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240Z: Good news as mentioned yesterday: Usually the grumpy bureaucrats at the car registration office aren't very helpful, but probably due to the nice wheater, yesterday the guy i had on the phone was: He was kind enough to search my car in the nation-wide database and made me a printout. You might remember my car came without any documents, and with this printout i now know where it was registered last (allowing me to get a original document again!) as well as when it was first registered (1972 as i thought), who drove it last (a lady ) and what original colour it hat, etc.. Here you go:

Well after the never-ending winter with **** weather i somehow lost my motivation to get stuff done one the car, but this seems gone right now so i took two days off to get some things done (mostly gardening, but also some work on the cars ) while we have some great weather 1) I was a bit worried how my first chassis would look after a seriously wet and snowy winter (where they throw a lot of salts on streets right in front of the car...) so i uncovered it: and moved her in a better position, here you can see both of my fairladies: 2) then i got some stuff done on chassis number two: removed the last wires and hoses from the engine so hopefully i'll be able to get the engine and transmission out soon. (Should get my engine hoist back on the weekend ) 3) Completed the paint stripping on the kakimoto valve cover. it's still wet from cleaning in the picture but looks great. ready for another clean and primer soon 4) Also made a few phone calls to figure out about the missing documents and i found out the car was last registered in an area about 1 hour from here (St. Gallen) and well i have some good news regarding the documents tomorrow. be sure to check this blog tomorrow again. im pretty happy with my progress today and hopefully the motivation keeps lasting for all my car projects. need a serious push to get things done

Here we go, got some industrial paint stripper (most harmfull stuff i've ever worked with, i believe ) and started to strip the kakimoto valve cover: 1) Before: 2) While applying: 3) After cleaning with water and dishwashing-brush: As you can see i need a second attempt to clear some small spots. Also got some Aluminum primer but still need to find the original dark blue wrinkle-paint which also should be able to clear the heat coming from the engine anyway, i'm happy with my progress so far

Of course you're right, i had a wrong translation in my head. The white one is an early 1972 (i remember march or february) the black one is 1972 too but don't know the production date yet.. And yeah it definitly needs some time to find all the rare period correct parts, but i believe i got most of the big things now Thanks mate, i try my best

Finally - An Update!!! Haha, yeah we had the damnest longest winter since weather measurement (no joke!) and therefore we had snow and freezy temperatures until late march. anyway good news today: A Package from Japan arrived with a ultra-rare unicorn piece of Japanese racing history: A genuine forged Aluminum Kakimoto racing "valve cover" which i've been looking for almost a year now and when i almost gave up it popped up on Yahoo auctions so i just had to get it. don't ask me what i paid for it, hahaha: The previous owner painted it in a wrong colour sos i'll have to redo that and also hilight the letters again but who cares Also got this battery kill switches from Wing takeo for my EK9 project but ordered a second one for my Z so i can switch of the battery when stored away Last but not least i got the exhaust system removed, cleaned up the mess in the garage and removed a lot of wires and hoses from the engine. Also should get back my engine-hoist which i loaned out to a few friends and never got back so i should be able to get the engine and tranny out soon - yikes PROGRESS

Hi Chas, I bought it over at MSA (Zcarparts.com), they shipt it fast and cheap with fedex and do a great job. Also if you buy the urethane version that one is really flexible so almost no chance to damage it during transport - go for it

Everytime i'm able to spend a bit of money to add another big piece of the puzzle makes me smile. So today when the FedEx lady rung the bell on my door with a huge package, which continued this: 1) A Complete set of Fiberglass ZG-Style Overfenders: 2) A Xenon Urethane front Air dam: 3) And last but not least a set of aftermarket steering rack boots (I went for the aftermarkets because the cost 1/20 of the original items and i can't see any benefits of using old NOS parts compared to fresh aftermarket items):

Finally i found some time for the Z again and fortunatly i had some nice progress: After working a few times on the carbs without being able to get them off i finally got rid of them today: and out they are started to remove the horns also and found this weird wiring at the front end...?!? and off they are: hope to have more progress soon, a nice and big package should arrive here soon

The previous owner of the black z told me he had a few extra parts in a container which were missing. the car was almost complete except the bottom part of one seat and the passenger door panels and taillights. So when he finally told me he'll deliver me those parts i expected only these parts. But then i got a complete transporter filled with tons of small pieces i still have to identify Here's what i got: 1) A lot of interieur panels fron the hatch i guess: 2) a set of spare rear side windows, spare clutch, spare starter motor and other pieces: 3) Set of spare gauges and taillights (Second taillight see below) 4) A spare fuel tank 5) Boxes full of small electronic pieces, broken junk, spare seatbelts, spare cigarrette lighter, shift knobs, spare careburators, and tons of small things: In one of the boxes i found this bag of Cat-weed seeds ** 6) broken center console, door steps, and a lot of other items 7) More panels, spare-tools bag, steering column cover and another broken center console: 8) Missing passenger side door panel and tons of doorsteps and stuff: 9) Missing bottom part of the passenger seat and a few worn out emblems, steering wheel switches, and more spare gauges: 10) And another rear bumper (i already got two with the white car **) Good thing is i have a lot of spare parts to choose from now. bad thing is i believe a few parts belong to the 260Z the previous owner also had, and a few parts are useless for me. I think i might be able to sell a few parts, but most of them or really worn out or broken so let's see. they need quite a lot of space in my garage and i think i'll sort out all the broken parts soon and throw them away. Anyway i'm happy i got a bit of a "treasure" here and at least a few of the parts might be pretty useful at one point maybe, so i'll keep all of them until i'm done with the car

