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I like your choices! As soon as my rear suspension is done she's getting black BRE in the front and back. And those seats look incredible!

We're still hitting 60s here in Colorado. Mornings in the 30s/40s. And I haven't driven her since March. At least she'll be ready by the spring, maybe a couple snowless winter drives with car wash afterwards.

Here are the part numbers for my 70-73 Koni adustable struts: 8641-1031 8641-1032 I'm guessing these aren't in their list only because they're no longer produced. Surely they could do the job. Call KONI at 859-586-4100 option 51. Service Center hours are 7:30am to 4:00pm EST. Dampers should be sent to: Koni North America Attn: Service Center 1961A International Way Hebron, KY 41048 OTHER KONI AUTHORIZED REBUILD FACILITIES In addition to the KONI Service Center in Hebron, KY, there are three KONI authorized rebuild facilities in North America. They are TrueChoice in Hilliard, OH (888-566-4722), Pro Parts West in Canoga Park, CA (818-888-8904), and Performance Shock Inc. @ Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA(800-965-5664).

After I removed the rust and patched a hole under my battery tray I primed the metal, then used Duplicolor (IIRC) Bed Armor bedliner. Then I painted over it with silver. These photos are from my build thread. It may not be the prettiest, but I believe it's effective. And it's all invisible under the battery tray as well.

I just took a decent set of rear strut insulators off my '73 240z if anyone wants them. The threads need to cleaned up a little. I posted them for sale on the Datsun Parts and Needs Facebook page. I'll give them to any of you who are willing to cover shipping and maybe a couple bucks for gas/time. And rossiz that is an excellent write-up. And you're right about the stance...it's just enough to forget that it was a little high.

Even though you already changed your mind, I found a couple photos to share. When using the green pyramids, you add water along with rusty/greasy parts. It will turn to sludge in 24-48 hours, from here you can paint/plate. I chose to run most nuts/bolts through sand/glass to clean them up some more.

I believe I purchased my "Datsun blue" from DatsunPartsLLC. It also looks different with and without flash.

I used the Harbor Freight dual drum tumbler for 2-3 months. http://www.harborfreight.com/dual-drum-rotary-rock-tumbler-67632.html I used the green triangle "rust cutting" chips for the initial stage, 24-48 hours. Clean thoroughly, then I believe I used some kind of sand/glass from HF to polish for another 24-48 hours. For some reason the photos in my build thread aren't working. Also, I was even able to fit the largest radiator hose clamps, basically anything up to 3 inches in diameter. This dual drum unit actually has two 3 lb. drums, which equals a total of 6 pounds. It is fairly quiet--I stashed it under a cheap fold-up table and the noise never bothered me. I'd say it's no louder than a microwave--the only thing you hear are the two rubber-coated drums spinning. Someone mentioned paint/plating. I chose various colors of paint, which can be chipped off easily during assembly. It is a long, tedious process. Consider $55 for the tumbler, I spent $50 on chips/sand, $20-$100+ for paint/plating. Now your reaching the territory of some pre-assembled stainless steel kits. If you're going to use the tumbler for at least half of the car, I'd say it would be worth it. I used mine on my engine / engine bay two years ago, and now I see myself eye-balling some stainless kits.

Good to see another 280zx engine with SUs! That's a beautiful engine bay. I'm running a Stage III cam, E88 head, K&N air filter. Seems to breathe wonderfully!

I bought my teenage dream car a few years ago: 2002 Subaru WRB WRX wagon. Last December she spun a rod bearing. For a little while, I cycled through a lot of vehicles, from a 2000 BMW 323iT to 2008 C6 to Honda Element and more. It's odd, I love to think about keeping Layla ('73 240z) forever, but I also love to think about what someday I may replace her with: -2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B -Honda CRX -Ford Focus SVT -1967 Chevy Impala SS -1955-57 Chevy stepside truck

Nice find! Sounds like you've got some plans brewing. I also have a '73 I picked up a few years ago. The seller delivered mine from NC to GA, not quite as far, but still quite generous. Check out my thread; I started with the engine, and am now finishing up a rear suspension rebuild.

I thought I should update, the red/brown '72 240z on eBay has been dropped to $2,350 with 21 hours remaining. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1972-datsun-240z-/161699348568?hash=item25a6084058

Here are a couple I saw today. The second one might go a bit higher. http://www.ebay.com/itm/161694770155?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.ebay.com/itm/231551552410?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT