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I think I would richen that mildly with the mixture nuts. I wouldn't really want to be on the lean side of 14.7 except on deceleration

Can you elaborate on this process you did? Maybe a few more pictures?

I asked if he would sell some parts off the car, what do you need? I said, "the choke cables and levers" okay. I want that alternator too and ash tray, hehe. I paid him and held my breath. Now there's 3 different gas pedals that I know of, there's at least 2 types of throttle control cable brackets. I think the earliest type of bracket and pedal are what I found on car #1042, the wrecked green, red and white car. The bead blasted (top) one, came from 1/70 car. The bottom one came from 6/71 (my car) The middle one came from in between. It goes with this bracket that Jenny removed from one of her cars. This bracket is a beefed up version of the first version which clearly failed. What I learned was the original alignment of the cable bracket welded on the bulkhead to the pedal tab (the cable hooks to) is offset. I installed the pedal on 1042 and noticed this. I measured her measurements and mocked up her bracket on my car. I get the same offset. I consulted with Patcon ... again, he's been such a big help. We agreed that I should line it up! Now I was adamant about restoring this car to exactly original state, but......this is one thing I'm going to add. Because of cooler temperatures here in Montana, I thought it would be nice for warming up the car. Plus, it's cool.

Here is the basic answer to Mike's comment "Or just log in...". On top of the above is the effort expended to peck in the email address and password. If you use your computer for other things like banking the constant username and password inputs gets tiresome. And, a new change - not really sure why, but the "Topics Last 30 Days" option is gone now. I suggested that way back when so that people who had not been on the site for over a day could look back over the previous few weeks. At the time the "Load More Activity" thing didn't go back very far. So if you missed a few days and nobody posted, the thread was lost in the Forum sub-titles. It's been very handy, especially when the posts were categorized by Topic. If you remembered a thread about somebody's clutch replacement and wanted to see how it had come out you could go back and find it. Can't do that easily anymore. The new post by post list doesn't work well. parman's thread is entertaining but when the whole page is parman...? I also notice that the old problem is back on the "Topics Last 24 Hours" page. Each click takes you to the first post if you're not logged in. More clicking and scrolling required. That's probably the key message here - reduce the number of clicks and scrolls required to get to the new stuff. Just trying to offer some constructive feedback. I hate to be critical but the site was working really well before, like a well-tuned Z. It has a few misfires happening now.

I got a second batch ready to get plated. For a car that had no rust at first glance, I kept finding it. I also learned from a very knowledgeable gentleman at Banzai Motorworks while ordering floor plugs, decals, etc. that my brake line clamp bolts were the wrong color! Ahhh, they're supposed to be clear zinc he informed me from a picture I sent him. I never knew. I was getting a batch ready anyway...... Unfortunately, my batch that was 1/2 clear and 1/2 yellow, clearly separated and marked, all came back yellow. Crap! Eventually, I got a 3rd batch ready. I got everything off my Green wrecked car I could and threw that in. I bought some fasteners from Jenny, particularly the fender and valance areas, many of mine broke. I also learned I got the hatch hinge bolts wrong. The beveled screws are clear and the other 8mm bolts are painted. I'm getting it sorted out. But at this point, the hatch closes nicely. 🙂

About this time, I noticed I had trouble fitting the front valance and right headlight bucket. Also, I noticed the engine bay was dull, like it had overspray all over it. I noticed that earlier, but now it stood out even more. I wasn't happy with it, there were runs, and the horizontal surfaces were not shiney like they used to be. I found the problem with the valance repair job. It's supposed to be straight and it wasn't anymore. I ordered a replacement from ressurected classics. I had to modify the holes and do some welding on it, but hey, I got practice on thin metal welding. SO, back to the paint shop for a few things. I was in and out in less than a day. I really like this guy. See how dull that crossmember is? It was all over the plated lines, which I cleaned. Runs Back in the booth. uh, next time fit everything together before you paint it! oh. He's young. I like it a lot better after the engine bay respray. I can put decals on that! Time to get out the black paint again. 😀

I don't know why, but I really liked this part. Going over a freshly painted car with a cup of black paint and a brush Part of my original jute was toast. I wanted to use the original because it's the correct thickness and would make everything fit better. While looking for something, Jenny from the junkyard, yup, her again, comes to my rescue. She shows me a picture and I wasn't even looking for jute, but there it was! can ya get it off in one piece? she did. Enough to do the job. I coated it with contact cement and let it dry overnight, to keep it from being loose. the next day I glued the vinyl to it.

By Springtime of 2024, a local bodyshop had changed hands. I knew the guy. I asked if he could get me in! I was the first one in the new clean paint booth. He said, I'm gonna do it my way! Okay, do it! Another 6 grand later......oh well, I past the point of no return awhile ago. Looks red from the lighting, but it's really 918 orange Damn!

That's correct, I started working on the car when I first got it, January of 2021. I took photos along the way, but never planned on doing what I did. I've restored a few gas pumps, but never anything like this. One thing led to another, then Covid hit. I had it in a body shop which took my money, but never finished the paint. It languished there for almost 18 months, and the car was held ransom for bogus "Storage Fees". It's called "body shop prison". I hope none of you ever go through it. Made me sick. Got the car back home fall of 2023. Time flies. Found another shop to finish it, and the restoration continued. I'll continue the progression with photos, but yes, the car is done. Here's a sneak peek.

I apologize for not seeing this earlier. I would like to see pics and really appreciate you responding. Thanks friend…John

This car had some moisture, condensation from sitting in the weather all these years. Hot summers, cold winters, all kinds of weather. It was at this time I got one of my favorite tools, a harbor freight blast cabinet which I upgraded to a foot pedal etc. More tools included a spot weld cutter bit, a welded for welding thin metal. I have welders, but they're for heavy logging equipment, not this. As I took the car apart, I carefully bagged up the parts in separate labeled bags. About this time, I started reading Motorman's "the Orange" and "Deja vu" threads. It really inspired me to think "hey, I can do that!" But then realized to get parts plated, I needed to throw everything into a box together. Now my memory isn't that good, and getting worse every year, so, I decided to measure and record everything. It took days. The thickness and diameters I measured with a micrometer, lengths in millimeters. I wasn't to familiar with metric....so if these can help anyone, here they are. I had a couple shipments to Sav-On plating and parts of another car in these. As far as clear zinc or yellow, in some cases I may have gotten it wrong as these things were powdery/rusty color. I think this car was pretty much unmolested. datsun invent 6 001.bmp