L_Whiskey Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Hey all, this is my second time posting in the forums after looking for an L28 block a while ago but the story is this!:For a long while ive always liked 80's, 90's and early 00's performance cars (japanese in particular) and started to get curious about going back a little further to the late 60's and 70's. Surely enough i started looking at Datsuns and the 70's Z series kept popping up. This then lead to reading peoples Z project builds and i was hooked. I thought i need to get one of these cars. i have to, and so i did!I have a 77' 260z 2 seater that as nice as i think it is now, i wish to treat with some love by means of a restomod project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Put up some pictures, it is always nice to have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun240 Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Welcome to the forum! Its a great place to gain the info you will need to undertake your project. + 1 for pictures as well.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_Whiskey Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Still having troubles posting pictureskeep getting ''Upload Skipped (Error500) gav240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_Whiskey Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 So it turns out the original photos were physically too big to fit in the text box so i had to resize them down to 2000 pixels in width and maintaining aspect ratio to get them to fit.but here she is! oldmates260z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators PB260Z Posted November 26, 2015 Moderators Share Posted November 26, 2015 Gidday and Welcome Nice looking car. It is hard to tell from the photos but much rust ? Restomod, what kind of things have you got in mind ? Cheers PB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators gav240z Posted November 26, 2015 Administrators Share Posted November 26, 2015 Looks like a nice honest car, you've got an original door mirror for an AU market car. They are very hard to get, keep it on there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_Whiskey Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 thanks guys! Nice looking car. It is hard to tell from the photos but much rust ?Restomod, what kind of things have you got in mind ? The car doesnt have too much rust.Some small bubbles above the fuel filler door and little bits here and there under the hoodthe driver side kick plate is a bit eaten through. but on the whole not too bad i suppose as far as the restomod goesthis is going to be a long one as i intend to redo almost everything i can lay my eyes on whether it be modification or restoration parts of the car.Im starting the engine first so i can better understand the L-Series motors and hope you guys can help me along the way with the vast wisdom ive seen written here.I bought an L28 (N42 block and Cyl. Head) a couple months ago without ancillaries and started stripping to inspect so i can plan our what i should do with it. my mission is to get as much power out of the block as i can while keeping it "safe" and drive-able. im looking at a generous budget around the $10k margin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_Whiskey Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 heres some pics of getting it apart.i gave the Cyl. Head a quick wash in the Torrent wash (excellent water blaster by the way)and the block a run in the Hot wash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Nice. Original colour? I like your plan with the engine. I am having the same thoughts because my engines number does not match so it won't no harm. L_Whiskey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L_Whiskey Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 original colour yes but not the original paint (on the outside atleast)there are little signs here and there that suggest so. i want to get the block out to machining and am thinking of getting the Cyls bored out to 89mm to get the 3.0L displacement but i am concerned with wall thickness. Now that ive got the block dipped and sonic tested i can ask, is this safe to bore out that big? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceberg Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Have a read of Lurchs posts, he seems to be Gandolf of L-Block. There is a good post somewhere where here of what can be done VS purchasing a built engine. Sorry, can't point you to the link as I mostly browse the forum on the phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C.A.R. Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 (edited) original colour yes but not the original paint (on the outside atleast) there are little signs here and there that suggest so. i want to get the block out to machining and am thinking of getting the Cyls bored out to 89mm to get the 3.0L displacement but i am concerned with wall thickness. Now that ive got the block dipped and sonic tested i can ask, is this safe to bore out that big? That's a woefully incomplete sonic test. You need minimum on 120thou / 3mm left after final boring. That block 'might' be OK to bore to 89mm if you offset bore it, but the sonic test needs to measure the thrust faces as well... BTW, 10k wont get you far if you want to build a proper L30... Edited November 28, 2015 by Lurch ™ gav240z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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