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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1431874594245004/?mibextid=dXMIcH Pretty close to what I'm thinking about for "Lily"

I realize NPT is the wrong thread but it should probably thread in a couple of turns anyway. Something else seems to be wrong.

I agree with Carl, that is a pretty good offer for the car. I'm not sure it's worth any more than that in parts and it needs a title. Seems like a pretty good price. The market is much softer than it was a year or two ago.

Green Z on Ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/394871508806 $3,770 Reserve not met...

The headlight gasket is between the headlight bucket and the inner fender. There was evidently another seal between the sugar scoop and the fender. I have never seen one. Would love to see an image of what it looked like

I wondered if the bearings could change the backlash?

Has it really been 2 1/2 years already!! Wow, I have no sense of time

What do you need?

Ordered 10pcs of 01451-00041 from Courtesy parts. We'll see if they're black or clear finished. They're not real cheap

I believe the 300zx might have used a similar stainless screw in black. If I could find those, I would bead blast them or buff them...

I was going to say it looks about the same diameter as the spring. I would think 3mm or 3.5mm

So here's another data point These are the lights that came out of "Lily" Green overspray but I don't see any black. The also have the slotted screw tabs. So I would say the slotted screw tabs are for 240's

Worked on the fuel tank and vent lines today. Made gaskets for the wiper pivots Expander in the filler neck. A tip for the future, put the tank straps into the car body before lifting the tank into place. They are difficult to get in after the fact. I made some progress on the tank but I need a spring to keep the top front port on the tank from collapsing and I didn't have enough double wire hose clamps Does anyone know of a source the marker light screws? I would like to purchase them in bulk... BelMetric doesn't seem to carry that kind of screw

I dont believe that is the same item. I believe there is supposed to be another seal a the bucket to fender joint Edit: checking car parts manual shows totally different part numbers #30 https://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/Z-1969-1978/body-240z/front-fender-hood #12 https://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/Z-1969-1978/electrical/head-lamp

Are there any pictures around for what they looked like? I might try to replicate them. I dropped off the remainder of my panels at the paint shop today. I suspect they will be ready next week.

Did anyone ever recreate the Nubbins? I know somebody was working on that

Any idea on a source for those? Those aren't the ones for the headlight to bucket are they?

What is part #30?? https://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/Z-1969-1978/body-240z/front-fender-hood

I stripped some headlights a little while back I had a pair of 280z lights and a pair of 240z lights. Even with the plugs off, it's a little hard to get them out of the headlight buckets

I can't answer most of your questions, but I do think you are correct to remove the excess paint

Polished the pivots some today and bead blasted the wiper pivots I noticed a thin hard washer on all the short pivots. Very hard to see and I had to use a knife to separate them from the pivots. Three of these pivots have a broken bolt in them

We have been working on getting the fuel tank back into the Goon. Noticed the filler neck is much smaller than the tank port Over a 1/4" different in diameter and the filler neck is pretty hard. So I bought some exhaust swagers I will expand them. Then heat. Then repeat. We'll see how that works

I think I found another I was taking headlights apart for plating buckets. I believe the painted ones are 240z and the unpainted are 280z The screw tabs for the lamps are also different They must have blacked them after assembly because the tabs and screws were all painted black

Maybe, the link worked for me

I was very disappointed a few years ago when looking for 350z interior parts. Almost all of them were unavailable on a 14 yo car. I find that to be a poor business decision but it is what it is