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Fairly. I get better results when the pressure is a little higher but I waste more paint as overspray fog. I can get very glassy clear with it this way. If I turn it down I get a little orange peel. I wet sand that out. Not a problem for primers. They all get blocked down anyway...

I guess you could do this if you want to stay in your comfort zone...

I am running a DeVilbiss gun right now. I believe it was their "finish line" gun. I have three different tips for different products and I run everything through the one gun. It would be nice to have a dedicated clear gun or base/clear gun but I really don't want to buy a $400-500 gun...That might be false economy though, if the cheap gun waste paint and requires more wet sanding

I agree. I have done a lot of painting but have never used high end guns. There has to be a reason shops pay $400 for a primer gun. I was trying to see if you could tell why. Smoother finish, more efficient material usage, less waste, lower air pressures? There has to be a reason. Once I know the reason I can then decide if that justifies spending the extra for the benefit...

You are going to need some frame rails and maybe floor supports from Charlie http://www.datsunzparts.com/products.html I could get it fixed here for a lot less than 10k. However in New York, I don't know. I wouldn't think it will cost that much but it might. The others are right, in that the rust needs to be removed and any other surface rust neutralized! The biggest challenge is finding someone willing to take this on. It's not that hard, but most shops want to do the easy work

I understand...

Do you suspect it needs it or is this excessive spring cleaning?

It should also not really draw any power away from the engine without the vains.

you need some tools like this These will help you remove the pins from the connectors. Removing the connectors aught to not be that hard. I am sure there is a plastic latch somewhere you can depress to remove them

That's gonna make the open casket visitation awkward...

Walls in my shop are 30' long. I got plenty of room. Is there a colorized 240z diagram like this?

Me neither. Good heads up from @Zed Head

I will check on this, with my magnifier "B" mark on the hub Would be really hard to find if the hub wasn't clean

That didn't show up in my unread content, sorry

You need to make your nickname on your ID "Job" for all your tuning efforts!

Done, Cody and I are in...

That is the one..thoughts? @240260280

@Home Built by Jeff I don't think I ever saw you comment on your new primer gun. Do you like it? Is it worth it to invest in high quality guns?

Thanks, me too. I think it had Shelley pretty wound up. I thought she was gonna kill us, driving us there! Did you see the dimensions in the other thread? Not interested!!!! They really aren't that tasty!

240z's don't really have much in the way of crush zones anyway, thin bumpers, light sheet metal, thin doors, lap belts, etc. The later cars got better but they are not modern multi air bag cars. Some risk comes with the territory. Sort of like riding a motorcycle, you just have to drive defensively. The likelihood that the tubing comes straight into the passenger compartment is fairly low. Personally I am glad my local government doesn't micromanage me. I'm a big boy and can make tough choices all on my own. That is not intended to be insulting to anyone here, I just don't need a bureaucrat parent...the two I had are gone now, God bless them, and I'm not shopping for replacements

and then I get humbled Now admittedly I have some excuse. I was multi tasking on multiple cars and projects. Then I took a big swig of beer, which happened to have a wasp in it. Stung me in the throat, the little monster! Had to hurl him back up. When the swelling started to get spooky, ended up at Urgent Care getting shots in my rump. Spent the rest of the day asleep in my recliner. So the plating didn't turn out. I will strip them and try again on Saturday maybe

The adblockers kill the revenue to the site though. If you are going to ad block you should just pony up and be a supporting member to offset it IMO...

Interesting! I will look

You are correct the dimensions are much better. Some of that may be because I can use some pressure when measuring as opposed to the way I was measuring. The distance piece is stamped "B". I am assuming it is original. The distance piece from the first side was also a "B" piece. I don't know what these pieces are made out of but they are very hard and dense and tend not to rust.