4/75 Datsun 280Z; Leaf Green, CA market, 250K miles, Long Term Project 03/2023-

[HusseinHolland]

50 minutes ago, Yarb said:

Do We dare ask what Treasure’s you have upstairs? 😊

Larger items  -  Volvo C30 Turbo/manifold, cat/DP, Intercooler plumbing, driveshafts, spoilers, bumper panels/skirts,  Instrument & dash panels, Headlamp assemblies, Boxes of relays, Bosch injection & ignition components, Boxes of parts for other projects: LS conversion parts for the pickup, VQ35DE subframe kit for the Z,  new repro door panels & rear spoiler for the Z, and so on. That will need tiding up also. 🤪

[HusseinHolland]

Slowly getting the south wall cleared. Need to move all the stuff at the base so I can remove the sheathing, add insulation & pegboard, then rethink the shelving for this section 

Edited March 12 by HusseinHolland

[SteveE]

Keep it up.....I love this stuff  !!

[HusseinHolland]

22 hours ago, SteveE said:

Keep it up.....I love this stuff  !!

Thank you Steve. Unfortunately it's going to be sometime before the next major update on the Z - I need to get the X1/9 prepped for BaT, and get some more tidying taken care of beforehand. So, keeping track of what happens in-between helps me😁

Z is back inside, I'm going to drive the X1/9 while the weather is clear for a couple days, also to make sure all is good with it

[HusseinHolland]

Working on the X1/9... I Installed the new frunk inner cable after school, fairly uneventful install. To access the lock screw on the latch, I had to remove the right cover mesh, undo the latch, & move it around some to get to the lock screw.

Today on my lunch break I ran the thin 3M tape down the fender, around the nose and back up to the pass door edge.

I think it looks OK without the wide stripe on the nose, at least I feel that way today....

After school I removed the spoiler, located the correct push pins & primed & painted them to match. I don't like them standing out more than necessary.

More tomorrow

[HusseinHolland]

Replaced the ac clutch today. I bought one meant for a Mini, so I had to change the harness connection, and modify the outer magnet plate hub, the Mini version had a smaller OD compressor shaft. Also had to redrill the magnet mounting plate. Why might ask why go to all the bother, it was because the Volvo factory clutch is over $250, if you can find one, vs. $50 for any number of readily available sanden clutches . When I looked online, for ones that might fix the Volvo DCH compressor, I was focused on the bearing depth and dimensions.

New belt length is (6PK)1650, 25mm shorter due to reduced OD of the pulley.

Took some back & forth to get the plate clearance in the .010-.015" clearance range. Fortunately I had a stash of M4 stainless washers 

Engine bay needs some detailing, the body shop left my car out in the rain, uncovered when they had it last fall. I NEVER did that - if it ever got wet, I drove it until it was dry back there.

Edited March 14 by HusseinHolland
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[Patcon]

Are you going to list it on BaT? If you do be sure and post up a link. Will be fun to see how it does

[HusseinHolland]

1 minute ago, Patcon said:

Are you going to list it on BaT? If you do be sure and post up a link. Will be fun to see how it does

I am. I will 😁

[HusseinHolland]

Removed and remade the targa, 1/4 and trunk striping - the coating on it had peeled since I last did them, 3M tape too.

[HusseinHolland]

Replaced the leaking (less than a year old, almost no miles) left rear caliper(2014 Mustang GT) today. I had noticed that the front reservoir of the master cylinder had dropped about halfway. Couldn't see any signs of fluid in the driveway on wheels, so I had to get underneath and look around. I found evidence of dampness on the left rear lower slider boot, so it was apparently dripping down out of the main piston boot.

No warranty, so I bought a reman off RockAuto

Installed, and bled

Also aftermarket pulse damper arrived today, so installed that as well definitely makes the fuel rail quieter at idle. Never seen a factory one that required a vacuum reference, but this one is intended to have it.

[HusseinHolland]

My back has been bothering me for several weeks, so nothing going on with the garage. I felt well enough Thursday to get a little forward movement. Good job I was going to the chiropractor Friday  AM, 'cos my back told  me I shouldn't have. Yanking the nails was what tugged on my lower back, mostly.

Anyway, cut out the sheathing, added insulation & fitted the uppermost shelf. I'll finish the shelf brackets after I do the pegboard.

 

Yesterday  I removed the lower sheathing. Sill plate is in really bad shape at this end

excavated more of the soil outside, made a more complete trench to keep water off the sill/wall until I get to finish the drainage and sill/wall, it's supposed to rain all day today

Added some wood to the outside, to keep the elements out. it was in the low 30's, so very cold

Have to figure out how to jack up the wall so I can get the bad sill out.

added some small shelves

Also added wheels to one of my benches

Edited March 23 by HusseinHolland

[Patcon]

A bad back is no fun!

If the rafters and celing joist are tied to the wall plate well enough, you can setup a temporary wall inside the existing wall about 12-16". Use bottle jacks and temp posts to jack up the ceiling structure.  It should take the wall with it. Be sure you have all the studs free from the plate. You dont need a lot of movement to have enough gap. You may have to replace the sill on shorter sections to get it in there.