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Thanks a lot, Alan. I Appreciate ❤️

@HS30-H : is it from this one? I might want to find a copy anyway. I still have those other mystery struts which I need to identify, and it seems there is a bit of a gap in my documentation.

About year ago, I managed to find a complete set of somewhat rare Nissan height-adjustable competition suspension. Back then, I discovered that one of the rear springs was shorter than the other one, which was a bit strange. The catalogue however clearly mentions 205,5mm's free length, for both sides, on the rear springs 55020-E4621: The difference might have occurred due to wear under racing use, or long-term storage in compressed state or whatever, but yeah it was a bit strange. My thinking was that I probably would not sense a big difference once they are installed in a compressed state, so it didn't really bother me. But then, I came across these for sale: A NOS set of 55020-E4621 springs. It's probably not often you will see a set of unused springs for a competition adjustable suspension, still new in its original box, with all the stickers still on it. So I HAD to get them: Once unpacked, you can clearly see that the two old ones on the left side had been repainted at some point with a flat black (vs glossy black on the new ones) and that indeed one spring was shorter: That means, that my adjustable competition suspensions is pretty much complete now and ready to be overhauled. Excellent. And a bit unexpected, but I'm more than happy. But that's not it. While going through the boxes to put together the suspension for the Photos, I opened a box of spare parts that came with some of the suspension parts. I remember it had some unknown springs and strut inserts inside. Back then I removed one of them from the packing and could only read "KYB" (= Kayaba Brand) and a part number. I quickly googled the numbers back then to find out what it was, but couldn't find any information, so I just put them back in the box as "random aftermarket" parts that came with some other stuff. Well today I was about to through them in the bin, since I had no use for them, but inspected them a bit closer before scrapping them. And...? I just found out it's actually a set of NISMO dampers in still quite good shape: 56110-RRE72 and 56210-RRE72. The springs have no markings on them, so not sure if these are NISMO too, or any other aftermarket or OEM springs. I tried to find the part numbers in my various old NISMO / Nissan Motorsports / Competition catalogues, but wasn't able to find them. A quick google search pointed my towards my own suspension post on this very website, where I showed a similar set with the same part numbers that was Sold on Yahoo auctions years ago specifically for the S30. I'mm still trying to find out more. The NISMO logo tells me that it must have been in the 80ies / early 90ies that this set was sold. But I'd like to find out what specification it has, and for what specific type of racing it was designed. If you have any input on this specific dampers and the springs that came with it. Please let me know. So at the End of the day, I have a full adjustable suspension with some extra spare parts AND a set of NISMO dampers. The day could be worse :-)

Hmm very interesting. It has definitely a red colour and a very specific smell. Could smell like bee's wax. I will sniff on it again tomorrow. Never thought about bee's wax. They must have used tons of this clay to make the 1:1 scale models. Talk about busy bee's

Recently, I got a very nice Clay model of the HS30-H Fairlady Z-G blunt nose. But this story started 7 years ago, in May 2019, when an Australian JDM-parts-dealer shared this on his facebook page. I was immediately hooked. Could it be an actual clay model from the design-phase of the G-Nose? I started to go through my archive, and discovered that Nissan Indeed used 1:1 scale clay-models for styling and "rapid prototyping" by the standards of the 60ies. In 1965, they switched to 1:4-scale clay models: They were used for flow testing in Wind-tunnels, water-channels and also for designing the exterieur. I contacted the seller, but he told me it was already sold. Little did I know back then that the item was not actually sold. Neither by him, nor by the original seller. Probably it didn't get any bids, so it remained with the seller. A few years later, I found a magazine article about a Japanese guy who owns some very special S30Z cars. and i noticed that exact same clay model in one of his shelves. the details made clear that it was the same car. Fast-forward to 2025, where I met the Actual owner and his car at the S30.World Japan excoursin Meeting. And fast-forward some more months and now I'm the proud owner of that car. The car is made out of modelling clay, with an underlaying wood structure. Some details like the windows are painted on and the overfenders (partially missing) seem to be made out of some styrofoam or something similar. The details are quite accurate, if you ask me. So somebody must have spent a lot of time to get it right. I was trying to find some marks or any hints that this car was originally used by Nissan, but there are no marks at all. Some body gaps are made by using something like a foam-tape, which, unfortunately has lost its stickiness. The length (without the G-nose) is about 80cm. Considering that the original car is about 4.14m sans g-nose. This is about an 1:5 scale model. So considering that there are no marks (I would somehow expect that from Nissan), and that styling prototypes probably never left the factory, Plus the fact that a model with such a construction doesn't make a lot for usage in a wind tunnel, if you ask me - make me believe that this is something else. Either it was a hobby project of somebody, or something else. Either way it's a cool piece of history and I love it.

