With the move looming up this Friday and 4 weeks left of having a garage to work in I've been pushing on to finish the engine off and get it running before I left.

 

Unfortunately I've had a bit of bombshell which is going to stop the project for the foreseeable future and I can't warrant spending any more money or time on it for at least 6 months.

 

When I originally bought the car and parts I was told the pistons were 30 thou over and that's the figure I've always had in my head. When we found the original block was duff a replacement was found by the previous owner and I was just told to take the piston to check clearance.

 

At no point what i told the block was any particular size and good to their word the engine and block fitted perfectly together with perfect clearance and ran beautifully.

 

When it cracked I went out looking for, found and purchased a 4.030" bore block, crank clearance was spot on and then I decided to double check the bore.

 

On the new block i was getting a consistent figure of 4.030" as I'd expect whereas i was getting 4.038" on the old one. This puzzled me but i assumed the machining had been sloppy or there was some wear and all that was needed was the 16 rings reground and refitted and all would be well.

 

...until i measured the base of the pistons which turned out to be 4.037" and checking them against the bore bare they don't fit. After looking up the part number - what do they come up as? 4.040" bore pistons :headvswal

 

So without £200-300 to get the block re-bored and the time to get it there, back and rebuilt ready to leave my current house I'm left with no other option but to shelve the project, tow it to the new house and stick it under a cover to rot.

 

The engine and parts will sit over at my gran's empty single garage until a point where I can get the block bored out and start the rebuild but without a garage big enough to pop it in the car and without a transporter to move it it's going to be close to impossible to finish until I've got at least another grand in my pocket.

 

I've just bought a house with my bro who's facing being laid off so I'd have to take on his half of the mortgage, I owe my dad over a grand for the Mondeo I've borrowed money to buy to replace the rover, I've spent every last penny I could lay my hands on to get all the parts in, I owe a few hundred to the inland revenue at the end of this month, £400 on solicitor's bills and i have to build a driveway which'll cost me a few hundred.

 

So sorry guys and gals that's the last you'll see on the 600zx thread until further notice :cry:

Thank you everybody for your support. I really don't know what to say to be honest! I've never had anyone do anything like this for me before - usually it's the other way around :)

 

I'll will make sure every one of you gets your money's worth in bacon, burgers, steaks and beer when it's warmer :hyper:

 

Pm me your addy Nick and I will get a Building society cheque off to you for the 20 quid

I dont put any C/card details on the net

 

Allan

 

As said in my email, thank you mate i do really appreciate it.

 

Money sent. Hope things work out for ya Mate!:yes:

 

Thank you Andy it's very much appreciated :) - even if you're across the pond and miss the BBQ i'll send you a sausage on express delivery :rofl:

 

Money sent good look with the build buddy

 

Thank you so much mate - I don't know what to say! :bow:

 

really wish i could help out with £20 nick but i currently have every spare penny on my build. lol. good luck with it:)

 

Mikey, i can sympathise with you 100% and just showing support is enough to make a difference in my book so thank you mate :)

Edited January 26, 201114 yr by bantambunny

donation sent, all the best mate :)

donation sent, all the best mate :)

 

Flipping heck, another one! Thank you mate, it's always a pleasure to catch up with you so hopefully see you soon :)

Just sent my score as promised bud. Good luck.

Just sent my score as promised bud. Good luck.

 

Mate you're a star, thank you so much :) I hope i can return the favour to you and the rest at some point in some way

Makes you proud to be part of this place when people help someone like this.

 

Well done everyone. :)

The original and the best mate, never surprises me just how generous and helpful people are on here :)

 

I know £180 doesn't sound a lot in the grand scheme of things when i've spent nearly £13k on the car but at this moment in terms of timing it's a killer with everything else coming in at the same time.

 

Again thank you all for your help to everyone who's spurred me on :)

And some more for the pot mate :)

I for one mate would contribute to a collection in order to help you get your project finished, I'm sure there are others who would.

 

It would be such a great shame if, after getting so close to finishing it you decide to sell it, as has already been said, you would not get anywhere near the money you have spent out on it back.

