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The places you mentioned that offers free shipping on large orders enjoy the benefits of economy of scale. Companies like Summit and Jegs offers a vast product line that covers a variety of models and makes. As a result, they can negotiate shipping arrangements with logistic companies without adversely impacting their bottom line.

Unfortunately, those parts we buy don't jump into the shipping boxes all by themselves. Rising labor costs have made everything more expensive.

I didn't mount the hoses when I deleted the rail. I might have used a zip tie or two so they wouldn't flop around, but they are not that long or heavy, so they stay in place pretty well. After running the original rail with an electric pump, I saw no benefit in having a return. It actually ran better dead headed, so when I went to rubber, there was no point in rigging up a return. The rail has a loop built-in to make the flow and pressure equal to both carbs when there is a return. The hoses don't have that, so any return would likely make the flow uneven between the two carbs. The car ran perfectly with no return, so why try to fix what isn't broken?

Redline 75W90 Gear Oil GL-5 Red Line Synthetic Oil. 75W90 GL-5 Gear Oil (redlineoil.com)

A lot of NOS suspension parts can be found on EBay under the Lazorlite label. They are parts from the Nissan suppliers just with a different name on the box, sometimes they even have the same Nissan part number.

Fan Blade? This is a snippet from the next picture.

My money is on the series-one fan blades versus a heat shield.

Kinda looks like a fan blade on the radiator fan - odd pic.

Here is another one -that sold for a little more.. $71,500.00 https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-datsun-240z-83/

I was able to buy it new from Nissan a few months ago, complete with the chrome caps.

The rubber bushings in your suspension and steering provide compliance - the ability to absorb shocks transmitted from the road. Going to polyurethane or similar materials eliminates the compliance benefit and allows road shocks to be carried directly into the body and steering wheel. That also allows a lot more noise into the cabin. Poly is great for a track car, not so much for a driver street car. And... yes your car has a steering rack. As for replacement shocks, KYB makes a great shock with stock-like qualities. Look up your suspension bushing part numbers on the online catalog and see if any are still available from your Nissan dealer. Then got to Rockauto and try to fill in the gaps. It is difficult to impossible to get OE rubber bushings for most steering racks - pretty much unicorns, so it is a good chance poly will be your only option there. If you come across any Beck-Arnley rubber bushings, grab them as they are an excellent product.

Good advice, but there is ZERO rust anywhere and it’ll never be driven in the rain.

Brandon finished the 1987 Pathfinder. All original paint wet sanded and buffed. All new rubber and bumpers and grill painted. It came out better than new!

I hope you can get it working. I had take my transmission out again and put the original pressure plate back in for it to work properly.