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Awesome, congratulations.

I hate you all with your beautiful engine bays.

Do I see a 5 lug wheel in some photos?

I wonder what happens to these clay models.

Carl, I agree. There were many popular styling features used by various car makers during the 1960's. Yes, the Jaguar E-Type had a long nose, very characteristic of sports car with inline-six engines. It also served to balance weight front and rear. A hatchback design gave cars an aerodynamic look, as well as provided utility space. If sugar scoop headlight pods weren't used, then either popup lights or having a look like the Datsun 240Z Rally car is what we would be stuck with. So to those that say Matsuo, et al stole styling features from other companies is to say that these features could not have been arrived at by common engineering practices in order to achieve the styling and performance goals set by Nissan. Were they competing with other car makers, of course! Extend the nose of a 2000 Roadster and tell me you wouldn't have sugar scoops. The car is a two-seater that would naturally have a long engine bay for the given engine available. The Z was unique for sure.

So there's the guy that didn't spot weld my door right. :laugh: Wouldn't you just love to just pull one of those bodies right out of the photo? Where did you get the assembly line photos?

It was an awesome convention, and an awesome first convention for me. I enjoyed meeting some of the folks I've known here for years. I probably passed some of you not knowing who you were, sorry. I think I accomplished everything I had hoped to this past week. It was great finally meeting you guys, Ron and Carl. We should have had out handles on our badges. Maybe next time.

I'll be staying at the overflow hotel, if anyone wants to look me up. I'm arriving tomorrow evening.

I'll be there. If you see me, say hi. No guarantee I'll know you, but I want to meet you all anyway.

Super job, looks great.

Looks like the back windows doesn't have the defogger wires either.

I heard they don't do anymore for performance then a larger exhaust.

Haggerty is cheap cause they'll bearly let you back your car out of the driveway. It's for shows only, preferably trailered. At least that's the way they sounded to me. I use Nationwide.

How about the rubber bumpers for the hood? Are they still availabe from Nissan?

I think it's a product of poor quality rubber used by the Japanese in the days of yore. Their probably made from the same drawing. I recommend using synthetic grease, which will likely be less harsh on the rubber boot. The ES boot is probably a good idea. Original look or not, it's a safety part.

Those don't look like stock wheels to me.

Who else replaced that nylon coupling that goes into the side of the filler neck? It seems to break in tension due to the spiral nature of the failure. I just use a piece of copper pipe, never had a problem since.

Expect to spend a lot on the body and paint work. If the floor is rusted out, then other areas are likely rusted out as well (some you may not see). Spending $10,000 on body and paint is not uncommon. Then there are the seats, carpet, weatherstripping, engine, suspension..... It's worth it, but just be prepared.

I believe the 432 rear spoiler sold by Les Cannaday has the flat spot on the drivers side where the emblems belong.

I didn't realize they had any blue on blue in '71. I would have guessed a white interior.