So, I collected and got gifted a lot of cool stuff again over the recent weeks, and I have more updates coming in the next days ... First, I finally got a set of good reproduction Carb insulators for the Mikuni 44 PHH's thanks to my man Glenn who helped me with those! He was also kind enough to put a few nice freebies, like the 2026 JCCS calendar and a BRE fan into the box. Thanks mate! I also got an original admission ticket from the 1969 Tokyo Motor show, where the S30 was shown first. This will go nicely into a frame next to the S30.world museum opening ticket: From my man @RIP260Z , I got a very nice Kobe Sieko sticker reproduction, based on an original Sticker design. Thanks a lot, buddy - I love it! I recently got laid off and my former employees were kind enough to give me a few thoughtful gifts for goodbye, including a Rally car die-cast, a Datsun flag and this beautiful card which one of my former team-members drew. From my man Stefan, I got some cool NOS bits in exchange for some other items: a few relays, gaskets, steering coupler and drum brake parts: This also included a set of Mystery relays which have a Su-I-Su (= Suisse = Switzerland) Stamp on it. We're both very keen to figure out what it is for. Most probably not S30 related but cool nonetheless! Now to the stuff from Japan: I Sourced some cool vintage stickers, magnets and a Checkman horn button: And a bit of a special Clay model, which I've been tracking and hunting since 2019. I will post about this tomorrow in a separate story. And the probably rarest item: an original, NOS Group 4 racing overfender: The former owner in Japan was a trustworthy source and the price was more than fair, so I had to get it. @HS30-H confirmed that the Fabric and Part-number writing look correct for a factory part, so it seems to be a legit item. I had to put it on my car just for fun's sake: You might have realized that I've put it the wrong way around and on the wrong side of the car, as it first didn't make a lot of sense to me the other way around, but the FIA Homologation clearly showed me that I was wrong, and that cutout was for the G-nose front bumper. The quality of this item is clearly a factory item. It's quite heavy, thick and stiff and the surface very smooth. Lucky me :-) Here you can see how it's installed correctly on a car with the full bodykit. Picture taken from our visit to the NISMO HQ last year. Stay tuned for more updates on parts and the car itself in the coming days!

Yeah they're not very rare, tbh. I think Kobe Wheels in general are still a bit "under the Radar" when it comes to all the "JDM wheels" Hype.

It's the time of the year when people clean out their basements - and that means shopping time for me. The first thing I found was a huge Datsun Dealer sign in very good condition. It's a Double-sided FL-tube sign which the previous owners got in the barn when they bought their house. And it has since then been there, until they decided to sell it, recently. It's in very good condition but got a bit of dirt inside. Time for a little side-project: Dismantled it all: Cleaned everything without getting rid of the patina: And got rid of the old electronics, which were in a very questionable and unsafe state. And very energy-consuming, by today's standards. I've ordered everything for an inverterless LED Tube retrofit, similar to my last signs. Once the material is here, I'll complete it and update you again, here. I've recently become a bit obsessed with Kobe Steel. I've known them for long as the company who made the Mag wheels for the Nissan Rally cars, but recently I dug a bit deeper in their history (More about that, soon). When suddenly this set Of Kobe Magnesium wheels popped up for a fair price, I couldn't resesist. Note: These wheels have notthing to do with the S30, but I still had to have them :-) According to a previous owner, they actually made them in both colors, or changed the color during the production period. that's why they're mismatched: Those are proper magnesium wheels. Super light and cool design. And the best part is that they're all complete with the beautiful center caps, valves, etc. And last but not least, an S20 Valve cover. Sort of. This is actually a Japanese-made FRP replica. I always wanted to have an S20 valve cover for wall decoration, but they're quite expensive and somehow too rare to "steal" them from the S20 owners community. I prefer to see them in real cars. But when this one was for sale for a nice price, I had to get it. Looks quite good, if you ask me. The seller said it's the last one he made, so I was very lucky. I think the white areas can use a little touch-up, as the paint was not sanded down very nicely or the masking tape not applied properly, but this is an easy fix. This is the back side: I remember seeing some very similar ones on the Wall during our Visit at Protec Japan, But it might be something else. Anyway, I couldn't wait and immediately had to put it on my "wall of fame" - and I think it looks lovely! Also bought a few wheel-stands to display the Mag wheel on the bottom: That's not it, yet. I stepped into a gold-mine of cool documents recently, which I hope will arrive here in the coming 1-2 weeks. I'll keep you updated.

