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The two discs should come apart. Best to soak them in carb cleaner fluid or similar then separate them with a razor knife. Don't worry about damaging rubber, that needs to be replaced with new rubber.

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It was like a very thin metalized plastic, adhesive on the back

Got the emissions decal from Zedsaver. Not sure if I am very happy with it, but also not sure about what other options are out there. The material seems to be very thin and was difficult to work with. Once applied, I used a credit card to smooth over the bubbles that were formed, moving them towards the edges (kind of like burping, I guess). bubbles that remained and would not move out were popped with a pin, then smoothed with credit card.

We hop on over to HybridZ.org once in a while, but classiczcars.com is our home ?

Got the 5 slots back on. Now she looks like she did when @jayhawk picked her up from the dealer.

I think the judging was probably pretty fair for the car. Honestly, we just ran out of time to fix all the small details, and those get noticed. We were actually taping and repainting the finish on the hubcaps in the trailer the day before the show, among other items. I know there were a few small clamps missing, some wrong screw/bolt heads, the ends of the bumper finishers (unique to the '73) had some cracks and could have been finished better, I need to find some of the pre-formed hoses for the engine bay as the bends in my substitute straight hose showed some kinks, I installed the long plastic edge finisher just behind the seat backwards, the Kioto headlights were the wrong style, etc. Nothing real major, but just not right. Now that the show has passed, we have some time to fix these items....and a chance to eventually see the judging sheets. The only thing that bothered me was that the judges were critical of the cloth wrap 'style' fuel hoses. Apparently they prefer to see a Nissan stamped fuel hose, over a hose that looks very close to the factory original. This was actually a point of discussion among a group of us, including judges that said the original cars never had cloth wrap style hoses. Fortunately, Jim Fredricks showed up to set the record straight and confirm the cloth wrap style. It was great talking with Jim at the show, he schooled me on some of my fastener zinc color errors. Overall, I am very happy with the outcome and really enjoyed the show. I am looking forward to going to Nashville next year and seeing the cars from the east coast.

We will not find out how we did 'pointwise' until we receive the judging sheets in the mail. This typically takes a long time, maybe 3-6 months (just about the time you have forgotten about them). Jim and I both received a second judging which typically means we scored 280 or above in the first round of judging, out of 300. (300 possible: 100 points for each area; interior, exterior and engine). Neither of us were over 290 since we did not receive the Gold Medallion award. There is the possibility of going below 280 after the second judging. That is about all I know for now.

The flat top contingent takes the top two spots placing 1st and 2nd in the stock 240Z category. The outclassed round tops just can't compete.

On display at ZCON 2019. Nice lighting.

Was very amusing to watch Matsuo-San. He was opening doors and hatches, turning on engine lights, touching paint and engine at will. He is the only person that could get away with that. ? Actually, I think it's considered an honor to have him touch your Z

Had a small discussion with the second engine judge. He said the cloth wrap fuel line was not correct. I told him that it was, as it's on my original 70. We had this discussion earlier, but pretty sure cloth wrap style is correct.

Thanks! @Zup and @jayhawk cars both got a second review which is a good sign. They asked to see zup's storage bins but not mine, which makes me think he graded a bit higher.

ZCCA judged show. Nice having this inside with AC.

A few S30's

Hi Guy, thanks for the compliments. Will you be out in Branson? The car is not perfect, but it's pretty doggone nice, the colors are awesome. I wish we had another week or two to finish up some small details and do some final tuning, but for the most part she's about 99% complete. We chose in several cases to go with the original parts versus buying new or aftermarket replacements. The windshield would be a good example. It is the original 46 year old glass, complete with small rock chips and wiper scratches. In cases like these, the original part trumps a perfect aftermarket windshield for the build. The small defects are not super obvious in the pics, but I am sure the judges will ding us for such things. That is fine and understandable, it's just very cool to see the original part on the car where it's reasonable. Anyway, I am thrilled that the car will be at the show. I am looking forward to seeing all those awesome Z's!.

Wife and I arrived in Branson late last night. We are planning on doing some sightseeing and catching some shows before ZCON ramps up. @jayhawk will be visiting family in Kansas before bringing his car down Tuesday AM. Looking forward to a great show and meeting up with old friends. Also, if anyone coming to Branson has a spare one of those plastic things that secures coil wires to radiator , I could use one (for the car that is). Thanks, Rich

We will be loading the car tomorrow AM and heading for Branson. Here are some final pics of the car. Yes, and a few photos of @jayhawk and @motorman7 in the background. Looking forward to an awesome event. Thanks to everyone for the help, input and support.

Thanks @240260280 . That is useful reference material. Still finishing up details. Added decals. Also below is a pic of my fabricated right angle battery cables....no cover though.

Bummer that you guys won't be there ?. Looks like @Zup , @jayhawkand I will have to hold the fort on the flat top team. Will be sure to post pics so you guys can live the event with us.

Put the show tires on and took her for a short spin in the cul-de-sac. Got the center front bumper filler installed along with the alternator and smog support that came in from eBay. Will do the luggage straps tomorrow night. Motorsport parts are coming in on Wednesday. It's coming down to the wire.

So here is the Status and some of the issues that I ran into: ENGINE BAY: the engine is running nicely now and all hoses are connected. I still have a few small clamps that need to be added to the vacuum hoses, but for the most part, the motor is done. I have some right angle battery terminals coming in today and will see what I can do to replicate the correct style battery cables (240zrubberparts cables are sold out, have not been able to contact via phone or e-mail). Not sure what I can do to re-crate terminal covers, but do have some on order that will be arriving too late. I am missing the original smog pump arm, but picked up one on ebay that should be in on Tuesday. That is about it for the engine items The only issues I had with the motor operation were a high idle and some RPM cycling oscillations. Even with everything backed off, the idle was sitting at around 1200 RPM. Not sure why that is. I remedied the situation by extending the needles in the two flat top pistons. Idle is now at around 700 RPMs. The RPM cycling was odd and I knew it was a result of one of the vacuum systems. The engine would oscillate from 600 RPM up to 1200 RPM and then back down in a continuous cycle (That would drive anyone crazy). Plugging the hose going the the anti-backfire valve fixed the issue. Looks like I need a new valve and those are pretty pricey. For now, I will leave it plugged. I have run the motor for over 30 minutes and temperature remains steady at a bit below 180F. Clutch and brakes have been bled and peddles feel good. INTERIOR: I have a few parts that were in pretty bad shape (the passenger side pull handle and one roll-up handle), so ordered new ones from Motorsport. All gauges work as well as the clock. The LED lights look nice in the dash but do not appear to be adjustable. I also put LED lights in the overhead interior light and the engine light. I am finishing up the luggage straps and should have them installed in the next day or two. EXTERIOR: Just need to install the center bumper finisher which I painted last night and connect front turn lights. Need new lug nuts for the mags and license plate frame. Will probably pick up from Pep Boys tonight. Also, Miguel wants to do one final polish on Thursday night before we load. Can't imagine the paint looking any better, but he wants to do the final polish on the car. That about completes the list. I will try and take the car out for outdoor pics in the next day or two. We load on Friday.

Very close to finishing here. Got the clutch and brakes bled today. Also installed the final body panels. Just a few more details to finish up and she will be good to go. It's the mad scramble before ZCON in Branson. Right now we are in pretty good shape. Here are the latest pics. The body pics still do not show up well. The paint job is pretty amazing.