is the paint code on the black buck tag under the hood or elsewhere?

On 240z's it is on a foil sticker on the radiator support.

-Mike

On the 280z's it's on a paper sticker on the radiator support (passenger side).

On the ZX (s130) it is a foil sticker on the radiator support, passenger side.

  twsutt said:

On the 280z's it's on a paper sticker on the radiator support (passenger side).

I have a 78 and mine is foil.

I recall peeling mine off before getting my car painted. I could never read it since it had been painted over by a previous owner. Instead of paper or foil mine is more of a thin foil-looking plastic.

I've always thought it would be cool if you could still get the stickers from Nissan with the original paint codes on them to replace your faded one.

  76Datsun280z said:

I've always thought it would be cool if you could still get the stickers from Nissan with the original paint codes on them to replace your faded one.

You mean like ones that Norm in BC (zeddsaver.com) sells?

http://www.zeddsaver.com/decals.html

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You mean like ones that Norm in BC (zeddsaver.com) sells?

http://www.zeddsaver.com/decals.html

Oh wow, I've never even come across that site before. I should see about getting a new one for my car.

His stickers are correct for a 70-76. They say 'PAINT AMINO ALKYD ENAMEL' across the bottom. 77-78 doesn't have that line across the bottom because 76 was the last year that type of paint was used.

  sblake01 said:

His stickers are correct for a 70-76. They say 'PAINT AMINO ALKYD ENAMEL' across the bottom.

Actually - That isn't correct.

I dropped him an e-mail to ask about that. He only shows a picture of ONE Paint Code Sticker... he MIGHT actually have two or more different ones. One might not however get that impression as he only asks that you specify the Paint Code.

The sticker that says "AMINO ALKYD" would NOT be correct for Paint Code 901 for example, as it was a Metallic Color painted with Acryl Enamel (Acrylic).

So - 76Datsun280Z should assure the Sticker he orders - has the right type of paint printed on it.

Pictured below is the original paint code sticker from an 11/69 production 240-Z.

FWIW,

Carl B.

Hmmm, he doesn't have the 517 listed on there for the 280z .

Mine doesn't say what type of paint it uses either.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/half_breed/My%20Z/DSC06847.jpg