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This basically how I did mine - thanks Cliff. I think the speed bump tang is important . Floats seem more consistent .

I would agree. Toss the seals and felts. Weld in some stainless and polish to match. May not be a flawless repair. Will depend a lot on the welder

Adding a spacer between the intake manifold and cylinder head is adding to the stack up, and asking for more leaks. The two places you say the header pipe is contacting the underside of the intake manifold don’t make sense. There is only one exhaust outlet there, and the pipe couldn’t touch the intake manifold in both places. I would suggest you install all the studs, then then the washers (yokes), and the bolts, for both the header and intake manifold, snug them all up and see where everything winds up. If the header still interferes with the intake manifold then the tubing is what needs adjustment, i.e. removed and replaced with a piece more appropriately bent to fit. Or, you could eliminate the intake manifold heating circuit and cut away the coolant passages.

18 years! (Is that "awhile?) Re-tap to 1 size bigger if possible (metric prefered as most is metric) or recoil it. Or if there is enough dept, make the hole deeper and extent the thread and use a longer bolt! 🙂 If the bolt is M5 you use a drill 0,8 times 5 = 4,0 mm ( M6 is 6 x 0,8 =4,8 or 4,5 if you don't have 4,8mm) You could weld it shut and re-drill/tap but that's a specialist's work.. I would use a good recoil.

It should be called BVA-"veiling" but we dutchies like a bit of english to do popular! "popyjoopies" 😉 BVA auctions is a Dutch "veiling"site. I knew only 1 car that had that option (sunroof) .. it had 2 glass pieces but no lighting at all. just a satin black cover (flat) for as far i can remember.. i think that is a good solution for you.. and if you find a original lighting armature you can always go back.. but i don't think you find that any time soon. 😢 Datsun 280Z Sport Coupé 169pk 1976, 88-YD-81 - BVA Auctions - online veilingen (bva-auctions.com)

Evidently bearings have been difficult to get for a while. Search on Ebay if you know what part number you need

That's Datsun Spirit. https://www.datsunspirit.com/ They do have headers but they look different. The welds. https://www.datsunspirit.com/product-page/6-1-stainless-steel-true-equal-length-header-with-merge-collector

I got something for ya! 😉

Went into town late this afternoon, it was dark as I drove back into the country, and down the dark country lane that leads home. The sight of our home, lights in the windows, reminded me of this.