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There *should* be snaps on the tunnel vinyl to attach them to. At least there are on mine. Just a caveat though, my vinyl is new reproduction from Classic Datsun Motorsport in Vista California. Not sure if the snaps were on the original or not...

Google "reading spark plugs with unleaded fuel." The paraphrase is that unleaded fuel burns cleaner and leaves less deposits so plugs are harder to read. In any case, the OP has lots of work to do before he can even worry about reading plugs. My plugs look like pictures 4-5-6 but keep in mind, my car rides in a trailer most of the time unless I'm going to something local. I have perhaps 100 miles on my plugs in the last year...

I have heard that reading plugs is useless with unleaded fuels... I use A:F gauge.

Oh... You want seat covers. We thought you wanted to recover your seats. Never mind...

Does Classic Datsun Motorsport or MSA have them?

There is one for sale in the classifieds at the back of this months issue of Classic Motorsports. No real price listed but he states it's 95% done with a complete restoration and he has $35K invested. Nice cars, Way back when I was fast, a GTV-6 would show up at the events once or twice a year and wax my tail. They can be driven fast. I got the owner to switch cars with me and I beat him by a second a lap. Love to be driven aggressively. Nothing subtle about them...

A well prepared 510...

Devendorf? Electromotive car in the pack...

0 offset...

I did several. I posted the how-to on NNZCC.COM. First, I rubbed the 'wood' with scotch bright pads until i had a nice whitish and very smooth surface. Then I taped off the 'wood' portion and soda blasted the spokes. Then re-taped and sprayed the spokes with satin finish black. I then reversed the taping and put clear marine varnish on the 'wood.' Using anything other than clear changes the color so be careful with that, you might not like it. I have sold these to guys as far away as Dubai and Saudi Arabia and gotten great feedback on the results...

Too bad it's so slow and can't keep up with it's cousin on the other side of the mountain!! He he!!! 8-)

POR-15? Ehhh... I'd bet Gary will put primer sealer and that is all. I've known way too many who have found rust in panels sealed with POR and the likes. Herman, stop finding rust and drive the damned car! :-)

A couple of nice guys going racing...

Yes, a friend of mine is developing this right now for use in his own shop. Original Customs in Sonoma CA. Like Original Cusoms on Facebook and ask him about it...

A couple PLN shots...

What are you looking to do? If a 240Z and a 280Z both need restoration, it's true the 240Z will probably be worth more in the end. But, if you think about it as a car you want to drive, then don't worry about what it's worth. Wierd thing is, the 280Z guys backdate their bumpers to look like 240Z's, and the 240Z guys put in L28's and 5 speeds... I say, just drive it!

How close is it Brian. Sometimes, what was on there before the paint was faded but you're describing painted areas that shouldn't fade. I wouldn't obsess over it and mine is original and I advocate original. Unless a paint job is complete so all areas that can be seen when the car is fully assembled are the same color, you have lost value. Painting the original color preserves value. The highest value is always a 'Preservation Car' that has just been kept in as good a condition as possible. I have owned one, (Porsche 911) and it sold for $400 more than the original sticker price.

I have LoJack. Go ahead. Make my day... 8-)

This a corollary to the subject but it has been brought up several times. An LSD and a TBD aren't the same thing. I assume that since I hear the STi uses a Torsen type that it is actually a TBD you are putting in. Having used Quaiffe and Gleason/Torsen TBD's for years, I can speak to the difference they make. Those of us who race and autocross love our 'mid-corner speed.' When you go back on throttle in the corner, the only drama is acceleration not wheel spin with the TBD. It is often said that LSD is best for road race courses, so to us grassroots guys who don't race, that means DE, it is also said that TBD is best for autocross. My Z uses a real honest to goodness Datsun Competition Limited Slip Unit, in fact the suspension and exhaust on my car looks like a old Datsun Competition poster child. I like my 914's TBD much better. You will like it too Steve.

A later post-race shot of PLN...

Oh gosh you're right! I posted it with my iPad and now on my desktop can see that it isn't a Brit car...

Evil stare...

I don't see it on the site John... How much?

Out of focus and no actual Datsun racers in the picture but pretty cool none-the-less. Anyone recognize the track?

An Electromotive chase!!