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It was a pretty day but hot. Gonna be really hot on Friday

Thanks Jim That's a start in the right direction

It is a fairly easy conversion...pedal set, tranny, slave cylinder, some hoses and some interior trim pieces

@Jaymanbikes The cut out in Dave's door looks larger than yours. Look at how close the bell crank is to the door opening versus yours...

Good luck...

Thanks

Are you sure it's for a Z? Could it be for a 510?

Looks great and no spaces for water intrusion

Yeah! Let it fly... Would love the cowl screws... If I can't source the correct fastener a good picture would be the next best thing. I don't even know what they look like...The biggest thing for grill bolts is there is no length listed. I assume they are clear zinc and not yellow... Are you selling the hood trim? Ours is damaged but usable...

I think it looks great!

But what was the cause? I wouldn't think there was any water in there, so water intrusion at a light?

I am looking for the fasteners for this section of the car http://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/bluebird-1968-1973/body-(sedan)/front-outside #1 The little screws for the hood trim, can't find a part number for that #2 Fender molding screws - need 8 of each 08915-43710 - washer - discontinued 08510-70812 - screw - discontinued #3 Headlight finisher screws - need 8 of each 08530-41620 - screw - available 08964-10440 - spring nut - discontinued #4 Grill fasteners - need 4 of each 08360-61610 M6x1.0 bolt/screw - available 08915-4361A washer - available #5 The little philips screws for the wiper /cowl panel - need 5 If I could find someone that had all of that, great. That would be easier than sourcing from multiple places. I assume the fender molding screws could be stainless but likely clear zinc Thanks for the help C

I have been in the South my whole life and work out in the heat but I prefer a little bit of cold air when possible. Converting refrigerant is not an issue and the really valuable part of the system to me is the interior portion that piggy backs so well...

Yeah, that's what I figured. I contacted a couple of booster rebuilders to see if I could source the parts through them but there is really no money in it for them so the interest wasn't there. When I had a booster apart there was a part number on the large rubber diaphragm. I found that by googling but nothing in reasonable quantities. The real solution is to make these in small runs or find a rebuilder who has a source for ordering these parts...

Any updates?

We're in Fredericksburg TX now, 700 miles yesterday and 500 hundred today. At the Mississippi river yesterday evening...

Be careful about "sand" blasting some of those parts. Sand is very aggressive and can be dangerous to use! The Turbo housing could probably be fine bead blasted but if you get too aggressive with them the clearances will open up and the boost will go down

I found a source for the diaphragms a couple of years ago but I would have to have bought a 1000 units. They weren't very expensive but I didn't figure I could ever get rid of even half that so I didn't do it.

Around here we call that "tuition": the cost of learning...

We have Cody's fenders, hood and valence painted and pretty much assembled but I need the screws for the headlight trims, grills, and hood and fender trim. Most of these are NLA. Can somebody help me out with parts or give me some direction for what I am looking for?

I almost bought this car when it was back on craigslist the first time. If I had known I could have flipped it for $10k I would have bought it...

We had a thread a while back where some one was stating private collectors were paying six digits for very low number Z's. By my math you could pay $40k for this and still not be underwater after paying someone else to restore it. It will be interesting to watch

I noticed both of those too. Does Nevada title old cars?

That's a rusty beast, especially for a California car. I assume it was near the ocean or came from another state. How high will it go? Does it make 40-50k?

With the rust in the cylinder bores, gaskets may be a waste of money. If I were that far in I would break it all down and at least hone it out and check or replace the bearings, but I have less time than I use to when I was younger. I don't like doing jobs twice