Be careful on Local! If these guys (oh yeah I can do this Job) have never
had one of these heads in their shop, they are experimenting. I took my U20
head to a shop for a crack between 2+3 cylinder and they milled the head to
remove the crack.. by the time he was through the crack was gone and so was
most of the combustion chamber. I had to have Cam tower shims made special
to stretch the cam timing chain back to proper tension. I did'nt realize
that when you loosen the cam towers you need to realign the cam towers. I
did not break my cam ( I don't drive it anymore for now) and before I do i
will get a new/used head and send/take my old head with the cam in place to
CDM and let them rework it to the right specifications. No guess work
there.
Pat
-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Rudden <sequoia12@hotmail.com>
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, March 21, 2001 11:09 PM
Subject: Needed: A Roadster friendly machine shop <long?>
>Well guess it's time to step out of the shadows... to lurk no more!
>
>My name is Richard Rudden I live in Santa Clara Ca. and I am the owner
>(first,current and only) of a 1969 SRL311, #12388 to be exact. Started life
>as pewter grey, just like the one on the 68/69 brochure. After completing
>(like they're ever complete) a restoration in 1987 it's now Nissan Regatta
>Red 013.
>Anyway all was fun and right in RoadsterLand until #1 exhaust valve seat
>decided to part company with the head, for this and other reasons she has
>been a garage queen since 1994.
>NOW it's time to start killing bugs and eating corners again! Shasta in
July
>is the goal!
>Here's my dilemma (now he gets to the %$##$^% point)
>I have a complete U20 I bought about a year ago, it's supposedly been
>rebuilt. What I need is to find is a local, south of Oregon north of
Fresno,
>machine shop I can trust to thoroughly check out this head and block. If
>need be I can take it to CDM or I understand Dean at Fairlady has a shop he
>recommends in L.A. If that's the best way to go that%27s what I'll do, but
>I'd rather find someone a bit more local.
>
>Thanks to all for listening, look forward to being a more active member!
>
>Richard
>
>P.S. Congratulations Annette on your new baby, the fun is totally worth the
>trouble!!
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