wheee!

Ahhhh. Yes, I saw that! Cool tool. So far my first one is 3/4's out... Not too bad yet.

Interesting. But the sending unit is on the top and mine is on the side. Unless they have a different style of sending unit that could be a problem. A little high end for my needs too I think.

oh? What does he have?

In the end I'm not heartbroken over the rear arms. I really want the Techno Toy Tuning ones anyways so this is a minor issue. Getting the spindle pins out will be more fun...

I don't know what to think. The bends are "up" at the same point so it looks like the car was lifted hard or slammed down onto something. No other visible witness marks to anything else. I assume the car had received a rear passenger side impact after discovering the replaced quarter and the dented tank. If the bends were "down" I might have thought it was strapped down too hard onto a low bed or frame rack or something. No real reason for it really.... I plan on trying to restore the sending unit. Other than rust, it doesn't look damaged at all. The tank is looking more and more like a purge, clean, cut apart, repair, weld and seal job to me more and more....

Do you need a four speed tranny? I have a spare one here in Fort Sask....

How are the seats coming? Curious to see the finished look!

I should clarify my previous answer too.... If you were my kid I would do the same as Jonathan above; find a safe reliable daily for you and still purchase/encourage your love of the S30. I am almost 50 and have been in multiple accidents, almost all of them someone else's faults and due to Canadian winter conditions. Some were pretty bad. None in a sports car, luckily. I can agree that the S30 and even my 370Z are fair weather cars. They only go out in nice sunny conditions. The 370 is almost 6 years old and barely has 35,000 km's on it and that is mostly hwy mileage to British Columbia for summer vacation! I daily drive a Lincoln MKX and my wife drives a Hyundai Veloster. The sports cars are for fun and recreation only. Well, the 280Z will be when it's done, !

300ZX TT is toooooo much power and nightmare maintenance .... but

Then buy it! Better a life a life of "oh well, it was nice while it lasted" versus a life of regret... PS: it took me 30 years to get my Z's too.... I wish I would have bought the first one I saw in high school when I was 17! ..... too broke

My two cents: Hi Comet! I bought my 17 yo daughter a 2007 Mustang V6 for a grad present (in 2010). 5spd standard and rear wheel drive open diff... She loved it and learned to respect it. Didnt stop her from getting hit at least twice. Modern cars are so much safer than these classics. If I were you, look for a really nice 350Z for cheap that you can drive and maintain on a daily basis. If you can swing it, pick up the 280 as a project/toy for weekends. You sound like a great kid and I wish you the best of luck!

Also, i should have assumed there had been damage under the replaced quarter panel.... Just was hoping it was due to rust instead...

Fuel and brake lines are all out now. Just a few little things left before it can be mounted on the rotisserie. Hoping to have the windshield out this weekend. Dont really know where im going to put it though....

Is the 2+2 gas tank the same on a 76?

Yup. Exhaustive search has found very little else online. Hopefully there is a complete tank somewhere out there I can buy used to replace this one. It is so badly crushed under the filler neck, I don't think I can fix it properly...

The sending unit looked complete and undamaged, just rusted solid. It was stuck in the "empty" position on the gauge so I am not sure if it is salvageable or not....

That's what I'm thinking. It must have been lifted on those arms at some point. Crazy.

This looks bad too... Can't believe this car was running smooth before teardown!!

Anyone ever see rear control arms bent like this? Wonder what caused that??! Techno Toy, here I come!

Oh and what shocks came with the coilovers? They're not listed on the JPN garage site

What advantage is there in the four bolt other than greater range? Stronger? I would think the extra bolt holes would weaken the strut tower top...

Any particular reason you didn't trim the towers?

Hey Matt, how did you set your camber on the BC coilovers? Before installation? Can you make adjustments without removing them as I see you didn't cut your strut towers....

Sure looks pretty!

Got the remainder of the suspension out and dropped the diff. Now just the fuel pump, lines and gas tank to remove! Oh, and the windshield!