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Gotta luv the Safari Gold theme of this discussion!!!

Interesting find, no grommets on my car. All of the wiring on my car was run across the front support, secured by the flexible tabs.

Have you tried seating the pipe with some encouragement with a rubber mallet? That is the usual process. I see some shiny area not painted, I presume there is not a shoulder ridge in the metal where the painted surface begins.

Interesting comments on the AA battery powered clocks. I have one purchased from MSA back in 2011 and I recall sending in my clock as a rebuildable core. It was my understanding that the units they were selling at that time came from your shop. Anyway, it continues to be an extremely reliable clock that does not eat batteries. My car is always garaged so it does not hit the high temps you mention.

Guess I need to change my handle to jfa.15320! 😄

That would be late January, 1971. The second series beginning with VIN HLS30 21001 started in February, 1971.

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I recall talking to Matsuo-san at the Memphis ZCON in 2015 about design elements of the 240Z. He recalled that the inspiration for the struts was the elegant but simple canopy mechanism for the French Mirage aircraft. He lobbied for a twin-strut configuration but the yen-counters decreed they would have to make do with only one. We can find his desire for two in the stamping of the inside panel of the hatch. The OE strut on my car surrendered some years ago but I rescued one from a salvage car that still works perfectly.

Be careful of what you ask for. With them comes the challenge of running power thru the wall of the A-pillar and into the front wall of the door, something that has to reliably deal with the flexing of the door opening and closing.

The ignition switch buzzer is controlled by the push-button switch on the driver's side A-pillar. It's possible your switch is not operating properly - the switch closes when the door is open to complete the circuit for the buzzer and overhead light. Pop the switch from the A-pillar and check it out.

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All of the S30 headlight / parking light switches have this configuration on the switch posts, altho there may some slight differences in the wire color. The white/red wire is headlight power in and the red wire is headlight power out. The green wire is parking/tail/sidemarker power in and the green/white wire is power out. There is no ground in this setup.

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On the outer hatch seal, that is the OE configuration. MSA also sells a modified vesion with a full bulb seal all around. I made my own version years ago before MSA offered one.

I believe the board material is called phenolic.

Courtesy Parts Online is alive and well... just moving to a different address. I stopped by this morning to check on our friends, had a nice visit with David House. With a decline in online orders over the past year, the old site managed by a 3rd party was no longer cost effective. It is business as usual at this Nissan-managed site: https://parts.courtesynissan.com/ And... Courtesy is no longer a part of Group 1 Auto, ownership has changed to Clay Cooley.

Courtesy is probably like most dealerships in that they do not keep seldom ordered parts in their inventory but rely on a warehouse for those items. I think everything I've puchased in the last few years have been warehouse supplied and I use store pickup to avoid shipping charges.

I'm close by, will try to swing by there and see what is happening. A very good friend for all of us - David House, has worked there for years, hope all is well for him. I heard a story that the dealership has changed owners to the Clay Cooley group.

Charles - Some additional hatch area pics.

A couple of reassembly tips: Place a tiny dab of lube in each hole for the nubbin springs - that will keep them in place during the process. Position the switch in the Parking Light setting - this will place the nubbins in the middle of the rockers and avoid lateral pressure that might pop one loose. Place a tiny dab of lube on the middle of the rocker for the nubbin contact.

The Walmart Group 24F I purchased in 2011 held up for 10 years! But... that was then and this is now, no telling who is making them at this time. Watch the warranty period on your candidates, I think the Duracell is only 24 months.

The wire colors changed over the years but the internal switch post positions and functions did not. This diagram is correct for all S30 headlight switch functions.

Power is supplied by two wires - one for the headlights and one for the parking lights, both power sources enter via the center posts. The white/red wire is power in for the headlights, the green wire is power in for the parking lights. When the switch is off, you will have continuity between the white/red wire and the unused post in front of it, the same is true for the green wire and the unsed post in front of it. The first click on the switch activates the parking light circuit, continuity moves to the green wire and green/white wire, no change on the white/red wire. The second click adds in the headlight circuit and continuity shifts between the white/red wire and the red wire. I hope my explanation is clear and this helps a bit. Sorry, no spare nubbins.