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Have seen this on the Manuals in the Internet before as well but mine looks different, as you said. i've got two 1972 Cars so i guess they changed the design later Ah yeah you're right. Haven't read the box yet, hahaha Anyhow Some mention the use Civic blowers, some use prelude blowers but after some hours of research i ended up with this one and i'm pretty sure it's the right one.

One popular upgrade for the 240Z seems to be swapping out the lame Original Heater blower motor to the one coming from some 80ies or 90ies Honda. Unfortunately all the manuals i found for this swap mentioned a different Honda model as source for the Blower motor so i was confused. They all looked the same in the pictures and some guys on Ebay even sell the Blower swap for around 90$ + shipping. I thought that's too expensive and did some research and figured out the one blower everyone is using is the TYC Genera Model 700077 which is an aftermarket replacement for the aforementioned old honda motors. Funnly this blower is sold for only 23 Bucks so i went the direct route and ordered it This is the old Nihon Radiator / Hitachi Blower: And here we have the new one. Brand new and factory fresh As you can see the shape is slightly different (left new, right old), but it wil fit perfectly. I compared with the drawing on the TYC website and many people in the internet told this is a 1:1 swap except for the rubber gromments which need to be changed due to different mounting hole diameters (other people probably will enlarge the holes). Also i recommand to paint the now Silver motor cover black as this is installed right in the foot compartment of the passenger and will stick to the passengers eye According to the poeple in various forums the advantage of the new Blower is: Much more powerful, much more silent, lighter (Due to the plastic squirre-cage compared to the metal one in the old design) and draws less current. Overall it's much more effective. can't wait to install it. Of course i will write about it once i get to that point

You mean the second switch i restored? that's just the turn signal switch one contact is for winking left, one for winking right

haha yeah i guess the white-balance in the picture is a bit shitty, in real life they're pretty white and i feel they look like new. used normal soap water and a toothbrush and worked very well

Made some progress again First i cleaned all the switches and buttons by hand so the white texture finally came back to life and is visibla again. worked surprisingly good with an old tooth brush and some dishwashing water Well and then assembled everything back together. not factory fresh but as nice as an 44 year old switch can get Then started with the turn signal switch on the other side. seems a bit more tricky... The contacts had massive burn marks So this is after cleaning Who needs puzzles when you have cars? I never realized how complicated these switches are until i took it apart Then got some updates from the bodyshop. Rear lower side cowls (before): And after: And that "triangle piece" inside the rear fender well... Tomorrow i will visit a shop to repair my wing and on friday i'll drop by the bodyshop again. hoping for some updates again

Today i spent a wile rebuilding / refurbishing the headlight switches. The problem with the Original wiring design is that the full headlight current runs through the steering wheel multifunctional switches. This causes contacts tu burn, specially when upgraded to H4 headlights. I decided to refurbish them before putting it back on the steering column. In future i will run a relay, because the original design is not very long-lasting, nor is it very safe to have 20 amps in your hands when switching on the lights Started with choosing the best of all four switches i had (one beeing a later model or something different): Disassembled everything following This great manual: http://www.doyouevenhoon.com/datsun-240z-gtr/how-to-rebuild-datsun-240z-headlight-switch.html and ended up like this: Removed the old contacts and as you can see they're pretty urnt and carbonized: Used some "relay contacts cleaner" Fluid and after a bit of rubbing looked like this. Also but the switches back in reverse orders to make sure the "weak" part will be on the opposite side and last longer Will continue with the rest of the switch next week. need to buy smaller pliers first In the meanwhile i got an update from the bodyshop. Before: after: Now work on the passenger side floorpan and rear quarter as well as the small storage compartment started. More rust than expected. but yeah. t hat's how life is Also ordered ordered the rear lower valance and rear corner valance so basically i will have an almost new chassis at the end *lol*. more updates soon i hope

To be honest i never thought about it, i just put it back together as it came from the car. However based on my bad knowledge in car design i guess the rubber is for noise damping. Springs tend to Squeek and squeel after a while and i know from my Job (Machine manufacturing) that our hardware-designers like to put some kind of rubber on these kind of springs to reduce noise coming from the springs after a while. However i have no idea if the reason is the same here and i also wondered myself about how it works and didn't get it. But as i said i didn't spend too much time thinking about it.

