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I used these two on the different builds, couldn't tell any big difference. You'll need this too in a few places And this on most all my gaskets just to hold them in place while I put things together And most of all, use this on all your threads Oh yeah, some Loc-tite

I refurbished my combo switch to get my dash lights back. Only broke one tab. 8^) Dave Irwin would've been a better choice but I was young and dumb, broke too. Very little has changed except more candles on my cake.

I have a quite a few from my rebuild in a folder. Manifold gasket, rear main seal, intake washers, oil pan gasket, and more I'm sure from Nissan. Bearings, rings, oil pump, timing kit and a bunch of other stuff from rockauto.com. Water pump, clutch kit and fluids from amazon.com. The 2.8 motor I have was a lot easier to get parts for. 2.4 was more difficult in my opinion. First thing to buy is How to Rebuild Your Nissan L Motor by Tom Monroe. amazon.com, $20. I'll dig through that file and see what I have. I don't know if there's a check list, I've not seen one. Zcardepot.com has a complete bolt kit that I used instead of cleaning and reusing the old ones. That was nice. He may have a rebuild kit too? zcarsource.com has one I think, MSA may also. Most folks do a rebuild thread on here, read a couple of those for paint and other tips. The motor mounts from Nissan are high dollar but are right. Aftermarket ones need a little adjusting but will work and way cheaper. We'll be here for help.

Gettin' ready for them little Z cars all over Austin I see!

Jai I mow a few yards around here for nice people that need a little help now and again, never ask for money. Sometimes I'll get a big ole plate wrapped in foil sitting in the bed of my truck of food like Mom cooks. Sometimes just a honest Thank You and a smile like you described, "door to door". I don't have much income either but a lot of "come on in" around here. Nothing better than having good friendly neighbors. If the police tried to get me they'd have to arrest the whole neighborhood. It'll workout for you and Pete. Try and not worry too much, good things happen to good people.

Loropetalum.

That sucks. Is there a way to find the last bidder?

Like they said at mandatory AA meetings, keep coming back; you'll learn something. I learned to stay home.

Yaaaay! Persistance pays off, congratulations.

Now that'll be stuck in my head until dementia sets in. NEE-SUN Surface rust, " merely a flesh wound".

Just my quick thoughts, if he came down that much for a $70 part he knows there more to it than just the pump. Would you loose $3,000 over that? I believe the tank is full of crud that got sucked throughout the whole fuel system. You/ he could buy a $20 pump and run the fuel rail out of a gas can and it should crank. $6,000 is what I recently sold a '72 for. Great runner but had rust. It should have a mechanical pump running off the cam anyway. I wonder why hes saying it needs the electric pump?

You can make a ridiculously low ball offer if you can't drive it, like $5,000? That's how a got a super good deal on mine. The motor could be bad, transmission etc.. Make the offer and tell him when he gets it running so you can drive it you may come up to his asking price. Worth a try if you like the car. My guy wouldn't let me leave without making a deal, he was tired of moving it around with a lawnmower and ski rope.

Finally, back home! Here's what I was talking about, if you run into it later on. You see that little "nick" on the top shift rod, that's where mine was hitting the transmission housing or whatever it's called. Here's what I had to do to get it working with the 5 speed. It's been going good for almost a year now.

Yes. The plastic OE ones get worn and looser. Those bronze door pin bushing are much better. I don't even know if the plastic originals are still available?

It's in his Tech Tips BTW.

If we're talking about the same thing, here's what most people use. Thanks to Blue for showing us the part number. Dorman 38374 from any parts store. If I remember right it's the Chrysler bushings that fit.

But the quickest.

The shifter that works is the short straight one right? Out of the ZX? I wish I was at home!

I went from a four speed to a five out of a '79 too. Mine wouldn't go into some gears either, the shift rod was hitting the the top edge of the coupler that it sits down in. I put some layout dye around the rod and tried the gears again with the engine off. Then I removed the rod and saw the scratches in the blue dye. Then I ever so sllightly ground into the rod, tried again, rinse repeat kinda deal but I eventually got all the gears. I have some pictures on my laptop I can post in the morning.

Nice to meet you Chip. Wives are a dime a dozen, Zs not so easy to find. Cool pictures.

Would a drone know the capital of Assyria? That's what scares me about drones, there all bidness.

Show up with a camera crew and a piece of paper that says you buy stuff. Works on television.

When you hear that MSA full exhaust it will sound as good as it looks. I enjoy reading successful/happy endings like your's. I'm not a mechanic either but always seem to work through my projects after reading and getting help from this forum. Congratulations! You're happy, dogs are happy and you have a nice car.

A window sill can be replaced, not my doodle. He's so much different personality than Jelly was. Took some getting used to but I love it now, he's a silly goose like me but sober. We're in the bed watching American Dad now, he likes cartoons as much as me but he likes the visual, I like the no anxiety and laughing. "That's all folks" should be the end of the day for everyone not just Porky Pig. Cheers!