Hi Wutsin. Not sure if you know my website, but i have collected and written a lot of information about the transmissions (incl European ones) here. this might be helpful. Also find links at the bottom to parts suppliers and some manuals: https://www.jdmjunkies.ch/wordpress/2020-10-14/240z-transmissions-manuals-swap-possibillities/

Time for another update: After some weeks of waiting, finally the Bride MO seat rails arrived. After studying various solutions, and by wanting to keep it Japanese, I ended up with the bride MO type rails: A first check to see if they fit in the car, showed it all works well: Next step: Fit them to the seats: I used some existing holes, but need to drill a few new ones. So this is all just a quick mockup to see if it all fits: First result looks good. One problem I noticed is that the door handle will touch the seat so it needs to go slightly higher up. A second problem is the angle, so I need to tilt it slightly forward, by using the OEM plastic spacers. Overall i'm quite satisfied with the look and feel of it all. It's still adjustable. Doesn't look like too much of a hack-job, seems safe and all quality components used. This will do for now. I have purchased some very cool stuff recently, which should arrive here in the coming weeks, so stay ready for updates.

As somebody who used to develop test equipment and test procedures as a profession, I just love special tools and equipment and when they're for one of my cars, I always collect them. Recently, my mate Florian found a pretty much complete set of an STE "Synchrometer" for Nissan / Datsun SU (Hitachi) Carbs. STE stands for Shleyer Test equiipment and is a german Company who used to make those, in what to appears some kind of Partnership with Datsun / Nissan Germany back in the day. The company still exists, but only seem to sell their Standard product now. The tools come in a nice wooden box with a variety of different adapters for multiple cars And a set of adjustment tools in a littl epouuch including instructions. It looks like STE made a wide range of sets and adapters for various cars. But this set is specifically put together for Datsun cars, which you can see by the included manuals by STE specifically for Datsun cars. The second set of document sincluded is (what I think is) a Datsun / Nissan Germany Service journal, which explains how to test / set the carbs using that STE Synchrometer set. Overall, maybe not a tool I will use very often (Especially, since I plan to use triple Mikunis), but nonetheless a very cool piece of german Datsun history, and given the condition it has, also a nice piece for my display of rare and cool Datsun / Nissan tools.

I've been collecting stuff again. But this time there are some more exclusive items than usual: First, a French "Sport-Auto" magazine. I usually don't buy random magazines with Z-reports inside. But this one features a quite special car. Not the original Fender Top mounted turn signals. It appears to be a car with quite an interesting mix of parts. and I will definitely have to look at this one closer. Maybe it will also end up in my Knowledge-post about the Development of the European spec cars. It could be one of those rare early prototypes, seen here. Then, I got a Japanese Fairlady Z parts manual, which includes the PS30 Z432. This one is for my Friend Chris, over at S30.world who is currently restoring not one, but two original Z432's. The NISMO catalogues proved to be an absolute gold-mine of information. I have a few of those, but this one has specifically a lot of information, which fills a few gaps in my library. I will use it to update some of my existing knowledge posts. I also found an 1973 UK Color sample chart, which includes the 260Z and the 2+2 version. I've uploaded it to this site, where you can download dozens of high-resolution scanned original Datsun / Nissan Color and fabric sample charts. I also got a bunch of Nostalgic Hero magazines. This includes the one issue where our S30.world trip to Japan is shown including yours, truly: That specific issue also includes a nice calendar for 2026. I need to find a good spot for it: And now some parts. That Datsun NOS parts lot, which I've bought recently, had some good parts inside. Including a complete tool set, and some other useful stuff. The most valuable being the NOS inner wheel arches and that 260Z front bumper extension thingy. Then I found this Datsun competition / Nissan sports option aka NISMO intake manifold for the 44mm triple Mikunis: The price was too good to not get it, and It looks way more OEM than the flashy FET one which I have. This one is a later generation version, which had these additional “Bumps” or “Bosses” cast onto each pipe, which were meant to be ready to cut threads into, to accept air injection pipes (anti-pollution measures) which were a legal requirement should the manifold be used on the street, although they were seldom used in practice. Here is another picture from a Japanese Carboy L-gata special: Speaking of sports option parts: I also found a nice set of replacement gaskets for the MK63 brakes, which will be useful when I'm finishing them: Then I came across this nicely replated heater control box. The price seemed fair, so I got it. And it came with this cool sticker, which I've never seen before: Here is a comparison of the replated one vs the dirty one from one of my original heater panels: That's it for now. I expect another very cool delivery tomorrow, I'm already collecting new stuff, and I'm desperately waiting for some items to arrive so I can proceed working on the actual car. And then I'm also working on one or another project on my EK9. Stay toned for more updates very soon.

