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I was just reading through that. And for a resto/project car even $15,000 is too much. Is it a numbers matching car? I didn't see a picture of the engine number, and if it was in the description or a question was asked, I missed it.

How is it I'm breathing in CO2 wearing a cloth mask? The air we breathe in and out passes quite freely. Any exhaled CO2 that might linger in the fabric will be very small compared to the volume we respirate with each breath. Shouldn't be any different than wearing a respirator all day like a painter. I have to wear a mask at all times at The Big Shed, 8, 9, 10 hours a day, since last March year. Haven't noticed any ill effects. The only issue I have noticed is the wearing of a face covering all day is annoying. Makes me shake my head. Windows rolled up. All alone. Who are they protecting? In my personal space I never mask up. Car, home, outside away from people. The car is my refuge each day at end of shift. I prefer a cloth mask, and it must be clean each day, so I have quite q few now. It started with a few off of eBay, 7 or 8, now I have about 30. All wash 'n' wear. Once a month I toss them all in the sink with warm soapy water, wash them up, and lay them out to dry. Hot tip: Don't use fabric softener or scented detergent. You won't like that "spring fresh scent" after about, um, 5 minutes.

I think if they would have buffed the paint up, polished the wheels and detailed the engine bay and interior, it may have seen another five grand.

They will always be Datsun to me. 1979/1980 was the beginning of the end, when they added "By Nissan" to the badge. There ya go.

A 10th anniversary 280ZX with 3,000 original miles is up. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1980-datsun-280zx-19/

Yeah, the video is sappy. I see a note on the dash, "6,000 redline." I take the engine in my race Z to 8,500.

I'd like to see the bearing that was in that journal.

I've seen stuff like his before. Amazing that poorly manufactured parts like this get past inspection at the factory.

That tool is for knurling the sides of bearing caps, and raises the metal up to 0.01" (.25mm). It is for fixing caps that have become loose (common in race engines that see frequent assembly/disassembly cycles). The outsides of the caps where they slip into the machined recess in the engine block are worked over to raise the surface (remember, the knurling process displaces metal, the resulting surface having much less surface area than previously as it is now peaks and valleys), then sized to fit. Shims are used after worn caps are resurfaced where they mate with the cylinder block, to help maintain the crankshaft centerline position in the block. Replacing the missing cap will require a line bore because the cap isn't matched to the block, and wasn't machined the same time as the block and all the original bearing caps. Since it is impossible to machine just the one bore, and have it be aligned with the other six journals, they must all be machined together. It is a routine process in a machine shop that does engine machine work. The OP would be well served to find a cap that was from the same journal on the donor engine as the one that is missing on his, as they are all marked for location and direction, to avoid confusion during subsequent engine teardowns.

The thread you linked to discusses a bearing in a bored hole, but doesn’t say it is a crankshaft journal. Reading further in the discussion, knurling valve guides to avoid replacement is commented on. There is also discussion about the lack of suitability of knurling a bore to correct for bearing retention. Indeed, knurling would only be able to “correct” for a couple of thousandths of an hour inch, and even then there wouldn’t be enough contact to keep the bearing from spinning inside the bore. So knurling might be adequate for tightening up worn valve guides, but it would be a fool’s errand to expect it to correct for an incorrectly machined crankshaft journal.

Some spirit levels have a barrel shaped glass, rather than curved. That way, the level can be used on top of, underneath, or beside the object being checked.

All L series engines have the same main bearing journal diameter, so a bearing cap from any L engine will do. A competent machinist can fit the cap, then line bore the assembly. Bearings are available undersized for use when turning a journal has to be turned to clean up wear or damage. Bearings are also available oversized for use when line boring is required. Journals cannot be knurled like valve guides to correct clearances.

Is it also missing the bolts for the missing bearing cap?

Holy cow Ryan, how long has that roof panel been sitting there? Those cobwebs are wild. The spiders there must be quite active. How big are they?

That would likely be it. You mentioned the front of your car is higher on one side. How much? If you keep the original structure, you will need to determine how much out of position it is, and then figure out how to pull it back where it belongs. A frame machine is how body shops do it, anchoring the chassis down and forcing everything back where it should be. The engine bay is a large box. After sustaining a hit that deformed that box it is no longer square. Getting it back into shape is crucial for getting the bodywork to fit well again.

I just avoid the mainstream and extreme news. I don't Facebook, another fountain of misinformation, a waste of time. I find it better to immerse myself in my passions, my work, my home, Mrs. Racer, my cars, places like this community. Makes it easier to sleep at night when one isn't stressed out about the idiocracy that is in charge.

Some nice pictures Ryan, looks like you're moving forward. Small trouble at this end though. I selected the dark theme for the forum that Mike made available recently. The text in your post is the came color as the background, so I can't read it. All other posts in this thread are OK, the text a contrasting color to the background. Did you choose a font color for this post? Or copy the text from a text editor? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By the way, if you have access to a donor car with a good front section, it might be a good idea to replace the structure from the firewall forward. You're replacing the frame rails anyway, right? Separate the structure where it is spot welded at the firewall, and save trouble splicing midway. Also, check that the firewall wasn't deformed when the other damage occurred.

In the US Fox News is about as far right as it can get. It is biased so far, and disseminates such inaccurate drivel that I refuse to watch it.

Hmmm . . . . Would have figured FOX to be lower and further to the right.

That just sounds like torture.

Yeah, health conditions and side effects. Side effects like death. I agree there is a threat to our health from this bug, and we must do whatever it takes to beat it. But I'm not willing to be a guinea pig for the greater good. Color me, "at the end of the line, and wearing a mask." Masks don't have side effects.

I was just listening to the album the other day.

A 280 Z 2+2, the seller claims no VIN anywhere on vehicle, yet shows a picture of the engine bay data plate, with the VIN. https://seattle.craigslist.org/est/cto/d/bellevue-datsun-2x2/7305209370.html

Didn’t someone post this ad a while back, only the seller was asking a lot more? https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/d/kent-datsun-240zs/7306443750.html