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Hazards fixed. I pulled all the connectors C8 and C7 and cleaned all the terminals with Deoxit D5, there was some green residue in some of those terminals. I put the harness back in and now the Hazards are working.

@SpeedRoopreviously asked about the Kanri number on the dashboard at the spot where there would normally be a pen holder. It's surmised that this was most likely placed there by a previous owner, as it is not a factory inclusion that appears in any period photos. @HS30-H had clued me into the fact that these rally pen holders were actually still readily available, so I bought several of them with the thought that I'd have to retrofit one with some sort of mount, in order to properly affix it to the dashboard. In stock form, they appear to be designed as clip-ons for a clipboard, or other hard, thin surface. With some samples of the pen holder in-hand, I elected to take a chance and finally remove the Kanri badge, and hopefully re-fashion a new pen holder and custom mount to be placed in the same location. I had always suspected that the Kanri badge was simply a decoration that covered up some form of glue blemish or tear left by the original holder when the car was converted to street use. However, I was happy to be mistaken - after a little careful prying, the badge came off, revealing a precise 1/2" slit and groove that had been cut into the dashboard. The groove fit the new pen holder snugly, so after a little massaging, I managed to situate the new pen holder pretty much as it appeared in period photos. Job done!

The 76 wiring diagram shows the ground through the combination switch.

Yeah I think he and the beers were the ones doing the t-boning.

Prior to a teardown and proper restoration, I thought it would be worthwhile to put one more event on my calendar - but this time, instead of showing up unannounced, we've scheduled a (very rudimentary, but hopefully informative!) Nissan Works mini-exhibit featuring the car at this year's JCCS at Long Beach in September. I hope to have the opportunity to meet other enthusiasts and rally fans there, and have a chance to share with attendees some of the features that I feel help make the Works cars special to me. JCCS is a great show - probably the best all-Japanese show outside of Japan that I know of, and thankfully it's close enough that we can get there in a day. The pressure is on now to get a exhibit ready, and configure a few remaining details to the car that I've yet to make right. More on that in a bit! https://japaneseclassiccarshow.com/1970-datsun-240-z-works-rally-lightweight-monte-carlo-spec-at-jccs/

But he only wants half a case of beer for it! My kind of dude. If I was closer...

Wrecked '78. Looks like it just costs a few beers. https://skagit.craigslist.org/cto/d/north-lakewood/7513458044.html

With the value of 2+2s being relatively low, and the cost and effort of welding in a new floor plan and frame rail (if it does in fact need the whole floor vs just a patch), I think I would probably sell it as is and let the new owner do the repairs. I also suspect the car has more rust than just this area pictured, that rust hole has been brewing for a while.

Slow progress. Waiting on the body shop to get room to take in my car. I sent off a bunch of stuff to get plated and just got the stuff back. I thought they did a very nice job considering how rough the stuff was. I wet blasted and wire wheeled every nut bolt and washer. I think it was 43 lbs shipping! Engine rebuild should be able to get finished now that I have all the bolts and suspension should be back from powder coating any day. Marquis Zinc Plus in Dundalk MD. Talk to Tabitha, she kept everything sorted for me!

The 240Z wiring harness passes thru the firewall just below the battery tray.