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A little secret to installing rear side seals. Don't install them till the rear bearing cap is one inch from bottoming out. Then, install the side seals......push them all the way down till they bottom out, then torque the rear cap down.....it'll really pull the side seals all the way down so there is none sticking up to interfere with the oil pan installation.

IMHO, go with the most rust-free car you can find and afford. That will probably be the easiest to do whatever you desire to do. I haven't met an S30 that I didn't like, even the 2+2.

Okay all is well! The car is at the bodyshop today for final wet sand and polish, Mike will finish up trim and any last details Fridayand Saturday if necessary, appraiser will be at Whitehead on Monday morning to get a new agreed value for my insurance company and then we're off! Going to take the advice from you guys and head down to the Interstate south of Chicago and then over to South Dakota, Montana and back up into Canada through Glacier Park. One question I have regarding toll Highways, how does a visitor pay the tolls? Is there a cash/credit lane or do I need a pass? Really looking forward to the adventure! I may take my ipad along and post some pictures along the way. Thanks for the route advice from everyone, looking forward to it!

Well since you brought up pulley stuff. I don't think I've posted these before... A while ago a local Z buddy of mine had a chipped pulley he gave me to mess around with. Chucked up in the lathe: Cutting from the inside. Using carbide on the cast iron pulley: Converting a two row pulley into a single row: I'm sure there are different designs of pulleys, but I was able to work this one and still have the main pulley still attached to the harmonic rubber. This pulley originally came off a 74 260. Haha!! Am I really grown up??? That would be too bad!