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Nothing big, but I think you're going to like this: I found this very cool vintage, wooden Kobe Seiko welding rod crate, which I thought was very cool It was cheap, so I had to get it and now use it as a stand to display one of my Kobe Seiko Magnesium wheels:

Thank you all for your kind words and feedback :-) There are no windows, so there is no direct sunlight or anything, but I put a lot of LED Tubes in there so it's actually quite bright to work. The camera most probably toned down the brightness because the Tubes in the photo gave it an...

Time for another update. I've been experimenting a bit with different locations for the Sign: I couldn't really decide where to hang it and drill holes, connect the wiring, etc. So I decided to put it in the easiest location. Although the effect of the double-sided sign can not be seen at the...

Thank you all for the kind words! I have yesterday added some shelves, moved some parts, and recently won some auctions with cool decorative stuff. Also, I have expanded my Archives with loads of documentation. Once everything is completed, I have planned for another bigger update :-)

Recently, I acquired this beautiful Datsun Dealer sign with NEON tube lighting in Germany: First thing was to take it apart and give it a proper cleanup: This sign has been in storage with the previous owners in a dry place for 15 years (It was already there when they bought the house). So...

Wow, thanks a lot for the great amount of good information. Many things I didn't know before. I have meanwhile exchanged the grinding disk for a textile polishing wheel / disk, but will change back whenever needed. Honestly I don't use it very often, but it has been very handy on one or another...

Haha yes, I know him very well, even though he tries to keep his persona secret. I even donated one of my original R180 differentials to him, for his latest episode. That dirty / greasy Differental in the Video was actually from one of my cars. And I have also helped him with other stuff like...

Elephant oil was the Nissan factory / House brand of fluids. Grease, Engine oil, transmission oil, etc in the 70ies It's what is mentioned in most factory documentation of that time, and the Logo is found on the Oil cap of most Datsun (= NIssan) cars of that era. Here is an other example of...

I had this Genuine Datsun Parts sticker for a long while and always wondered how I can present it. When I found this piece of Aluminum sheet, I got the idea to make a sign out of it. So I cut the Aluminum. and then put the Sticker on it. So I ended up with this cool sign. And found a...

Thank you so much. Yeah, the thread has grown remarkably over the years :p

Thank you for all your kind replies :-)

After getting my new tool boards, I was wondering what to do with them. I decided to keep them, because I liked them so much. But where to hang them? After years of collecting various stuff and hanging it in random free spaces, it got me thinking how I could improve the whole thing. I was...

A little update from the outside, too, for those who followed the whole build. Before we even started building our house, our nice neighbor asked if it's OK if he plants a Thuja hedge on the border so he doesn't have to look at the construction site all day. Of course we agreed - a free hedge to...

You might remember that recently, I picked up another vintage Datsun tool Board, to the one I already had. Soon after that, a friend wrote me that he found some more. So naturally, I negotiated and was able to pick them up last week. This time, luckily, including some tools: First, I had to...

Recently, I was able to obtain something rare, which I've been searching for five years, or so now. But let's start in the beginning. In 1937, Nissan registered a daughter-company called "Nissan Auto Sales Co. Ltd." as a sales division spin-off. In 1957, the same company registered the...