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Indeed. I'm at prime risk for catching the Covid-19 pounds.

Calling @wheee!. Search his build thread. He built new ones and did a step by step. I have built some using a similar process too here, middle of Page 1....

Working from home and eating sugar cookies.

first cut of the "floor"part, you have to weld that one or a new flat piece onto it later. As the piece of steel is only 2 mm you could easely make one on a piece of oak wood. Make a piece were the old piece fits in exactly. a bit of woodworking and some hammerin. like this for example.. (This is a piece for a 280zx frontfender, made out of 1mm steel, some welding needed on the edge low right and a longer weld in the left lower layd part.)

Browsing the tubes of you, came across this band from the 70's. Slide guitar. There's a few more songs, they're real musicians. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imZUqkPlUaQ

New 8.5 wires

zKars had a great thought using rubber "O" rings on the outside of the site glasses to mark the desired fuel level. I headed down to my local hardware store to look for a pair that would be the right size. For those interested in doing the same, the size I found that seems to work well is 3/16" x 5/16" x 1/16." It's a stretch fit, but they will likely stay put as a result. The only down side is they are 1/16" thick so you can't see the whole tube. I intentionally did not scribe or mark lines when designing the tool as I know some may want to experiment with different levels. The "O" rings are a nice solution, as they can be easily moved to suit individual users.

Rebuild my primary distributor is complete. Came out pretty good, everything spins freely and gaps look even. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

If I had these carbs I'd probably drill and tap a hole in the side of the bowl for a sight glass. Just a thought. there's probably cheaper and smaller out there somewhere, but here's an example. https://www.amazon.com/Motorcycle-FLUSH-MOUNT-Sight-External/dp/B014X8YE60 Here's some fancier ones - https://www.mcmaster.com/sight-glass/sights-4/

Ya, I have a page or two on that in my build thread somewhere. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It seems to be a new bug @Mike I found that if you save (submit reply) the post then go back in using EDIT, it will auto format when the link is re-pasted. but I notice that your video is set to private so it may need a parameter change.

I went over to my local small supermarket (would that be a 'mini-market', or just a 'market'?) on Tuesday morning. Arrived at 8:00AM for the seniors' hours (yes, I qualify -- and by a large margin, unfortunately). The store management had decided that they could handle 30 people inside at a time without getting people too close to one another. At 8:00AM (store opening time), the first 30 customers had already been let inside and I ended up at the back of a 15-person queue lined up outside. The speed of the line was painfully slow. Or so it seemed anyway. It took well over 30 minutes before I got into the store, meaning that the line was advancing in increments of about 2 minutes. Next time, I'm going to arrive 15 minutes early so that I can be in the group of 30 who are allowed in en masse when the store opens at 8:00.

Some more progress on various fronts. I have installed the refurbished factory fan clutch and fan in the car for now. I had a Ford Taurus fan from a JY but there is no way that will for between the rad and L series engine. I like the look of the factory fan in there anyways... This allowed me to install the silicone rad hoses as well. I also installed the cold air intake pipe and hose routing this was key as I had to ensure that the AC lines and the hood hinges cleared properly. Keeping with the front end theme, I spent about three hours cleaning and refurbing the front indicator housings and wires. They had been liberally coated in undercoating somehow by the PO. I will leave the lens polishing for later. The surrounds for the indicators were also somewhat chipped so I tried to use some epoxy to build up damaged areas. I will see if it held well enough to sand and paint today. I installed the centre valance to ensure it cleared the horn mounts and fit along with @EuroDat 's 240 bumper conversion kit. Of course it did! I routed my secret hood release cable into position and found a nice spot to access it in case of power loss. I started disassembling and cleaning up the taillight surrounds. While all this was going on I received a package with exhaust hangers that I will weld into place (on the pipe) to secure the exhaust pipe to the factory mounts.

They come in black or red Cliff, I have the black set on my 280z.

Well the fuel pressure regulator might as well be coming from the moon, it is being held hostage in a USPS warehouse in Niagara Falls while my border pick up service sorts out their Covid staffing so I did a temporary soldering job on the old one and seems to be holding for now. Yesterday I got that installed, jumped in and turned the key and bloody thing started up! Could not believe it, there is always 4-5 issues to be sorted out first, I sent a big Thank You to Kassel Performance for doing such a nice reprograming job on the ECU. At least it is idling well, haven't taken it out for a run yet as I buggard one of the oil cooler lines up and have to make another one before starting it again. On the video of the second start up there is a high pitched whining tied to the revs that I'm not sure about, I'll have to post the vid to the E46 M3 forums and ask the guys if that sound is normal for an S54 engine. Then I can start doing some testing on the VVT vanos system to make sure I have the proper pressure.

