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"A man's got to know his limitations" - Clint Eastwood in "..." "Strange things are afoot at the circle K" - Bill S. Preston in "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" "Nobody likes to be gets blowed out" - Magic Johnson after bad Laker play-off loss

Got the springs changed out. Removed the Tokico 5020's and replaced with Suspension Tecniques Springs. The front end looks good, but the back end sags. Will have to do something about that. May just look for a set of stock rear springs. For a daily driver, I want something a bit softer. Still have the Illumina adjustable gas shocks and 1 inch sway bars front and rear, so it handles OK. The front springs were loose when installed (car on jacks) so I added some ty-wraps so they would seat correctly when I lowered the jack. Was able to replace springs front and back without disconnecting the brake lines which was nice. The rears were a bit more snug, but no need for a spring compressor. I figure it takes about 45 minutes per wheel to do the change out.

Thank you...that is perfect. Will need to improve my search capabilities. Rich

I obviously used the search function as a dug up a 2002 thread. Still no response

I am installing some 'sport' Suspension Techniques springs on my 71Z and I am running into this same issue, the front springs have about 1 inch of free play when the car is raised and wheels are dangling. Is this right? I am replacing the original racing (stiff as a steel bar) Tokico springs which had a snug fit in the strut. The rear springs are longer and fit snug in the strut. Any thoughts on this?

Is the annual ZCON the only event where the rules are used??

Congrats on getting the car going! Just keep an eye on the temp guage going over the mountains. I love the west coast...been living here for a long time. Best Regards, Rich

Love the Pics!...Keep posting them. Nice to see the progress. Rich

Yes, they bolt into the head. If you use some steel bolts that you have in your shop/garage for lifting, make sure you have good thread engagement; at minimum 8 threads. Also, keep lifting hooks as close to the head as possible to minimize torque on the bolt.

Wow, that looks awesome! I will try and post some pics of my 920 undercarriage and wheel wells this Friday. It is all original and the build is 3/70. All still in very good condition. It is as Carl described in the earlier post.

It seems to be doing well, but I haven't really taken it on a long drive. I have only driven a couple times around the neighborhood. There seems to be a small bit of discolor near the manifold fittings, but just barely. I will take it for a couple longer drives (two shows coming up) in the next few weeks and will have a better idea. I will have a full report after the JCCS show

Wow, that is very eye-opening...disappointing actually. So the sticker I put on my re-cored radiator, 3/70 build, should read '0 C' not '0 L'.:disappoin . Will have to see what I can do to fix that. Thanks for the insight

This is what the 2 decals on the radiator should look like. Ignore the radiator cap.

The first picture is correct. If you look at my 'refresh' thread, one of the early pictures shows that decal. It is original on my 3/70 build. I think I have some better pics at home. Had to make sure I mounted the new one from Banzai correctly.

I think it's about 80 hours of labor total: 56 hours of my time and 24 from my son.

Well, got her all back together and it looks good; much better than the before pics. I have a small problem though, there is an exhaust manifold leak on the the number 5 cylinder. I will need to pull the carbs/ intake and exhuast manifold and re-do the gasket. I ran out of copper gasket and didn't put much on. That is part of the problem. The other is that the headers did not seem so align well on the head during installation. They are the MSA 6 into 1 headers and they seem to sit a bit low on the head. Will re-check the fit when I pull everything off and see if I need to grind the attach tabs a bit so it rides higher. Total cost for the refresh was just under $500. Below are some before and after pics.

The BRG looks great. Maybe I will get one that color some day. Make sure you clean up the overspray there before you put too much in the engine bay. It's easiest to clean when it's empty. Lookin' good, keep it up!

Love the 510! When I met my wife, she was driving a tan 510 and I had a 1600 roadster. Was surprised to see that we had the same engine in the cars. So obviously, it was love at first site....my wife I mean, not the car

I have finally come to resolution on the Air Galley. I ordered a new one from MSA and replaced the discolored one (which also had a small dent/fold in it because I tried to remove the smog checkvalve(?) without putting a wrench on the air galley flats. This was a tough decision as it is the only non-original part on the car that has been replaced that is not rubber). I also decided to run my smog pump in order to keep the tubes cooler. I know it is a sacrifice to the perfomance, but I have a suped up '71Z to fill that void. I ran the motor for 5 minutes with no noticeable discoloration. This was a really good sign. So, the plan is to keep it this way as I like the results. So, the engine refresh is now complete. Next Item on the agenda is to restore the steering wheel.

$135 plus $10 shipping; $145 total.

Took the day off and had an enjoyable time putting parts on the motor. I should be able to drop it in tomorrow, maybe have it running by the end of the day if there are not too many interruptions. Here is a picture of the Bolt Kit from Eiji at Datsun Spirit. This made putting things together pretty easy. Also got my zinc parts back from Les at Classic Datsun Motorsports. They look great. It was actually cheaper to zinc all of the parts than order the bolt set. If the bolts weren't in such bad shape, that is all I would have done. Got the valve cover bead blasted. That is also worth it for the looks. The black was horrid. This looks pretty clean. Not bad for $40. Not sure if I like the oil cap, but my son likes it so I will leave it for now. Still have the original. Here's some pics of the motor. Hopefully will have this baby installed and running tomorrow...Monday at the latest.

Looks like a good start! I went through a whole role of tape and it probably took me 4 hours of taping for my bay. Seemed like forever. I love Lacquer Thinner and Steel wool for cleaning things, it works great. It tore through the old paint pretty fast. Just make sure to vacuum and clean well before painting or you will get the steel wool hairs in there. Looking forward to seeing the finished product. The BRG color is very nice. My son wanted me to paint the silver car Yellow. I love the color but figured that silver would be a little more stealth and result in fewer speeding tickets. Now he's trying to talk me into black racing stripes for the silver car. We'll see.....that's too far in the future to think about now

Yes, hopefully it's just a gasket. I like using plenty of the spray copper coat on the head gasket. Worked well on my 70; no problems.

Congrats! I knew you were close since you had a couple pops. Have fun driving it. Rich