{"id":686,"date":"2018-09-15T15:45:38","date_gmt":"2018-09-15T19:45:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/?p=686"},"modified":"2018-09-15T15:56:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-15T19:56:11","slug":"bits-and-pieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/2018\/09\/15\/bits-and-pieces\/","title":{"rendered":"Bits and Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Trying to get all all the incidental parts done so that when I get my head back from Xtreme I can concentrate on the final push. I&#8217;m locating the VCT valve in a different position than I had originally planed. I was unable to plumb it the way I wanted and that forced me to look at other options. I always hated the idea of hanging the valve off of the front of the timing cover. The control circuit is a little longer but I&#8217;m willing to take a chance for the sake of better looks.<\/p>\n<p>Original 3D design:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/block-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-693\" src=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/block-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1604\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/block-1.jpg 1604w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/block-1-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/block-1-768x391.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/block-1-1024x522.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1604px) 100vw, 1604px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finished Product:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2252.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-694\" src=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2252.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2252.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2252-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2252-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2252-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It will hang below intake #1 and will be mostly out of sight.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2245-e1537040155103.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-689\" src=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2245-e1537040155103.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2245-e1537040155103.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2245-e1537040155103-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2245-e1537040155103-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2245-e1537040155103-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Made the CPS mount for the back of the valve cover. This required a pretty major rework of the fuel distribution block and a new mounting bracket. I got really lucky with the block in that I didn&#8217;t need to start from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-695\" src=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3264\" height=\"2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2250.jpg 3264w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2250-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2250-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2250-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tight fit:)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2248.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-692\" src=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2248.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2248.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2248-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2248-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2247.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-691\" src=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2247.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2247.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2247-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2247-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It only took two versions of the CPS plate and fuel block brackets and one version of the VCT valve bracket. I must be getting the hang of this:)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2243.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-687\" src=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2243.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2448\" height=\"3264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2243.jpg 2448w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2243-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/IMG_2243-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2448px) 100vw, 2448px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trying to get all all the incidental parts done so that when I get my head back from Xtreme I can concentrate on the final push. I&#8217;m locating the VCT valve in a different position than I had originally planed. I was unable to plumb it the way I wanted and that forced me to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/2018\/09\/15\/bits-and-pieces\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-686","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6IdRp-b4","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=686"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":697,"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/686\/revisions\/697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=686"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=686"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/datsunworks.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=686"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}