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@jdking Did you sell the 3 cars?

Oh my! That didn't take long

and I like it that way...

I figured it was his house. I didn't want to throw stones because my yard has similarities ☺️ Thats why I don't want another project

No engine, no tranny but I have lots of spares here. I could probably get a title. A little bit of a gamble but I'm sure there is $1000 in parts in it. I just don't want any more projects right now.

Lots of cars like this in the South East and South West but they tend to be really rough. However as prices climb they become more viable restoration candidates if the rust is reasonably contained. This was a $200-300 car not that long ago. Not any more...

I would agree

Looks great!

Sure! But it's more like confetti at this point

They're proud of that

Somebody may have an interest in these. Getting more expensive every day... https://raleigh.craigslist.org/pts/d/durham-datsun-240-for-parts/6895350668.html This one is at a junkyard by the looks or it https://knoxville.craigslist.org/pts/d/strawberry-plains-datsun-240z/6898466586.html This ones not very cheap, figuring it's gonna have some rust on it... If somebody here buys them I can sleep better and won't have to fall into temptation. It'll be like it's still in the family

I sort of see it as the "Where is Waldo" game too. Although a number of you guys are better at it than me. My memory for the details just isn't good enough any more to critique a car at this level. I can get the big stuff but the little details, not so much

Does the kit come with front and back brakes? What is the selection of pads that fit?

The VIN number is not super low but it has a lot of pedigree and documentation to counter that. Does anyone see any flaws in the car?

Will be interesting to watch for sure

Ahhh, the engineer...

I might could have helped you get a title through SC, in the future. We can apply for a title if it's never been title in SC and is over 30 yrs old. Takes a little while but we have had success with this route in the past.

there is a flat pad on the upper left corner of the block on the passenger side. There are numbers engraved in it. They can be difficult to read sometimes

Starting fluid shouldn't hurt anything that I know of. Diesels are another matter entirely

That's a plausible theory. Would someone like Matsuo san be able to shed some light on that?

You need to double check the actual numbers on the dizzy against the chart unless you're positive the dizzy has never been changed in 50 years

If it's rusty, that makes it even harder to add lots of torque. All the S30 cars are appreciating very fast right now. The early cars especially. The later cars are better candidates for a swap. Especially the 280z. It's heavier and better braced and is already fuel injected.

I agree, swap with car! I think a better idea, is to source an L28ET motor complete with harness and go from there. That way most everything is reversible in the future when the cars are worth even more. Also the S30 chassis is not properly designed for the levels of torque that the LS series motors can produce.

Those sound like starter noises to me. Could be loose, bad teeth. Hard to tell by the video how many times the key is being turned. You could get a manual starter switch, that you connect to the starter. Then you can spin the engine while standing beside the car to narrow down the source of the noise.

Speaker wire varies a lot. If you mean what comes with most stereos, like 24ga or something, that's a little small. If you mean 12 ga like I normally use, that should be more than adequate