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Article said: "Each of the Datsun 240Z Super Samuris were built by Spike Anderson, a sort of British equivalent to Carroll Shelby..." Ha Ha! That's a reach even Stretch Armstrong would struggle to achieve. And the car in question was in fact not built by Mr Spike Anderson. Built with 'his blessing' might be more accurate. I believe it just sold for 50.5k GBP plus 3.03k GBP in fees, and is now on its way to a new owner in the USA. It'll need an extra 40ft sea container to ship all the nonsense written about Samuri Conversions over the years.

Here are pics and measurements for the OE wiring cover still on my car. The aftermarket cover offered by MSA mentioned by @26th-Z is notoriously undersized. Note that the edges of the OE cover are bowed out.

I’ve been working on a 2/72 and the owner wanted to keep it original . I was getting a battery drain . The VR looked new. When I plugged it in it would click and cause a drain . Ordered another one and it did the same thing . So now I think it’s the alternator. Took it to an alternator shop and he said it was fine . He also said he had an issue finding a good VR - period . He could a box of them and they would all test bad . I got rid of the VR

My 12/70 has the wiring cover.

Wiring loom cover Motorsport Auto - The Z Store - Interior Wiring Harness Cover, 70-73 240Z

First rule of this conversation is don't badmouth the guy's car. So...this is very nice restoration with very heavy "provenance" on workmanship. This looks like a Pierre, very 'Vintage Z' vibe. However, there are too many incorrect inconsistencies to mention. As i feel about the 'Vintage Z' restorations, I observe about this car; a "parts replacement" restoration. It is fresh and clean and new looking because the parts have been replaced, in many cases with date incorrect pieces. And that's just what these sort of restorations are all about. Extremely nice, almost new condition, perfectly acceptable for show and dance. In this case, assembled by craftsmen who really did a nice job. No, the early cars were not underbodied black. Spare tire well is missing the velcro and the alignment stickers. Interior tail light panel cover is the later style with the access panels. I could go on and on. But how about this? The 240Z badges would be chrome Zs and the gas door knob would be the vertical version. I learned about early tail lights recently. These are later version replacements.

Base of the mirror centered on the concave channel and 6 inches from the front edge of the door. Hope this helps.