five1oh Posted July 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Installed my wheel ? Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 Seat Time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr And there it is! The center console I have had for OVER 10 years and never used ?? Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2018 So now the sucky news..........? My buddy Eric came down again and we assembled the motor back together......remember how I messed up the rotation? So basically we got the engine back to TDC and mounted the timing chain and cam gear and then wedged in the stopper so we could pull the head back off. Once off we put the front cover on first with new seals. We then started attaching accessories and proceeded to install the NEW head gasket (THIS is the SECOND head gasket I purchased from Rebello Racing). Basically got the whole motor back together and started to fill with oil and water. Once again the "modified' head gasket leaked water out of the side of the block. I am honestly speechless as to how a reputable shop does this and does not have issues. I highly doubt this is how they build their race motors but HOW could they sell me something they don't run themselves. The gasket looked terrible after modification. Not sure why or how I didn't see this sooner but through some minor research I found that the NISMO gasket is STILL available on eBay!!! To help others who may be having the same situation the part number is 11044-A7651. I ordered two and they should be in next week. They are made for an L-series with an 88.5 bore which is what I have. Crossed fingers next time will work. On to the pics: Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Tried to run it again but unfortunately I fried my dizzy leaving the ignition on while adding fuel ? Leaky block: Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr And now it is torn back down............................................this time I unplugged my starter so I don't make the same stupid mistake. Hopefully third time is a charm...stay tuned... by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 Have you put a straight edge on the block deck and head by chance? Is it possible either are warped? Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 5 hours ago, Draker said: Have you put a straight edge on the block deck and head by chance? Is it possible either are warped? Yes I have. Both are fine, and they didn't leak when pulled apart. 1 Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted July 11, 2018 Report Share Posted July 11, 2018 55 minutes ago, five1oh said: Yes I have. Both are fine, and they didn't leak when pulled apart. I figured, but worth asking. Just strange that both would leak. Good luck with the next gasket! Quote Link to comment
Japrnoo Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Build is looking great, I hope that you get it running soon ! If the Nismo gasket leaks also, i think that you're head might be crooked from pulling it apart. Good luck and keep doing the good work, this topic is great way to get motivated before leaving to the garage. Quote Link to comment
Tedman Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Coming along nicely! That interior will be sick once the upholstery is done! I used the -A7651 88.5mm HG on my L20B (86mm bore), sealed up no problem. Is the top of your timing cover flush with the block deck within spec? Just thinking of things that could cause such a blatant HG leak. Here's hoping third time's the charm... 2 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 9 hours ago, Tedman said: Coming along nicely! That interior will be sick once the upholstery is done! I used the -A7651 88.5mm HG on my L20B (86mm bore), sealed up no problem. Is the top of your timing cover flush with the block deck within spec? Just thinking of things that could cause such a blatant HG leak. Here's hoping third time's the charm... Thanks Tedman! Loved seeing your car on my IG feed at the meetup over the weekend. SUPER clean car and glad the drive didn't give you any issues. To answer your question the timing cover does sit flush with the block. I should know in a couple days if it will seal up. Thanks for the kind words. On that note.........more interior pics coming NOW! Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 My carpet kit came in last week so it was time to remove the seats and install the carpet. Super happy with how it turned out because I ended up going with a cheaper carpet kit because I was able to custom order it to fit RHD. Turned out great and super happy. Call me nostalgic but I am using the factory sound deadening that is 50 years old.......a cool guy I met named Ryan hooked me up with it for free. It was still in great shape so I vacuumed it and put it under the carpet. Soooooooo in addition to the carpet I am using a set of SUPER AWESOME Karo floor mats that I got from Japan that was specifically designed for the hakosuka. The quality is AMAZING. It is a 5 piece kit but I pulled out the rear center section after installing because it appeared to get in the way of the front seat belt mounts. I am a little scared to run them in this car because I don't want to ruin them prior to having the skyline finished. We will see... Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr by five1oh2010, on Flickr by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr by five1oh2010, on Flickr by five1oh2010, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Here is my super awesome seat repair kit.........................a little upholstery paint ?. Can't afford to reupholster so this will do for now. At least it is all black now. During the whole install I worked at cleaning the seats and they are getting better and better. Just need to keep at it with soap and water and they will be much nicer. by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr I am planning on at least having the rear seat repaired around the latch (new vinyl sewn in with foam) since I still have to get the wheel tub covers made. Also talking to a friend he mentioned there may be some vinyl iron on patch kits that may look better on the areas where chunks are missing in my seats. The good news is the areas where there are wears (holes) appear to be on flat sections of vinyl which wouldn't look as out of place with a patch. Does anyone have experience? Interested in how it turned out. 2 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Floor mat and seat belt time ? and again I would love to someday soon purchase a NICE set of used NISSAN seat belts.....mine are from 1971 based on the tag on the belt. These work but eventually I would like a nicer set......also I DO have the shoulder pieces but I think I am missing the clip to attach to these lowers. On to the pics: Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr by five1oh2010, on Flickr by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 and yes the ripped belt is probably not very safe but that is for the passenger lol ? 