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That looks like the west coast! Watch out for the mud and dirt and flooding on the road on rainy days (very few elevated roads with ditches). I lived there for 3 years. The short cuts were fun but you had to be careful.

There usually is some play in the drive train when the rear is jacked up and turning one wheel. If you secure the other wheel and the the transmission it should reduce. Is it a stock transmission?

Looks like it could be C3 and C4 connectors.

Yikes, that seems like the body harness to the rear of the car connector is the common part.

Looks like the play is in the differential/drive train. Put it in 1st gear and secure the passenger side wheel then see how much play you have.

My wife is reading a book The Blind Mechanic by Marilyn Davidson-Elliott (Nimbus Publishing) about a local celebrity who I never knew of: Eric Davidson. He was blinded in the Halifax Explosion at age 2 then went on to follow his love for cars. He was a master mechanic and could diagnose many cars by his attuned hearing. Here is a brief video of him:

Clean & Mean

WOW MIKE! I AM THOROUGHLY IMPRESSED! GREAT WORK AND GREAT POST!!! Btw I still suffer eye damage from looking at your engine in the Memphis sun!!!

It has been a long series of battles but the end of your war is coming!

One must accept: price is set by the whim of the purchasing population. prices increase with time and the value of some older items increases more than the values of others. price increases do not occur homogeneously across the full population of products. price increases do not occur homogeneously across geographical distributions. price increases do not always linearly scale with time. Pricing is bursty, price-growth is bursty, buyers are complex and independent entities who are wise, suckers, or carefree.

You mean the hub caps are off and in cardboard boxes on the rear deack?

Cursed a lot to help two steering rack bushings fit better on my freind's 240z.

Mike, did you see the photos of the Chilliwack Datsun Dealer in 1971? They are somewhere on this site.

Ships are slowing down with the tariffs. ?

" I don't believe it!"

The fact is that you do not see many G-nose Z's here in NA so that one is a treat. @gnosez's is my fav!

I feel bad scooping you. If you really need it, I'll bring it when visiting Dallas and trade for something in your hoard? ?

Purple 2000's: http://www.oldirish.com/plrt/2000.html

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/143908/march-cofounder-robin-herd-dies https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/opinion/f1/robin-herd-1939-2019 " March Engineering designer Robin Herd was one of the very first customers, having bought the actual Earls Court Show car and is delighted with it. " (Source: Motorsport Magazine, March, 1972) (Source:Datsun Fairlady Roadster To 280ZX: The Z-Car Story -Hardbound By Brian Long)

Balancing air flow and mechanical linkage in triple webers: The problem is usually the linkage. Balancing Idle 1.Warm Up and Idle 2. Disconnect the push rod links to each carb 3. Balance the airflow using the idle stop screws if one throat in a carb flows more than the other, and the carbs have the air bypass passages (such as DCOE 151 or 150), adjust the lower flowing throat's bypass to match the higher flowing throat. 4. Once all 6 are balanced, give each carb a push on the throttle and see if the flow returns to the same point. If not then the throttle valve return springs in the carb are most likely weak. 5. Repeat until all are the same. Balancing Off-Idle 1. Set all push rods are the exact same length. One way is to put the 3 rods on two parallel screw drivers, it should be obvious if the rod lengths are different. 2. Carefully re-install the 3 push rods but do not disturb the idle air flow. 3. Push and lock the throttle to 2000 - 3000 rpm then ensure the air flow is the same for all 6 throats. if not then re-adjust (lengthen) the lower flowing rod and repeat the above steps for Off-Idle

Sometimes leak happens in timing cover or thermostat housing bolts. Maybe drain the coolant and pressurize at the rad cap with 13 psi of air and listen?

For all you 8 track connoisseurs... I saw one of these for sale locally: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1efqMyUFUE

I beat you Jim ?

This is great Chris! I think you should also put a few of the "in the field" shots to show the progress from your archeological rescue.