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Holy crap! Look what my son (Five and Dime) had painted for me for my birthday!!! Awesome painting of my green 72. Thanks Brandon....you’re the best.

I believe this is probably related to rear-end collision protection (and maybe also protection from electrical sparks). It might also have to do with protection from shifting cargo in the hatch area. Or all of the above. Safety considerations were pretty thin when the original S30 design was laid down in the mid/late 60's. They ratcheted up significantly throughout the 70's. Consider: A tank sitting behind the rear wheels that's filled with fuel vapors, connected to the fuel tank by cloth-covered rubber hoses. Did any other cars of the era use this particular placement for the vapor recovery tank? For possible clues re manufacturer's motivation, see: Ford Pinto.

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I would highly encourage @motorman7 to not reuse it. I am using Thermo -Tec express sleeves---it looks very nearly the same, performs the same and is non-toxic. It can be had in various diameters and lengths, suitable for the fuel rail and fuel line hoses. https://www.amazon.com/Thermo-Tec-14035-I-D-Express-Sleeve/dp/B003HIPBJM/ref=pd_sim_263_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B003HIPBJM&pd_rd_r=c017de25-8c72-11e8-9961-e7c4ac9dd126&pd_rd_w=Zb0e8&pd_rd_wg=G67Pc&pf_rd_i=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_p=2610440344683357453&pf_rd_r=B9FTZ64ZPGDMXF4Y3FMK&pf_rd_s=desktop-dp-sims&pf_rd_t=40701&psc=1&refRID=B9FTZ64ZPGDMXF4Y3FMK

Yep, mine had one. But once it was off it never went back on and since I don't track my car, I haven't noticed any difference in noise or performance. Maybe my hearing or expanded waistline has something to do with it??

Head is repaired. This time with some "staking" to hold the valve seat in place. So pretty much impossible for the seat to come out again. A new head would be really tough as this is a rare E31 that has also been ported/shaved/etc.... Hoping to have the car back up and running by this weekend.

Those are just 2.5" springs with universal 2" collars and DP Racing camber plates. You can save a few bucks sourcing the parts separately. You will have to modify your strut housings, there are lots of threads on HybridZ about strut sectioning and building your own coilovers. I have the same camber plates. They're great if you don't want to cut up your strut towers but they limit adjustability to just the 4 settings (plus a few more if you get creative).

I haven't checked my car, but my assumption is that it's not a Canadian thing and my car has one as well. Smells like maple syrup maybe?

Yup, welded the seams. Hoping it will look as nice in real life as it does in my head. Sent from my SM-G950U1 using Tapatalk

Received drawing of my 280

You guys are right, I went back to have a look and the bottom of the plunger will fit through but my 40 year old seal is so hard that it stops dead. A new seal with some lube is probably how they got it up there.

Getting the 72 ready for motor extraction this weekend. I don’t have plans to paint the car anytime soon but will go ahead and detail and respray under the hood, no better time than the present.

350km total drive to and home from a car meet today. Over 30 degrees celsius. Car didn’t hesitate even once. The heat shield i built for the carbs workes i guess. I on the other hand was sweating like a ——————

Like some others, I'm also running the 16X7 Konigs. I have 205/55 tires mounted and lowered springs but get no rubbing on any of the fenders. I got the wheels and tires from Discount and was able to negotiate some $ savings with a package deal. This size tire retains the OE 25" diameter to avoid speedo errors. To get the center caps on did require a small bit of relief on the dust covers.