Rebuilding the VG30! (Part 1) 

Thank you for this. I’m rebuilding my VG and this gave me confidence to save the money on assembly.

Thank you for that information about the crank bearings. I did not know it was different sizes in the middle. Had to take the crank back off and sure enough it was in the wrong place. You save me. Thanks again.

A few little tips on his video... First before inserting the Piston rod to plastic gauge the clearance it's a wise idea to take some plastic tubing that will fit snugly over the connecting rod bolts six to eight inches long this way you can guide it down over the crank journal safely without the possibility of nicking the journal Second tip inserting the Piston without the rings you cannot flip the engine upside down unless you take an old piston ring or even a new one and insert it in the cylinder bore above the piston this should hold the assembly in place when you tip the engine upside down the Piston rod assembly should not fall out

You can add rubber hoses on the end of the rods to not damage anything. Good video

That crank fits in there so tightly 😂

Part 2 coming soon? I'm about to start my VG30E rebuild, be awesome to see more of it! Very immersive and reformative!

Engine of choice for the 500+ MPH Pond Racer airplane. Too bad they never got far with it.

The last tip talking to several torque specs lower is especially helpful torquing your head your head (especially if it's the longer inline six always using your torque sequence)

Right on Bro very informative on the z31 keep the good work up and all the education we Z lover need to see and hear.

Subtle differences with my vg. No oil squirters below pistons. That vg looks nice and clean, good work. I put a vg33 in my truck, more displacement the better.

Another tip I can share is when talking the rod bolts go halfway say 15 ft/lbs on each nut first and then go up to your final torque spec after both have been torqued at 15

Why did you go with clevite bearings instead of OEM? Your last video you said you'd be going with OEM. Great video btw, can't wait for part 2.

Just finished rebuilding mine and i was curious on wether or not when you did this there were any issues setting the thrust??

Also, what exactly did you get done on the block? What are your plans for the heads?

So dude how much did you bore your block out to? I am in the process of taken my engine VG30 out as well and plan to do the same . Also if you don't mind what was the price for getting your block redone?

Do u need the plastigauge? And I couldn't really tell but did yu put it off center a lil bit? Why not center?

Why do you not lubricate BEFORE plastiguage? Is it because the oil will actually affect the plastiguage reading after being torqued down?

Bore gauge is much better than plastic gauge. What you'll find with these engine is standard bearings will almost never give you great clearance. Basically your engine has to have less than 50k on it for them to fit nice. King race bearings .25 undersize will have a nice fit that is tighter and within spec.

Is reusing the studs and nuts on the connecting rods a good idea?

do you know how much labor the shop would have charged you to assemble the block themselves?

Is this a pathfinder motor?

Part 2?

Is this engine in 98 Nissan quest?

Never use a torque wrench within 20% of the minimum or maximum values marked on the body.

Dohc?