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All finished with the 73......new shocks, springs, ball joints, tie rod ends, wheel bearings, Wilwoods and bushings. I really like the way she sits and handles with the new Eibachs.....car drives like new. Now the car is as fun to stop as it is to go. If anyone needs help with any of the above improvements, feel free to ask.

I've been gathering bumpers for the last couple of weeks to be re-chrome for my son's 1970 240Z project car. I picked the best we had in storage until I realized the front bumper was for a '73 model because the bumperettes are closer together compared to the earlier ones, which are further apart. To my understanding the front bumpers for 1970 - 72 are the same? . The other spares we had just wasn't gonna cut it so we went out for another hunt. I called a friend and said he has one in excellent condition he could sell, to my excitement we drove over right away. Upon arrival to take a closer at the bumper, it didn't have the bumperettes and the side rubber guards are much longer, it passes about 2" more if the bumperettes were to be installed and there will be a hole from the rubber mount. This means welding that hole shut which i'm not keen on doing. I figured it is an after-market but I found a "Nissan Genuine Parts" sticker behind it. My friend convinced me that it is an original bumper. We looked on-line with no luck, I assumed it is a JDM or Euro version? My son forked out the dough anyways and we took it home. While we were trying to figure out if we should leave the bumper as is, my son went to one of the sheds and said to me. "hey dad, there's another set of bumpers in the shed!" - Doh! I completely forgot we had another and they were in straight condition. Off to plating company. So does anyone know anything about this mystery bumper? I didn't see any part number on the sticker, just with Japanese text.

it looks like I can leave all that attached ( injectors and rail) to the intake manifold, just disconnect the fuel supply and return line. I think I recall someone doing this, and not even disconnecting them just lift the intake up and balance on the valve cover long enough to clean up the gasket surfaces.

Are you on a phone, smart or not? Here's a smaller snip of the picture I posted. From my computer. I labeled the picture "the battery". Edit - I finally got a smart phone and understand how the big pictures get lost on the tiny screen. It's not smart to use a smart phone to look at big wiring diagrams.

I'll simply say that if one of my distributors was making false claims and inciting a lashback agaisnt my products, I'd take them to task. Major international manufacturer or not - these are designed for JDM cars and therefore any extra-Japon retailer listing them ought to attract their attention. It's obviously an important market for them or they wouldn't have revised their S30 system. It's in Fujitsubo's own interest not to have unhappy customers due to unscrupolous retailers keen to make sales with (at best) misleading sales jargon ! Not only is Whitehouse wrong but RHDJapn too and they can't hide behind en erroneous translation !

Today's work, My blue 240Z is now a daily driver, once it was like new , but not now. I replaced a thermo switch , and checked SU chambers. They were needed to be fixed,I enjoyed it . Kats

Thank you every one! A lot of imputs make this thread alive! Gav240z, your 240Z has an unique holder, same as the picture and Z432 too. I think this holder was shared with SP/SR roadstar, was not it? In this picture, we see the wheel was for a SP/SR roadster because it has cap teeth ! For Z432 , if owner chose 5 magnesium wheels , the spare tire holder was chosen this (like a tap of fire pump) , shape of the center hub can not accept a dish holder which is used for a steel wheel. Some owner chose a steel wheel for the spare tire, to reduce price. My elder sister PS30-00087 has the tap holder, but slightly different from mine. The yellow Z432 is PS30-00013,my Z432 has same tap as 00013 (I added a rubber sheet I do not want to scrach center hub) . And my blue 1970 240Z. Kats

They clear the steering colum shaft so they'll fit US market cars/LHD also.... just not the later US only models. Its not an ill fitting system, if I had a 280z I wouldn't have bought an exhaust for a 240z

@jfa.series1 I've tried to PM you Jim, but there is a notice saying that you "cannot receive messages" ???? Don't know what's up with that, but it sounds as though your uniquely sourced item is being fulfilled by TerrapinZ. You guy's crack me up----this patina thing may end up being elevated to a new trophy class---- "Best Rust in Show"

My Malpassi was bought from England. The outlet and inlet are tapered which can fit both size fuel hoses. The fuel hose size for fuel line is 9mm and 7mm for return. Sent from my iPhone using Classic Zcar Club mobile

Careful - this thread is starting to sound like a bunch of wine snobs. Bouquet? Finish? Vintage?

