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PaulPBui

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    MS Gulf Coast, USA
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    '76 Datsun 710, '76 Porsche 911S, '02 BMW M5, '78 Datsun 280Z
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    Financial Analyst

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  1. Hello all - first time posting but have been lurking around trying to learn about my new car. It's a 1976 Datsun 710 with an original plum colour? Very 70s...and very groovy indeed! The car definitely had seen better days as the exterior/interior is completely sunbaked and all interior pieces are brittle and the dash is cracked. There are rusts, of course, but looks to be minor from what I can tell so far... rusts through behind driver seat, trunk spare tire pan, and a few other areas. That said, the good news is that it seems to be all original and is currently intact. I didn't know anything about the 710 until I came across a Craigslist ad a few weeks back. I didn't know much more when I bought it either. I have experience with 240Z/280Z and have owned both in the past. Both Zs were projects. I ended up overwhelmed with the 240Z project and donated it to a charity. The 280Z came after the 240Z and I learned a little lesson from the failed 240Z project but wasn't able to completely finished it either. I ended up selling it 2 days ago. (I actually bought the 710 before selling the 280Z which made the wife fairly crossed...) [sorry, I am a bit long winded...] I want to use this forum to document my progress on restoring this 710 to the best that I can. I want to take it slow and hopefully don't have another failed project. (3rd times the charm?) I wasn't born with a wrench in my hand and only started working on cars while I was in college 10 years ago as I was too broke to have a mechanic fixed my college car, a 1990 Nissan Maxima. I didn't own a car while in high school. Since college, I have owned a few cars from various make and model... I learned a bit more about cars each time. I have owned: Integra GSR, AE86 GTS, RX7 FC, '04 STI, '06 STI, 240Z, and 280Z. I currently drive a '00 Impreza RS2.5, '02 E39 M5, '76 Porsche 911S...and a Tundra. I will surely seek advice from the experts on this forum as I go along... thanks ahead!! Now onto pictures as that's what I read is a requirement here. I read the upload tutorial (thanks Telkwa)...hopefully I am doing it correctly. I have begun tearing it down. I was too excited and forgot to take pictures... But learning from my earlier failed projects... I bag and tag everything coming off the car...including screws/nuts/bolts with notes on how it was removed! Checked out the working fog lights... and the previous owner welded a towing rig to the front bumper. http:// Engine bay is intact including all the SMOG goodness that will eventually go away... very dirty but it run and drives great! Drove 3 hours home when I picked it up. Even the AC works which is very much needed in the hot and humid South. http:// Taking the rear bumper off trying to remove the tow hitch that the previous owner also welded onto the rear bumper. He put 2 bolts directly on the spare tire pan as well which allows water in that caused the rusts. I will put the bumper back on or may run without it. Still don't know what to do with the bumper support/shock... saw a post that recommended a hacksaw to get it off. (911S to the side) http:// Still has the original hubcap and sporting whitewalls... seat covered. http:// White interior...very dirty but the vinyl actually in decent condition! Plastic trim pieces are brittle and cracked though. http:// Bought some old school 14" rims... in decent aged condition. Probably not going to restored it but tried to clean it up a little...which didn't get any better from when I picked it up. These rims are needed to clear the upcoming 280ZX front strut assembly. (see M5) http:// And now... need help removing the dash! If I should start a new topic, please let me know. I am removing the dash for a few reasons... getting it restore and getting to the tachometer location to install a NOS tach that I just bought. I've never driven a car without a tach before and this is a weird feeling. This NOS tach was the very first thing I bought. My question for now is how to remove this dash... I have removed all the screws and bolts that I could find. I've highlighted the locations of screws/nuts I removed. I also removed the screws by the windshield. The dash moves and shift a bit but I feels like there is something holding it back. I am being extra gentle as I don't want to break these brittle plastic. Are there more screws? Does someone has a blow up image of the dash? I can lift the dash pad from the passenger side up already. The gauge area/driver side is where I am having difficulty. http:// FYI, this is the tach I bought. It said its for the 710 and I also read up on a few posts on how to wire but we'll see once the dash is removed. http:// http:// I think that's it for day #1.
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