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NVZEE, this forum is a drama in its own way and always has been; at least as long as I have been here. It's still the best game in town and after all the arguments, put-downs, sarcasm and revolts, this forum has the best information about the story of the 'Z'. In my opinion, of course! No one withholds information. Not on purpose, I would say. The information is all here in the library anyway. Where do you think Hoover gets all his pictures?

Got myself a rear rare JDM bird. 1987 HR31 Nissan Skyline GTS-X. Bought it from a guy I know who has owned it for the last 2 years. With the 80's cars on the rise, I felt like this would be a good investment opportunity that I can enjoy for a bit while I refresh it. Overall it is in good shape and the guy has some spare body parts like bumper, grill and grill under trim section etc. Interior is in amazing shape. Big turbo RB20, exhaust, Fortune Auto coilovers, Volk wheels, 5 lug conversion, S13 front control arms, rare solid R31 rear bushings with HICAS delete, R32/Z32 brakes. I know the guys at Japanese Classics and out of all the cars they have brought over, 1500 were R32's and they have only been able to get 2 R31's!

Thanks 26th, according to the SB it was the first 3606 L24 engines, I had read 1000 on this forum so my mistake. Got some feedback to my inquiries today both from the USA and Japan. Looks like 2 432 were brought in back in the day, not sure to whom or why...still working on that. My contacts in Japan have provided loads of information on the Z432-R, chassis numbers, registration, specs, location. Busy compiling it for my own personal use so I wont post it here. Flat out reading through the Z books I picked up so it's all starting to make sense now. Many thanks to the people who reached out to me behind the scenes to provide information and support....you have been a great help. Some ex Formula 1/Sportscar drivers from the seventies have connected me with race people in Japan so I'll follow up the brief race history of the Z432-R with them. Now it's time to get back to work on my 240Z. Thanks to the forum and a merry Christmas and great New Year to one and all!

Hi friends, Here I come again to show some updates ... because I'm on vacation Z is growing with another rhythm, but still go slow ... Mr. Victory is enjoying holidays ... In the last 3 days I have cleaned more pieces than in a year of restoration !!! bolts, nuts, washers ... clean, polish, paint ... the luck is that as I was the one who disassembled the car and got everything labeled... in the midst of my disorganization is not going badly...so far… At the moment I am waiting for the pieces of the galvanized process, they must arrive on Wednesday and unexpectedly I have to buy some pieces, I am missing two details that possibly the car no longer had, the central plate of the license plate and two black aluminium scuff plates that are in the inside the car. Possibly they were removed by the previous owner. The mechanics should come in January and until then we will build what we can !!! Let's go to the photos: After a cleaning and a polishing were very good! After it was applied with new screws and new rubbers, the old pieces were miserable. In this photo we can see the missing part ... Let’s see if I can find one quickly! I also installed the windscreen wiper motor. Tough task, I never thought it would take that long. I was afraid to scratch the car ... eheheeh The door locks were painted in the old car colour, I still thought of having zinc, but chrome is funnier and the result is very curious ... I like it !!! Here already applied ... The Z hook was in need of a good turn ... They were like this ... Here applied on place... I opened two new parts ... the tailgate supports ... And along with new and original screw and washers ... here we have them in place. Rubber from the doors already in the place ... Cleaning the clutch pump, and polishing. I'm new to this, but it turned out well !!! Here it is already on the place... I started by putting some pieces inside ... the "dogleg" already there! There are a few details missing ... especially stretching the vinyl ... let’s see if I can do it myself !!! I put the first symbols ... I had to take out the spoiler, but the result was very good! Here is the original color ... it was black ... but it should turn to grey ... I've been cleaning it for more than 30 minutes ... during the day I was just treating some pieces and going to the car on the next visit .. maybe Sunday.. I hope you continue to like the result, I would like to finish it before the end of January ... but it will be very hard. Regards Mário

To add to the discussion and flash some "eye candy" I think any kind of poster/banner, whether factory or aftermarket, is a nice addition to a garage wall. I have everything from Studebaker dealership showroom banners to factory Porsche racing posters. I even have the full size highway billboard sheets for a late '60s Fiat, but no walls big enough for it.. I'm amazed what dealerships will give away if you ask nicely. As part of the sale deal, I picked up a large dealership display for the '83 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe I once bought. The local Infiniti service department manager gave me a large G37 convertible wall display after about five years of asking every time I went in for service. Although not factory, the banner below will eventually hang in the garage. It's 7' X 2' and has grommets for hanging or nailing. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all! Dennis

70/30 would make all tyres stop evenly. 50/50 and you would have the rears lock before the front due to weight transfer. I learned very quickly during my drifting days when you are sliding backwards and stomp the brake the fronts lock up and just drag (similar to when you pull the handbrake when you are going forward). The quickest way to pull up when you are sliding backwards is to pull the handbrake which essentially flips the bias.

I was wondering when the tractor would show itself. LOL. What! No snow chains on the three wheeler?