Oh that is central Puget Sound salt water patina for sure. Very distinctive, you won't find anything with this rich of color around Portland. Too much fresh water down there. Astoria maybe......The blend of fresh and salt waters.

Here is s better view at the body shop

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The body line that you are working on at the moment, doesn't it fade off into the curve from the wheel and then pick up again on the other side of the wheel well? At least on my Z which has had the fenders repaired the body line comes off the door, extends 3-4" onto the dogleg area then flows into the curve of the wheel and then is re established again on the rear of the wheel well and runs to the back of the car. OR it could be my car that is wrong.

Hey Kats do you know if there is a difference between the dump guard on 240z vs z432? I was reading online that z432 goes from the radiator to near the firewall, while the 240z dump guards go from the radiator to the crossmember. Thanks for all the photos by the way, it's nice to see well treated cars.

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Well done Jerry. Looks great!

All together.....I had to put new grease caps on to finish it off. All that's left is to bleed those big calipers and button it up.

Passini says that for the same choke size, the atomized gas can precipitate more on exit after the venturi in say a 45mm throat than in a 40mm throat. I think this would hit you more at the start of the mains coming in when the air flow is lower and the momentum of fuel picked up in the aux venturi is low. At higher rpms it is probably nil. Be prepared to tune / optimize in the mid range.

KATS that is fabulous! I heard the C rubbers were to stop women's skirts from catching.... but in the prime of mini-skirts, I can understand why it did not seem to go into most production cars. btw some of the early 240z's tested in NA had the C Rubber It is on in some of the USA/Can testing in Q4 of 1969 (Brasso and desert) It is on HLS30-00008 on the cover of Jan 1970 R&T It is also on the yellow unknown early Z photo below ...and in the very early 240z studio shots.

Kats, Love, love, LOVE the 'Serusman-yo Setsumeisho' booklet! Super rare survivor there. Fabulous! I believe they made pocket-size information booklets too (for home-visiting, workplace-visiting salesmen - probably on bicycles! - to carry with them for quick reference when customers asked difficult questions...) and I have a Nissan Prince Automobile Sales one for the 1973 range. It's about the size of a smartphone, but has 70+ pages of data. Have you seen one that covers the S30 series cars? I believe the handbrake/e-brake lever seen on some of the pre-production cars was a C10-series Skyline item. It looks almost exactly the same. Like Gavin, I was always told the rear bumper end rubber 'sandwich' pieces were to stop pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists from being 'hooked' by a close passing Z car...?

Hey Kats, Thanks for posting that, I was confused by this spare tyre hold down because I'd never seen it before. I assumed the 1 in HS30 00150 was from another model or car. Attached is 2 photos, I will have to check HS30 00051 also and see if it has the same hold down fastener as this (sadly Topy wheel is gone). Up until now I'd only ever seen the other style. With regard to the bumper rubber caps on the Japanese Market cars, I'm going to guess it was some regulation regarding pedestrians and to prevent clothing being caught on the bumper ends? I'm interested to learn why it wasn't fitted to export market cars.

At speed...

Thanks for the good words! In HTRYDZC I tried to keep to the names Datsun gave parts in the factory shop manuals, though not in every case; some were too silly. I can't think of a lot of good things to say about the dash removal chore; I just did my new 'restomod' '71 project a couple of years ago, and I still have the sound system, alarm, and A/C to finish wiring up. Not that it's so difficult, but once the thing is back in, there is so little room to work even with the glove box still out. Not impossible, but my joints aren't what they were back in 1987 when I reassembled HLS003547. Oh well... BTW: Howard Fisher and I are working on a complete revision of the Restore book, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of it's being 'in print', and thank goodness, still selling pretty well. Who'd have ever guessed? My pal Steve Pettersen (Pettersen Motorworks, Chico CA) is collaborating, and we hope to have some color shots, esp to replace some of the murky ones I did on the old Nikon Ftn 35-mm. back in the day. Besides some nice cars and parts, he has several spectacular Z's under restoration -- if he could get all those funny old roadsters out of his resto shop! Wick PS/ anybody want to buy my NL320 trucks? Both '65's, one nice red one, and a rare black project for a lot less dough. I want to build Kustom! Happy Z Trails!

It's only the clock that eventually stops ticking... so that you can hear the valves better.