J Shara
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This was summer 2 years ago, my father and i were refurbishing the gas tank/ fuel system so we could get it running off of its own fuel tank -
This was summer 2 years ago, my father and i were refurbishing the gas tank/ fuel system so we could get it running off of its own fuel tank -
This was summer 2 years ago, my father and i were refurbishing the gas tank/ fuel system so we could get it running off of its own fuel tank -
This is the state of the car basically when i acquired it from the drifting shop in dundalk, here it sits at my grandfathers yard where it sat for a couple of months -
This is the state of the car basically when i acquired it from the drifting shop in dundalk, here it sits at my grandfathers yard where it sat for a couple of months -
This is the state of the car basically when i first acquired it from the drifting shop in dundalk, here it sits at my grandfathers yard where it sat for a couple of months -
This is the state of the car basically when i first acquired it from the drifting shop in dundalk, here it sits at my grandfathers yard where it sat for a couple of months -
This is the state of the car basically when i first acquired it from the drifting shop in dundalk, here it sits at my grandfathers yard where it sat for a couple of months -
This is the state of the car basically when i first acquired it from the drifting shop in dundalk, here it sits at my grandfathers yard where it sat for for a couple of months -
Parts car covered in snow -
Can you spot the beetle? -
Krylon on the oil pan, its pitted somewhat but not bad -
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Has anyone used beck arnley rod bearings in rebuilding their engines? i'd like to hear some feed back if anyone has used them before buying a set
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The main bearings i got were spot on and they were from beck arnley, i might just go wi th a set from them
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Ok so i successfully put the crankshaft back in the block( i hope). I cleaned the pistons a second time to prepare them for the new rings. Now, i got a set of new piston rings from BDA, they're from the company GRANT. I was having some trouble getting the oil expander spacer to butt properly and stay butted whilst i was orientating the side rails, i managed to get them butted again, and staggered properly but, a question i have is, will compressing them when it comes time to put the pistons back in the block un-butt the expander? And i also purchased a set of replacement rod bearings from BDA from the company ITM, and not a single bearing insert lines up exactly with the oil hole in the connecting rod, will this starve my rod bearings of oil?
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So on saturday i finally put my new main bearing in the block. I put the grooved inserts withe oil holes in the block and did all the necessary cleaning and prepping of the bearing backs and the bearing bores in the blocks, and put the crank in. I plastigauged all the main bearings and here is what i got. Journals 1,2,3,4,5, and 7 all read .0020 inches oil clearance, and journal 7 read .0015 inches clearance.
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yes, i was a bit puzzled by zforces post because as far as i know the L20B and the other L series fours are the only ones that have the two front bearing oil holes that feed the chain oil. And would the green plastigauge cover this range, it measures .0010 to .0030, it should be fine right?
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yes, but i went to xenon z and downloaded a 1973 z FSM and it says thatt the main bearing oil clearance is .0008 to .0028 inches and the wear limit was .0047 in, i think if my reading was anywhere near that i would need a new crankshaft, but the car ran flawlessly before i disassembled it so i doubt the crank will be that worn
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I am about to put the crank back in the block of my L24. I bought new engine main bearings from black dragon and i am goin to plastiguage the new bearings. Does anybody know the oil clearance spec for the L24 mains?
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I have two at my house, 73 240z, and a 72 VW bug.
