DatsunZGuy

Carl’s right. Any attempt to repair a dash with some type of filler and dye will end up looking really ghetto. If you don’t have the funds to purchase a new dash or restore your current one, then a full dash cap would be a good compromise. Although I’ve never seen one firsthand, the photos I’ve seen on ebay of Z cars with them installed look pretty good. In fact, the only way I can tell they have one installed, is seeing the seam when the door is opened.

The site below implies that some Appliance wheels were made in Japan. Nice site...by the way. That's news to me http://www.roadsters.com/wheels/ "Appliance wheels were popular in the Seventies. Their five-spoked wheels can be identified by the word "Japan" stamped on the inside, and also by their large, recessed holes for the lug nut washers to seat in. As long as you don't mind the deep holes for the lug nut washers, Appliance five-spoked wheels are considered to be good-quality Torq-Thrust copies."

Appliance Honeycomb/Mesh http://www.triumphspitfire.com/wheels.html

Here's mine:

http://www.levineautoparts.com/spraycanofto.html#touch I never used them personally, but it seems you should be able to order Datsun 904 code paint. Bottle and rattle can too.

Welcome! Two places in So Cal come to mind: Pierre's Z in Hawthorne (I think) Classic Datsun Motorsports in Vista Both were involved in the Vintage Z programs a few years back.

Perhaps the guy purchased the 350Z solely because he is compensating for a personal problem, which he believes will be taken care of by something orange and round looking. The resemblance is uncanny…

I purchased a set of seat covers from Classic Datsun Motorsport a few years ago, which I have never mounted. The attached photos show who manufactured them, the part number and finally a comparison of the grain patterns (new covers versus original).

I was looking for other members of our board today at the MSA show, but didn’t see any. I had my club t-shirt on (granted I had a dark jacket over it due to the rain) walking around with my wife, Michelle, and English bulldog, Monty. After 2 hours walking around at MSA, and after the soaking, we decided to drive back home. On the way, we stopped in Santa Barbara for a late lunch. We parked the car and proceeded to walk toward State Street (the main street in town). Guess what? Another car show!!! They closed off about 6 blocks and had a variety of rods, muscle car, customs and bikes on display. This included a couple of nice Chip Foose designed cars. The small Nissan/Datsun contingent consisted of a nice Fairlady convertible, 510 coupe and the custom 260z that won the MSA show a couple of years back. My wife fell in love with a little powder blue Austin Healy Bug Eye Sprite. Our dog got a lot off attention, I had a chance to see a bunch of awesome vehicles, and my wife has had her fill of car shows for awhile.

Oops…I completely forgot about the Magna sedan. You must have thought I was crazy crawling under by car to repair a scratch on my highly polished gas tank My ’88 Magna: Sorry to go off topic for a bit. Now back to subject at hand: Scratch Removal.

This is the best stuff I have found for scratches. I had some pretty bad ones on the gas tank of my black '88 Honda Magna and the ScratchX took them right out. :cheeky: http://www.meguiars.com/store_meguiars/product_detailpage.cfm?sku=G-103&store=meg

How did it look and drive? I think the attached photos are of the same car when it was for sale back in August 2002.

Just for the record, here's what they look like. IMHO they are very sharp looking

I'd guess 160 hp at the flywheel/118-120 hp at the rear wheels.

Mark, It sounds like Vic is going to take care of inspecting the car for you. I live 3 hours north (Lompoc, CA) and will be driving through LA on April 24th to attend the MSA show in Orange. Just in case you need an alternate

Los Angeles or Louisiana?

Thanks for the kudos, Ben. The hubcaps really look nice mounted on the car.

Great story! Wow...now that's destiny.

This is a must read: http://zhome.com/

A couple of years ago I had pretty good results sanding spokes of a steering wheel to bare metal, masking the faux wood rim and applying a coat of black POR-15. This stuff dries pretty hard and will give powder coat a run for its money, IMO. Then, I wet sanded the wheel to even out some high spots and applied a coat of satin black.

I see you ended it early...bravo! If it ran its natural course, you would have most likely gotten your reserve and more. I noticed the high bidder on your car has been willing to spend at least 14K for a 240Z. I recall the bidder was in the hunt when Burt's silver '71 went on the block a few months ago.

If you are starting to get cold feet, you could exercise your option to call it off. Per your ebay description, "I do reserve the right to end this auction at anytime." Or you could be like me and just get the other vehicle you lust over and increase the size of your stable :laugh: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v650/ed_o/Image001.jpg

make a nice waterbed for someone's pet ferret