Camshaft Oil Spray Bar Redesign and Rebuild

[Nite_Grind]

Nite_Grind, Got your PM. Sorry I was out of town.

Did you have any luck getting in touch with that guy on HybridZ at that new phone number? Hopefully he hooked you up, but if not, I sent you a PM back with some info.

CO,

hope you enjoyed the vaca. I did get your pm, and I did reply. I was able to find the billet bar, so for now I will just grab that one. Thank You for still being around man. I'm so glad I stumbled upon you both. Rare gems like these help preserve the oem look but with a great improvement to quality and durability.

Found another source for the cam oilers. A little bit spendy - Cam Oiler 70-77 Billet Aluminum: Engine Z - Misc. Engine Parts - 30202-ENEN - Z Specialties Online Store - If we don't have it in stock, we can get it!

I laughed at their pricing. I saw that, while looking for the original pioneers of the spray bar.

[Captain Obvious]

Excellent. Glad you got hooked up with the billet bar. Of course, the design isn't as good as mine, but it's not like I'm actively seeking out opportunities to make more!

So what was the contact info that work for the billet source?

[Nite_Grind]

Excellent. Glad you got hooked up with the billet bar. Of course, the design isn't as good as mine, but it's not like I'm actively seeking out opportunities to make more!

So what was the contact info that work for the billet source?

I'll actually contact you for one of yours in the future, still have a L31 to build hahaha. God willing neither of us vanish, . So put one aside on hold for me. I simply chose the billet unit because I struck a deal with Larry prior. If we would have communicated sooner it would have been the other way around.

Larry Hassler can be reached at: larryracer240z@gmail.com or (626) 485-5767.

[Captain Obvious]

Good deal. Here's to hoping that we're both gonna be around for a good long time!

[jrbit]

Hello captain, I am waiting for my recently purchased 260 to show up from Colorado. It is in transit as we speak. While my car was waiting for the shippers to show up I had the local datsun experts do a valve adjustment. When the valve cover came off, guess what? Yep, I have a 'going bad' oiler tube. Would you consider fabricating one more billet set up? Could you PM me when you can? Thank you, James

[Z Greek]

Captain obvious. If you happen to see this, I sent you a PM, but have not gotten a reply. Would you be interests in making, and selling 4 of your redesigned spray bars?

thanks, Andy K

[Captain Obvious]

Hi Z Greek,

Sorry... Meant to get back to you and it slipped off my radar.  I just sent you a PM.

[madkaw]

Any of these available? I can't believe this idea hasn't been more in demand. Though my cam is internally oiled, there are still many others that still run these .

anyhow- I'm looking for a replacement on a customers car. Let me know

[Captain Obvious]

I haven't made one of those in a while. I've been steering people towards buying the second (improved) design bar that Nissan replaced the original with.

[madkaw]

Who sells that? I thought it was NLA.

i guess I need to look again

[jonathanrussell]

Not sure of the cuttoff date but my 6/72 240z has the early and my early 75 280z has the improved, later spray bar. Both cars are lo mile original cars so I think the bars are original. I have found a few of the later improved bars on ebay.

Here is the early with the aluminum (I think) blocks that fail and allow the spray tubes to become loose and leak.

Early oil spray bar- Ebay

Here is the later, improved.

Later improved spray bar- ebay

[Captain Obvious]

Yup, That's the early and later version. I'm sure they're both NLA from Nissan, but they pop up on ebay.

I certainly can't make a replacement for anywhere near the $60 that those sold for. If you can find one of the newer versions for sixty bucks, buy it!