1974.5 260Z ATLAS build

[A to Z]

02-15-2026 ATLAS Z UPDATE: Started off pulling the plugs, putting the transmission in neutral and putting a wrench on the crank balancer.  I wanted to ensure it turns over easily and thus I know that the trans is together correctly.  It's perfect .  I then swapped the AC Delco plugs it had for some NCK Iridium plugs as recommended on the 4200wiki pag., but put a daub of anti-seize on them.  the old plugs were tough to get out!  Dissimilar metals and all.  Then I installed the coil packs and got them sitting in their flush.  I then decided to grab the wire numbering book and start separating and numbering wires and then cut them at strategic points to cut back on the number of splices needed.  after that I spend quite a lot of time pulling the wires out straightening them out, only for them to snarl again, So I then used tie wraps and not fully tight but enough to hold them and then I was able to separate them, move the majority of the wires that go on the driver's side over there just laying across the bellhousing behind the engine for now.  Then I took some measurements to begin the process of making a trans mount.  I then went ahead and drug out the dash and center console, and by a quick trial and error was able to cut out the floor of the console, leaving a lip around the edge so I can make a metal floor to put in there with some nice finished bolts and paint the metal, probably a matching hammertone black like the dash center I did earlier.  Then I took the dash, the gauges, and the cover inside and then cleaned up the dash with Lysol cleaning wipes and then took the tube of Silicone  the cover come with, and having done this before I remember how to do it.  You want to ensure the silicone is in the places with direct contact, around the gauge faces in the deep pockets, etc.  After that, it is a process of using duct tape and pushing to get the cover on tight and then the duct tape pulled tight to hold it tight overnight.  It looks funny, but one of the last pics shows how I grabbed whatever was around with some weight to it to put on the top to assist the tape.  Tomorrow I can pull the tape off and it will be ready for gauges, God willing.  PICS: