Cosmic73

This evening I fitted the primary chain and tensioners. Does this red clip need pulling out?

This evening the secondary chains and sprockets have been fitted. Also, comparing my old primary chain against the new, there's very little wear, maybe a mm or 2, so not bad for 140k miles

Cheers mate, but i'll happily take any credit once it's got a few trouble free miles under it's belt

It's actually not that difficult. Yes, it's complex, but the Nissan workshop manual is excellent and very clearly laid out. So really, it's just a case of having the right tools and going through each paragraph 1 step at a time. The only difficulty was being let down by a cr#p supplier.

I'm going to try and have ready for March and take it to Motorcycle museum meet, but April is just as good. Yeah, I can't wait to get it running, very excited 😊

Fitted the cams this evening, next job my new OEM timing chain from Conceptua performance.

Hey Alex, did you manage to fix this?

Cheers Dave 🙂 I also managed to fit the heads this evening. It's really coming together.

Refitted the powder coated engine support, Y brace and roll bar this morning. Looks really neat 🙂

It's at the top of the post

Refitting the engine back into the transmission was a pain as it just wouldn't slot and kept jamming. I used slider studs and everything, had it all lined up but no luck. Pulled it back, lubed up the gearbox shaft and it slotted straight in! Happy days 🙂

Hey Alex and welcome. That looks very much like mine, which I bought as a project and in the middle of rebuilding the engine. Dave has organised a few meets, there's one in March at the motorcycle museum, Japfest and Gaydon which might be of interest 🙂

Myself and my children visit all the time as the entry means you can revisit free for a year. I'll be there, hopefully in the Z if it's running by then.

Good luck trying to find that out. I've trawled the internet for months trying to find out the differences in these engines. From what I've read 35th anniversary is also known as the GT4 (or based on it) so maybe that might help. I do know that in the revup workshop manual, 35th anniversary edition differences are stated. https://www.nicoclub.com/service-manual?fsm_download=350Z/Coupe/2005/em.pdf

Fitted all my shiney new Wiseco pistons and everything's turning nice and sweet. After being badly let down by a certain supplier, ive found a superb one who really does deliver the goods. Back on track at last.

Better then buying expensive and get nothing in my experience

Sounds good, count me in 🙂

Just had a very near miss while fitting my new Wisceco pistons. All going well but when fitting the end cap on piston 5, it didn't feel right and took ages to bite. Crank totally locked so after removing the cap, I realised the bearing had turned a little and got crushed. Total schoolboy error as I thought I checked it first but obviously I didn't. Luckily, the crank isn't marked but I need a new oversized .25mm rod bearing to replace, if anyone has a spare lying around?

Yes, sorry, I meant oil, not coolant. I wrote that post on my tiny mobile with no glasses. 👓

Hi, I know there's been a few posts of coolant leaking into the spark plugs but not oil, maybe try nipping up the rocker cover to seal it? I had a GTIr a few years back and the same thing happened because of the rocker cover. Visually the valves look ok but that won't tell you what condition the valve seals and guides or in. Guides will probably be ok, but seals can wear and harden over time.

Thanks, I'll take a look

Shiny sub-frames back from powder coating.

If my rebuild is done by then, count me in 🙂

My Nissan 350z pistons and pins arrived today and I assembled them into the con rods. The fit between the pin and rod bush is snugger then the fit between the pin and the piston. In fact it's quite a loose fit between the pin and piston where I would've expected an interference fit. This means the piston/pin interface will act as the wear surface, not the pin/rod bushing. Below is a video of my concern, anyone else who bought pistons noticed this?

I'm not knocking the engine. I think the oil starvation issue was exaggerated. I'm rebuilding one now (rod knock issue) and the engine parts are a **** to get hold off. With hindsight I would've got the previous DE or the following HR version where it's much easier to get parts.