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The "grocery getter today": Walking towards the car with my grocery haul, I laughed out loud as I gazed at the car. Though not quite as small as a Miata, the size of these things is quite laughable. Pictures of it by itself (purposely parked far away from others) don't reveal its compact size. But, put it next to nearly any modern vehicle and the small size becomes very apparent. My tire diameter is a little smaller than stock. So, even though I have a "red gear" speedometer drive to match the 4.11 rear end ratio, the speedometer appears to be off on the high side. I will check it vs. actual speed with my phone/GPS soon. For now, I am just trying to keep from being freaked out while I drive it around. For the first 15 or so miles, I have been pretty anxious, thinking of all the things that could go wrong. On the way back from the grocery store, I started to feel "at home again". The exhaust note is quite aggressive, and loud... and that is a good thing. 🙂 It has been 9 years since I have driven a 240Z, albeit the last one was my more "track focused" 240Z, which is an entirely different beast. I still have many things to finish up, some of which include: figuring out what to do about putting a speaker in the stock (rear, left) location. This is holding up putting the left side interior trim panels in place. decide whether to put the factory radio in the dash, or install a blue tooth compatible "Retrosound" unit. troubleshoot why interior fan is not functional install glove box door spray paint and install tail light finisher panels and rear license plate light spray paint and install front grill install steering wheel horn hub/garnish install luggage straps cut jute for the front floors install front right kick panel (I am still evaluating right door fit/alignment) Install storage compartment liners - glue to body Place jack and tire stops in storage compartment

"Luggage Belts". You'll have a matching set of threaded holes on the floor just below the rear interior cover trim.

I have installed the windshield - this time with the stainless trim! It's not fully in place as it should be - it sits about an 1/8 of an inch more toward the passenger side. However, that will auto correct when it sits in the hot sun for a bit. This third windshield seal was very flexible which made a big difference when installing the stainless trim pieces. And so far, this second windshield has not delaminated in the corners like the first one did. The other part I was waiting for was a replacement brake booster push rod. With its arrival last week, I was able to complete the rebuild of the brake booster and to get that installed in the car. Using a vacuum tool like this one - I was able to build vacuum to 500 mm Hg by connecting it to the hose from the booster and waiting the 15 seconds specified in the factory workshop manual to confirm it was within specification (did not lose 25 mm Hg or more in 15 seconds). With these two things completed (brake booster installed and windshield installed), I was ready to take the car for a brief test drive. The car now has 15 miles on it 😉 During that brief drive, I noted that the brakes are not 100% yet, and the exhaust was vibrating against the rear apron at idle. When I got back, I put the car back on the lift. I found a bit of brake fluid on the front right caliper, so I quickly cleaned that off and went around to all of the brake line fittings and ensured they were all tight. I will need to bleed the brakes again to ensure all air is out of the system. For the exhaust, I simply loosened the band clamp that holds the muffler to the tail pipe and moved the muffler forward 3/4". One of the things I was worried about was the differential. After all the trial and error with shimming and the custom work to rebuild it, I was worried I still didn't have the gears meshed properly and it would make a lot of noise. I am happy to report that I don't hear any noise coming from it. It is super quiet even. I am glad to have these two things that were holding me up out of the way!

So, Over the last few days i got a few nice parts again. First a set of Nissan 50th anniversary badges in black: I always had a red and blue one but the black one was missing. now my set is complete and i got a few black ones for spare too 🙂 Then i got some Parts from S30.world. The first item is the Handbrake cable including all installation hadware. Just look at all the details. it's as close as it can get to the OEM part. including all the little hardware details! The Second set was the fuel tank installation hardware straps including the rubber insulation pieces. the rubber blocks for the fuel tank and the installation hardware. Again excellent quality parts down to the smallest detail. This should allow me to install the S30.world reproduction fuel tank on my test-assembly soon. Thanks again Chris for those awesome parts. Make sure to check out their ever-growing lineup of parts on the S30.world shop:

First drive of '25. Happy New Year, all.

It can take a good bit of heat. Your hood up to about 1000d F after about 1200 you get aluminum puddles A good electric heat gun. Chuck it up in a vise pointing upward. Add some wd40 and heat it up. I use an IR gun to monitor heat

I believe I have a couple of early master cylinders in working order. Definitely used, but should be rebuildable. Message me after the new year and I can something on the way to you if you like.

This is great!

Thanks for the measurements. The boots I have a bit small. They are not as wide at the fat part of the bellows and they are only 1.6 inches long from end to end. I put one on the cable and the id on each end is a good fit. I think it is 1 mm id on one end and it is 6 mm id on the other. Maybe the info here will help someone else, as my carbs don't utilize the later style cables with boots.