I Decided to visit my Bodyshop and talk to my Panelbeater Yves about the progress of my car. Remember it was more than 15 months since he last worked on it, because it's still a side-project. Lucky me he just began working on the car today. Not a lot to show you but i hope for some updates soon. And i'm more than happy with any progress As you can see he just started work on the floorpans. And the good thing is i already have another apointment with him for the next week. so pretty sure there are some nice news

Got a bit bored from all the reading an investigation in front of the computer, so decided for my own pleasure to test-assembly my rebuild steering colum together with the HKB Steering boss kit and the RS-watanabe falcon steering wheel (Horn button not installed). Nothing big, but enjoyed how it ended up. Now trying to figure out how i can clean the multifunctional steering wheel switches to get them back on the column

The 240Z Project has been really cooking on a low flame last year. I was too busy with my Job and travelling. Luckily this year started out smoother and i'm really working to get back on the Z-Project. I Ordered one expensive part which will show up in a few months but so far i started reading a lot about the Z, because i forgot most of the things i knew maybe two years ago since i never used them However im starting to make plans for the next small projects of the Project and i'm super excited about it. However before i started to work on car bits, i had to get rid of the mess in my home-workshop (aside from my garage i have a little hobby-room for small work and parts-storage at home). So i bought some new shelves, moved everything and this is how it ended up. I'm super happy with it I can finally work without searching for the right parts and tools for half of the time Then it was time to complete a simple but not-so-simple job i've started a while ago. Before i had the Door locks replated a while ago i removed the old damper rubbers and after i never figured out how to get them back in, i never did it. Today i decided it was time to complete the job So took an old toothbrush and scalpel to remove old glue from the rubber. then washed it in the sink with some warm water and dishwashing soap. worked fine Then took me quite a while to figure out how to get the Rubber back in without damaging it, but finally got it after 30mins of fiddling around. Added some of the Super glue like it was from factory, but the rubber sits so tight, i doubt the glue is really needed. Just a small job, but one more box ticked on the 2-do list

After i was on a long vacation and visited tokyo auto salon as well (see tons of pictures on www.JDMjunkies.ch) im finally back at the project.. Good news guys. I thought it's about time to get the project rolling a bit faster again. that's why i'm currently preparing a few things. However thanks to my buddy stev (big thank you again, buddy!) i was able to get hands on another NOS piece: A New-Old-Stock Datsun Front lower center valance Panel thingy. Probably the last Bodypanel which was missing. Well i had one but it was rustend and totally crushed so this came in handy With partnumber and everything Oh and last week i got this picture from my bodyshop, letting me know that the car is back at the main workspace and ready to crank work up again. Hope to get some updates from him soon :)IMG-

Thanks for the kind words and feedback. Indeed i wish i had a bigger and better equipped garage. But that's a future project i guess Regarding your questions. let me explain. I used to have an JDM-parts import company 10-7 years ago as a side-business, but due to lack of time i decided to stop that. I still have my old business-partner in Japan which collects and ships the parts for me for a small fee. For new parts i buy them directly from t he japanese manufacturer through my Partner in Japan. For used parts i usually check Yahoo auctions every now and then and ask my partner in Japan to bid on them to my max price. He will have the parts shipped to his place and then send them to my place... I speak a few sentences japanese and i can read some basic car-related information but normally i use google translator to understand the rough information. If i need better translation my japanese partner will help me out. So regarding that i'm in a very comfortable position. Now before you ask me i don't do import business anymore to strangers. I help my old customers and good friends every now and then getting some parts into switzerland but due to lack of time i will not help people around the world getting hands on the niec stuff. there's enough other companies specialized in that, i'm sorry

