Patcon

That was a long day at the shop! Good you got it sorted. That is one of the disadvantages of buying a project in a box. Always helpful to have someone who knows how all the details should be Cheers, enjoy!

Nissan

Depends what you mean by all original. Do you mean you have a an original "survivor"? A car that shows wear but is unrestored and doesn't necessarily need restoration? True survivors can be worth a lot of money if well documented. Otherwise a well executed restoration or refreshation helps the value as well.

I remember some discussion a couple of years back about mounts not lining up

Thanks for that Cliff. I was on my phone and can barely navigate the site from there. Much less do the required searching and posting...

The bracing flanges on that case look amazing!

The 76 tank is pretty rare but if it were me I would modify the tank or source a second one and modify it. You could build trap doors like racing oil pans have to prevent fuel from sloshing away from the pick up or make a lower sump area. I know there is another way to accomplish this too. I think you pump into an intermediate container then pump from that to the engine but I don't know exactly how that's plumbed.

Wow, those have gotten pricey!

Many people do powder coat the wheels. The hub caps look surprisingly good. I think there is a hub cap restoration thread here somewhere

Wheel pictures?

Targa would have been fun!

Or possibly the heater valve itself

The car needs a lot of work for $8700! The "buy it now's" are usually pretty optimistic. If you are the high bidder, they will usually try to haggle to get the reserve met. I rarely budge much on price

There is no recourse if you use a gift card versus some other form of payment

I agree, lot's of alarm bells there

That's a great looking truck! I agree you have to be fast sometimes. Look at how quickly CL ads are deleted after they get posted to the forum.

It is surprising how strong the interest can be on decent or even really rusty Z's on Copart. To the point where there is almost no difference in price from Copart to Craigslist. But the craigslist car normally has a clean title. Making it much more preferable. I have watched several times for a bargain but hard to come by unless you are looking at 280z's

I believe, if you add "site:classiczcar.com" at the end of your search string it will only search this site

Too bad. I was thinking that might increase the appeal. Not an issue in my part of the world

It's a 2+2 but it's an early 280z so it's emissions exempt, correct? https://www.copart.com/lot/35528149

It's a draw through turbo set up

That aught to bring good money!

Block off the front brakes and see what you get. It has to be one of just a few things: Air, a leak, bulging line, too much slack My bet is on air if you've got the adjustment right. The lines are long and I have run almost a whole quart through to get all the air out Do the rear drums have any lip on the inside edge?

That is really cool!

I don't know the condition of Mathew's hood but the one with the bruised nose is the one Bruce's friend has, I believe