Recently, I saw an ad for some Datsun NOS parts for sale. The photos didn't really reveal a lot, but the lot appeared to have some good stuff included, and the price was fair. It was an 8-hour round-trip away, though. After talking to the seller a bit, I somehow felt the urge for a little road trip to collect that stuff, so we agreed on a date. Unfortunately, we had heavy snowfall in the blackforest: After I made it across the snowy hills, the highways weren't any better either. Luckily, the weather changed after 2 hours and I eventually made it to the owner. A collector of various Toyotas, as he told me. He bought a Lot of Toyota parts, and the Datsun Parts were included. So he wanted to get rid of them quickly. Good for me. After an hour or so, my car was loaded to the brim with dusty and dirty old panels and various stuff. Luckily, we found even way more stuff than originally advertised. Luckily, the way home was much better, so once at home I laid out everything to see what i got. Most is NOS (new-old-stock) Datsun / Nissan stuff, still with all original Packing, Number-stamps or labels on it. Which makes it easier to identify the parts. It included various Emblems. Hubcaps, panels, lights, door hinges and whatnot. Even a few NOS gauges and some random stuff. Heater cables, etc. After sorting through the stuff quickly, i managed to find some nice and cool Z-stuff. A quick de-dusting makes a huge difference. Now, before you ask: Nothing is for sale here. I'll keep the Z-parts for my own project and I have an agreement with my friend, who takes all the other parts, so please don't ask.

I have been doing loads of small things over the Christmas holidays, and also got many deliveries of recently acquired stuff. Let's take a closer look at what happened in the past few days. First, I got various deliveries of Books from Japan fore some nice holiday-season reads: But then I thought i should better do some actual work on the car. So I installed the passenger seat: It's actually the first time I can sit inside the car since 12 years or so. The reason I installed this car, was to figure out which route to go with the seats (OEM or aftermarket) and find a suitable solution for installing my Autolook seats into the car. So I have ordered some parts and hope to do some final trials in a few weeks, when the parts arrive. Speaking of Autolook, I got various small deliveries of random cool stuff which I bought recently... One of them being an Autolook sticker set, including two of the original Aluminum plate reproduction stickers that go on the back of the seats. Then I also got this 1982 Nissan Motor Co / Datsun Suisse SA Image brochure, which is quite cool. It has loads of interesting pictures and information about how they operated back then and I have used many photos from this brochure for my History post about Datsun Switzerland. So far I only had this brochure as a Scan from a friend, but after a few years of searching, I finally found an original Printed one. Some random Datsun (Switzerland) and Safary Rally Stickers: And various Datsun Spare-parts stickers. The left one is a Swiss one (German and French) while the other ones are international ones. I like the evolution of the "Spare parts dog". If you look closely you can see how the names slowly transitioned from Datsun to Nissan from left to right. (Cap and pants of the dog, and the Logo on the Sticker) Speaking of cool Parts. My man Stefan found a NOS hood release cable mechanism. And gave it to me. Very nice find: And then some work again: decided to install all the heater / Blower components. The reason was that I wanted to install the original Rally clock oscillator box: On JDM RHD cars there are two factory installation points in the passenger side of the fire-wall. Thanks to Alan for giving me the reference photos: I wanted to install / mirror it in the same position on my LHD car, but wanted to ensure that it actually fits there, when everything is installed. Which it does: So, I got my holes drilled. (Ignore the shady primer-work...) And got the box fitted. Nuts will go on the other side (not where marked). It will look straight when the insulation is in place. This is the position in the rear, just behind the battery tray. I will ensure that the body shop will weld proper nuts in place. Also, ignore that third hole (I believe some previous owner drilled that hole to install some aftermarket Audio gear). And then, I got some parts again: A set of Fuel tank straps by Revive Jalopy, including the J-hooks. I prefer the ones from S30.world, as they come with the complete installation hardware and rubber insulators, but they're out of stock, currently, but should be in stock back again, soon. And just to end the old year, I found another one of these missing tools for my Datsun tool boards. That's it for 2025. I have recently bought some rare and cool stuff in Japan, and I'm planning my next steps of the build, and hope to be able to have good progress in the coming weeks.

