THE RESTORATION OF CAR #304

[Rod's Garage]

ok guys, I figured out how to enlarge the pictures.  Was away last week racing my 260z in Sonoma.  Am starting on the engine and transmission this weekend and will be posting pics of that soon.

[Rod's Garage]

Just finished the transmission here's a few photos.

[drpchuynh]

Quality work Rod! Brad is in great hands.

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[DatsunZGuy]

Hey...that's my old dolly #304 is sitting on ?

I remember buying the rusty thing from a body shop in Sylmar and painting it John Deere green/yellow.  It's was rust prepped and painted using POR 15, so it should hold up well.

It gives me much satisfaction it found a new home with a fellow Z enthusiast!

 

Edited February 25, 2019 by DatsunZGuy

[Rod's Garage]

Had a chance to work on the engine this week and it started off with broken bolt repair

[Rod's Garage]

For anyone who hasn't seen a 69 crankshaft here it is next to a standard 240 crank

 

[Rod's Garage]

Some pics of the engine going together

[grannyknot]

@Rod's Garage,  those transmission cases look like they are in a dip cage, do you know what chemical solution was used to bring out that nice finish on the aluminum?

The 69 crank looks like it would spin up quickly but I'm guessing there was some kind of vibration issue that required them to add the extra counter weights?

Thanks

Edited February 28, 2019 by grannyknot

[cgsheen1]

You've got the proper block color!  Way to go...

[Rod's Garage]

13 hours ago, grannyknot said:

@Rod's Garage,  those transmission cases look like they are in a dip cage, do you know what chemical solution was used to bring out that nice finish on the aluminum?

The 69 crank looks like it would spin up quickly but I'm guessing there was some kind of vibration issue that required them to add the extra counter weights?

Thanks

That's just a parts washer and actually the parts didn't come out of it much different then they went in.  It took all the oil and grease off but not the red paint or the oxidized finish.  I had to sandblast the cases with a fine sand then wire brush and steel wool them to get that finish.

As I understand it the '69 crank had a vibration at 6000rpm and above.  And I think that's why there is that reinforcement on the early oil pans.  The vibration was possibly cracking the pans.  Not sure, just some stuff I've read. 

[Rod's Garage]

1 hour ago, cgsheen1 said:

You've got the proper block color!  Way to go...

The paint is from California Datsun

[grannyknot]

8 hours ago, Rod's Garage said:

 I had to sandblast the cases with a fine sand then wire brush and steel wool them to get that finish.

Okay, so it was the usual hard work then,  I'm always looking for that miracle product that will take care of aluminum in one step.

Nice to see that repair done properly with a Timesert,  you guys are doing great work.