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1970 Datsun 240Z Gets Hot Engine, Attacks Laguna Seca: Video http://www.motorauthority.com/news/1100300_1970-datsun-240z-gets-hot-engine-attacks-laguna-seca-video

FYI - Rest in Peace Todd Walrich http://www.futofab.com/

Hello Jai, You take out the passengerlock and pry the chrome front off.. and take of the hook on the back.. carefully because you have put it back on later.. then you put your key into it, if it does not get in completely you have to look for metal parts in there.. With the key in place there are 4 or 5 lockplates (Lets call e'm that! ) they have to sit flat with the surface.. if not flatten them but with the key in place! not with a file, use a grinder and carefully grind them flat.... clean the lock remove raw surface with 600 sandpaper or finer. Put some lube on and assemble the lock. Offcourse use the key you want the lock to work with.. Sorry for bad english if...

I remember it like it was yesterday. February of 1982 after a 12+ hour flight, very little sleep, I was given my first taste of Kona coffee and fresh pineapple. OMG!!! Black as tar and smooth as silk with a nutty buttery aftertaste. I was hooked. Very hard and expensive in the mainland, but worth every dollar. When anyone mentions Hawaii, I think of Kona coffee and pineapple. Bonzi Lon

Haha! My pleasure. Just remember that I gave a "non-answer" though!! Just anecdote and input from someone not trained in the fuse art. Wish I knew more and could have been more definitive. Still awaiting SteveJ's wading into the fray. Maybe he's got the kung-fu.

After i've done the Kakimoto valve cover a while a go and started several things i'm happy to announce i finally completed another (well at least a small) part of the car. The JDM 240Z fender mirrors. This was quite a story. Because it's quite difficult to find the obsolete long-base mirrors, while the short base Datsun 510 mirrors still are available in new condition. Well i wanted to have it authentic so i went the extra mile for a detail most people probably even wouldn't notice Started with a set of crappy long base mirrors i found on ebay a while ago. But sadly a lot of parts where missing and the mounts in the bottom where all rusted away... So i bought a set of new 510 short base mirrors for spareparts. then stripped the paint of the old long-bases Disassembled and Test-fitted everything and had it painted at the paintshop in the original charcoal black. Special thanks goes out to my Fellow datsun enthusiast Stefan who once again showed incredible support with his magic metal skills and was able to move the base mounts from the new 510 mirrors to the old long base version. Perfect work once again. So finally i was able to assemble the mirrors back to what is now a completed genuine set of long-base JDM Fairlady 240Z Mirrors. Couldn't be happier. One less point on the 2do-list to care about More soon...

To make a long story short, it seems like the horrible stressful summer is over for me and i finally have some time to think about private stuff like my cars. And i've really been waiting to come back to the garage... So that's exactly what i did this week. I spent several evenings over there. Unfortunately not directly ON the car but more some preparation work. Because a fellow local Datsun Z Enthusiast asked me if he could buy my sparechassis and some parts. so i had to prepare it. Here's what the rear axle looked in the beginning: and a few days later this was leftover and ready for sale along with some small other bits. then i had to prepare the chassis, mainly just cleaning it a bit, because it already was a bare shell with no single bolt left on it. (the fenders are just hung there for easy storage). Yesterday Krisztian came and picked up the shell. I'm happy for more than one reason. First and mainly i know it's in good hands and that every usable parts (and there are not many on this shell!) will be reaused and transplanted into it's new owner. So none of the usable parts will be scrapped. Second i don't have to deal with the old chassis anymore and have a lot of storage space back in the garage now And last but not least i got some money for it which will be used to bring the second chassis, which is currently at the bodyshop back to life. This is how the garage looks now. Plenty of space to clean and sort all my spareparts which currently are a bit in a messy order So plans for the next weeks are cleaning the garage and going through all my parts stored in there and get them organized better. Second i have some news regarding the mirrors which i sent for repair a while ago (will make a separate post on that topic soon) and Then i bought some parts in Japan again which should arrive here soon. So stay tuned