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Here's something to read through. This guy is something else, he don't know half arse hence the name Hardway.

My daily driver.

Mine were more crud from leaving old gas in them for too long. The tanks were good and solid after I pressure washed the outside of them. That muriatic acid made the inside like new but after sloshing around for 5 minutes I had to pour in about 3 gallons of mixed ahead of time baking soda and water to neutralize the acid then emptied that into an empty 5 and killed a lot of ant beds around my property. Then the acetone to remove the water, quick hit with the leaf blower and then the Red-Kote. Sloshed that around completely covering the tank and let that drain out into another 5 then direct sunlight for 30 minutes, then another round with the leaf blower. Then I put that bitch on a shelf and got drunk. It was very nerve wracking for this 'ol boy, but when all was said and done I was and still am proud of what I did. You see, I hate following directions.

I borrowed ideas from these two guys and added a few of my own from past motorcycle tank plus the instructions from Red-Kote. https://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/fuel/gastank/index.htm https://woodworkerb.com/home/datsun-240z-rebuild/240z-fuel-tank/ https://www.damonq.com/techsheets/red-kote.pdf

I've done two tanks and it's not hard. You have to get everything together and plan it out as things have to be done pretty quick. 10 years ago it was $50 for all the chemicals. The only thing is letting it cure for about a month, most important. So if your in hurry to get on the road buy a new one. If not clean and coat it yourself. A gallon of acid, $5, couple boxes of baking soda, $5, gallon of acetone $10, quart of red-kote $30. Plenty of empty 5 gallon buckets and a leaf blower.

Do the seniors have to keep those phones on them?

I've got an app that shows real-time speed, google maps I think? Anyhow changing from 14" to 15" with the right speedometer cog it proved my cog choice was right. It might be 1 or 2 mph off but that's better than 10 when the troopers are everywhere making that money.

Wonder why some Craftsman's are red and blue and some are clear and blue? I've got a lot of both, even a set a of barbeque tools made with the red and blue handles. Best one I've ever used, found on the side of the interstate too.

Namerow has a pdf from Palladin on rebuilding a ZX valve with a NAPA kit.

Whichever one is closer. You can try rolling it on the ground but if don't have the original steelies with the windows all around your gonna have to jack it up and pull the tire off. Then get a straight steel something, l think I used a crow bar, wedge it in between the wheel studs the lugs go on and try to turn it to line up. It's a pain if they're stuck nice and tight. Probably be best to put the lugnuts on so as to not bugger up the threads. I'm using my phone so I can't help as well with pics like with my laptop. I can in the morning if you hadn't done it yet. Sorry. And I hope you can figure out what I'm trying to get across. Saturday is beer and football. LOL

It's been a whole year since the surgery! Can hardly believe it, time flies when you're on the better end of healing. Thanks for all the prayers and well wishes, they worked. Next is a mid-foot fusion that I'm dreading but the docs said after a year with the knee replacement they could do it. I had planned a day of relaxing in the driver's seat of the 240 but it has rained like a cow pissing on a flat rock. Maybe tomorrow?

Was that an accident or wanting them off? BFH love!

There was a post around that had someone replacing the guts of the old module with the new HEI but I cant find it. I might do that, but mount the box on the firewall or something. I like that it would appear more period correct. @EuroDat did that to his '77

That should be it in the red circle. I saw my OE aluminums the other day cleaning up my storage building and they still have the rubber plugs in them.