Yesterday, the postman delivered a big package from Japan again. This time with a load of cool documents. The first one (Bottom right) is the Race and Rally preparation manual. I bought this one for a friend, since I already own one. But it's always cool to see those. The second one is a combined S30S(A) / GS30S(A) brochure for the standard Fairlady Z / Z-L and the 2by2 versions. See also Color samples at the bottom right: For whatever reason, one of the Japanese lots included a US-Market 240Z Brochure. Not something I would usually buy, but since I didn't have it in printed form yet it's cool to have it anyway. From the Japanese market again, I got this Fairaldy Z / 240 Operation manual, which also includes the Z432 versions. These are particularly useful to find some details of the interior for my knowledge posts. This is the later version that also covers the ZG and other HS30 variants (the early versions only covered the Z / Z-L and Z432): Then I got two of the Japanese marked fold-out Fairlady Z sales brochures. It's basically a brochure on one side and a ZG Poster on the other side. I was buying one, when a second one was included in a Lot of documents. Once I got them, i realized that i already had one, So now i end up with three. But, I intend to frame one as a Poster and I realized that there are different versions. Both the Material (paper-weight) and print is different: For me no doubt the coolest item is this Nissan Racing school brochure: With the Checkman Sponsored GTS-II Works car on the back. Especially this version of the car with the "Batmobile" rear aero. I just love everything about it. The sponsoring, the aero, the livery. Another Magazine was the "Nissan Graph" Customer magazine from April 1985. Which also included some racing school details. I'm working on a knowledge post about this, that's why I started to collect some information about it. One general 1971 Japanese Nissan brochures also included the ZG: And the general lineup on the inside. I guess this magazine was issued at a Car show in 1971 or at the dealerships? It also included some cool drawings of the 216X Concept car: Another similar brochure (without date) from Nissan Tokyo, which again shows the ZG and some other nice cars: On the inside you find the lineup from that time, but with a regular Fairlady Z and Z-L shown. Another cool book is the J's Tipo Fairlady Z Archives (002). J's Tipo is a Japanese car magazine, and this book is basically a collection of all their Fairlady Z related stories from various years, compiled in one book. After I met Morita san, the Author of the Fairlady Z Story and History books, in Japan recently, I had to get "Volume 2" of the book. I've owned Vol 1 for a long time, but never the second one, since it wasn't so relevant for the S30. But now I had to get it :-) Then i also got this Jack and tool stowage reproduction Sticker from Germany. I had this Genuine Datsun Parts sticker for a long while and always wondered how I can present it. When I found this piece of Aluminum sheet, I got the idea to make a sign out of it. So I cut the aluminum. And then put the sticker on it. So I ended up with this cool sign. And found a good little Spot for it: I also found a nice place for the NISMO sign, but it looks a bit small on this big wall, next to the huge Datsun sign. I have some projects planned for the next week and hope I can get back working on the car itself, so stay tuned for some updates, soon.

I'm happy I could gift you a copy of this manual, for all the effort you put into the whole Event. If you have the missing pages, you can maybe email them to me and I can try to complete the book with the missing pages for you and me. That would be great. Or to just have them digitally would be nice too. Thank you for your support too and for all the good memories made in Japan :-)

I've been traveling a lot recently, and been dealing with life, but I still managed to collect some cool stuff: I got hands on this cool vintage NISMO enamel sign from Japan: And this cool Poster, which shows a works GTS-II race car. The seller says he got it from a racing shop called Iwashita racing in Shizuoka, many years ago. According to Alan, it shows SCCN works car from the first round of 1972 Fuji Grand champion series on the 20th of March, with driver Kazuyoshi Hoshino. I also found this Dutch 1971 Datsun Advertising magazine. Usually I don't collect documents from other countries (there's just too many), but this one is special, because it shows an EU-spec prototype car. If you look closely, you will see the Fender-top mounted blinker / turn signals and the Rob Janssen homemade front spoiler, which led to the development of the OEM front spoiler for European cars by Nissan. Then I got a reproduction of the MK-1520 ZC car radio manual and a correct Swiss 1972 service / Warranty booklet for my car. After a bit of a search, I also managed to get this cool Nissan Oil Can: With the Elephant oil logo from the 240Z oil filler cap: I also got gifted a Center cap from a friend. Not the correct one for my car, but who am I to turn down freebies? I also found a set of NOS OEM FS5C71A transmission "monkey motion" shifter bushings. The original ones of mine were worn out, and I had them replaced with some red aftermarket ones, but these will definitely look better. Then I'm constantly on the hunt for the missing tools of the Datsun / Nissan tool boards, which I acquired recently. Luckily they pop up sometimes, and recently I got a bunch of missing ones: There are still quite a few missing, but 2/5 tool boards are complete now, and the remaining ones are filling up quickly. I'm currently awaiting more deliveries, so expect another update soon. Oh, You may have noticed that I've also reorganized my workshop and garage a bit for better usage of space.