My good friend Stev was kind enough to get me a set of Stickers over at JNC while he ordered some for himself. BIG THANKS, mate, as usual - apprecciate your support man! Love the JNC gold "Inkan" Emblem and the Okamoto Condoms "OK-Hand" stickers Also expect some new parts arriving during the next weeks. spent a lot of money ordering parts and temperatures are rising again so i hope i get some more recent updates on the car during next weeks again

haha ** i usually just works harder, this keeps me warm. or as i do it these days, i just keep sourcing parts and learning about my car while it's to cold to get work done

sorry, douple post :/

Hmm it's a bit problematic because badly isolated, i would need to heat it up everytime before i work out there. had a gas burner once, but i try to keep saving money and let things be for the times it's too cold. not to bad, i don't have a big hurry

yeah kind of i try to get some stuff done soon, but if you read my blog on JDMjunkies.ch | JDM streetlife Switzerland you see i also have other car projects im currently working on in the meantime.also it's snowy outside and really freezy in the garage. and last but not least im looking for a good body guy ( i already have a few options but just got in contact with an even cooler guy ) and i can't do a lot more on the body right now. but still need to collect a few parts, so bodywork is a bit stuck until i have all the parts and can hand it to a proper bodyshop still have a ton of work to be done, so don't worry, as soon as it get's over 5°C i'll head out back in the garage

Here we go, another piece of the puzzle arrived: A Koyorad Japan (Koyo) Aluminum Racing radiator. The great thing compared to the OEM Radiator is that this one is a bit thicker and has a crossflow-design which means better cooling efficiency. Also i was impressed about the weight. this thing is about 1/4 the wheight of the OEM Item. Great bang-for-the-Buck deal in my opinion! typical japanese manufacturing quality: Also had to buy a koyo radiator cap because the OEM cap would not fit: have some other news soon, but it's currently just a bit too cold out in the garage

thanks for you'r input. but the plan is to rebuild the chassis with the good shell / roof and just use the front end and rear panel from the black car. but we'll see how it end's up. thanks anyway. appreciate!

yeah that's exactly how i do it. currently have a big package from Japan on the way. but i think next big thing i need are the bodyparts, so i can get that damn chassis done. somehow doesn't make sense to spend money on cool blingy performance stuf while the chassis is rotting away in the rain. but i just got some good news and i'll try my best to get the chassis work started this year

I've been thinking about the possibility to lower my Z on adjustable coilovers but all the options i found where somewhat expensive JDM-stuff without documents for swiss street-legalization or either cheap US-crap self-welding solutions. So when i picked up my Tein coilovers for my EK9 i reminded myself that there was the opportunity to get custom TEIN Coilovers made out of the standard coilovers. And the best thing they'd come with swiss documents if i handle it together with the swiss tein importing company. Only one problem: They cost almost as much as i paid for the entire car Here are some pics from the TEIN japan Homepage:

Well yeah, i have the feeling that cars where initially shipped without seatbealts (at least in the early production years) and due to the fact that many counries started with security related restrictions during these years every countries importeur started modification to meet regulations on their own before maybe datsun officially equipped the cars with seatbelts in the latter years. but actually i have no clue I liked the layout of these seatbelts but probably i'll go for some more racing oriented 4 or 6 points belts because i have mounting brackets for Multi-point belts on my rollcage anyway

Im Not sure, but i believe they where added on import. the Brand name of the seat belts was something swedish (not swiss ) and i assume they would have installed some japanese brand if it was done in japan, rather than a european thing I think those seat belts were probably something similar like the USDM bumpers, to meet safety regulations - but im not really suere about this.

Hi Carl, Thanks for your feedback, Yeah we got the standard JDM bumpers here in switzerland, as far as i know they had to change them in the US for som safety reasons at one point, so you got the ugly USDM bumpers after 73 The whells are aluminum i think they aren't really light. so i don't think they're magnesium, but i'll check that. I believe they just got "painted" with a rattle can or something that's why paint peels off, but i definitly will look closer at them when i have them off the car! THanks for your input on this

Someone asked me about the wheels on the black z, and i've never really cared about them because the previous owner wanted them back but i thought i'd investigate a bit. Brand name says MELBER and googling tells me that that brand has been OEM Options wheels on several european cars. According to the Center cap which says "Melber Datsun" it seems to be some kind of OEM option here to and i remember the previous owner told me something like that. Here a better view of the brand name. Ignore the terrible paintjob which is peeling off.. Also spent a lot of time with the car today but pictures don't make a lot of sense, because i just removed a lot of hoses, wires and pipes for easier carebutor removal next time Oh and i also have a big package from Japan on the way and some plans for next month

Indeed - the car had no sunroof and was covered with a plastic-cover which blew away after a few weeks so the car stoud there with a lot of rain and snow inside several months. but it was inteded to buy it as a parts donor and it got exactly what i need for the other car (raer panel and front end) so i'm pretty happy with it, particularly because it was damn cheap

Removed some random bits in the engine bay again 1) Ignition coil bracket & Resistor: 2) Front bumper support brackets and Radiator: 3) Ignition wires and Distributor cap: 4) Started removing the carbs and other stuff but then a friend showed up and we started to chat so i left it like this: Hope to get more done soon - want to have the white chassis out of the rain and back in the garage

haha yeah, if you mean the g-nose zed, it's the girl from the iheartstance blog: iheartstance have been following her for a while