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Here's another great S30.world article, this time focusing on the development of the 'Euro' spec Datsun 240Z, exploring the circumstances which necessitated its creation and the people behind it. It includes some - precious! - original hand-written development note documents which we are privileged to have access to after all this time, thanks to our fellow member @kats Very nicely put together and written up by another of our fellow members here Nils @JDMjunkies.ch Tip of the hat to Florian at S30.world too. This is a topic not often acknowledged let alone discussed, and yet it is a fascinating window into a significant part of the S30-series Z's family tree. Recommended reading: https://s30.world/articles/european-spec-datsun-240z

For some reason, I can't locate my pictures of this, but the hardest part was finding the rubber. It's in Australia somewhere. Lol, sorry but I also misplaced my receipt. Edit: It's called "Old Auto Rubber" Update: Found it! Here's the part number, the old rubber, haha and the new one. I took a razor blade and sliced off this protrusion all the way along. Now it matches real close. Okay, get a dremel tool and grind or sand the staple folds or if the heads of the staples holding the rubber are showing, I took a small cutoff wheel and ground the heads of the staples off so the rest of the staple can be pushed through. Remove the old rubber strip. Then I had some T-50 staples, I took the same cutoff wheel and made them the correct length, even pointed the ends. I cut my rubber strip to length, held it in place and I believe I took a small drill bit and going through the staple hole in the stainless moulding, drilled through ther rubber. After installing that staple, and crimping it over with small pliers, I continued that process until all the staples were replaced. I remember in the YouTube Video I saw, he used rivets. I thought they would stick out too far, so I went like the original, with staples.

Another great share, Alan. I caught a glimpse of the link to the article on Facebook, but I didn't have the time to click on it then. I know there are plenty of us who appreciate the chance to understand what was different in other markets and why. Thank you @JDMjunkies.ch for making the time to write the article.

Carefully stripped of previous finish to preserve wood fibers in the rim. No cracks, scratches, or gouges. The rim was refinshed with two coats of hand-rubbed, oil-based stain, topped with two coats of gloss spar urethane, wet sanded amd hand polished. The spokes and hub are refinshed in two coats of SEM Satin Black. The horn mechanism is original and in very good condition (no horm pad). $385 includes standard domestic shipping, payment via PayPal.

I've been busy dealing with life recently, but that doesn't mean I forget spending money on more or less useless automobilia :-) First, the Japanese L-series Service manual. I have it in various language, but never had "the original" one from JP. And since it popped up for a reasonable price, I had to have it. Then i got another Datsun Switzerland price list. This time from April 1980. As usual, you can find all of them scanned in high-resolution for free download, here Some may know my List of various Japanese L6 Intake manifolds, carb kits and Turbo / Surge tank kits. And thanks to a hint, I recently acquired this lovely Japanese printed ad from the very first FET / HKS Turbo Kit. You can read a lot about it in my Intake / Turbo surge tank post, here. Thanks to a hint from Mymechanix, i got a beautiful Differential strap. The originals are usually worn out, and this replacement belt from Aliexpress has the perfect fitments and dimensions. All other alternatives come either in a leather look or rubber, this one is much closer to the original design. Unfortunately the surface is glossy and has some prints on it (see the one on the left) so i will try to sand it down, to get as close to the original look as possible.