smiled so much. So rewarding enjoying the fruits of your labor. Can’t wait to be chasing you in the canyons, with all those throttles singing!
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You and me both Simon! Glad to hear you got the Roadster home. Can't wait to go for a rip.
I'm going to dedicate the rest of this post to the engine build (at least where I'm at so far).
Got the case back from the shop and picked up a P201 stand. The inside of the case is bananas clean. Really impressed with what the hot tank was able to accomplish:
Next steps were to follow Wayne's advice and get all the nooks, crannies, and piston squirters clean, check all the bearing clearances, and start assembly.
Rods onto the crank:
Crank into right case half, along with intermediate shaft, oil pump, and new rubber seals.
After that, I was able to get the case sealed up with Loctite 574. Along with a better shot of the welding that took place. The case was meticulously cleaned, then heated up for the welding. After ~170k miles and whatever aluminum was initially used to cast these cases, there were still a lot of impurities which made it difficult to weld. It turned out well, flat, and with no warpage, which seems about as much as I could ask for.
ARP headstuds installed:
Rings onto pistons and then pistons into deglazed cylinders.
Then installing pistons/cylinders onto the rebushed rods with JE piston pins and clips. Those JE clips were a pain! The meat of my thumb was sore for a few days. Fortunately, I didn't drop any clips into the case itself.
Finally starting to get somewhere!
