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And un-do some of the finest work done by the PO!? I think I'll let them stay until I'm emotionally prepared to deal with whatever else I might find on the other ends of those wires

John, I had forgot those, what is really remarkable is they started as black. Talking about SEM products, a buddy of mine just re-finished a dash for me using the satin black.(I tried it doing it but it came out horrible) He has the patience for that kind of work, here have a look.

That's correct. Fuses I got on either eBay or Amazon (can't remember), but they're widely available. Get the maxi size.

... riiiight....

This is like watching an episode of "Overhauling" with Chip Foose. Except Wheee makes it look easier!

Finally! After much prep work and some other outside my control deals I got the oil pan back on, RIGHT! this time. Golf tees helped hold the gasket in place while I brushed a thin layer of aviation gasket sealer on. Used the flat rails off a ZX motor I had to secure the rear of the pan. So happy I re-did this, it gave a chance to paint the pan blacl like I should've done to begin with. I'll re-tighten the bolts over the next few days. Thanks eveybody for your suggestions! Cliff

Very had to find what you're looking for. I've got a later am/fm unit thats aftermarket. You have a 70 240 ? You might be interested in this one on ebay. You might just be able to put a new faceplate on it to fit a 240z http://www.ebay.com/itm/1971-Datsun-510-8-Track-Player-and-Radio-/231849189127?vxp=mtr I do believe the "stock hitachi" 8 track for the s30 was only available in markets outside the usa and will be difficult to find. This is a video of the one kats put in his 70 z432. https://youtu.be/dp3rXgBE7pU

Some mild progress, and then a rabbit hole... Aside from apparently being the wrong ones, at least one of my fusible links was also on its very last legs. One day I'll probably switch to a fused distribution block, but until then I came up with this alternative. The toughest part was sourcing the quick disconnects, since the fuses and the car wiring are both 5/16" instead of the common 1/4". The fan always seemed to spin a lot (not siezed, but a lot of wind noise), so I pulled out and cleaned up the fan clutch as well. There's a hobby store down the street that seels silicone oil for RC cars, so I got a bottle of the 6000 weight stuff and kind of guesstimated on the amount to use. About half of the 60ml bottle seemed like a good starting point. So far so good. Having found that thermostat housing last weekend, and not having done a flush or other work on the cooling system since owneing the car, it seemed like as good a time as any to give it a bit of attention. The coolant came out green, but I still flushed out a lot of brown gunk, and the overflow tank was pretty sad, but so far so good. Then things went a bit sideways...I got all the sensors out of the new housing except for the temp gauge, which is quite-nicely stuck. I hope I can drill it out. The old housing is in rough shape, and other than the coolant temp sensor, there may not much much I can salvage out of it. And then I pulled off the radiator hose and saw what the water pump inlet looks like, so I guess I have to source one of those, too.