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From personal experience – chips at the the very edge of a spook are the last thing you'll need to worry about. The spook is subject to plenty of rock chips down there, and they don't all happen on the edge. I've got a couple of chips on mine, painted a year ago. The edge is still pristine. It's going to happen, be prepared to touch up or live with it.

When out for dinner, I'll order whatever is the darkest micro they have on tap. Around these parts that is frequently Deschutes Brewery's Black Butte Porter. Pretty good on tap, just OK in bottles. Here at home – I haven't had any commercial brew in the house since the beginning of 2001 when I started brewing my own. Almost exclusively variations on porters and stouts. I don't drink a lot, maybe 1 or two 5 gallon batches per year, these days. The picture of the pinstriper you are thinking of has NOTHING to do with my brew. He wouldn't like it, as he prefers the really pale stuff. A good micro-hefe or IPA is quite a ways on the wild side for the pinstriper.Gary himself has expressed a liking for my stuff, though...

Problem with the power assist. No vacuum, vacuum leak in the hose, or a failed power booster (master-vac).

Ahh, but you CAN see the center panel, above the plate but under the license light.

I (as well as several others) have the Eagle caps on my Appliances. They fit fine.

FWIW, I have noticed this exact symptom on mine a while back, after I raised the float level a bit during some diagnosis. Dropping the float level back down corrected it.

It's actually three separate pieces, both sides and the center with plate mounts. It's also not black, it should be a medium-dark gray, totally flat, no gloss. Lots of threads here on the proper color. It should be removed from the car to prep it properly for new paint.

I know someone who might have a spare pair, I sold him 1 1/2 sets of Mullhollands a while back. Can't recall if there were any extra gland nuts in the lot or not. I'll shoot him an email.

There has been a dedicated spot for Wallpaper here on CZCC since 2003. It is called (appropriately enough) Wallpapers, and is in the Downloads section. Here is a direct link: Wallpapers As some noted, for best use, try to upload them in hi-res. Most computers can downsize wallpaper nicely, but stretching a small image to cover today's larger screens often gives less pleasing results.

Mine is black, no overspray on it.

I'll be driving up with another couple from here in Springfield (in a '77 Zzzap). Like last year, we plan to stop on the way at the Allann Bros. mothership in Albany, probably around 8:15. We could meet there...

Three weeks away... :laugh:

Well, let's see. What to look for... rust, overall condition, rust, originality, rust, matching numbers, rust... Did I mention rust? OK, past the rust issue, you need to give us a bit more info here. Are you looking for a project, or a ready to drive car? What are your plans for the car once it is ready to drive, a show car, weekend toy, daily driver? The things I would recommend will differ depending on those answers.

Guess I need to read more closely before posting. :stupid:

The glass pro who installed both my windshield and rear window after paint put the rubber on the glass, then installed the metal trim into the seals BEFORE installing the windows into the car.

We need more data. What year Z, and what (if any) ignition mods have you added?

Do one side at a time, that way you have the other side as a pattern. Less chances of warping or tweaking the body structure that way, too.

I did slot many of the holes on mine to assist in mounting stress free.

I've seen it on other cars, haven't owned enough old Datsuns to know if these are prone to it as well. But in prior research I gathered that it was a common trouble possibility for any mechanically driven speedo.

I don't mind the clear turn signals under the bumper, but can't get into the side markers on the fenders that way. They just bum me out, dude...

Before you change anything, check the accuracy of the odometer also. If the odometer error is similar to the speedo error, then re-gearing is a good answer. But if the odometer error is different (or more likely, fairly accurate), then the problem is weak a spring in the speedo itself.

Please don't ask here for items wanted, that's what the classifieds here are for. This is a discussion area.

This is exactly what I used to re-skin mine. http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/pts/1172604209.html

I like them both color-matched or contrasting. IMO, the ducted versions with the complex curves around the ducts are especially nice in color.

Later Zs did not have the bumper indent on the quarter panel. Not sure when that changed, possibly 77? So I don't know that the part they are selling will be close to correct, you'll want to get assurances from them that their part has the indent.