26th-Z

Hey Mark, I haven't seen D hubcaps on eBay for a while. Those are "ready to be restored" meaning re-chromed and re-painted. Still, I have to agree with you and estimate at least $75 each.

Old news, Guus. Eric has had those for sale for quite some time. Watch who you are calling four-eyes, Vicky:finger:

I have some video tapes on sheet metal work that I got from Eastwood. http://blakkat.com/shopping/stores/eastwoodtools.htm Covell is the name of the guy who did them and they are real fun and inspirational to watch. You will soon find out that your inventory of tools may be a little short. Covell makes suggestions on welding techniques and metall hammering techniches showing you how to stretch and shrink the metal with a hammer and a dolly. He also discusses patching rust spots and such. You can get new metal from various places. Charlie Osborne at Zedd http://www.datsunzparts.com/start.htm has probably the most popular floor pans and frame rails. Tabco http://www.tabcobodyparts.com/html/table_of_contents.htm is where I bought some rocker pieces and fender arch beads. I think VB and MSA have metal also. A web search on automotive sheet metal repair should turn up lots of information and various sites with books to sell. Have fun. Too much rust is when you get tired of working on the car and haul it off.

I know that the fuel tanks for the installation you are discussing, alien-e, are different - yes indeed. I understand that they are somewhat custom fabricated. Alan T. "HS30-H" is going to be the best source here. Try looking in his gallery .

Way to Go, Mark!!! That's the spirit!!! I am soooo glad I didn't get into that. One year ago, a PAIR of hoses went for around $100. I was surprised the hose sat at a low price for so long. The auction is raising hairs on all the forums - but I have seen this sort of thing going on for some time now. The rare early stuff is SERIOUSLY expensive and the competition is fierce.

Hey there 260Z, I have a Nissan parts book dated December 1973 which covers the 240 and the 260 for USA and Canada cars. It shows the standard tools and the optional ones with an OP abbreviation. To the best of my knowledge, the standard tools were just for changing a tire. I believe the jacks are all the same, but I know the jack handles are different and I do not have the one illustrated in the book. I don't have a scanner, either, or I would scan this page for you. I'll work on it. The tool boxes in the chassis changed, as you know, and I'm not real sure how the tools fit in the later boxes. I have clips on the floor of the chassis for the jack and wheel chocks, just behind the seats with the little plastic covers. Your car probably has the boxes with lids in the rear deck? Your screw driver is different from the set shown in the parts catalog also. Not surprising though. Does your screw driver have a part number? From my book the set of drivers should be 99530-E4100. Does the shaft detach from the handle? Now the E4100 usually designates the early parts for the series one 240 - and that number could be suspect. In addition to all that junk you see in the picture, I have a head bolt Allen driver and a valve adjustment wrench. The black box in the background is a Nissan factory service tool box and needs to be restored to the original silver-grey color. Here are a few factory service tools and the page from the parts catalog describing them. That three-prong thing is the very usefull automatic transmission clutch spring compressor. Show and tell is so much fun!!!