Spoke to the machine shop today who haven't been that busy on my engine but have found the time to flow bench the head. Now I know, no two benches are the same so comparing results is stilly, but does this make any sense to anyone? https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53743733539_84fff7ae2b_k.jpg 510...
I searched high and low for a JDM reproduction one. Finally found a helpful chap who's able to make them, but they're a plastic with the 'metal' printed on. Still, from a far it looks good and much better than what I had.
Because I never actually want to complete and drive this car I'm thinking of jobs to delay the process... One of them was to completely strip the engine bay back to bare metal, prep and paint it. I was never happy with it and when I did the initial restoration didn't have the money to go inside the ...
2024! 10 years in, so much life has been lived this past decade. I'm bumping this to keep myself accountable. This year I will drive it again, and further than the 1 mile I did last in 2022. There are holdups currently and as usual, the bodyshop were slowing it down. I'm close to taking it elsewhere...
The book shows one from Electramotive. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53490866305_c6e81e8a9e_k.jpg Probably be a custom item now, generic pump and tank, make the lines, bracket etc. ARE sump might still be available https://drysump.com/index.php/oil-pans/nissan-datsun/85-datsun-l16-l20-dry-sump...