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It's been a while since I have visited this post. To follow-up on a few items, my 240Z did sell on Bat for $50,500. Below is a picture of the garage it is headed to in St Louis. I hope the new owner enjoys it as much as we did. Switching the differential in the 620 ended up being a bigger project than I had thought. I originally just swapped the entire pumpkin, but during the first test drive I could hear something rubbing in the back. Turns out that the axles were able to move in and out about 1/2" and the hubs were rubbing on the inside of the dust shields. I ended up using parts from both diffs to make one that works great now. RPM is down by 1,200-1,400 RPM on the freeway. So much better!

As you all know, it's a lot of work to keep it that clean! Odometer has 6,500 miles since swap, so we have used and enjoyed it!

Waiting for Amazon to bring me some gear oil so I can swap my 3rd member. My old tried and true auto parts store closed last year and I can't stand driving around and talking to kids who know nothing at other auto parts stores with half empty shelves. In the meantime, I am putting my 240Z on Bring a Trailer soon. Was up and out early this morning shooting still pictures. Video scheduled for tomorrow. Here's a few fun ones.

Just got back in town after visiting 88-yr old Mom. Hard to watch your parents decline..... Delivery man dropped off my 3:70 differential out of a 720 model today. Looks like an LSD to me. Were all truck diffs LSDs? Looks nice and clean inside, so I don't anticipate any issues with the swap. I should be able to drive on the freeway now!!! 🙂

It was built in 2005 and has been driven 14,000 since. Well cared for!

Off topic here...the beetle in my garage is a friend of mines, that I am helping him to sell. I put it on my lift yesterday to detail the underside and the final product came out awesome. Looks like we found a buyer for it today. So clean!!!!

LOL We went to the Big Bopper for dinner. I'm not sure if it's Michelin star rated 🙂

I had them polished by a professional. You dismount the tires, and he puts the rims on what looks like a tire mounting machine that has an overhead buffing wheel on it. The cost was $60 per rim. One of the few things that actually seemed cheap on this refreshment LOL

Just got home from a fun weekend in Solvang. Got to hang out with friends, that we sadly don't get to see often enough. There were 5 Datsun trucks in attendance. 1-320 (I think), 2- 520's and 2-620's. It was cool to see the same year totally stock green 620 next to mine and compare the differences. The owner did a great job of restoring it. Here are a few pics from the weekend. On the way home one of my friends texted me an Instagram post he had seen of our trailer on the way home LOL As a side note, right before we were leaving to head to Solvang, one of our neighbors brought by his new to him C7 Z06. My wife dd's a C6 so she took it for a spin with the owner in the car. The car has the carbon ceramic brake package and she said that she about threw both of them through the windshield the first time she hit the brakes. Guess what she wants for her birthday now. Thanks neighbor! LOL Oh yea, BTW, the bike in the back was a big draw and promoted lots of fun discussions. Good addition!

The 620 is a short-bed and the bike barely fits straight. Thought I was going to have to let some air out of the tires to get the tail gate to close. 🙂

Put one final shine on the truck, loaded the motorcycle, and in the trailer she goes for tomorrow morning's departure. Guess I need to change the graphics on the back of my trailer lol

So I finished cleaning up the bike for display only this weekend. First picture was yesterday, second picture today! Will look good in the back of the truck 🙂

Ever since I saw the Datsun ad below, I have been fixated on showing my 620 with a period correct Japanese motorcycle in the back. With the connections I have, I thought that I would easily find one to borrow, but all leads went stale. Due to this not working out, I had my upholstery guy order material for the tonneau cover, which was scheduled to be fabricated and installed tomorrow. Low and behold, an exact copy of a bike I owned as a kid popped up on Craigs List last night and I went and bought it this morning. It's a 1973 Yamaha 175. It hasn't run in decades but for my intended purpose, once I clean it up some it will be perfect. So instead of a tonneau cover, my upholstery guy is recovering a motorcycle seat for me tomorrow. I have a whopping 72-hrs to get the bike all cleaned up. Gotta love deadlines! LOL

I have an appointment this Wednesday to have a new tonneau cover made and then it's off to Solvang on Friday morning. Forecast is for mid-70's weather. Perfect!

Todays project was replacing the gas pedal. The original build included a gas pedal that was meant for floor mounting but it was mounted on the fire wall. This meant that the pedal was actually tilted towards the driver and was completely uncomfortable. I first tried modifying this set-up but to get the proper slope away from the driver I only ended up with about 30% of throttle travel. I had a top speed of 42 mph LOL I ended up buying a really nice Lokar unit from Speedway that is infinitely adjustable as the pivot shaft has fine splines that allow you to choose any angle you need. I was able to reuse the stock hole in the firewall for the cable routing. Need to figure out a pedal stop inside tomorrow. Check out the gas welding on the old pedal mount. Old school stuff...........