 

Chin up bud, you can do it.........:punk::punk:

 

ide chip in a fiver if theres a whip round :-)

 

duh! i didnt read any further before i posted, sorry bud but a fiver is all i have at the moment, hope it helps though

Edited January 27, 201114 yr by hollandrob81
duh! i didnt read any further before i posted

Flipping heck! I didn't think there'd be any more

 

And some more for the pot mate :)

 

Thank you mate, any requests for beer or food just let me know :)

 

I'll send you all an invite when it's a wee bit warmer - can't see a bbq next week really being a reward for helping me out :rofl:

 

ide chip in a fiver if theres a whip round :-)

 

duh! i didnt read any further before i posted, sorry bud but a fiver is all i have at the moment, hope it helps though

 

£5 is still £5 and it really does help! Thank you mate, it's all appreciated :)

 

In fact adding up what you've all sent me including $25 from Andy is exactly £180 - you guys are amazing, i really can't believe it! :w00t:

 

That's the engine paid for completely now so i will work flat out now to get it all done for you all :hyper:

Awesome dude, so glad we can be of help. Not being funny or anything but my god you have grafted on this project, if the club cant help with a couple of quid to a member in need then what sort of a community are we?

(Well fantastic regardless, even for caring. I can imagine there would be some owners clubs who would even laugh at someones mis fortune!? but there we go!)

Awesome dude, so glad we can be of help. Not being funny or anything but my god you have grafted on this project, if the club cant help with a couple of quid to a member in need then what sort of a community are we?

(Well fantastic regardless, even for caring. I can imagine there would be some owners clubs who would even laugh at someones mis fortune!? but there we go!)

 

lol, mate i'll tell you one thing - i'm glad i didn't pay someone hourly to do it otherwise i reckon you'd be talking more £20k :headvswal lol

 

It's a fantastic club to be a member of and i'll look forward to helping you out at some point if you need it :)

Awesome dude, so glad we can be of help. Not being funny or anything but my god you have grafted on this project, if the club cant help with a couple of quid to a member in need then what sort of a community are we?

(Well fantastic regardless, even for caring. I can imagine there would be some owners clubs who would even laugh at someones mis fortune!? but there we go!)

 

Over the moon we could help out at a difficult time for you mate, good luck with the rest of the build, hope you can finish it off in the time frame you have.

 

I agree Quavey, what sort of club would we be if we cannot help a fellow member out in rough times, I think it's fantastic........:clap: For everyone.

What goes around comes around buddy :)

 

Well i've met up with a mate who runs a motorsport company down the road and he says if i struggle to get it done in time i can take the car and engine there and he'll let me use his workshop :) I'm moving all my engine parts to my gran's single garage as we speak and setting up a little workshop there when i get the block back to get it built up. In the meantime i'll take the car over to the new house and get stuck into the silver car and the mondeo :)

I'll be sending you £20 when i get paid mate...

20 Quid sent, now get this fooker finished :devil:

 

Good Luck

:rockon::rockon:

"This is what its all about Mates!" Glad to see it happening Nick.

I'll be sending you £20 when i get paid mate...

 

Mate there's really no need, i feel bad enough accepting what people have already sent but i've got more than enough to pay for the rebore now but thank you very much for the offer :)

 

20 Quid sent, now get this fooker finished :devil:

 

Good Luck

:rockon::rockon:

 

Cheers mate, you're a star! Sorry only just got online for the first time since Thursday so haven't had chance to reply till now :)

 

"This is what its all about Mates!" Glad to see it happening Nick.

 

Cheers Andy, you have my promise i'll be working flat out to get that car done as soon as i get the engine back :)

Ive been paid now. Let me know if anyfhing you hadn't budgeted for comes up mate...

Cheers buddy, it's very much appreciated and you're more than welcome to come up for the BBQ too :)

Im on a diet!

You will get the cheque tomorow in the post

Im on a diet!

 

lol, you can have a jacket potato then :rofl:

 

You will get the cheque tomorow in the post

 

Thank Allan, that's great news :)

Now this thread is club spirit at it's best and is really heart warming to read. I'm so glad you can get her finished now bunny. I would offer you £20 for the fund but I'm a tight git! lol

Thank you mate, the offer is more than appreciated. Still no sign of the block but check the 600zx thread to see the latest update :)