I'm going to get my sandblasting hood!

I did that on the 77 280 and turned out quite presentable. Only another Z guy would take a 2nd look.

Cover your eyes too... no kidding. FYI Research is pointing to the virus attacking hemoglobin in red blood cells. This is what Malaria does and it is why some researchers think the malaria drug works. Also correlation of severity with blood type A also points to blood being significant.

There are some car related things you can do inside.

So I’ve made some good progress rebuilding this distributor. The Atlanticz rebuild instructions are fantastic. So I have carcasses and parts from 3.5 distributors (One I cannibalized in the yard because it was frozen to the front cover) I have 3 vacuum advance assemblies. I bench tested them and 2 of 3 were bad. The good one looks rough...very rusty but it holds vac pressure and the plunger moves and holds. I’m actually building 2 distributors, one a a primary and the other as a back up. I went online to hunt down a new vacuum advance. Of course they’re no longer in stock anywhere. The part number is 22301-p7900 or 7901. I did find some that look identical, Stanza and 200sx. Parts numbers are different, but part looks exactly the same, not sure if those would work, look at links below. first eBay link is titles 22301-p7901 but on the phone it has a different part number on the box 22301-D2100 https://www.ebay.com/p/1173306983 Another website says I can use a Standard Motor Product part VC351. See this link, at the bottom is talks about different Nissan Vaccum advances compatibility with Standard Brand. http://datsun1200.com/modules/mediawiki/index.php?title=Late-model_Vacuum_Advance What do you guys think?

I can avoid people without seeming like an arse.

I was thinking about this the other day. Here in Los Angeles, we've been shut down as long as almost anyone in the US, so there has been a lot of time for reflection and introspection. Some of the things I've thought about in the last few weeks, at least on the personal side: Reflection and introspection itself is worth a lot, and it's something I didn't allow for myself previously. I've been reminded how appreciative I am of my family. There's a lot of pieces out there about being cooped up with people you don't get along with or being left alone. Our family has been forced to have more time together, and that's been a good thing. Work, chores, hobbies, errands, everything else was often higher on the list before. I think we've gone on more family bike rides and walks in the last 3 weeks than in the last 13 years combined. The first night when LA was shut down, my wife and I were a little too worried/preoccupied to do much of anything, let alone cook dinner. My 5 year old daughter wanted In N Out. So that's what we got, and she was so happy about it. It's a small thing, but it's stuck with me so far. These circumstances have been a stark reminder of the value of both luck and preparation. We're not rich by any stretch of the imagination, but we've saved aggressively, made good decisions, and had good fortune. I'm just under 40, but could weather a storm of unemployment for several years if things got to that point. It would undo years of work, but I also know there are people who are worrying about paying for rent or food after missing a paycheck. I'm extremely grateful to be where I am, but know that in many ways I don't deserve it more than anyone else, and hope I can help out others who haven't been as fortunate. We're more conscientious about, well, everything. I've made two loaves of banana bread in the past two weeks instead of throwing the old overripe bananas out. There are other things, but somewhat more trivially, while I miss going to the gym, at least my cardiovascular fitness has improved! I've hit some PRs on Strava segments that I've run dozens of times. That's cool. Don't want to know what my deadlift and squat will be like when Gold's reopens! Hard to know what the new normal will look like, whenever it comes (ideally by summer; we have plans!), but I hope some of the good stuff will stick.

I have been storing my Z in a car jacket until I’m ready to bring her home . It zips up and I put moisture absorbing buckets in it. No mold, no mice and no problems. https://www.carbag.com/carjacket/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I pressure tested the fuel system this morning and everything appeared dry and tight but then the fuel regulator started a very slow drip coming through the copper solder? So the new one has to come from Germany, that will take at least 2 weeks so in the mean time I'll get the fenders and hood back on. The engine bay is pretty much done, this the cleanest it will ever be.

Yellow zinc plate them and you have $1.5k + on that bench!!!

Got a chance to weld up some crossmember brackets. They are 14 ga. y ‘ Also “made” the sway bar braces. Basically 3/4 of a 2.5 x 2.5 x 1/8 square tube....easy peasy ? And test fitting everything .... Should have a completed rail in a few more days!