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It's all off at the moment but not split. If you buy me the gasket I'll take it off and trace it all out for you (and take photos from the front angle, side angle, northwest angle, the approach, the getaway and not to mention the aerial photography).

I've taken it off once before without replacing the gasket so I'm a bit weary of doing it again because it split last time and will probably break completely this time.

That said I might get that gasket with the engine rebuilding set. Does anyone know if this gasket is included with the VRS kit?

you can make your own gasket for the plenum using thast "gasket paper" material, just trace out the pattern and cut.

Sorry to go off-topic a bit, but..... Cut with what? Last time I bought gasket material it had a middle metal layer that made it very hard work with. I ended up using a punch of sorts.

Last time I tried that I made such a mess of it.  It looked like I'd given a box of cornflakes to a 3 year old and told him to make me a hat.

my attempt looked like that aswell.

2 hours of swearing and a trip to nissan later i was sorted.

Hows the rebuild going? when does it go back in the car?

That said I might get that gasket with the engine rebuilding set.  Does anyone know if this gasket is included with the VRS kit?

Adam, all the gaskets for the externals on the engine come with the kit, manifolds, copper washers for oil lines etc.. you wont need to buy anything extra.

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Here's my engine before I put anything on it.

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And here it is in the engine bay.

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And this tool does the top 2 bastard bolts connecting the bell housing to the engine. Just thought people might like to know what is required. I got the long bar from a $2 type tool shop (cost $10 :D)

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