1 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 So I wasn't very happy with how my hand painted headlight surrounds turned out so I decide to redo them. This time I broke down and bought some NICE 3M tape instead of the cheapo blue painters tape that didn't stick. I started by scratching out the old paint (didn't stick very well) and then masked EVERY part of the light, painted it with flat black spray paint and removed the tape. All in all it took 3 hours and my fingers hurt LOL. (trimming the masking tap with a razor). It was a very tedious process but I am glad I spent the time. They look great even though I wasn't able to get a good pic. I am sure once they are on the car and its outside the pics will come out better: by five1oh2010, on Flickr by five1oh2010, on Flickr by five1oh2010, on Flickr by five1oh2010, on Flickr Also, another thing I have had for a very LONG time is a factory trunk rubber mat. I am sure it will look good cleaned up but I am back and forth on running it as I would need to cut out the battery box. What are your thoughts? Should I be nostalgic or go for carpet like my previous car (pic below): Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr P5290043 by five1oh2010, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) My NISMO gasket is here!!!!!! Should be on in the next few days! Tedman - On the back of the motor there are TWO coolant holes in the block AND head. A large one and then a circle one that go to the same chamber. The gasket ONLY has the circle hole. This is the ONLY thing I notice that is missing on the gasket. I was going to trust NISMO and not modify the gasket because of all the issue I have already had......what did you do? Punch a hole? I really don't want to......... 10 hours ago, Tedman said: Coming along nicely! That interior will be sick once the upholstery is done! I used the -A7651 88.5mm HG on my L20B (86mm bore), sealed up no problem. Is the top of your timing cover flush with the block deck within spec? Just thinking of things that could cause such a blatant HG leak. Here's hoping third time's the charm... Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Edited July 16, 2018 by five1oh grammer 4 Quote Link to comment
Tedman Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 I installed it as-is. I did it that way on another motor as well and have had no issues. It's a mystery to me why the Nismo gasket does not have that cutout. There's got to be a good reason... 2 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 9 hours ago, Tedman said: I installed it as-is. I did it that way on another motor as well and have had no issues. It's a mystery to me why the Nismo gasket does not have that cutout. There's got to be a good reason... Thanks!!! I was thinking the same thing ? Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2018 So I finally decided to finish touch up on my safari grill and get them back on the car. First I tested the wires in the harness that are up by the factory switch and found power when the lights were on!!!!!!!!!! The other wire that attaches to the switch was green with a red stripe which matches the wires that come out of the harness by each fog light. Unfortunately I was unable to wire the switch as I ran out of time yesterday. I was able to get the grill put back together and plug in the fog lights as well as mount the grill and headlight surrounds. SO HAPPY with how it turned out and can't wait to test the switch tonight. I am getting SO close now. A friend is coming over today and we are going to get the motor back together and check for leaks. Unfortunately my new distributor did not come with the electronic module so I am still awaiting delivery on that. VERY VERY close though, fingers crossed I won't have leaks tonight.....I am pretty confident but we will see. Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2018 A couple things. After work yesterday I was able to complete the testing on the fog lights and I am happy to say the wires in the factory harness by the switch were CORRECT!!! So awesome, basically my grill is now wired up using the factory harness AND factory rare switch. I still need to purchase another amber bulb for the passenger side signal indicator but I couldn't be more thrilled!! Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr After I finished that my friend Peter showed up to help me get the motor back together. We installed the new NISMO head gasket and torqued down the head and proceeded to check for leaks. I am sad to say that after 5 minutes of watching there was the SMALLEST bead beginning near cylinder #2. It was so slow it never actually dripped but probably would have. I am so disappointed but have decided I am not pulling it apart again. (not now anyways). I am hoping with a heat cycle it will seal up or perhaps I will run some Iron Tite through it. Obviously if it continues or runs too hot or water in the oil I will take apart again and probably surface the head. I got a new distributor a couple days ago but I am still waiting for the ignition control module to fire it up. Should be doing that Monday or Tuesday. Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 So earlier last week my new distributor came in but unfortunately I didn't realize the ignition control module was separate. Anyways after looking on rockauto and other places I saw the Nissan OEM "standard" module was about $150 and the Chinese knockoff was around $35. After an eBay search I found a used one shipped for $25. Ordered it Wednesday and didn't think it would be in until the following Monday. Anyways it showed up Friday so had to get it installed. Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Also I decided it was time to put the hood on but before that I needed to drill holes for my hood shocks: Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Hood is on!!!!!!!!! Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 4 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 so after the hood was on I HAD to push it outside for some full pics in the sun. Before taking it out of the air I checked the transmission and rear end fluid. Rear end looked good but I decided to change the transmission fluid. Once changed on the ground it went and out of the garage! Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 I should have put something on the ground to reference clearance. I will next time it's out. Very happy though as I think this was the height of WANABRE and I had no issues. Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 Since my friend Peter was over and helped me with the hood installation I decided we needed some pics together: Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 2 Quote Link to comment
five1oh Posted July 23, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2018 On my checklist I believe there are only a handful of things left to do with the major one being modifying a throttle cable and installing it along with the gas pedal. What I THINK is left: 1. Throttle cable and gas pedal install 2. Hooking up Distributor to coil (I have the connector and wires) 3. Waiting on a package from Craig Ford in Japan to hopefully fix my tail light and signal issue 4. NOT necessary but finishing heater box install (the defrost portion along with hoses) 5. Minor interior things (kick panels, rear wheel tubs, minor rear seat repair) I believe that is it but I am VERY close. Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr Untitled by five1oh2010, on Flickr 1 Quote Link to comment
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