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I have lots of pics of the car. Just let me know what you would like to see, and I can post them. Here are a few body shots.

Wow, amazing work on everything. 26-th is correct on color and an amazing source of info. Great to see all of the pics. Attached is the motor from my 4/70 Z for reference.

I am surprised that a 1/70 would have an evap tank. I am pretty sure that my 3/70 240Z does not have an evap tank. I will double check when I get home tonight, but I do not think the panel in my 70 even has a 'bump' for the evap tank.

The degreaser is for greasy or oily bolts. I usually clean the oily bolts in thinner, let them dry, then do the wire wheel. You don't want to get your wire wheel oily or dirty. After the wire wheel and orange wheel finish, I acid bath for 15 mins, then plate for 10-15 mins. I spray rinse with RO water after the zinc plating then blue dip for 30 sec, yellow dip for ~2mins or so. After the yellow dip, I rinse in bucket of warm water for 15 secs then usually blow dry with high heat (yes, my wife's old hair dryer) till dry. This process works very well for me.

Blue did a nice write up once on the entire process. I am having some dificulty finding that thread. Also, I never use the SP degreaser...I have a couple bags you can have. I live by the wire wheel and the orange fiber wheel that Caswell provides in the kit. Also, after the zince plate operation, don't forget to rinse clean and do a quick (30 sec) 'blue' zinc dip before the yellow zinc. The blue zinc helps the yellow to stick and gives the rainbow effect.

The 'Triplettes': My garage needed a major clean, plus I got a free HazMat cabinet, so I spent the morning cleaning the garage and organizing. I parked the Datsuns in the driveway just for fun. The next door neighbor came out and said,"oh, you have the Triplettes out". I thought it was funny so I think it will stick, now referring to them as the triplettes (although the yellow one is a '71, so not really triplettes. Of course the '70s are fraternal). If you look closely you can see the fourth one. Not sure what I will call them when that one is finished. Rich

Wow, VIN is close to mine....I'm 02614

I think in the past I would have made the same statement. I do think a bit differently now. Imagine my surprise when I heard that one of the Datsun Roadsters that sold for over $50K has a dash cap. That in my opinion would be a much greater 'sin' than the items noted above. So, I am much more careful to pass judgement on price now a days. In my opinion, the more this sells for the better. I did want to respond to the sellers statement that I would be hard pressed to find a better example, but I will keep quiet.

My bad, Sorry. It's this starvation diet that is making me irritable. I really need a carne asada burrito.

Much more is ‘incorrect’ beyond just the luggage straps. Wrong fan, no radio, wrong choke knob, screws missing from door panels, Air cleaner should probably not have decals, seats are aftermarket material, hose clamps should be round head-not hex and yellow plate (as mentioned). Anyway, I hate to pick at such a beautiful car, and silver has to be my favorite early color. I’d take the car in a minute if I had the room and the cash. I hope it goes for a nice price. Boy, I love that silver paint.

I'll be there.....bringing the roadster this time.

Hi Kats, It was great meeting you also (It is very cool when you finally get to meet some of the people on the thread here). And, your car is beautiful....I love that motor. I also love the lockwire on the bolts. Haven't seen that since my Aerospace days. Thanks for coming out and bringing your car. It was a great addition to the show. Best regards, Rich

Here is the youtube video of the Racelegal Nite for the convention...very cool. 27th Annual Z car Convention AT Racelegal.com 8-8-2014 - YouTube Also, after seeing Kats motor, I am not sure if I would want to fly on his 777. I get the impression he might try and take-off with the thrust reversers on. You may want to ask him why

Here are a couple. Will try and post more when I get some time. Been crazy busy. I did get to meet Mike B though. That was great.

Track Day/Autocross is on Saturday along with the People's Choice Car Show at Qualcomm stadium. That will be a great event; Check out the racers and the cool cars all on the same day. It's tailgate time! Also, Race Legal will be hosting the Z's Friday night at Qualcomm if Saturday is not enough for you. You can still sign up for all of these events at the website. ZCON 2014

Yes, I was a bit annoyed at the exhaust fume comments as well. To this day, my 1970 240Z still has NO exhaust fumes in the cabin, and I still have ALL of the original 44 year old weather stripping in place and the original exhaust system. Brakes also work great. Yes, he probably could have driven a much better vehicle. Also, I was surprised by the poor door alignment on the drivers’ side. That’s a pretty easy fix and may help solve his exhaust issue.

Thanks everyone for the feedback. I really am happy with how the car turned out. I am really looking forward to driving it and taking it to shows. Should be lots of fun. After this, I am sticking to Z's....I think Rich

Wow, I have been working on this for almost 3 years. I will never do another roadster restoration. I think I spent one year alone just getting the body prepped. Anyway, here are some preliminary pics of the car. I got the motor running and adjusted the carbs last weekend. Still need to bleed the clutch and brake lines. Once I do that, it will be drivable. Oh yes, and it needs an exhaust system. It is very loud right now. Can’t wait to drive it. The full resto blog is at: 1970Roadster Will try and post better pics next week with the car out in the sun. Rich

Cool, only 13 units from mine. Mine is HLS30-02614

Saw the topic and thought this car was perhaps the subject....a real steam powered 260Z

$12K may be a fair price dependent on the amount body rust. Interior looks very nice and motor is very original as are most of the parts. Dash shows no cracks. Luggage straps may be under the new rear carpet, that piece is not original. Would be interesting to check out. I hate that black side molding, but otherwise may not be too bad.

Congrats on a beautiful car and a great award! Sounds like it was a great show. Rich

Congrats on the new Roadster! Got one in my garage as well, though mine is still about 4 months away from being complete. The lines on the car are just gorgeous. The hood and front end have some of the best lines. Love the color also. Best regards, Rich

So, I figured I could do this on my roadster same as everyone else has done for their Z dashes. Sure enough, the final product came out looking pretty nice. I am very happy with the results. I must say, however, this was really a lot of work only because the dash seemed to be pretty warped. It wasn’t just a matter of cutting and filling the cracks, that part was pretty easy and took me about 3 Bumper bite applications to finish. The warped dash however was very obvious and took about 6 more iterations of Bumper Bite to get resolved, meaning it was a lot of work. Then, after putting on the second coat of texture paint and hanging to dry, the dash came un-hooked and dropped two feet to the concrete, resulting in two more applications of Bumper Bite on the end and repaint. Anyway, once the paint was on everything was looking pretty good. The texture finish is matte and picks up all finger prints that touch it so I put a couple coats of clear over the texture spray. That works out pretty well and gives the final finish which is a bit glossy, but very nice. I also go the original 44 year old clock working. I took the little motor apart and notice the gunk on the armature where the two brushes contact. I cleaned the gunk off with carb cleaner and used electronics cleaner spray on the mechanism and the clock started right up when I applied 12 volts. Pretty cool. After 24 hours it seems to run a couple minutes fast, but it is still running. Anyway, here are the pics. Hope to have the dash with gauges and glove box assembled and on car in the next week here or so. Making some pretty good progress. Rich