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Finally resolved the exhaust fumes in car issue - I added the downturn tailpipe (2.5" SS ) I found either on here on another Z forum, I forget. Drove it around to determine if it worked - it did - so I tacked it in place Didn't care for the look of the single tip, so I added a fake next to it, staggered slightly Much happier driving around now, can have both windows open! 😀

In 2015 when I created my account, I included "On track for world's slowest restoration..." Did most of the disassembly several years ago. Almost 10 years later and not getting any younger. One kid left in college. Time to get serious. I want to do some of the work myself (mostly assembly and interior stuff), but things like bodywork and paint, engine, and transmission will be left to the pros. Anyone know of a good restoration shop in the southeast US? Most of the ones I find are either American muscle cars (we are in NASCAR country) or want to work on only high end European cars, such as Ferrari, Jaguar, etc. and have prices to match. About the car... 9/70 build date (titled as a '71). Original owner was elderly man in CA bay area. I'm 2nd owner and have always kept it garaged. All original... including original, uncracked series I dash, except wheels are mag wheels from '70 (owner said he got the new wheels and threw away the hubcaps after his first paycheck owning the car... if they only knew how much they'd be worth one day). The windshield did not make it through disassembly. Supposedly no body work and original paint, except the original owner did say he backed into something lightly which bent the metal next to the tailpipe cutout and made the left, rear bumperette a little crooked, which is how it was when I got it. Very minor damage. Transmission was replaced with B style by Datsun dealer early in life.

If there's no spark with power directly to the coil then working on the wires under the dash won't help. Study the diagram and you should see. Did you test for spark from the coil's main output wire? The center wire?

Gavin, I would think the hood bumpers may narrow down the date more so then the inspection clips, I remember January build vin 1222 had the tiny shot glass hood stops/bumpers and the plastic clips. I realize the hood stops could be swapped out for the later stops, as my vin 841 was at some point. I maybe wrong concerning the hood "bumpers", other markets may have differed in the use of these.

Shall we add this as #5 type, metal clip seen from 05/1970. Kats