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Wrapped up the gas tank project today. This next pic shows the fun part, snaking the lines through the frame and getting them on the tank. I probably spent 90 minutes on these two hoses alone. Filler neck cover reinstalled I'm planning to replace the bolts that hold the cover and the tank later on with stainless steel bolts.

Yup, definitely 280zx turbo.

Not as much progress as hoped, but got some dynamat down and the hoses on the inside of the car replaced. I was hoping to have the gas tank in today, but I was short on 12-an line. And I finally removed the ugly, stick-on side trim. It came off pretty easily. I have some emblems for the fenders and rear on order. I also replaced the tail light lenses.

Looks great

Painted the gas tank tonight. I hope to get it back in the car tomorrow.

Warren from http://www.allzparts.com.au/ can get this for you. Ask about a "lockdown panel".

ah, those crazy guys... which one is donatello?

I started replacing my gas tank hoses today. I haven't been able to put a full tank of gas in this car without some serious gas smells inside the car and about 1/4 of the tank running down my driveway. The hoses behind the panel inside the car looked pretty good, but will still be replaced. I'll also throw some dynamat down while I'm at it. Most of the hoses under the car looked like this and practically went to dust just from touching them. This was definitely one of the hoses that was leaking. The gas tank looked pretty clean, but was hiding some caked on dirt in a few spots. I'm glad I was wearing safety glasses while doing this job. The filler inlet on the tank had some rust around it, but more was found when I removed the hose. After getting the tank out, I spent a few hours cleaning and degreasing it. The rust on the filler neck took some time with my dremel, but I removed all that I could and then sprayed a few coats of rust encapsulator on the tank. I'll paint it later. That's all I got done today. I'll paint the tank over the next few days and start putting the new hoses in next weekend. More pics in my picasa album: http://picasaweb.google.com/nullproject/1971Datsun510Wagon#

I've always loved Datsun 510's, especially the wagons. There was one that slipped through my fingers in 2003 that I wish I could have purchased. I've looked here and there, but not too seriously until the past few months. Then David (Qwik240z) had to go and post this in the classifieds: http://forums.hybridz.org/showthread.php?t=142738&highlight=510 I thought about it for a day and then contacted David. Now she's mine. This will be my daily driver for the most part, giving me time to work on my 280's. It's been hard to work on the 280's since I had been using one as my daily driver. Anywho, this is how the wagon looked when I got it: I haven't really done much other than drive it since I received it. I've done mostly local driving, but did take it on a 120-mile round trip a few days ago. For my first change, I had a set of nice 280zx turbo wheels that I decided to use on the goon. I just needed to get some new tires for them. I purchased some Falken Azenis 205/50-15's for a pretty good price and took them to get them put on. I love that everything fits inside the car. This would have been two trips in my Z. Tires mounted and balanced: And new shoes mounted: The fronts stick out more than I would like and the brakes leave a lot to be desired, but I'm planning to do the 280zx strut/brake swap at some point in the near future to correct that. I also removed a sticker from the back (forgot to take pics of that) and am planning to remove the stick-on side trim. More to come, but I also posted some pics here in my picasa album for the car: http://picasaweb.google.com/nullproject/1971Datsun510Wagon#