O shit this is what happins when you get to clever

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I will let the pics tell the story.The motor is twenty laps old.
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Dang, that isn't normal! Valve to piston?
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I feel your pain having recently had something similar happen- what an absolute bastard! I saw you heading off towards Ruapuna this morning.
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Did you remove and refit the cam towers?
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Datsun variable valve timing. L6 Vtech
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broke wrote:Did you remove and refit the cam towers?
No the spring rate had to be so high because the ramp on the cam is so harsh.So looks like I am going to have to make a chromoly cam?
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Did everything below survive?
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classicdat wrote:Did everything below survive?
No when I look down the plug hole I can see the rod I think there is meant to be a piston in there. I will take the head off at the track and take more pics
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Haven't found the valve head yet? and for those who don't no this is the car its in.
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Oh Wow, don't think that will buff out. Was the cam the chicken or the Egg?
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