1 hour ago, HLS30-365101 said:

Hello, I'm a new member here as of today.

I've been driving and enjoying the ride for some 40+ yrs

I worked (more like moonlighted) on the Restoration Program for Pierre in 1997 at Pierre Z Service Center in LA.

Welcome!

Here, have a photo of Pierre as a tip of the hat. You spoke well of him, as have many others:

26 minutes ago, HS30-H said:

At some point I'm hopeful that the penny will actually drop and you'll understand that we are discussing TWO different scenarios here.

I've already expressed that in posts above.

On 8/26/2025 at 6:22 PM, Zed Head said:

More interesting at this point might be what whoever wrote the Nissan Restoration Checklist meant by "cad".

On 8/19/2025 at 9:29 AM, Zed Head said:

So far it appears that cadmium was NOT banned in Japan in 1970. Therefore it is possible that cadmium plated hardware was available in the automotive industry in 1970 and early 1971.

Greetings and welcome to the group, HLS30-365101.

Some pages ago, we were discussing the quality control checklist. At the urging of SpeedRoo, I dug through my files to find my copy of the "240Z Restoration Program Quality Control Checklist".

The checklist I have is some 40 pages with an introduction overview page and 20 or so pages of procedure descriptions organized by component with columns for notes, sign-off and date. For instance; under the brake / clutch / hydraulic component, one of the procedures is "All rubber brake hoses: replace" and in the notes column it says; "Use DOT 3 brake fluid". During the restoration program there were two final inspections and four inspection sign-off points during various stages of the restoration process.

Of note to our Plating conversation; checklist item "All steel brake lines: check for kinks, condition of flared ends", notes "Cad plate all brake lines possible. Replace any corroded lines." Attachment D of the checklist is a two page copy of Wick Humble's book; "How to Restore your Datsun Z-Car" discussing fasteners, everything about fasteners from engineering standards to thread pitch and sizes. From Attachment D; "How about the fastener's finish? The manufacturer plated every metal fastener...on the Z car, it is predominantly what platers call yellow zinc, that multi-tinted golden finish used on most bolts and nuts exposed to the elements. Plain natural-colored zinc is also used on some parts."