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Also Stoked because John Morton signed my bitchin BRE 510 poster... DSC_0349.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr

I was ecstatic.... I can't begin to count the number of people that walked up to me to tell me that they saw my old truck. DSC_0100.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_0092.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_0095.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_0223.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_0230.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_0338.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_0340.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_0341.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_0366.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_0083.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_0077.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_0069.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr Not a Datsun, but I loved it. DSC_0014.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_0013.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr DSC_0078.jpg by Matt Yates, on Flickr

Are you keeping the stock style front suspension as well as rear? If you do, I might be able to help you in the coilover department! Got some Tein Street Basis for 350Z/G35 that use the stock rear spring bucket that we're selling off discounted at work because of some paint chips.

Ask and you shall receive! Only pics hes posted so far

I just got here and holy shit. Oics soon

What is the approximate resolution of the scans?

Actually, someone beat you by about 3 months. There's someone local to me with one :thumbup:

BRE Triplets making their way through turn 10B on Road Atlanta. Crazy to think that back in 1971 this exact car was absolutely dominating on this very same track. BRE Datsun 510 by Matt Yates, on Flickr

Sorry hainz, I'm ruining it. I've already chopped the frame in the back lolz. The plan is to build a period-correct british cafe-themed cafe racer. Something along these lines.

This thread is so awesome!!!

When I picked the bike up, the PO gave me boxes of spare parts, including a spare motor. I was initially going to throw this motor onto the frame, and rebuild the original motor to be swapped back onto the frame later, however after breaking it down for a simple inspection it became apparent that this motor wasn't being used for a reason...... Pulled the valve cover to learn that the valve train was NOT stock, decided to go in further out of curiosity. Blown the fuck up. This motor was someones built Russ Collins 836 big bore motor, with big cam, dual valve springs, aluminum retainers, etc. Surprisingly, the cylinders and valves were not damaged from the motor failure, so I'll order a set of pistons from Wiseco and throw it all back together at some point after more in depth checking.

Back in 2016, I decided that if I wasn't going to let myself own a Datsun for a while (space, time, etc) I was going to find another outlet for my j-tin obsession. I've always loved Honda's, actually had a '73 CB175 for my first vehicle. This one fell into my lap in early 2016. It's a 1971 CB750, early K1. Initially this was going to be a resto-mod project, fixing first what was broken and riding it for a little while, but that didn't last long. I started by replacing the loose swingarm bushings, but realized while I was there that I might as well do the rest of the stuff back there while I was at it. Over the last 3 months I've been going through the stages to strip it. As it sits now:

I'm a little bored, so a random picture drop to this old thread This is a full carbon 350Z VQ35HR twin turbo swapped S30 at UpRev in Texas for ZCON. The man in front of the car feeling the carbon is Yoshihiko Matsuo, the chief designer of the 240Z. I'll bet in the mid-1960's he never envisioned this car going as far as it did. Carbon VQ35HR Swapped 240Z by Matt Yates, on Flickr

Disconnect vacuum advance completely from the equation until you've finished carb/timing setup. I completely ignored base-timing on my 240Z, I set set timing to 30-degrees advanced at 3000rpm just as you did, and went through the carb sync procedure. Once you've gotten it idling correct and carbs sync'd properly, leave everything alone and drive it. The car drove amazing. Make sure your chokes are disconnected when you're syncing carbs, that will effect idle if they aren't up all of the way.

So to those that are going, what day are you showing up? I'll be there Saturday.

Wow that's lucky..... that's why I always leave my cars in gear.

I'll be there. Nissan will have the BRE cars out there.

Neither. I work for an independent company that has been building, tuning, and racing VQ, VG, etc for a long time including Global Time Attack, NASA Spec Z, etc.

The engines you're talking about were used within 3 years of production. 2003-2006. That's why I suggested 2007+. Zero oil consumption. Old GM SBC's drink more oil than early VQ's. Same for Ford 4.6's. Actually, have a neat video of a SBC powered Miata misting oil from the exhaust across the front of a Z on a road coarse.

That's a twin turbo high compression car with stock PCV system and no catch can, if it didn't smoke on the dyno after an 8000rpm pull, I'd be concerned. I'm guessing many people here aren't familiar with cars making 400+HP I don't think I'm the right person to speak about that, but I can tell you that although L-series engines are incredibly reliable this is due to their simplicity, not only their design. They wear out, just like any other car and can become issue-prone as they age. VQ's are far more complex engines than the average commuter engine and they're absolutely phenomenal given their complexity. I've put 63,000 miles on my '07 since I bought it, I've had zero powertrain related failures besides radiator and thermostat in the many years. I track the car on road coarses, I put near 80 miles on the car daily commuting and it's done exceptionally.

I think you're overthinking the issues. Every powertrain has its issues, the VQ platform is fantastic. I don't care for the early DE because of its oil consumption, but we've put well over 400hp behind these motors through turbo's and superchargers, and we run them all day long during time attack events. Our Time Attack 370Z is tuned just shy of 600whp on E85 and it has been incredibly reliable, seeing far more abuse than the typical street car. We've pushed oil and coolant temps far beyond threshold on the track a few times now, and it's held every bit of it. ^The white car in this video at the time it was recorded was making around 450whp on the stock un-opened high mileage engine. He had a built motor, and tried every day to break this thing. It simply wouldn't die. It now has a built 3.5 with cams, forged rotating assembly, etc and makes just shy of 600whp on low boost with a single turbo. ^^This car has taken astounding amounts of abuse for years, makes 666whp on pump gas. The oil pressure issue is generally a non-issue. The cars idle low, about 550rpm with the A/C off. With oil temps up in normal range, oil pressure drops to about 15psi. Most people think that's low or indicates an issue, but that's normal spec for a VQ in those conditions.

This will forever remain the greatest thread on ratsun.

JWT has exhaust cam's (as does JUN) the VVEL mod is done through software like UpRev. We tune cars at Z1 and can make changes to VVEL. The only downside is that NO aftermarket cam can be used on the intake side. Exhaust cams are honestly useless in the 3.7 VHR. Gains are negligible, and labor/parts cost is too high to justify. IMO, the few issues it does have are not difficult to resolve. It's well worth the potential hassle. Also, a lot of cars on the market for sale have already had these resolved.

Your issue wasn't oil pump, it was oil gallery gaskets. It's an internal leak from the oil gallery covers, fairly common. Sounds like the dealer wasn't familiar with VQ's. Your 370Z suffers the same fate eventually, if it ever starts to lose oil pressure, address the gallery gaskets asap. These cars do produce low oil PSI at idle (600RPM idle is about 15PSI) but should never read near zero. Except the '07+ VQ35HR's.