9 hours ago, Patcon said:

Had to adjust fenders multiple times and every time I took it on or off I chipped the paint somewhere new.

Yeah that must be frustrating.. i didn't do that a single time with the restore from my 280zx... i drove home after the MOT  (APK overhere) and drove very carefully.. i was afraid i hit the carport so i drove it more to one side.. the side the goldwing was standing... i put a dent in my 280 with the chrome bumpers of the cases on the goldwing!  Pfff.. sigh.. 😀

You had to take out the headlights.. that was easy..  my 280zx .. i bought it with a 2nd windscreen in it.. it had a little crack in the window.. nothing bad.. repair it later after reinstall.. later i saw that it had split the window while in storage.. (2)  then i bought one second hand, the girlfriend of my first painter broke it while cleaning her house but said later i have never seen a windscreen here (I can show you the date i brought it to them in my log! (3)  then i installed a new one and a college from the painter just let it hit the cowl somewhere i had not seen it but when installed it splitted on any points in the left down corner! (4) !!

So... my 280zx has it's 5th !! windscreen.. and.. if someone try's to brake it i'm losing it.. i probably get my hunting rifle out and.... you guessed it!!

So don't be annoid/ frustrated.. it comes with the trade..

 

Oh.. and Please!! ...clean that valvecover.. it looks like a turd in that beautiful enginecompartment!!!!!

Edited January 12Jan 12 by dutchzcarguy

This engine is a temporary thing. If I have time I will build an engine before Zconn 2025. If not this just needs to run well enough to get me there.

There will be a long punch list after the car is running. The engine being one and the missing paint in the engine bay being the other one

I will award you a big chocolate chip cookie for all the hard work we've read about and seen pictures of, turd looking valve cover deduction = 1 chocolate chip. There's a quart of milk waiting at the finish line.

That turd has to get you both TO and BACK from zcon remember! Unless you're thinking that once you make it, you'll just stay there! 

40 minutes ago, Captain Obvious said:

That turd has to get you both TO and BACK from zcon remember! Unless you're thinking that once you make it, you'll just stay there! 

I have friends and tools local in TN. So if I can get there I should be good. 😉

Haha!! So we're gonna be rebuilding your engine in the parking lot at zcon!! 

I call dibs on working on the timing chain and stuff! 

It's yours!!

Done!!

Let's hope it doesn't come to that, but if it does, I'm all over it!! 

Did all 240z use these?

https://zcardepot.com/products/bumper-end-rubber-right-rear-oem-240z?_pos=13&_sid=f19189e2b&_ss=r#

 

I could be wrong, but I think only the 260.

14 minutes ago, Patcon said:

Did all 240z use these?

https://zcardepot.com/products/bumper-end-rubber-right-rear-oem-240z?_pos=13&_sid=f19189e2b&_ss=r#

 

It's listed in the parts fiche for the rear bumper: 62692-E4101

Key #65 - https://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/Z-1969-1978/body-240z/tail-gate-panel-trim-lock-rear-bumper

7 minutes ago, SteveJ said:

It's listed in the parts fiche for the rear bumper: 62692-E4101

Key #65 - https://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/Z-1969-1978/body-240z/tail-gate-panel-trim-lock-rear-bumper

Are they for front or rear bumpers? I was thinking they were for front bumpers but the Carpartmanual link shows the rear bumper. I thought the only thing I needed for the rear bumper were the little rubber sleeves to keep it off the paint??