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...Definitely unique, but not sure how it will handle in the corners. Of course a good paint job will cure just about anything! Rich

Congrats on the new purchase and welcome to the club. There is a good group of Z owners in SoCal so planty of people to get advice or help from (if needed). Thanks for posting the pics. Rich

Yes, with the Tokico springs (I am assuming 5020's) no spring compressor required. Had them on my 71 at one time. Rich

Here is the color of my block with the CDM paint for reference.

Also, the position of the rod that goes from the oil pump to the cam gear to the distributor is very important. The key for the distributor must be as shown in the picture at engine TDC. This will make timing easy. Make sure it is not 180 out. Rich

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=35670&highlight=cam+timing Check this thread. Should help. Rich

Sweet pics! Very nice job. You really have a gorgeous car. Rich

Welcome to the board! As always, post some pics. Would love to see your Z. Rich

Seems to be a lot of differences between the two cars: Exhaust sytem, Sac car is lowered, window tinting, rubber on bumper, different tires, engine bay color, decals, Bre on Sac spolier, Datsun on SD spoiler,..etc. I am sure there is more i am missing

It is a different car. Here is the San Diego car. Also, I remember the engine bay was white on the SD car. Both cars are beautiful on the outside...both really need and engine bay resto. Rich

Looks nice! Great pics. Thanks for posting

Well, I got my plating kit early. Actually, got the Caswell hardware and manual on e-bay for $43 total (includes shipping). Such a deal, I couldn't pass it up. It's used, but everything seems to be in working order. I ordered the chemicals on-line and should have everything by early next week. The cost of the chemicals is actually fairly cheap. The shipping costs are more than the actual materials cost. The most expesnsive item was the yellow chromate from Caswell. Not sure if I can get this cheaper somewhere else, but will check into it. I cleaned up the garage a bit and set aside an area for the plating buckets. I also made a rotating 'bucket' for plating quantities of nuts and bolts. I hope to try my hand at plating as soon as the chemicals come in. Perhaps by the end of next week. I will post pics of the progress. Also, here are a couple sites that are pretty helpful with plating info. http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender/zinc.htm http://www.nulltime.com/zincplating/index.html Rich

on the 3/70 Z that I now have, My father was the original owner for 39 years. I have now had it (registered to me) for 8 months. Not sure if that counts for anything. Rich

Welcome to the board! Where in SoCal do you live? That's a large area. In looking for a Z, take your time. There's a lot of good ones out there and there are quite a few overpriced rust buckets. Best Regards, Rich

Hi Greg and Dave, Actually, the install was pretty easy once I flipped it around. Everything lines up pretty well when you flip it. All you have to do is add the hole symmetric about the center plane. Mine was a bit snug (Same as Arne mentioned), but it was a good snug. Better snug than loose. If any one ever did do another run of the mounts, it wouldn't hurt to have that hole pre-drilled. As it was, the steel was fairly soft (or my bits real sharp) and the hole was easy to drill. Best Regards, Rich

I am guessing it's at the Ecology Part recycling center on Energy way in Chula Vista. They had 4 or 5 decent 280Z there a couple weeks ago. Picked up my curved mustache there. Rich

Very impressive. The chrome heat shield is a nice touch!

I would really like to get #2614 there. Looking for a trailer as Nashville is pretty far from San Diego. Rich

Here's pics of the install. Note the mount is installed differently than conventional due to my addition of the curved mustache on the 71Z. Rich

I'll try and post some pics in the next day or two. Was really rushing last night to finish up so I could take it work this AM. Also need to clean up some of the oil under there. Looks like I have small transmission leak:ermm: