Robert Stubbe

Datsun 240z Hood Looks to need a bit of straightening in the front, but for $60 it seems like a good deal to me.

I ordered all new clutch hydraulic parts from Rock Auto. I was impressed with the parts and prices. However, I found one slight problem. The rod on the clutch master was too short by about 1/2 inch and would not adjust to the correct length to allow the pedal to generate a full stroke, sufficient to disengage the clutch. What I ended up doing was getting an M8 coupling nut and a short M8 bolt from my local Ace Hardware. I threaded the bolt into the pedal attachment and tightened the coupling nut to it. Then I threaded the clutch master rod into the other end of the coupling nut and adjusted the total length to reach the properly adjusted clutch pedal. Clutch works beatifully now.

Rock Auto has loop carpet kits. Prices look pretty reasonable, too.

I'm new to the forum. In fact, this is my first post. My wife and I inherited her grandfather's 1974 260Z several years after he passed away. Unfortunately, in the interim it was parked behind his barn with the windows partially down and the hood up thanks to my wife's cousin. To say it's a mess would be a gross understatement. The dash, in particular, is in very sorry shape. The car had a half dash cap installed on it but the cap had a large crack in it on the driver's side. Upon removing the dash cap I found a badly cracked/worn original dash. This thread has been VERY informative in planning my dashboard's restoration, but like some I had questions as to the suitablility of the Duplicolor truck bed liner material for use in this application. The results posted so far of applying the truck bed coating to dashboards looks good. In fact, it seems to good to be true. Therefore, I have decided to do a little research on this material. I bought a can of Duplicolor truck bed coating and I have already prepared one sample of it on the surface of a cardboard folder. I plan to test the material for: flexibility/resiliency, heat resistance, UV resistance, abrasion resistance, ease of cleaning/detailing, and solvent resistance. I'm attaching pictures of my dash and of the material sample. I'll update everyone and include pictures as I test the material.<br>