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Got my $1,200 just now!

Try rolling it in gear with the engine off and clutch pedal down. Measure slave cylinder travel when you press the pedal. Sounds like you made some progress though.

Thank you. I’m all over that thread. The seats in that thread don’t have the webbing like mine. The rest of the thread dies apply. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Ehhhhhhh it's never been GREAT, but it was definitely driveable. I've replaced the master & slave in the past as well as adjusted the clutch pedal assembly which had some good results; however this time is different.

I have them front and rear, mostly for aesthetics since I don't track. The rear one did not stop the panel squeaks. I think that's why Nissan installed thin foam on all the edges.

If your slave cylinder is travelling 25mm then your problem is not in the master/slave cylinder. It could be one or more issues: 1. A cracked clutch fork. The fork flexes and doesn't transfer all the movement to the pressure plate. 2. Dryed out input shaft slines or the splined section of the input shaft wasn't lubricated when installed and now dry. This can happen if it has been sitting for a long time. The clutch disc can not move freely away from the flywheel and remains semi-engaged. 3. Seized spigot bearing. That is the bearing in the flywheel that supports the front of the input shaft. It is actually fitted in the crankshaft. If it seizes then the input shaft keeps rotating with the input shaft. All three means you unfortunately will need to drop the transmission to identify and solve the problem.

What happened Cliff, should have been $1700, I thought you had claimed Buddy as a dependent....

Cuomo really puts a lot of work in to his presentations. Sounds more like a project manager with a professional degree than a politician. Each presentation is more developed than the last one. Always something new and forward-thinking.

I want to comment that PPG was the paint supplier for the Vintage Z program. They have the proper color. Check with the PPG paint supplier in your area.

It took me almost 3 years to start working on the car so you're still ahead of me haha.

I bought these and installed them. https://zcarsource.com/door-upper-molding-rubber-seal-240z-260z-280z-70-78-new You have to reuse the original metal backing strip, but it was not that hard. They look exactly like original when done.

You're so close! What a build, Chris. Wow, just wow! ?

Mmmmm a nice Z I remember well!

I think I’m still leaning to glossy... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So today, (Happy Easter by the way!) I was googling images of Datsun 510 idler arms (don't ask....) and what should I spy with my little eye while perusing the images? https://www.californiadatsun.com/distributors-and-parts/datsun-240z-280z-510-620-e1280-electronic-distributor-timing-plate-bracket-mount.html Seems I am late to the market. Now what the $)(*$&% do I do? And of all the people to do it first.....

I fixed the oil cooler line then started the engine so to get it hot enough to trigger the electric fan, just before the fan turned on a coolant line I hadn't tighten fully blew off so back to cleaning the floor again. Now that is repaired I was going to take the car out for a spin, I jump in and it won't go in to gear, it seems the Datsun clutch MC is just a bit shy of enough displacement for the BMW slave cylinder. I'm pretty sure somewhere on the shelves is a 7/8" clutch MC from back in the days when I had a TR6 but that's tomorrow.

Not that the metric system doesn't have its own moments. Consider the standard for determining the metre length unit. The basic unit of length in the metric system; it was originally planned so that the circumference of the Earth would be measured at about forty million meters. A meter is 39.37 inches. Today, the meter is defined to be the distance light travels in 1 / 299,792,458 seconds. Based in science? Yes. Intuitive? Not hardly. I like the definition of the kilogram better: The kilogram is almost exactly the mass of one litre of water. Consider, by contrast, the definition of the inch: The old English ynce was defined by King David I of Scotland about 1150 as the breadth of a man’s thumb at the base of the nail. To help maintain consistency of the unit, the measure was usually achieved by adding the thumb breadth of three men—one small, one medium, and one large—and then dividing the figure by three. During the reign of King Edward II, in the early 14th century, the inch was defined as “three grains of barley, dry and round, placed end to end lengthwise.” At various times the inch has also been defined as the combined lengths of 12 poppyseeds. Makes one pause when considering the implications of having a 427 cubic inch engine in your car.?

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.

Big milestone today, the exhaust system is finished and installed now which allowed me to move along with installation of the heat shields, coolant pressure container and finish up the engine bay electrical. The rad support crossover got some filler, primer, colour and 2 coats of clear today so the rad and oil cooler can go in now, just waiting on one more fitting for the new fuel system and I think I will be ready to turn the key! Of course then I will spent the following week trying to track down why it won't start, that's my usual MO.