Yeah i know - the pace is quite slow lately, but im still working on the project silently in the background. But today is the day i have som GREAT news for you. I got a Package delivered from Japan with some parts i've been looking for over two years now until i recently stumbled across them finally I'm talking about the Sumitomo MK63 brakes. But what's so rare about them you might ask? they pop up every now and then on the internet. But this is not your standard MK63 for vented disk, but the very rare first gen. version for OEM Nissan disks, which are FIA homologated and were used in various ex works racing cars. I've even been told that nissan asked them back after the races from their teams.. wow Here's a comparison between the standard brake (Also sumitomo manufactured) and the MK63: I plan to restore / rebuild the new brakes before they go in. And here's some specs from the NISMO homepage and the old Datsun performance catalogue: Later NISMO offered the same brakes under their brand but they're obsolete since a few years.. Oh and while ordering parts from japan anyway i decided to order all available maintenance and refurbishing parts for the brakes from the NISMO / Nissan catalogue and got them delivered from a local Nissan dealership from Yokohama

Honestly i cleaned all the dirt before i made the pic. Afterwards it was mainly cleaning the mess in the parts disorder

I have a truckload of parts on my way from Japan, but other than that i don't have too much news. Im going to be out of country most of the time of the rest of the year for some business trips and some long-needed vacation. However i wanted to get some stuff done before i leave and mainly it was about cleaning up the mess in the garage. I've collect parts from two chassis and the internet and put them in various boxes but somehow i lost the overview over time so i wanted to have that fixed. this is what it looked like before i started cleaning yesterday: So i started sorting all parts from various boxes to other ones and marking everything nicely to find the parts whenever i need them And while in the garage anyway i decided to remove the old brake calipers from the front struts And out they are And then also removed the moustage bar from the rear diff and figoured out everything was covered in a thick layer ouf some rubber-stuff. Probably the diff was leaking at one point and they putt this nasty stuff on it to get it fixed cheaply. Anyhow the diff will get a full rebuild or R200 swap (haven't made any desicion yet). so that won't be a problem

A while ago i started the assembly of the Pedalbox. While i still wait for some small components like the flasher unit and the Brake light switch i couldn't resist assembling all the shiny new zinc-plated and powdercoated parts After putting the new rubber to the pedals i installed them to the box with the fresh plated bolts. Then the stopper bolts and springs came in. Looks brilliant, doesn't it? here's a comparison between the old crappy one (right side) and the completely rebuilt one, left. Oh and while at it i did the throttle pedal as well Oh and then i have some good news from Japan again soon

thanks for the input, i'll check that Yeah why not? i'm just working according to the manual, i don't want to redo anything at the end

A while ago i wrote about different intake Manifolds and that i probably want to go for a FET (Better known as "Far East Trading" Japan) Manifold. But as i have other priorities at the moment i wasn't really looking for one. Well untill my Friend Stefan remembered my Post when he scanned the Internet for some Kenmeri parts and stumblet upon one. He immediately sent me the link and because it was a Steal of a deal i had to get it. Today i had something in the mail Thanks to the finned or striped design i think it perfectly fits the Kakimoto intake once it's painted in the same wrinkle-paint colour. And yeah i know the balancer tube might make everything a bit mor difficult to adjust, but i'm sure there's a way to work around it (like plugging the holes going to the tube or so...) And because it's too expensive to only send one single part from Japan to here i ordered my self a set of Projectu Drumbrake shoes which will go nicely together with the hayashi racing drums The other set is for stefan's Kenmeri Project. Thanks again, mate!

While i'm waiting for some parts from japan and for some answers from USA i realized i never showed you some pictures i made a few months ago (Only a teaser shot for my FB-followers was published). I made a mock-up of the Front axle and steering setup to see how everything fits together and get the idea. So first i adjusted the steering rack according to the manual: And then mounted it the the front subframe: Next was the stabilizer bar, steering knuckles, tierod endlinks and new bushings allround And then while at it i decided to add the Doglegs. Seems like everything fits as it should. perfect What you see here is: - Nagisa NAMS adjustable tierod endlinks - Kameari engine mounts - Rocky auto adjustable doglegs - 555 Ball Joints - Autorefine ARC stabilizer bar - Datsun competition short steering knuckles - Rebuilt steering rack - All new energy PU bushings - All other parts have been sandblasted and powdercoated - All new OEM Nissan Screws, bolts and nuts used whenever available, otherwise replated original bolts! oh, and then this:

Nothing big, just spent another two hours at the garage compling the sanding down of the wing. Before: and done there are a few damages in the FRP surface like it's normal for a 40 year old FRP-item, but no problem. i know a good FRP-specialist and will bring it to him for repair. Also needs new studs in the bottom end as well as a new foam-sealing

