Victor Laury

I found another photo of the 72 decal on a Japanese S30 restoration site

Red = danger You may turn into a mushroom at speeds over 100 MPH (160 Km/h)

Some Japanese alloy wheels are hard anodized in silver. You can polish through the anodizing, but only with an aggresive buff, lots of heat and way too much work. It was this very anodizing that made me send my last set out to a pro. the anodized layer was too beat up to be acceptable, and way too hard for me to get off. So I sent them out.

http://www.zccc.org/index.htm Google is a wonder.

I'm warning you Thomas, You may end up needing an intervention. I started with a cheap 1/4 hp grinder to run 3'' buffs, 1 spiral sewn and 1 loose flannel. The first thing I did on that setup was the stainless parking light trims for my 70 roadster (same as the Z car's). It worked great and I was hooked. You will soon learn as I did that one tool does not a polishing shop make. Yes, I too use a dremel, But mainly to grind and sand tight areas in preparation to polishing and finish polishing very tight spots. Now I own and use an assortment of sanding devices, including a Black and Decker "Bug" sander (one of my favorites), Expanding wheel sanders, Nylon brush wheels, Scotch Brite wheels and 3 motors spinning 4, 8'' buffs and 2 sanding media wheels. Eastwood and Caswell plating are both very happy with my addiction and are willing to send supplies as fast as I can order them. My arbors are a collection. The sanding arbor is a 1750 rpm 1/2 hp old Baldor, that I found at a swap meet. It wasn't a grinder motor as they are 3,500 rpm motors, and it wasn't a polishing motor, as they have long arbors for work clearance. I bought arbor extensions to extend the work are out, as far as is safe. My main polishing arbor was bought at a yard sale for $30.00. It's awesome! 1hp 3,500 rpm, long extended arbors, VERY, VERY heavy homemade welded stand that doesn't need to be bolted down to the floor. It runs a stack of 3, 8'' spiral sewn (for tripoli cutting 1st stage) and a stack of 2, 8'' pillow buffs for the white rouge "Color" stage. My last addition was also found at a yard sale, I paid $60 for it. It's a 1 hp 3,500 rpm no name (Chinese?) polishing motor, much like the ones a harbor freight, but larger, with heavy, cast ardor extension supports and the typical stand, Which I bolted down. It runs my stainless station with a 8'' sisal buff with emery (cuts out the scratches on stainless) and spiral sewn for the stainless compound. But, in all reality, the buffing is the last and least step in polishing. The prep grinding and sanding IS where the work really is done. No buff or compound will correct the missed step in the prep. As an example, take my last project, The water pump for my roadster. It's a sand casted piece with lots of corners and pockets. I spent at least 3 hours grinding, 4 hours sanding, and 10 minutes on the buffing wheels.

A member of Club4ag spent May and June in Japan and went to every auto event/museum he could. Warning to the weak of heart - spectacular Skyline and Z car photos are contained within... http://forums.club4ag.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=144744

Here's the photo from Rolf's gallery - Nice one

Silver Z Looks awesome. My tastes are Silver Nissans must have red interiors!

Tom, you make me crazy! I had to read this thread and Bill's profile over and over to see if I could find any reference to a Lotus! I want a Exige NOW! I saw one 2 weeks ago at the AutoX's and fell in Love. If I sell all my Datsuns, I might just have enough!

what happened to the six points? They looked good!

Mohammed, When you say "Chrome" for area "B", I think you mean polished. area "C" is kept as un polished, rough aluminum. On a silver car, I think Black would be best, But it is your car, so what you like is best!

Al Gore warned me, but I didn't listen. Because of this, I just lost my perfect PL521 ashtray... "WTF" you ask? I'll tell you and warn you too. I was very happy when I found my perfect ashtray. I paid good money and was happy to do so. I already have 3 less-than-perfect examples, so the perfect one was exciting and went into the dash as soon as I got it. Then comes the summer heat wave, The Al Gore Special. We've had some brilliant days out here in SoCal, and I hear it's much the same throughout the country. My perfect ashtray was basking in the sun, or more like baking, when the propane lighter, hidden within, exploded. Obviously, from the fragments ashtray and lighter, strewn throughout the cab, with some force. Remove the tray, I can see that every surface is cracked or fragmented and even the metal floor of the tray is bent and blasted away from the seams. So much for my perfect ashtray! The windshield was already cracked, but, knowing my luck, If I had installed my new windshield, I too would have been taken out.

