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    72 Fairlady 240ZG ( HS30-H ) x 2, 1970 PS30-SB Fairlady Z432-R replica project, 1970 HLS30U & 1971 KPGC10 Skyline GT-R.

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  1. In fact the mount and the captive nuts in the crossmember to which it is affixed date back to the original design of the car, as they were used on the S20-powered Fairlady Z432 and Fairlady Z432-R models and on the factory aircon-equipped Fairlady Z-L model.
  2. Measuring a legitimate, registered, presumably tax-paying business against your own garden shed-based activities is not necessarily a valid comparison. Kyusha House is not a charity. If you don't like the price, don't buy. If you can make your own, do it (I did). When you go into business making them, be sure to give us all a heads-up.
  3. I often see this written on stickers inside phone booths. Haven't dialled the supplied number though. Not my cup of tea, that.
  4. All the English language media reports are talking about the cylinder head, but NISMO presented the TLX as a complete engine, not just a cylinder head. 10k USD? Dream on.
  5. Agreed, but - beyond that - 99% of the discussion around the Grande Nose of the HS30-H model seems to treat it as though it was some kind of aesthetic makeover. It misses the whole point. Its real reason for existence was to homologate parts to which other - more extreme - parts could be hung off for race purposes. The fact that some of us (me included) find the HS30-H model attractive is probably by-the-by. It could be argued that the 240ZG was somewhat out of date in its styling, consciously or sub-consciously referencing the curves of 60s cars like the Ferrari 275 GTB when the more angular Ferrari 365 GTB had already outdated it in aerodynamic terms as well as aesthetics. The homologation specials which came after them for Group 4 and then Group B would look more angular and more brutal, but that in itself has its attractions.
  6. And it is much appreciated, Kats. Your presence and participation on classiczcars has been invaluable and a vital conduit to helping us understand the cars themselves, the history behind them and the people who created them. You are one of their best ambassadors. Thank you. It goes over a lot of heads but I've believe that, to properly appreciate and understand any single one of our cars, it is necessary to understand its siblings; the cars which were conceived, designed, engineered and produced alongside it. I own both RHD and LHD versions. Japanese market, UK market and USA market S30-series Z variants. Taking each one of them completely apart and going through the process of reassembly is both fascinating and educational. It is possible to observe the great efforts the designers and engineers went to in ensuring that each variant worked well whilst accommodating the other variants in their contemporary family. Look closely and you can see details that were incorporated in the fabric of the cars in order to cater for one particular market or one particular variant, hiding in plain sight. A good example being the preparation for factory air conditioning that was present on all models whilst it was only available in one of them. Most owners don't notice... Kats, we have discussed in the past how ownership of both Domestic and Export variants has helped both of us to understand and appreciate the cars more fully, right? It would be great if more owners and enthusiasts could share that experience or, if not, at least take note of the possibilities it offers.
  7. Lancashire Automobile Club have uploaded another of navigator Mike Wood's films to YouTube. This episode covers Mike's participation in the 1971 Monte Carlo Rallye with driver Tony Fall in Nissan Works 240Z rally car 'TKS 33 SA 986'. This very car...
  8. The R180 alloy rear covers were manufactured using the pressure die casting process, so there will be some fundamental differences in comparison to any of the casting techniques being discussed here.
  9. I believe the long-term previous owner of your car was an amateur aviator? My impression was that he stuck the Works key tag Kanri number on the car's dash in the way that a civil aircraft's registration ID is often seen on its dash: Using it to cover the hole left by the Grayston pen holder would kill two birds with one stone. Here's a photo of one of the Works cars from the 1971 RAC Rally of GB. Key fob tag just about visible under there, and with rounded corners like yours: Works 'Kanri' (maintenance) numbers are a tricky topic by their nature. These were Nissan's internal ID codes for the individual Works cars, not for us to use or necessarily to understand. Even the service barges had them, but sometimes they did not appear on the cars. Here's a photo I took of the Kanri number on the '71 East African Safari winner, before the car was 'refreshed' a few years ago (in my opinion it didn't need half of what they did to it, but there you go...). The number is on a clear oblong sticker with the letters and numbers in a kind of golden reflective material:
  10. Some quite hare-brained 'solutions' being offered here. The original question was answered in period by the factory in their Race & Rally Preparation manuals. They recommended cooling of the oil by means of a pump and small heat exchanger, giving data for drilling the diff housing and rear cover for the insertion of tubes to collect the oil and then spray (cooled) oil on the CW&P: A similar electric pump & cooler system was adopted as standard equipment on some of the S130-series variants and up into S31-series. Rear covers with extra oil capacity and cooling fins are all well and good, but positive circulation, cooling and the directed spray of cooled oil are going to be more effective. A lot depends on on how 'tight' your LSD setting is. Generally speaking, high breakaway settings generate more heat.
  11. And you are an active participant who has quite clearly taken sides. Own it.
  12. This "insult" you refer to was simply an analogy for consistent belief held in the face of a mountain of evidence to the contrary. Hardly enough to spark an international incident, is it? Your post #2547 was far more divisive for the forum, and personally insulting. You are encouraging the taking of sides against people rather than against matters of opinion or the interpretation of historical anecdote. You have made absolutely no attempt at engaging on the actual subject being discussed. And all this when you can't even get my username right. A good look in the mirror might be appropriate at this time.
  13. Funny. You've been adding Likes to one side of it...
  14. Don't want to break a butterfly on wheel, but your post illustrates the problem that many of us outside the territory of North America have with the whole 'Series 1'/'Series 2' etc thing. We might own '240Zs' that don't comply with the rubbery, blurred definitions of the terms. Not wanting to be confrontational or anything, but do you perhaps see where we might have a point?
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