grannyknot

The pliers are very cool. Could you post a pic of all the tools once you get them all together? I've never seen a whole tool kit assembled before and it would be a good reference.

It looks alive and well, gorgeous in fact. Welcome to the forum, the paint looks amazing for 25 yrs old. Oh yes, mandatory pics are mandatory😀

I didn't say silicone 😉 I can't stand the stuff, it's good enough for bathtub caulking but I don't use the stuff on cars.

You can put a smoog of sealant on both sides of the sheet metal before inserting the the rivnut, then crimp it down.

You get what you pay for, the KFV pans offer a much more correct looking pan if originality is important to you, and a somewhat easier install.

Not all aftermarket headers fit perfectly, you might have to remove the header and make some clearance with a ball peen hammer otherwise the heat could travel up the steering shaft and might cause degradation of the the rubber rag joint.

There's also these guys, https://kfvintagejdm.com/shop/datsun-280z/complete-floor-pans-datsun-280z/ I bought some panels off them last winter for a 510 I was working and they were really nicely made, but like any aftermarket panels they have to be worked and fitted.

Understandable, it's an east coast thing, an amazingly huge spectacle. It would take 2-3 days just to give everything a quick glance, kind of a pilgrimage.

Charlie Osborne makes that entire rail and you could just cut out the section you need. https://www.datsunzparts.com/services/frame-rails/

Sure, a couple of millimeters won't hurt anything.

Yup, just grind off what you need to, it won't hurt the caliper any.

Here's a tool I hope I won't need for a long time but when I do no one's going to f__k with this old man. The handle is 1/8th in. steel plate welded at the edges so it's not as heavy as it looks, the ferrule at the bottom is a spare 9/16" socket.

Good for you Cliff, a week is a long time if it's your daily routine. I did the numbers, I was spending $6,500.00 per year to support my liquid recreation, now I just buy more car parts.

A "Datsun" 8 Track player, that is a rare item. Is that a cruise control unit I spot in the engine bay?

Welcome aboard, yes more pics please, underneath if you can. Well if you're coming from mopar to a 240z you are in for a treat, these cars handle in a very different way to the muscle cars of the same era. So who's car is it? Yours or your wife's?

I have those on the 510 atm, very happy with them.

That head is a work of art.

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Lift the car at the center of the front cross member, the one the engine sits on then put a stand on either side of the jack, that will give you lots of room to get in from the sides.

HA, It's been 7 yrs for me and Wild Turkey was also my poison of choice too.

Do you have a neighbour or a friend you could borough a hydraulic jack and some stands from?

Nothing wrong with YoKohama Avid, that's a great highway tire. If you are going to experiment with cutting coils start with soft end where the coils are touching each other, at least that way you're only making the car lower without changing the spring rate much if at all.

I used something like the spacers offered here, https://www.suspension.com/universal-coil-spring-isolators.asp#poly

Looks like you have the Eibach rear end squat too, it seems to happen a lot with the Eibachs but not with everyone. I inserted a 1/2" urethane spacer between the the top of the spring and the spring perch on the car, that evened the car out so it was level.

Keep your exhaust pipe the same dia. as the collector.