15 hours ago, Patcon said:

It's a shame we can't find a vendor to reproduce these. Might need a core charge for the washers, but still..

I've never vulcanized rubber. Anyone here done that?

Is raw un-vulcanized rubber easily available?

13 minutes ago, Captain Obvious said:

I've never vulcanized rubber. Anyone here done that?

Is raw un-vulcanized rubber easily available?

I don't really know what the process would look like. Are the rubbers that are being used to reproduce other NLA parts suitable for this application?

If a suitable product is available, the molds are relatively small but a good part would be needed for making the molds

25 minutes ago, Patcon said:

I don't really know what the process would look like.

Can't be too hard. I've seen lots of DIY shops in my travels:

 

Make counterfeit coin molds in 3 and your grilled cheese sandwich in the fourth:

 

Look Ma (po tofu)... no sulfur!

 

 

Edited June 14, 20195 yr by 240260280

10 hours ago, 240260280 said:

3 early resto's and ~ 250k USD or more tax free!  Business case!!!!

Funny, I don't remember ever seeing that kind of money.  I sure wish I hadn't sold the 1970 240Z HLS30 01955 March/70 now,  if I had put a bit more detail into making it more stock who knows what it would go for these days.

So I got the engine/tranny in today but before I did I thought I would weigh them, the engine by itself stripped down except for the mounts, no fluids was 304 lbs. With the flywheel, clutch pak, and transmission, 435 lbs,  the chain and tackle were 8 lbs.  The last pic is as far as I got by the end of the day,  I can see light at the end of the tunnel.

 

So as not to hijack Grannyknot's build thread, I'm going to start a new topic about the moustache bar bushings.

I still have some parts from your 70 that your sent me.  I hope some of my 280z parts made it to your current  build... it will make me proud ?

7 hours ago, 240260280 said:

I still have some parts from your 70 that your sent me.  I hope some of my 280z parts made it to your current  build... it will make me proud ?

Quite a few of your parts made the cut, most of it was in better shape than my stuff.

LIKE!   (I ran out!)

2 hours ago, 240260280 said:

LIKE!   (I ran out!)

I got it. 

Lots of fun stuff today, slave cylinder, starter, alternator, fuel filter, radiator/fan,  AFM, throttle body, injectors and fuel rail. Shinny stuff.

 

You are at $60k USD right now ?