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Do I have to give my speech again? You know, the one about "support our vendors and be thankful someone gives a damn to take these risks to support our hobby?" My soap box is right here, no problem stepping up and doing it again.

I thought this was worth the read today... http://carbuying.jalopnik.com/here-are-ten-of-the-best-japanese-cars-on-ebay-for-less-1676007642

After 186K mile, I've decided it's time to rebuild the bottom end of my L24. Figured since the engine would be out, it would be a good time to paint the block. Researching this forum, I saw a reference to Glidden code GL31557 as the Nissan OEM color. I decided to contact Glidden to see if they would have formula for that color. When I contacted them, it appears the automotive paint products were sold to PPG. I contacted the PPG color library. They could not match the code but found two engine codes for Datsun, a Blue-Gray # 19885 and a light green #48104. Unfortunately, these codes only came in an expensive, single stage Acrylic Urethane paint and would require an Epoxy Primer. While this combination would be a hassle, it would be worth it to get a fresh, non-faded color sample for others to color match. They did not have any color chips or online resources to confirm the color and referred me a local distributor. So this afternoon, I took a 30 mile trip to the nearest distributor and had him mix up a pint. I was expecting a darker teal blue from my memory of my '68 510, but when they brought up the can with a sample dot, it was definitely a medium gray with just a tinge of blue. They double checked the formula it was correct - just not anywhere near the color needed. So just another blind alley. Hope this posting helps others avoid the waste of time.

I bought a set of those, too. Did I need them? No. Did I want them? Yes, but only since 1971 when I first saw a Z in Tokyo. Was I pleased that someone went to the trouble to make them available at a price a little over 10% of what I paid for my entire new Z in 1971? Yes. It's free enterprise and that's how the world works best. If the vendor makes a few bucks off the deal for his effort, we're both happy. My Z isn't a full restoration or a show car, but it gives me warm fuzzies to add the new lights. Dennis

Every Z owner is at a different part of the journey. Some just want 4 wheels, others want concourse....sure makes the world a beautiful place.

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and also the time and money to get these products to market, as I know that I have spent a lot of both. steve

All jokes and double entendre aside, I do think that if you really have to pull the parking brake handle up that far to hold the rear wheels, then you're in need of adjustment somewhere.. And thanks for putting up with our childish humor.

My Job forced me to work in sunny Brazil for almost two weeks and when i came home i had a terrible cold. So updates were rare. However it's christmas time and i got some cool stuff: Thanks to my mate stev i got a printed version of the S30 Service manual: and thanks to my lovely girlfriend i got a nice air-compressor as a christmas gift. Wow, something i've wanted to buy for a while but always spent the money on other things