1974.5 260Z ATLAS build

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I have been building my ATLAS 4.2 for a little while now, and I have an AR5 transmission from a 2WD Chevy Colorado truck for it.  I found a good deal on this Z car online.  1974.5 260Z.  The "Big Bumper" 260Z car.  Build date of 10/74.....so it's really a 280Z to me as the drivetrain is going away pronto.  I love that it has the thicker sheet metal in the subframe and all those extra bends in the floor, that is more rigidity, and it already has the R200 rear end with the 3:54 gears I wanted to offset my transmission gears and work better with my engines power band.  Yesterday I took the front panels off of it, looked the whole car over and I am amazed.  No rust in rails, no rust in doors, no rust in fenders, no rust in rear hatch panel.  5 rust locations and somehow the hatch itself on one side is completely missing from rust.  I ordered the patch panels needed from KF Vintage JDM except the under battery tray rounded piece, which I got form Z Car Depot.  Also ordered a new hatch from Resurrected Classics.  So soon, the shell will be completely done.  This is a long term project, but at least I have a home for the ATLAS, and finding this Z so rust free has made it an absolute keeper.  I am thinking about the Rocket Bunny knockoff kit.  1400 bucks delivered is a good deal.  Opinions on that?  here are a few pics:

 

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