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Hi, Some of you already know about this event, it was held in November 2025. 16 cars displayed in the Keihanna hotel event hall on Sunday 2nd, then town driving from Kyoto to Nara, and Mie on Monday 3rd. All the owners are my very best friends, I have kept in touch since I have got my first car. So I asked each owner to get together to show our cars for S30.world team members. I thank you Chris the founder of S30.world. If without him, It would never have happened. And I thank all the Japanese owners. They drove several hours just to show them for this event. Takeuchi san drove 7 hours in his Z432R from Chiba, Ise san took a ferry boat 600miles from Hokkaido with his LY280 engined ZG. I was so happy that I was able to collect 16 cars, the best of the best in Japan. And every time I see everyone’s smile in this video, it rewards me a lot. Maybe some people have no idea what cars they are, please ask me here, also Alan and other S30.world members would love to answer for your questions. Kats https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FWV-wu_A40Q&pp=ygUIUzMwd29ybGQ%3D

Datsun S30 strut-brace bars The cars handle pretty well already but push them a little harder and the weight of that great six-inline stresses the hollow chassis rails causing body-flex and upsetting the front geometry through corners and bends. Keep it all straight and pointed where you want with a front strut-brace bar. A rear bar is less effective but doesn’t hurt AND serves as a harness bar for those enjoying track-days and autocross. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thick, aluminum bracket plates for strength, painted dark anthracite Zinc-plated bolts and stainless-steel nuts* and washers* for ultimate corrosion resistance *Each bar includes 6x strut top nuts and locking washers All aluminum tubular bars and fixings for strength and weight-saving : Weights : Front kit : 640 grammes / 1.4lbs Rear kits : 640 – 760 grammes / 1.4 – 1.7lbs Less than 1.5kgs / 3lbs per kit of two ! Bars available separately : Front (all models – will not fit over the stock airbox) : usd$165 / €140 / aud$245 / £122 Rear (240Z and 260Z 2x seater) : usd$140 / €120 / aud$210 / £105 Rear 260Z 2+2 : priced the same as the rear above Rear 280Z 2x seater (permits the retention of the safety-belt cover) : priced the same as the rear above Rear 280Z 2+2 : coming very soon ! …….and also as a kit of 2x : usd$270 / €230 / aud$400 / £200 Typical postage costs for a 2x bar kit USA/Canada : usd$60 Europe : €25 Australia : aud$99 UK : £25 All in stock for immediate shipping. For better performance – add lightness !

Datsun S30 door threshold sill-plates Resto-mod options for your Datsun Z. Tired of cleaning out those OEM plates, perhaps they’re bent, damaged, scuffed and with odd-sized screws….? These new restomod plates won’t rust, don’t require drilling holes* and look great, finishing off any restoration and adding a bit of sparkle everytime you open the door for a drive ! *a set of stainless-steel screws are included if you must have that stock look but otherwise easily retained with double-sided tape (not supplied) Sold as a pair and available in aluminum or stainless-steel – the latter are more shiny and more resistant. Versions for 2x seaters and longer, at the same price, for the 2+2s. These may also fit other Datsun saloons, pickups, coupés..... Weights : Alu kit of two : 320g / 0.7lbs SUS kit of two : 640g / 1.5lbs Aluminium : usd$60 / €50 / aud$87 / £45 Stainless-steel : usd$80 / €70 / aud$122 / £60 Typical postage costs for a pair : USA/Canada : usd$40 Europe : €17 Australia : aud$66 UK : £22 All in stock for immediate shipping. Good looks shouldn't break the bank !

Kats, I'd like to thank you once again for being the man who actually made all this a reality and a success. Without your months - if not years - of work in planning and preparation, your excellent Japan-wide connections and trustworthiness it simply would have not been possible. From choosing the venue (the Keihanna was a PERFECT choice) to bringing some of Japan's very best S30-series Zs and their owners from far and wide, so much went into it that many of the participants were unaware of. Your family were also working hard behind the scenes and made great sacrifices for us, which we all benefitted from. One thing that possibly doesn't come across in the video is the esprit de corps felt by all involved. We all - visitors and participants - converged on the Keihanna Plaza hotel in dribs and drabs over the course of a day or so. 'Our' team members from Australia, USA, Germany, Switzerland, UK and Holland while the Japanese participants arrived in their cars from all corners of the country. The atmosphere was laid back, friendly and fun. Getting the cars into the hotel's event hall and in pre-planned position - mostly on Go-Jack skates to preserve the floor surface - quickly developed into a military operation with everybody playing their part in good humour. A great atmosphere. And oh the lunchtime and evening socialising! I'm not sure the local hostelries and eateries knew what hit them... The drive-out was another dimension. It's one thing seeing the cars static inside, but convoying together in such beautiful countryside the cars - and owners - came alive. I'm something of a veteran in visiting Japan but for some of our group it was their first time, and how lucky they were! I kept telling them that it took me many years to see some of these cars and to drive/ride in them in rural Japan, but here they were getting the full VIP treatment from the get-go. Like winning the lottery jackpot with their first ticket! Moving on to a new hotel base in Yokohama for visits to Nissan HQ, NISMO and the Nissan Heritage Collection at Zama were the icing on the cake. So, again, thank you Kats. You made A Dream Come True for many people...

My 12/70 car has the heat riser.

Here is a picture of my 1971 car taken just after purchased new from Thoroughbred Datsun in Tucson. I add this to help clarify the colors of the license plate light as compared to the tail light finisher panels. The license plate light finish is a smooth semigloss finish whereas the tail light panels are painted in a textured, match scratch, finish. The same color paint on different textured finishes will always reflect light differently giving the impression of a different color. Just my opinion!

In early 1972 I believe the Datsun competition parts were only available in the USA through the two race shops campaigning the cars. It was until 1974 Datsun Competition parts were widely available. If you study the receipts closely you will see the pricing corresponds with the catalog for the race shop on the west coast of the USA. The installing dealer would have purchased from them and then fitted the parts in the dealer workshop. The name of the 240Z owner is visible on the car purchase receipts, he obviously was a bit of an enthusiast with a Shelby Cobra, Sunbeam Tiger and Lotus Europa in his collection. BRE Z parts catalog 3_71.pdf

It might be something simple, like the owner had a catalog and told the dealer "I want these parts". Or the dealer had the catalog and ordered the parts based on what Carl Beck showed above, the only two shown, as a set. The dealer got the parts, installed them, and said "this shaft isn't right, it will take another month to get the right propeller shaft". The owner decided to drive it in the meantime and never went back for the right shaft. Assume intelligence and good intentions from all involved and you'll feel better. The owner's name is on the receipts. Maybe he's still alive and can answer the question. At this point I'm more curious about why a guy in Elkhorn Nebraska bought the car.

Many clearly don't have a clue about the inner workings of an early 70s Datsun dealer. The correct - keeping the customers car and happiness in mind - would have been to see that the first shaft was incorrect and reordering the correct part. The comp dept in those days was, based on my first hand experiences, always very helpful. Perhaps there were other forces at work.

Did I miss something? What exactly are you referring to? All I see is a sensible, informed and respectful exchange of views and data. Was something lost in translation? Kats just posted dimensions and photos on his long-running and highly informative Datsun 240Z vs Fairlady Z432 thread: https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/23900-datsun-240z-vs-fairlady-z432/?do=findComment&comment=682106 Good work Kats! Your thread is a goldmine and one of THE best works of information and entertainment on this forum.