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And for today's amusement, the part of Captain Obvious will be played by siteunseen.

Only on export cars. As Alan noted, Japanese Market Z-L and Z-432 models had the levers to tilt the seat back that we didn't get until 1972.

I don't know about anybody else, but for me what I call the "flip forward" function of the seat back wasn't so much about quick recline of the seat back for driving position, but more useful to access the area behind the seats and the tool stowage area/rear deck via the doors. Maybe everybody else thinks about it in a different way? November 1969 Nissan 'Service Shuho' #184 (Z-1) calls the lever the 'Reclining Device' and the large knurled knob the 'Back Fine Adjustment Device'. The later design added more forward flip, but I've always thought of it as more useful for access...

Does look a little different!

Miatas handle like a dream but the torque of the Z is addictive. btw you may want to re-fit the front grill. It seems to be off a little.

Thanks Alan , that is what I too would like to introduce everyone outside Japan , and even more , I want to emphasize this , the first Japanese market S30 reclining seats (10/69 to 01/71 ) don’t flip forward . So there is a difference in the seat reclining mechanism cover . The earlier one has a wide tab , on the other hand , the later one has a narrow tab . This difference comes from the travel amount of the seat back supports . Thanks Blue , the seats is swapped from the other one , this is what I need to do for my restored seats , because I don’t want to make them old ! Kats

I like the line down the middle of the garage. Your side. My side. Your side! My side! Stark would be happy.

Some more detail of the parking brake. I hooked up the backing plate and a park brake to show how the cable connects and routes around the suspension. Excellent clearance all around.

I think in South Florida we go straight into summer with 90 degree temps tomorrow! But, hey, I'm always ready! Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

Hi Kats, It looks like the numbers shown in the table are correct. Not sure why the numbering was different on the early RH seats. One of my parts books came from Nissan USA's HQ and has hand written notes when the part numbers changed or when parts were NLA. Also included a picture of the page with the vinyl swatches that includes the blue vinyl.

I bought this 1972 240z two weeks ago at the Houston Mecum auction. I’m new to Zs and have owned mostly older Miatas as my weekend car. Here is the Mecum listing: https://www.mecum.com/lots/HA0419-372171/1972-datsun-240z/ The car has the build book with $26,000 in receipts. The prior owner had it for 17 years and did most of the work himself. I paid $13,750 for the car, including commission. There were three owners before me and the car has 107k miles. Any idea what the car is actually worth?

You don't "need" the shear bolts. They are a theft resistant device intended to make it difficult to disable the steering lock by taking the whole lock assy off the steering column. But honestly, I don't think any thief is going to mess around with it at all. One or two well placed hammer whacks on the top of the assy would probably crack the lock assy right off the column regardless of what screws were used to hold it on. Even if all the screws were traditional "normal" hardware, I don't think a thief in a hurry is going to take the time to remove them. Just crack the whole thing right off the column. Whack. Done. Unless there's some non-stock additional theft resistance stuff installed, I bet I could steal most Z cars "gone in 60 seconds". I've not tested the theory, but I'm confident. it would cost me a window (if the doors were locked), a steering column clamshell, and an ignition switch assy. With nothing more than a hammer. Less than 60 seconds. Gone. Let everyone think about that and take the necessary precautions.

Jesus. Is the grill installed backwards?

Thanks Mike , nice owner’s manual for Fairlady Z series! Kats

This fire extinguisher fits perfect in the passenger's bin. It's metal and rechargeable. https://www.lowes.com/pd/first-alert-fire-extinguisher-rechargeable/3057083?cm_mmc=shp-_-c-_-prd-_-rpe-_-google-_-lia-_-173-_-smoke-_-3057083-_-0&kpid&store_code=1640&k_clickID=go_625853472_42756562215_195658873186_aud-305162224742:pla-314310822465_c_9012730&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIu9uyq5ju4QIVGovICh149w2JEAQYASABEgLWw_D_BwE

The ONLY garage I know in Houston that specializes in old Z's is awesome Z. He has been working on them for decades. I have never had any work done there, but Frank Castleman use to have his work done there I believe.

All 1970 cars I have seen just have the round knob for back tilt. There was no flip forward lever. Here is one with the knob on the outside.

Kats, I think a lot of people here will not know that two types of seat were available in the Japanese market from the beginning of production. We could call them 'Standard' and 'Deluxe', corresponding with the models that they were originally fitted to. S30-S 'Standard' model received seats that did not have the 'flip forward' handle, but S30 and PS30 models were 'Deluxe' models and did have the 'flip forward' handle for the seat backs. I noticed on my 4/70 HLS30U that it did not have the 'flip forward' handles on the seats. As far as I can see, the early Export market cars got the 'Standard' seats.

Thanks Zed. I was toooo lazy to flip the photo.. Actually, to make the corner I cut the seal at a 45 degree angle and glued it in place with shoe goo! Ron

Big milestone day! Got the rear diff and half shafts back in the car!

Waiting the Seattle summer to arrive ETA is July 4th. The Z is ready to roll out of storage.

Ready for spring!

I love this video, especially the first minute ....???

These seem to be similar to Alan's swatches:

with my chosen 918 its only really black that suits, or those Ikeda Bussan race seats in the blue/grey.

I will look around

So I took it for a state inspection today. It passed. I took a few more photos, including what appear to be problems areas, namely the windshield spots and the paint by the left corner of the hatch. I tried getting some undercarriage photos too, but I ultimately need to get good ones on a lift.

Hello 718Miata: Wecome to the Z Car community. Take that Datsun 240Z out for a long drive and chances are good that you'll stay in the Z Car Community for a long time. I really can’t believe anyone would let that 240Z go for less than $25K. Does it have title problems?, Floors completely rusted out? Was previous owner high on drugs? Were there no Dealers at that Auction? This is the 50th Anniversary of the “Z Car”.. and 240Z’s are HOT in the market NOW. There is a discussion thread on the this forum seeking information about how/where to find 240Z’s for sale. Looking only at the “Beauty Shots” - and projecting them onto areas we can not see - - if the undercarriage looks as good… It’s easily a $25K to $30K+ sale on BringATrailer. Get it up on a lift and get clear pictures of the floorboards/framerails and entire suspension - and you’ll get a better evaluation of its current market value from the group here.

Somewhere between $18,200 and $38,300 according to Hagerty.

Good buy! I think you officially stole it. If you clean it up and relist it on BAT, you could likely see $20k+ https://bringatrailer.com/datsun/240z/

My 1990 300ZX......no vacancy in a garage.