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Oh, you could do two, they're six months apart! Just end your year in June and pretend they're in different years!

Yes, that is my understanding. Sidewall height is represented by the percentage of the tread width

This is how you get them to let you buy more...

I like the wheels. Very correct for the year, and sort of different.

If a critic is that close to the bars, it meant you just ran over them. In which case they will have bigger worries...

8k!, my butt. The gas filler looks like it's about ready to fall out of the quarter. Must be a lot more of that that isn't shown in the pictures. "Crack heads"!!!

@jalexquijano Are you touching the throttle when trying to start it cold with the choke on? One of your previous post suggested this...

I had sort of similar thoughts. I didn't think it would have been possible to get that filler neck back in the car as hard as it was. So I figured even if it wasn't permanent it would be short term useful.. I did 2 filler necks so the extra one I have can be monitored for how long the improvements last.

Just be careful wintergreen oil is toxic. I found this on WebMD. I didn't use gloves but I did try to stay out of the steam. After I removed the parts I washed them with soap and water. Wintergreen is safe in the amounts found in foods, and seems safe for most adults when used as a medicine. The oil is UNSAFE to take by mouth. Taking wintergreen oil or large amounts of wintergreen leaf can cause ringing in the ears, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, stomach pain, and confusion. When applied directly to the skin, wintergreen oil can cause skin irritation. Special Precautions & Warnings: Children: Wintergreen leaf and oil can be poisonous for children. Taking 4-10 mL of wintergreen oil by mouth can be deadly. Don’t even use wintergreen oil on the skin of children less than 2 years old. Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Wintergreen is safe in amounts found in food, but there's not enough information to know if it's safe in the larger amounts that are used as medicine. Don’t take it by mouth or put it on your skin, if you are pregnant. If you are breast-feeding, don’t take wintergreen by mouth or put it on your skin. Wintergreen products might be toxic to nursing infants. Stomach and intestinal inflammation: Taking wintergreen by mouth might make these conditions worse. Salicylate or aspirinallergy, asthma, or nasal polyps: Wintergreen might cause an allergic reaction in people who are allergic to aspirin or other salicylate compounds, or have asthma or nasal polyps. Use wintergreen with caution if you have one of these conditions.

My apologies. That was 4oz of Wintergreen oil in a couple of gallons of water. I think the heat helps the rubber open up and absorb it. I didn't want to use a solvent like xylene or alcohol as that seemed counter productive...

Here is a short video of the plater

Ok, so today I ventured out in a new direction. A container of wintergreen oil. About 4 oz of oil in 3 gallons of oil. Ran it over a propane burner. It never really boiled sort of simmered things for about 45 minutes. I started with a gas cap seal. It was really hard when I started... This is it when it came out So then I stepped up to a filler neck. These are really hard. I suspect the gas fumes make the rubber hard. These were too hard to get back into the chassis So simmer for about 45 minutes. Had to turn it over because it was too tall for the pot. Results were fabulous!!!! Indulgences for the videos. It's my first try at "You tube"

I am planning on getting tickets that Monday if the forecast looks good. We probably won't come down if the weather looks bad. The plan right now is to come down early Saturday and stay as long as I can. I heard something about free beer... I think Cody and I will be coming.

Guy, are you planning on being there all three days or just one in particular?

Be very careful with the pistons!!!!! The needles are brass and bend easily. If you bend one you just about have to replace it to prevent binding

I am too broken for the army now, but I am glad there are guys that volunteer, US or Canada. Be safe!

Drive it!

30-40 lbs, that's my beer weight! June?????!!!

Thanks for that. I have looked at Red Kote. It would be nice to find a product that had consistent positive reviews. Many of the products have a fairly high percentage of negative reviews. Some of that might be user error and I suspect some of that is corporate warfare. Which makes it hard to find a good product and ruins the value of the review process

Thanks guys! I appreciate that. It keeps me humble. When I think I have it figured out, then I turn out something ugly. These did turn out nice though, and I redid some brake reservoir caps that look pretty good too. Cliff, I think that is for the bottom nut on to the stud. I am looking for the value for the stud into the body. The larger threads on the studs. Based on diameter of the threads I suspect the value is higher than 60...

Does anyone know the torque value for the mustache bar studs? I plated mine but I can't find a value in the FSM...

One of the interesting things about the Caswell sealer is they don't want the tank slick inside. Just knock the loose rust out and coat. As far as I know they don't even want the rust neutralized... Still asking questions at this point, but it's interesting

So I worked on the 240z tank some more. It had a some rusty patches on it from sitting outside. I used Eastwoods "Rust Dissolver" to get rid of most of that. Lots of repeated applications. I also used a wire brush on die grinder to speed things up but it gets all over you. The semi finished product. Some minor areas of paint to strip and a little more rust to deal with... I also emailed Caswell about their fuel tank sealer. It evidently doesn't have as many steps and is a 2 part system

100 microns is almost .004" so not crazy small. That's larger than the diameter of most normal (not thin) hair...