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Sorry for you guys there in the US ! Seems the cold really got a grip there.. Here in the Netherlands we have had no snow so far, very mild weather average 5 to 8c.. but who knows we might still get cold and snow..

Nice work there E-tek, keep going it will be a whole car again soon

Your right didn't even read they put an L28 in there in the late 70's !

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Color looks alot like mine even the wheels.., is this a Nissan paint no ? Cool 260z ! If you like to have the vintage wiper blades look here, they can send over the pond: Contact PHC Parts ruitenwissers voor klassiekers en oldtimers

Thanks for that info Chas, if it will leak I'll order that gasket. So far I haven't seen anything leaking. Now 2 days ago I went to that wheel repair shop, and they made spacers for the front wheels, the rear wheels they couldn't do, but said they center enough on the bolts.. Okay anyhow I went back home, and the vibration issue was alot less..maybe 50% less. So again an improvement.. but now I could feel other issues. When driving 50 mph in 4th gear if I go easy on the throttle there's no vibration, but when I hit the throttle there it is.. So again I checked at home and found the rear wheel bearings to have play. So I'm going to replace these aswell then since they are old.. Also to be sure I ordered the driveshaft and the two half shafts with the u-joints rebuilded from Ebay, so I can swap them out aswell ( and rebuild the current ones later on as a spare set ), these must be tired also. If those 2 things are done, I must have changed everything on the undercarriage and driveline as far as I know. Hope it's going to help with the small vibration that's left.

Very much thanks to club members here for your support ! I noticed the differential was leaking a bit, so yesterday morning I checked the gasket from the cover, and it was almost gone ( from age ) , so I put some Winss black gasket maker ( liquid gasket ) on it, and now it's dry Don't want it to be leaking and killing this differential as well.. For other people who want to change the gasket without removing the differential: take out the 2 studs that hold the differential to the mustache bar. ( support the diff ) Release the mustache bar from the mounts and drop it a bit.. now you can take off the cover. Coming Tuesday I will be going to a wheel repair shop and have them check the vibration issue..

Before you did a rebuild on the carbs, did it drive then ?

Got late last night..but the differential from Leon is on ! I'd say the whine is gone.. there's some noise left, but I think that's because there's almost no sound insulation on the inside. But I can hear the radio again ! Also there's no more clunk when going in reverse

Got some time to install the radio.. And a small video View My Video

A small update, the differential from LeonV finally arrived. I will try to mount it this week. Also I bought a classic Datsun Clarion ( JDM ? ) radio, and everything still works

This stuff is amazing on almost anything, see how for instance tar gets removed easily...

No wet floors so far..

Like this ? Datsun 240Z Rear Bumper 1970 1974 | eBay I could smooth out the existing one then and let it rechrome, that's cheaper.. I noticed the US version doesn't have the holes on top for the license plate light, but does have holes on the back for those strips, which I don't have on the Dutch version here.. so it's the best of both worlds

Still looking for one.. if you have something for a reasonable price let me know.

I can imagine for 16 dollars, they don't spend much time.. But it's one of those things that make the USA great I think. Here in Socialist Europe everthing is to over-regulated It doesn't get subsidised here either. But garages who do not follow the law ( there are un announced inspections on a regular basis ) , get warned first, second time they loose their rights to do those checks. Price is not fixed here, but average is around 50 euro. Garages like Kwikfit and other " low cost garages " draw people in by advertising something as low as 9 euro for a check..

Do you have pics of the floorboards and front engine bay rails ?

From my personal opinion, I don't like the E-type design, the back end is really weird and out of proporsions, but that could be me..

Maybe not, sheet metal work doesn't have to be expensive if you have the skills and time... if you have to let a body shop do it.. yes. Great find ! Would be awesome to see this restored back to glory..

It doesn't have to be really expensive to be a fun driver and still look nice. There's alot of rust on the back as far as I can see on the pictures. If one of your buddies is a welder, he could fix that maybe, don't know his skills. I see people do alot of DIY paintjobs in the USA, so maybe that's a cheap option for you ? Also I would rent a sand blaster, and just blast the entire car ( really you don't want to go wire brushing or rust converter just doesn't work ), repair the bad spots, and then DIY paintjob... doesn't have to be expensive and will look pretty good. But like others members above say, don't spend to much money on this one.

There's a certain crowd that's attracted to Italian cars..and especially Alfa's. There's certain drawbacks to Italian classics, prepare to wrench alot to They are fun to drive.

even has the radio still there , needs work, pretty nice one for originality imo Datsun Z Series 240Z | eBay

I know some people do just that..

I'm going to do this once the weather get's better in a few months..

The ones from Harrington are made in Vietnam I believe, it's polished stainless steel. So no rust, but not original and heavier. I once got an e-mail from Rocky Auto Japan where they said the stock bumpers where made from garbage steel with very little chrome plating ( cheap as possible ). Reminds me of that chrome work I see on the Chinese scooters here..