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So the early locks had the T-slot? Do you have pictures of the spring side of those locks?

@jfa.series1 can you tefresh me on deciphering the date codes?

Socket heads might be nice there. One day I might have room for a lathe... and a bridgeport...and... 😁

I made it back into the shop again, finally. I got a batch of clear zinc back from the platers and went through and reworked some door latches. I used the kits that Steve Nixon sells for the rubber bits inside the latch. I also bought a couple of spring assortments because one of the latches was missing the return spring Interestingly I have two different styles of latch. I have the style with the coiled return spring and then I have one latch that has the two flat springs in it. The one with two flat springs has a small notch on either side of the latch arm slot. Steve's rubber parts are designed for this style of lock. On the other locks I had to take a little rubber out of the semi circular pieces to make them fit properly and I glued them in place with some black super glue There are also three squarish rubber pieces that fit over the ends of the arms to cushion them The hardest ones to get on are the one that go on the door striker. There is very little little clearance to get the one side in Here are my two styles side by side. Maybe someone else can add some info on when these parts changed? Even the flat spring on the latch pawl is a different design between the two... I also put the dovetail on the edges of the doors and the spring loaded door poppers into the door jambs. Minimal progress but something. Now that I have the latches back, I can work on assembling the rest of the doors and glass

I thought I posted this up already but I didn't see them over the last few pages... I had to trim the ears on the R200 diff for a little more clearance on the new SS exhaust This is an untrimmed side Trimmed I made a bracket to connect to the mid span support on the top of the new exhaust. It will attached under the diff arrestor strap nut Template Under the car Finished

@Captain Obvious I found the screws for the front turn signals today in the shop

I worked on Cody's car some Friday Hung the header, intake manifold and carbs The header is a pretty tight fit! I still need to come up with a way to hold the parking brake cable over Got the radiator in and have the alternator most of the way in

Looks good

How does it pivot without leaking?

Pretty car. I like the clean engine bay

I used a big flat head screwdriver and put the edge of the blade in the slots

Those look nice! Cost? Where to order?

Pretty car! Aught to be fun

Get a respirator so you can ignore the fumes and avoid any unnecessary exposure

Maybe drill them and expoxy small sections of thin all thread? Then bolt them to the hubcaps

Nice looking car. Not perfect but a nice driver

Too funny! 😂 I routinely see cars with large rusted holes in them. They seem to work fine. Also in my state there are zero vehicle inspections! No smog, no emissions, no brake light check etc. It doesn't seem to create carnage on the roads. What does seem to create great issues is the invention of the smart phone! Which some drivers can't seem to put down long enough to get to where they're going!

I agree, I would find a different hub. Either in Canada or import from the US. Also the later axle nut from the 280zx I believe is self locking so no staking necessary

Where are you located?

I wouldn't want to split the transmission in the car. I would rather have the whole unit on the bench

Have you driven it yet with the new setup?

The $300k BaT car is a good place to look. It's pretty original

There is a spring upgrade, Japanese I believe, for coil overs that allows you to run softer feeling springs than their effective rate. A good solution to prevent harshness. I can't remember the name currently

Yeah, I'd be hot! 😡

I agree, I wouldn't touch it