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

[Yarb]

I chose the Trophy because that’s what you deserve for being an educator friend. Congratulations Sir!

[Namerow]

13 hours ago, Yarb said:

I chose the Trophy because that’s what you deserve for being an educator friend. Congratulations Sir!

Second that.  Not an easy job:  1/3 educator, 1/3 keeper-of-order, 1/3 entertainer.  Made all the more challenging in this modern era of cell phone and texting distractions.

[psdenno]

Congratulations on finishing your teaching career.  I retired from teaching 14 years ago and every June I like to watch this video.  

 

 

[HusseinHolland]

16 hours ago, psdenno said:

Congratulations on finishing your teaching career.  I retired from teaching 14 years ago and every June I like to watch this video.  

 

 

Lol - my co-workers were singing that to me - emphasis on "Schools Out Forever" 😁

[HusseinHolland]

Getting the truck ready for another Ithaca trip, and a short one to Kingston, NY tomorrow  - I got a new windshield installed today - the old original one was so pitted driving at night was a nightnmare

New wheels & 2 new Bridgestone Potenza T005's for the C30 came - so I got those mounted. Need to check the toe

old one

new

 

This is what I drove home on last Sunday

 

[siteunseen]

On 6/26/2024 at 8:16 PM, HusseinHolland said:

Today was the last day of my teaching career. I'm officially retired 🤪

Got a little wiring on the south wall - finished up the wiring of the 240 & 120 receptacles

Used crimp eyelets for the grounds

wired each receptacle separately rather than bridging them

12AWG for the 20A receptacles

Made sure they were the right version 240V outlet this time

10AWG for the 240V 

10WGA Junction that feeds the East center post receptacle

 

[HusseinHolland]

Broke down & bought an OEM fuel sender from ZcarDepot - I've gone through two different aftermarket senders, and both leaked around the sender pins. Installed it today

Hopefully the end of my gas smells

 

Edited July 10 by HusseinHolland
typo

[HusseinHolland]

While I'm in wait mode for the TUS-11a Ujoint, I cleaned up the floors & undersills where the undercoat was either non existent or damaged, and primed exposed areas, then stone chip protection then undercoat. Have to wear a coat & respirator  - this stuff is nasty. The ambient temps are in the 90's, so I think I lost about 5lbs in water weight by the time I was done.

Area that was beaten to fit the 350Z seat

wire-brushed the original undercoat & soaked with some turps to soften up the old stuff. Chipped off the loose bits.

Replacement (warranty) tension rod bushings came, so I pout those in also

Edited July 10 by HusseinHolland

[HusseinHolland]

Still waiting for Datsun parts. So, I started fixing the rust on the Volvo pickup right rocker panel. Driver's side has no issues.

Pretty bad. It was bad when I got the wagon 3 years ago

started poking from the inside

cut most of the outer skin off

have to fix the inner structure before I can replace the rocker skin. This mid section below the captive nut is the reinforcement for the B pillar,

all this has to be replaced

Scraped all this sealant/undercoat back from the floor to rocker lip, to make sure nothing will catch fire when I start welding in new sections

[HusseinHolland]

Scraping away at the underside where I will need to make a cut

Shoulder gets wider towards the rear. It's been very hot & humid making it difficult to work outside

Cross section of rocker/sill/B pillar reinforcement  cut from a wreck

Drilled out the sill welds on the spare section - I want to try & cut the inner repair piece from this

Cut some sheet metal in preparation for bending Have to match the rocker section, and make some inner support sections

Also put new handles on two sledge hammers I dug out of the yard many years back. Now I have 4 sizes - these two fall in the middle

 

Edited July 12 by HusseinHolland

[Captain Obvious]

2 hours ago, HusseinHolland said:

Also put new handles on two sledge hammers I dug out of the yard many years back.

Your place was a hammer farm back in the old days?

[HusseinHolland]

19 minutes ago, Captain Obvious said:

Your place was a hammer farm back in the old days?

I dunno - I also found a large amount of horseshoes, railroad tie nails and a pair of gas filing station 'guns' from the days before the vent caps were required. Not sure what all that was about.