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Some thoughts about Leno's show, based on what I've seen over the years. I do appreciate Leno's role in the public space, where he endeavors to shine a spotlight on both common and uncommon classic cars - the shows he did on steam-powered cars were quite interesting, for example. That said, it's never been a show where accurate information about much of the cars he features is disseminated- it's really done more in the "variety show" style, where conversations are light and subjective, with plenty of personal anecdotes, and seemingly less homework or prep done on Leno's part beforehand. By this standard, Leno's treatment of the S30 is no real exception to the norm. I'm fairly certain they told Mr. Ataka (whom I consider to be quite knowledgeable on the subject) to "dumb it down", "agree with what Jay says", and generally work to make Leno look good. Worth noting that Leno is a bit older than he was when the show started, and perhaps not quite as sharp - not much he can do about that, we're all aging together at this point. I call it an opportunity missed for the whole series, and I also wish a few more accurate facts had found their way in to the video, as I do with most of his videos. But at least neither of the Jays mentioned the word "Goertz" (that I heard), which I consider a small victory. Baby steps.

I believe he stated earlier that the valve seals on #4 had been replaced

Damn @dutchzcarguy……..I won’t be able to sleep at night knowing that! My guess is the brakes won’t fry though. @Randalla and @dutchzcarguyI’m with you both, the BaT trolls love to show you how smart they are……they need to “get a life”.

Matsuo san told me several times that the car which surprised he and his fellow design team members the most - because they were shocked at how similar some of the key lines were to what they were working on at the time - was the Maserati Ghibli. Of course, they'd had no preview of the Ghibli or Giugiaro's work on it at Ghia, and the photos from the Turin Motor Show were a shock. Maybe another good example of the auto styling zeitgeist and two independent teams coming up with similar answers to similar questions?

31:30 Leno again: "When this car came out, there was no Japanese heritage. You know, ALFA Romeo had heritage, Ferrari, Bentley... had all raced in the 1930s and whatnot. So they (Datsun/Nissan) were brand new. So this really was the beginning of Japanese heritage. And now, 50 years later, it's got a real line. You can trace it all the way back". As mentioned in my previous post, you can trace it back a lot further than 50 years. I think this is Leno viewing things through the lens of the USA again. Maybe it looks like that to him - and 99% of his YouTube viewers will swallow it whole - but it is wrong. He mentions ALFA Romeo (established in 1910), Ferrari (established as a racing team in 1929 and not a manufacturer until long after that) and Bentley (established in 1919). Notwithstanding the 'DAT' car of 1914, Nissan was founded in 1933 and was racing soon after. As a brand it is not that much younger than the companies he cites. It was making (and racing) cars before Ferrari, Porsche and many other manufacturers.

Haha funny, you know, lots of fun to get some directional tires for your 300zxtt.. and just say nothing to the tire guy.. 8 of 10 times it go's wrong.. they install the right direction but on the wrong side, then they have to take off the tire again and turn it around to get it right on the right side! The last time i had new tires they where from the directional sort.. and you really have to scratch yourself behind the ears.. left forward direction on left and right direction on the right side rims.. and then the wide ones at the rear.. pfff.. believe it or not but there was a 300zxtt ending with the wide rims on the right side and the smaller rims on the left side.. all tires where 225/50zr16's and.. the customer was not amused as it drove like complete SH*T.. 🤬 Most tire guys take off one wheel and put a new tire on.. then they go to the next wheel and put the new tire/rim on there and then go to put a new tire on the 2'nd wheel and go to the third wheel and so on.. if you do this with a 300zxtt you end up with the wide rims on one side of the car... it's soooo much fun!!

I believe that car was made for the Canadian market. It says do right on the car itself.

I also own an E-type, and I would never say that the Z had similar characteristic lines to the coupe. The E-type's primary charactristics for me are swoopy, rounded fender lines on both extremes, looooong low hood, and slightly too bulbous roofline, with too abrupt a windscreen rake. Still a classic, no question. [edit] To add, it's not unusual to have fans of American classics and such to come up at the gas station pump and mis-identify a particular car I'm driving, or not know what certain cars are. I've personally never heard "E-type" when I'm driving a Z, or vice-versa, but perhaps others are getting different comments.

