Actually it was my son Alex in his '78 280Z. He was rear-ended in his Nissan Titan a couple of weeks ago and briefly commented about the never-ending Tulsa road construction while driving his Z. They appear around 1:00 into the video.

http://www.fox23.com/mediacenter/local.aspx?videoId=3593033&navCatId=19942

Here's the Z sitting in the driveway in Houston last Labor Day.

got the engine,tranny,fenders,front valance.rear hatch.rear bumper off the 73 240z that I'm parting out. Found very little rust.

Getting ready for the parade and car show in Laurel MD on Sat July the 7th

Took third place, 1st generation, stock, at the Midwest Heritage Z Show.

Went for a drive in the country:love:

Got my first trophy at a mayor car show event,12th Annual Independence Day Car Show, Laurel MD.'' Nicest Foreign Classic Car "Sat.July the 7th 2012

I worked on my most recent Z upgrade. I've got an L28ET i've replaced the oil pan, oil pan gasket, front main and rear main seals, timing set, i've painted the passenger side, now i'm working on the intake exhaust side before swapping. Its getting there, slowly. I did take the soon to be transplanted Z for a spirited ride today too. Its 100 degrees here and it never thought about running hot which is very good. I have some concern about the oil pressure fluctuations in that car from idle to 3000 rpm. Its all over the place. Not a huge concern as that motor will be on the stand soon enough

Awesome Lee, who wouldn't love that car. Feel any better now?

I replaced my 40 year old front control arm bushings

Finally put on the side moulding - man, gotta use the right sized rivets and a spacer to get those nice and snug!

I used 3mm diameter, 6mm grip for most of the holes - http://dailydatsun.com/2012/07/07/side-moulding-door-bumpers/

After adjusting carbs too rich and fouling plugs, tried again a month later, got it too rich and lost top end. Finally a real Datsun mechanic fiddled with the mix nut for 30 seconds and I was burning a little rubber again. That was yesterday. Except there was a slight hesitation every time when accelerating from a stop. Figured it was still a little too lean. Last night put new elements in the clear fuel filters, one by the newly refreshed tank and one before the mech fuel filter, but didn't touch the mix. Also tightened up all the clamps in the engine bay, vac and fuel lines. So today took a long test drive - accelerator response problem gone completely. Forgot the "fix one thing at a time" rule, so no idea what fixed it. Ready for those noisy Civics again though...

Some pics