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1976 280Z Restoration Project


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11 hours ago, wheee! said:

I ordered:

50' of 3/16"

50' of 5/16"

25' of 1/4"

10 x 10mm x 1.0 Fittings

$195 shipped (US funds)

Greggs in Edmonton wanted almost $750 (Cdn)

I should have extra material for mistakes this way LOL

 

I decided to go 5/16 for two reasons. I wanted to use the custom rubber fittings Eurodat made me, and I don't plan on building a performance engine anytime soon. If I do need more flow, I can address that later. Plus cost. 3/8" tubing is significantly more money.

5/16" is more than enough.

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On 7/10/2017 at 7:48 PM, wheee! said:

I ordered:

50' of 3/16"

50' of 5/16"

25' of 1/4"

10 x 10mm x 1.0 Fittings

$195 shipped (US funds)

Greggs in Edmonton wanted almost $750 (Cdn)

I should have extra material for mistakes this way LOL

 

I decided to go 5/16 for two reasons. I wanted to use the custom rubber fittings Eurodat made me, and I don't plan on building a performance engine anytime soon. If I do need more flow, I can address that later. Plus cost. 3/8" tubing is significantly more money.

sounds like you got a great deal!

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3 hours ago, wheee! said:

I have all the old lines as a reference.

Perfect.  You've had your car apart for a while and probably don't remember where everything goes.  Take some time to remind yourself before you bend the new lines.  Use the old lines as templates!

Reference these pics, I put the old lines on first and then bent new ones when I was sure where everything went.  

I have more if you need them.  We have the same year car and believe it or not, it isn't as straightforward as you would think.

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Mark - the underside of your car is incredible. Hard to believe its the same car! Beautiful workmanship. What kind of wax will you use on it? [emoji4]

Thanks! It was indeed a long process. Before I flip the car onto its shoes, I will probably put a good coat of hard wax on the clearcoat. Buff it up and that will be it. I don't expect to see a lot of the bottom of the car in the future. It was my practice paint area.

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5 hours ago, wheee! said:

Thanks! It was indeed a long process. Before I flip the car onto its shoes, I will probably put a good coat of hard wax on the clearcoat. Buff it up and that will be it. I don't expect to see a lot of the bottom of the car in the future. It was my practice paint area.

You certainly did very special work and set the bar high for yourself. I can't wait to see how the rest of the car turns out if that's what you did to the underside! Fantastic work! 

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Packages! Did I say I liked deliveries?
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Granny's flaring tool back right, copper nickel lines in front right, 3 x 50' rolls of butyl sound mat in the white boxes and 1 package of V-Comp sound control in the tall box!

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