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I wasn't planning on taking photos yesterday since I wasn't going out to the autocross. However, some rain storms moved through, and I thought it might make for some interesting photos to get the cars shortly after it rained. I hope you enjoy the photos. https://fiddlingwithzcars.wordpress.com/2015/07/16/zcon-2015-after-the-rain-43-photos/

looks like you're prepped for a nice re-build process, as the starting point is clean and tidy. based on the general sturdiness of these blocks, i'd bet you just need a hone & surface to clean things up. i just finished up my rebuild, - see the thread "a project is brewing" - there are lots of build threads on the forum which have far more technical detail than mine, but in short it's a pretty fun and simple process. if you don't have one, pick up an engine stand - makes life soooo much nicer. some must-have tools/supplies include: torque wrench (get a good one - not harbor freight)taps to chase threads (get good quality spiral taps for the few sizes you'll need vs. a cheap set - machine shop supply house vs. hardware store, definitely NOT harbor freight)ring spreader ($2 harbor freight works fine)ring compressor ($3 harbor freight works fine)gasket scrapervalve spring compressor (to strip/rebuild the head and for swapping the cam)feeler gaugesplastic weighted mallet (for tapping in bearing caps & setting front cover)good assembly lube (i used brad penn and liked it)good break-in oil (i used brad penn and like it)when you take the block in to the machine shop for hone/surface, they can also lighten your flywheel down to ~10lbs (revs really nicely, very streetable) and have them balance the whole rotating assembly (crank, pistons, rods, flywheel, clutch pressure plate) down to less than 1/2 gram. i was very pleased with the smoothness it brings up in the high revs - night and day from stock. none of this is particularly expensive either, especially if you have it all pulled apart for them. have them tank clean the pistons with the rods still attached unless you need to replace parts. then snap a ring in half and use the factory end (not the jagged broken end) to clean the carbon out of your ring grooves. lots will come out - it's a slow process that is very satisfying to complete. i also used small drill bits to clean carbon out of the little holes/passages in the piston behind the rings and feeding the bearings. i looked at full re-build kits, but wound up buying a lot of things separately to get the quality i wanted - clevite bearings (ebay), nissan rings (msa has 'em) and nissan turbo head bolts (courtesy nissan) then i got a master gasket kit (msa) and sprung for the upgraded oil pan gasket. here's a list that Blue published somewhere on his site with a lot of great tips: Re-Build Notes From Blue: Make sure no parts are made in China or India. Made in Japan is usually the best. Use aviation gasket maker on all gaskets except head gasket manifold gasket and oil pan. coat manifold gasket with antiseize. Do not use rtv, Seal where the timing cover, block and head unite. Read the two books on rebuild and hotrodding your datsun engine several times. Port the head. go for internally oiled cam and use an oil bar. use zinc oil additive use anti seize on all bolts except head bolts research upsizing some of the manifold studs and timing chain guide bolts. replace oil galley plugs with threaded plugs. pay extra attention to side seals on last crank bearing balance pistons and rods to 0.5g if you can use good brand and type of rings use thread lock on oil pickup, pcv strainer, crank cam bolts/screws use some sort of pcv closed system or route to a draft pipe to flow oily air to asphalt read about water pump impeller and timing cover erosion and look out for it. get triple carbs for torque check rocker wipe patterns don't use fram filter read about recent mech fuel pump sources chase all threads use ngk plugs

Little more progress. Sent from my iPizzle ringy dingy device....

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Zed, You're over a month late. We squelched that version of "hookup" at at the very beginning of the thread on page 1.

You have 40+ years of amateur mechanics working on your car adding, deleting, or replacing things. If this is the only head scratcher you find, you are doing much better than average.