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I just thought I'd document how I put in my hood torsion rods because I searched all over forums and youtube and I didn't really find an explanation, tutorial or vid that helped me. Basically I just had a Eureka moment, understanding I was doing things the wrong way (scratched up my new paint)...

Thanks to all of you. Lots of solid info to mull over.

Actually, I have a question about their advice. "If a head is milled more than 7 thou (0.1778mm) you should add a 15 thou shim". so that would mean it would be 7ish thou higher than standard. Huh... anyone care to explain that one to me, please? Maybe it is better to go for an over shim then...

Yep, I found that zstore info thanks but in my case one shim was not enough and two was too much. I'm pretty convinced now that one 15 thou shimming is going to be enough. Plus I'm going against their recommendation by going with total amateur installation. Hehe

Or I could double up on the shims and double down on the foot pounds of torque! Tight AF might work - Not ;)

Hi and thanks for the replies. I think shimming is to correct the timing AND take up some of the slack in the timing chain which otherwise will chew up the timing chain guides or cause the tensioner to over-extend and possibly pop out. I'll go for the shims from RockAuto and cross fingers...

Hi, just got my Euro E88 head back from the machine shop. They shaved off 0.73mm (28.74 thou). Shims come in 0.38mm (15 thou on thezstore) so my question is - is it sufficient to shim by only 0.38mm or should I slightly over-shim to 0.76mm? Is 0.03mm over going to cause excessive component wear...

Hi Sylv1, yeah, it's just not going to happen with my z. I don't think axle stands, trailers and motorways can go together without ending in disaster! But anyway, 26 cars is a great turnout. I'll give you a call on the day or just talk to z owners until I eventually meet you! Looking forward...

Yep I know, they've gone a bit crazy on it but they're having a whole lot of fun, which is what it's all about in the end... Cool, thanks for the info, I be googling that. The Roadkill guys drive "ratrods" which are rubbishy-looking hotrods, so I guess that sounds like the right kind of...

I think I'll come along on the Saturday as Spa is only 1h30m from Luxembourg where I live. Can't go wrong with a €25 on-the-day entry fee. Would be great to meet a few of you and check out your cars. The only S30 I've ever seen in the flesh is mine (which I won't be able to bring as it's at the...

Man, that's one great looking 260z. Is that a custom colour or is it COLOR NO. 307 (which is the original colour of my 260z which has been painted black)?

I know the Roadkill Datsun has featured in this video section before (Rob Gaskin's post), but as it was the car and the presenters that inspired me to get into this whole refreshing a Datsun trip, I though I'd post all the Roadkill episodes that feature their 240z. I love the distressed look...

Oh, I don,'t mean obsessive in a show queen way, I mean that I know I'll be thinking about it all day and night, visualising nuts and bolts when I should be working, which bit to take off next and finding videos how to do it. I couldn't be anal about things - not my character at all. I only got...

Hi Sean and Leeski, Thanks for the welcome and the support. Really looking forward to getting into everything. Sean, that plan's caveats are probably spot on, but it's not really about driving it, I just want to get obsessive and know every detail of the car - learning by doing - for the next...