"Inspired by". Perhaps, but were Nissan's team unique in that respect? I don't see a single line or curve in the S30-series Z that directly references the E-Type. They would have been "inspired by" all manner of cars and objects, including Mother Nature. What educated artisan is not? OK, so far we've got Corvette, Thunderbird (LOL) and Mustang from Leno, E-Type, 911 and Ferrari Daytona from others. Peter Lyon (yes, I'm more than familiar with his work) says that "critics argued it borrowed styling hints from...", but that's not Peter Lyon saying it did, it's them... Hell of a mash-up there. But you see what's happening, right? Did all of those cars mentioned spring forth from their makers in a vacuum? When the 911 debuted, did people accuse Butzi Porsche of copying something? What did the E-Type copy? You end up dancing on the head of a pin. People only pursue this line with the Japanese designers and stylists because deep down they believe that 'Japan copies'. But nobody copied Japan, right? Automotive styling follows trends and responds to the prevailing zeitgeist just as much as anything else. Packaging wise it has to conform to numbers both set down on paper and dictated by hard components (like those 'Made For The USA' engines, pfft). I reckon there's a very good chance myself - and any other schoolboy who bought the same automotive magazines - could have doodled a rough outline of such a car in the late Sixties and not been far off. The difference was in the detail and the eye of the guy scraping at the clay (largely Yoshida san and Tamura san in the S30-series Z's case). Since we're at it, here's a name-check for the great styling houses of Ghia and Touring. Let's chuck these in the gumbo too:

This is my second Z32, and I had never heard that before dutchcarguy. Very interesting trivia the turbo having four unique wheels, CRAZY!!! Thank you for the education. Certainly don't ever want to get on the wrong side of the BaT trolls😄.

Hi all - This is the product of a few different EFI tuning/tricks threads we've been going through as a forum. I always enjoyed how quickly the car starts up in the winter with the cold start valve so I came up with a way to manually trigger the csv which (pretty much) instantly starts the car regardless of the weather. I created a youtube video for the community here cheers, chase

My impression would be the opposite. I feel that any closed-end nut being used in rally type conditions (with servicing/wheel changes being carried out in dust/snow/mud/gravel) would run the risk of accidental contamination inside (small stones? mud?) during changes, with obvious negative results. I don't see any reason why open-ended nuts would be a risk to the wheel studs, so there must have been other reasons why they changed from open-ended to closed-end (and dome) nuts. This is serious rivet counting! Kevin's theory was that the dome-headed nuts fitted neatly into the classic wheel braces that were in use at the time, and which were part of the tool kit on the Works cars. If you look inside one of that type of 'spider' or 'flat four' wheel brace, you can often see a negative dome inside. Kevin thought that the dome nuts fit neatly into this without 'cocking' (risking cross-threading) leading to faster and more reliable wheel changes. It sounds feasible to me... In terms of Works circuit racing cars, in period photos I see both open and closed-end nuts being used. Inconclusive. Heres's a Works mechanic using said 'spider' type wheel brace on the car of Tony Fall and Mike Wood, on the 1971 RAC Rally:

Here is some more info I believe this is the before measurement This is my setup to soak it. I had a lid with a weight on it to keep the alcohol from flashing off. I turned it morning and night every day for about 9 days. It takes four rotations to get the whole part soaked. That is why it isn't totally even. Would have taken a good bit more wintergreen to have enough to fully immerse. This part was rock hard and is pretty thick. I think that is part of why it took so long. This is the after measurement It does swell it some and when it's not fully immersed it will distort the part some Before video After video

Time flies, today is Mr.K passed away at age 105 in 2015. I still remember the party was so wonderful. Mr. and Mrs. K we’re doing very good. Thank you so much Katayama san! Kats