Engine Refresh Photos

[Weasel73240Z]

What do you think about the engine? I shaved and polished the balance tube, replaced the Longflo filters with the stock, refurbished air cleaner box, new fuel pump and all new lines, and painted the valve cover to match the air cleaner. I polished the aluminum "Nissan OHC" on the valve cover and the fins. Also replaced a lot of worn, tired hoses.

One question...In the last pic, I'm still not sure what connects to the 2nd big elbow coming out of the air cleaner, the one that faces down.

[AZ-240z]

One question...In the last pic, I'm still not sure what connects to the 2nd big elbow coming out of the air cleaner, the one that faces down.

On my car, that big elbow in the center of the air cleaner that angles down is connected to the intake port of my air pump. As you do not have the air pump or pollution control stuff, you just need to block off this elbow, I would think.

[ChrisZ]

Did you de smog your car ?, it looks to me that it is the one that should connect to the air pump.

Block it off.

Chris

To slow:sleep:

Edited February 5, 2009 by ChrisZ

[Zs-ondabrain]

NICE!! I just did the same similar thing to a friend/customers carbs. Complete tear down, shaved the ballance tube, then bead blasted (Glass) for a smooth consistant finish. I reused all the hardware but what ever had too much corrosion got Blasted with aluminum oxide and then wire wheeled and clear coated.

These things were a fricken dissaster.

Yours looks great, good work.

Dave.

[Carl Beck]

What do you think about the engine?

Hi Paul:

Not to be too critical - but you ask. I've expanded it to include the engine compartment.

Consistency is one key. I think you have too many conflicting colors going on. You may already be planning on some of this additional work - but I'll mention it away for discussion purposes.

If you can - keep everything Red, Gloss Black and natural Aluminum. Three colors are plenty to highlight different parts and aspects of the engine compartment. Four or five gets to busy and starts to confuse the minds eye.

a) get rid of the frayed and dull OEM braided hoses. Brake Vacuum Hose and heater hoses. Replace them with newer OEM non-braided hoses. Clean and Armor-All them to be as gloss black as the new fuel lines.

get rid of the Blue spark plug wires - and replace them with the black OEM wires. Black and Blue looks like a bruise..

c) clean and Armor-all the radiator hoses - so they have the same shinny black appearance as the fuel lines and new vacuum lines

d) take the alternator off - clean and paint the case to match the valve cover - OR bead blast it to match the intake manifold.

e) of course - clean and polish the radiator and the "finger guard" to match the valve cover

f) paint the caps on the brake master cylinder black to match the cap on the clutch master

g) carefully remove the colored "stickers" from the battery - keep them if you need them for warranty purposes. Leave everything on around the battery "black" with the exception of the Red positive line.

h) re-wrap the main wire harness - so it's clean/shinny black again.

o) take the plastic fresh air inlets off - clean fully and Armor-All them to be shinny black again.

FWIW,

Carl B.

[Garagegoon]

f) paint the caps on the brake master cylinder black to match the cap on the clutch master

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If you do that any brake fluid that might get on it will just eat the paint off, then it will be worse than it started. Just get the black plastic caps..... cheap and easy and they will stay black.

Edited February 6, 2009 by Garagegoon

[Zs-ondabrain]

Yah, but at least he's using the NGK wires and plugs.

[Weasel73240Z]

Thanks for all the input. And yes, I did de-smog, so that must be the air pump connection on the back of the air cleaner...solved. I'll cap it off, thanks.

Carl, I do appreciate all the input, and a lot of the stuff you suggested is in the works. All new braided hoses coming, new heater core hoses ready to go in, new alternator on the way. Radiator is coming out to be painted next weekend, all hoses will get refurbished while its out. The master cylinder caps are Nissan OEM, so I thought they were correct.

Although I'm sure you're technically right, I actually like the look of the extra (bronze) color that I used on the throttle linkage, fuel rail, work light, etc. The blue plug wires too. Like they say, to each is own. If I were planning to show the car, I would have tried to stay much closer to stock, but thats not my plan.

Great eye on the other stuff, air inlets, harness, battery sticker, all things I'll get going on before the Spring. Thanks.