Registration for the 2006 Japanese Classic Car Show is now open. http://www.japaneseclassiccarshow.com/ I don't think you have to be sold on whether to attend or not. The glowing testimonials of last years attendants should be good enough! I just registered my roadster and truck (I'll need a second driver). If your coming, I'll see you there! If not, you'll hear how you missed out. I went through the paypal method and it's pretty clear, but be sure to follow the instructions to get registered correctly. Here's the blurb from the official site- On Saturday, September 30, 2006, from 9 am to 3 pm, join us at the Queen Mary in Long Beach for the original 2nd Annual Japanese Classic Car Show! Nearly every make and model of the "Old School" Japanese car brands will be on display in this celebration of Japanese automotive history, including Toyota, Mazda, Datsun/Nissan, Honda, Subaru, Mitsubishi, and more! Last year’s Japanese Classic Car Show was a huge success, with nearly 5,000 people attending. Excellent weather is expected for this year’s show, and car enthusiasts will get to see even more cars than last year! The winning car will receive JCCS trophies and great prizes. But the real prize is the excitement of seeing cars of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, and meeting with other car enthusiasts from all over the U.S. So come see the "So-Cal Old School Imports" really shine at the 2nd Annual Japanese Classic Car Show! Registration Fee $30.00 for per vehicles: Pre 1985 manufactured models only, which includes the models that was first built in 1985. Queen Mary General Parking is available for all the spectators, fee of $3- 10. *The picture shows the popular Japanese playing cards or "Hana Fuda" ("Flower Cards") that contain pictures of flowers, the Moon, the Sun, and animals. In 1980’s Japan, car enthusiasts often used the Hana-fuda images, Japanese symbols (Kanji), and terms from the World War II era (like "Kami-kaze" and the "Rising Sun") to symbolize speed and strength. Look for hidden messages in the background and featured cars "Kyu-sha shu-kai" stands for Classic Car Meeeting images: Japanese Classic Car Show Association "It’s already been 46 years since the very first Japanese vehicle was ported with a pounding heart in California. Who could have imagined what the remarkable popularity of Japanese cars would be? The continuation of persevering efforts and skills of the Japanese car manufacturers has made this significant improvement - strong will and a priority for "manufacturing high-quality automobiles that satisfy people". And so, the popularity of Japanese classics has grown. The Japanese Classic Car Show is a safe and fun, family oriented event on a sparkling green grass park, in front of the ocean & the mother ship Queen Mary. It is not only about cars, it is about the Japanese culture and respect for old sprits. Bring the kids and enjoy Southern California’s blue skies and peaceful ocean breezes while viewing some of the finest Japanese Classics in America."

For your reference, that hub appears to be identical to the 510 hub.

Miller Sports Imports Full Name: Skip Miller Job Title: Mechanic Company: Miller Sports Imports 80 N. Altadena Drive Pasadena, CA 91107 United States of America Bus: (626) 793-0487 Skip is a long-time former Datsun Service Mechanic. I don't trust many to work on my car, as a matter of fact, Skip is the only person, other than me to turn a wrench on my roadster

I think he needs a white Datsun Roadster and a 510 to fill that collection out

The road is hot, the engine is too. All that heat get channeled up the shift hole. Hell yea the shifter gets hot. I'm have this issue right now with the roadster.

Some 225/50/15 Falken Zeix 512's should do you right, at a right price

Which wheels did you buy, the SportMax 002's?

I like your grill badge. Did you make it?

Found them. Are you still local? Still got my contact info? I'm out front working on the truck until sundown

Who me? Appliance fine wires? Not me!! I hear these wheels are impossible to balance

Eric, You do remember that I have a complete 72 parted out under the house? I'll look this afternoon. If I find them (I will), they are yours.