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I've worked for 2 people, self centered narcissistic micro managers what's in it for me type for 35 years. I made a life improving decision to go to the corporate workforce and after two weeks I love it! When I leave I LEAVE. Nothing but family matters when I clock out now. They don't even know my phone number. I took a small pay cut but the nonexistent stress evens it out by way far. My beer and stress eating make up the difference plus some. Money is time don't jive anymore. How I spend my time is #1 now. So now my time is worth more than money to me as it should be to everyone else too. Smell the roses my friends.

And she's off to a new owner - I hope. I know I know, I should just keep her and enjoy it. But I'm not a collector and I'm hankering for a new project. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-datsun-510-6/

That wasn't a good choice for "The Thinker", hindsight is a bitch. Looks more like me sitting on the toilet. The "stinker".

A little more detail on yesterday: I started first by draining the fuel tank. The fuel was getting dark, presumably from sitting in the tank for about 6 months, breaking down whatever my cleaning didn't wash out. I was able to pull out about 2 quarts of fuel. From there I headed to the front of the car and drained the fuel rail. I still had 35ish PSI in the line, but cracking open the line I had a nice long hiss of air, followed by a few oz of fuel. So there was definitely a major air pocket up there. New fuel went in, primed the lines, and it started right up 😄 I let the car warm up to start working on the idle. I couldnt get it down below 1200 for the life of me. I placed new vacuum plugs on all fittings, replaced all vacuum lines, and started using starter fluid to find any leaks. Nothing was present. Luckily I found a Youtuber who was encountering the same issue. The BCCD block off plate cant just be placed on. You need to plug one of the holes to not let the air pass through the throttle blade. A quick plug and boom, problem solved! I dialed up the idle to be 800rpm. Set my timing to 12 degrees BTDC. I will probably back this down to 8-10 since I am running a higher compression flat top piston. I can finally clean up my cobbled up wiring job for my fans 😄 I had the car pulled out of the garage during my testing and was tired of pushing it back into the garage. I slapped a plank of wood inside to sit and precariously climb in. Clutch felt great, brakes not so much. But I slowly went into reverse and backed her up into the garage. A very anti climatic first drive of 10 feet...but it was the first time moving under its own power in nearly 30 years! I do have a minor leak at the oil pump (I think). I am surprised no rtv was called for in my manual for this gasket. I will do a thin layer and hopefully that will fix it. New oil and a filter will wrap up the engine work. The floor restoration is up next...stay tuned.

Congrats! Glad you could make the jump. It's nice to be able to leave work at work and enjoy family and friends when the work day is done. 🍺🍺🍺

Yup, what kind of body work does your Z need?

There's a bcdd hole in front of the throttle blade that has to be filled or blocked to stop the ported vacuum. Here's something I found real quick. @Captain Obvious is the thinker that helped me.

I was out of gas….what kind of timing is that! folks just because your fuel pressure gauge shows pressure doesn’t always mean you have enough fuel to run 😉

A flat head screwdriver and a hammer worked for me. https://atlanticz.ca/zclub/techtips/fuel/gastank/index.htm