A son comes to his father and asks for help with homework, Dad, I was given an assignment to explain the difference between theory and reality. The dad thinks about it for a minute and tells his son to ask his mother if she will be willing to sleep with the neighbour for $100, the son returns and reports the answer is a loud "NO", the father sends the kid to ask the same question to his older sister, the son return with the same results....the father now sends the kid to ask the same question yet up the price to $1000000...the kid returns with an "I guess" answer. The father responds: you see son, in theory we are millionaires yet in reality we have two whores in the house. Badabing. If you don't get it....no worries, you wont get it.

Mario, is that blue paint code 307?

You used the vague term "perfectly well" again. Nissan has a test for proper brake bias, where you lock up the tires to be sure that they're balanced. So here's the logic - if the stock parts give proper brake bias, how can the Toyota calipers be "better" without changing that bias? And if they don't change the bias how can they be "better". They would be the same. And if they're the same, what's the point of using them? That's the issue that always comes up with these "upgrades". What is being improved? All you're saying is that you did something and the car still stops.

looking good....

"were you involved developing the 240Z for racing with the NMC competition department here in the USA" No. I raced an MG Midget in SCCA F-Production from 1971 to 1974. Then I raced an Alexis Formula Ford in 1976-1978. Before I got my license in 1971, I hung out with a group of guys racing mostly British products and a Brabham FC from around 1967. I was 14. One of the guys who hung with us at the races drove a Fairlady 1600 and later in 1972, another friend started racing a Datsun 1200 in C-Sedan. When his car ran well, it smoked the Mini Coopers. But I digress... The NMC competition department was nothing more than parts distribution. Datsun Competition Department, Nissan Motor Corporation in the USA distributed parts. The race teams we are discussing (BRE and Sharp) were East coast and West coast supported racing teams under private ownership and contracted to NMC USA directly. There was an amateur support program which paid money for victories and at certain races, the Datsun Competition Department had a support truck with parts. There were parties and beer as I recall. In about 1966, Lee Wiley, under the direction of Mr. Katayama, set up a parts distribution of Japanese imported competition parts for the SPL-SRL Fairlady Roasters. In 1967, d*** Roberts was placed in charge of the department. Information from the competition department came in the form of bulletins, 10 - 20 pages of part numbers and descriptions and prices sent to Datsun dealers. I have two distribution bulletins; one from "The Auto Works" in Granada Hills, California and another from Bob Sharp Racing in Danbury, Connecticut. Informational bulletins were also issued. I have one here; "U20 Racing Engine Oil Flow Improvement" issue RB-168. It's a three-page description, tools required, parts required, illustrated, step-by-step set of instructions. The Datsun Competition Department Bulletin from May 1, 1971, is my earliest "Datsun Competition Parts Catalog" although it was little more than 30 sheets stapled together. It includes parts for the 240 Z HLS30 both from the Japanese Sports Option Catalog, September 1970, and the standard parts catalog from November 1969. The first bound, published competition parts catalog, the red one, came April 15, 1973. It included Japanese Sports Option parts, standard parts as well as domestic manufactured competition parts. Flywheels, for example, were manufactured by Tilton. There is nothing in any of my literature that mentions the PS30, PS30SB or the S20 engine.

Unless you are planning to switch to rear discs there is no reason to mess with the brake bias, it works just fine with the highlux calipers as is.

True. My car has been disassembled for three years and I have planned each mod several times before executing it. The luxury of time...

Oops. 7' X 2'.......and as you may have replied to your girlfriend, "It might not be too big around, but it's real short" Cliff, thanks for being a better proof reader than I am. Dennis

You mean the portable ice rink....

Seven inches by two inches? That's awful small said my girlfriend. I say average.

This guy is a little strange but his technique is really good. Look through some of his videos. I couldn't find #1 so this is the link for #3 Enjoy

That was the case, but Uemura san, Ozawa san and the other members of the 'Kaku U' team from Nissan Shatai had no direct responsibility for internal engine issues which were domain of Nissan Kohki. The 'Kaku U' team could report their experiences to Nissan Kohki, but Nissan Kohki were undertaking their own testing in Japan and were already fully aware of the problem. I've said it before and I'll say it again: There's too much emphasis on the north American side of the story here, and that's why everybody is ready to believe the BRE-narrated story of 'discovering a problem' and prescribing the cure. Meanwhile Nissan Kohki - having designed the crankshaft with six counterweights to save money on a de-contented, cost-sensitive product - were fully aware of the problem and were arguing with the white shirts about the costs and implications (not least homologation) of going to eight counterweights. It's almost like people are ready to believe that Nissan was some tin pot company which didn't know what it was doing...

So after a long morning of sandblasting and welding, the hinge mod is installed. I need to pencil grind the welds in the chassis and clean that up for paint etc, but overall I am very happy! and this last one is for Chas @EuroDat

Jeff, Have you got a copy of the factory parts manual for the RHD 240Zs? If not, why not? Ask us! And if you have, then maybe you would be wise to be reading it in the bath, in bed and in front of the telly - before you start drilling holes in things and cutting off bits of Harada manifold that you don't really need to. Don't spoil the ship for a Ha'penny worth of tar.

I also made the seat covers and used a cnc punch for the holes. The protective covering is still on the clear plastic. a couple of pictures of before and after my seat restoration....