Long-time readers might remember i already sanded down a 240Z Rear wing in the past, but after i bought my second car i figured out the wing which came with that chassis is in much better overall condition. So i sold the first wing and decided to prepare th e second one as well. And thats what i did yesterday. Started like this: The wing had terrible multiple paintjobs from the past Started with a drill-mounetd CSD-Disk and after a while the wing looked like this. You can see the first layer was a gray primer, then golden paint. then another layer of red primer and on top the horrible black paintjob. Sanded it down as much as possible. but as soon as the disk hit the plastik i figured out the plastik is too weak for the disk. Ath this point i continued with 400grit Sandpaper and manual sanding. Wing looked like this before i ran out of sand-paper. And i looked like this will continue next week until the surface is smooth and all old primer and paint is completely gone

After i've done the Kakimoto valve cover a while a go and started several things i'm happy to announce i finally completed another (well at least a small) part of the car. The JDM 240Z fender mirrors. This was quite a story. Because it's quite difficult to find the obsolete long-base mirrors, while the short base Datsun 510 mirrors still are available in new condition. Well i wanted to have it authentic so i went the extra mile for a detail most people probably even wouldn't notice Started with a set of crappy long base mirrors i found on ebay a while ago. But sadly a lot of parts where missing and the mounts in the bottom where all rusted away... So i bought a set of new 510 short base mirrors for spareparts. then stripped the paint of the old long-bases Disassembled and Test-fitted everything and had it painted at the paintshop in the original charcoal black. Special thanks goes out to my Fellow datsun enthusiast Stefan who once again showed incredible support with his magic metal skills and was able to move the base mounts from the new 510 mirrors to the old long base version. Perfect work once again. So finally i was able to assemble the mirrors back to what is now a completed genuine set of long-base JDM Fairlady 240Z Mirrors. Couldn't be happier. One less point on the 2do-list to care about More soon...

To make a long story short, it seems like the horrible stressful summer is over for me and i finally have some time to think about private stuff like my cars. And i've really been waiting to come back to the garage... So that's exactly what i did this week. I spent several evenings over there. Unfortunately not directly ON the car but more some preparation work. Because a fellow local Datsun Z Enthusiast asked me if he could buy my sparechassis and some parts. so i had to prepare it. Here's what the rear axle looked in the beginning: and a few days later this was leftover and ready for sale along with some small other bits. then i had to prepare the chassis, mainly just cleaning it a bit, because it already was a bare shell with no single bolt left on it. (the fenders are just hung there for easy storage). Yesterday Krisztian came and picked up the shell. I'm happy for more than one reason. First and mainly i know it's in good hands and that every usable parts (and there are not many on this shell!) will be reaused and transplanted into it's new owner. So none of the usable parts will be scrapped. Second i don't have to deal with the old chassis anymore and have a lot of storage space back in the garage now And last but not least i got some money for it which will be used to bring the second chassis, which is currently at the bodyshop back to life. This is how the garage looks now. Plenty of space to clean and sort all my spareparts which currently are a bit in a messy order So plans for the next weeks are cleaning the garage and going through all my parts stored in there and get them organized better. Second i have some news regarding the mirrors which i sent for repair a while ago (will make a separate post on that topic soon) and Then i bought some parts in Japan again which should arrive here soon. So stay tuned

Picked up the three missing parts from the rust-and paint stripping company today and put the parts together on the car just to remember how the car looks when it's completed and give me a bit of motivation Of course nothing is aligned or bolted on at the moment, i just hung the parts on the car for fun Here you clearle can see previous damage, rust, welds and old Bondo on the front lower valance. i think this is the only part worth replacing. just too much damage

Haha Meier is the name of the company owner and Rafz is the city where it's locatet. Oberflächenbehandlung means "Surface treatment" so basically: " Meier's Surface treatment in Rafz" nothing complicated here Yeah i hope so, now just need to forcy my bodyshop to get some work done it's been a few months since he worked on my particular car as these big projects always seem to be side-projects for small bodyshops.I hope work continues soon and of course i still have a lot of other stuff to adress like brakes and the Engine and stuff