If you follow me on social Media, you might have noticed that I spent the last 10 days in Japan with my fellow S30.world friends for a very special once-in-a-lifetime experience. I'll post multiple detailed stories on this website soon, but I still need to process it all in my brain and go through thousands of photos. What I can show you already is what I brought home from Japan, aside from all the business-cars and fresh S30.world clothing (not pictured): First, a set of Papers with the "Nissan logo": Those are the ones that Nissan dealers usually put in new cars to protect the carpets. We had them at our Car show in Japan to protect the floor from tire-marks. As we had a lot of them leftover in the end, I thought i stuff two in my suitcase :-) I also got various stickers. From the old NISMO logo stickers, which I bought in the Nissan HQ Gallery in Yokohama, to a handwritten Kanji-version of my name, to various stickers of the event, and a sticker that me a local Honda dealer gave when we checked out their cars. Some went of course directly onto my new "Hall of Fame": I was also very fortunately to buy one of the very last RS-Mach "Ura Mach" steering wheel from the maker himself. I have planned a detailed story on this blog about the Mach steering wheels, so stay tuned, if you want to know more. He sold all the remaining ones he had on this very day and doesn't plan to make new ones. I also came home with a lot of Magazines and catalogues. From the Protec catalogue to the Nostalgic hero (showcasing the new NISMO DOHC head, which we would be able to check out the next day), to the nice Motorfan Fairlady special edition which I was gifted by Endo-San, To the new Motor magazine 70th anniversary edition by Editor Morita-san, which joined us during the first days of our trip. At RS-Watanabe we got gifted with a nice bag that also included a lovely box with their iconic Watanabe 8-spoke wheel as a miniature keychain version. Lovely! From Morita-san i was gifted the lovely pin in exchange for a document I gave him and from Jeff we got gifted some ZCon keychains and a group Z sports car club Bolt tray. The bolt-tray went directly on my car lift: Then we also got gifted a set of reproduction rubber plugs for the drum brake drums from a good friend and Endo-san handed out NOS spare bulbs in original packing, which will be excellent to put in the glovebox :-) In a local toy-store we found a box full of mini 240Z's for 90 cents a piece, so I got a bunch of them as a gift for customers :-) From one of the Japanese participants of the show, we got gifted these lovely 70ties scanned magazine covers from two Japanese 1971 "Autosport Young" magazines, which assemble to a nice poster when you put them together. Aside from the naked lady, you see all the Nissan Fairlady Z Works race drivers in front of one oft their racing cars. I framed it and hung it in a nice place in the garage: We also got gifted some copies of hand made sketches by Tamura-san, one of the original designers of the S30 car, plus a nice photo from a LHD prototype car: Then I also got this. I understood that this is some kind of rating chart and something very special, somehow linked to Sumo battling, but still have to find out what exactly it means. Another cool thing was this S30.world Japan expedition Lego kit: Which, when you assemble it, turns into an S30 under a Japanese Torii gate with the S30.world logo on it: I was lucky my suitcase didn't burst. I would have loved to buy more stuff, there was definitely no more room for that, and that's fine for my wallet too :-) Expect more updates from our Japan trip soon!

Recently I got two set of two of the missing Pieces from my 240Z toolbox. I had a set which fit the image, but had different part numbers. Funny enough, now i have three different sets, all have slightly different shape or surface. some have different numbers, but appear to be for the same purpose :-) Despite being a bit corroded, i have at least now another missing piece of the puzzle. Thanks a lot to @26th-Z for your support! I had some free time, so i decided to get some small stuff done on the car. First thing to check off was test-fitting the headlights. Luckily, I always have a range of NOS and used parts on hand. I usually try to use old parts for test-fitting, so I don't mess up new parts, but in this case the old ones weren't really usable. So here we go: NOS headlight buckets and chrome rings, with reproduction rubbers (I will use the NOS set for the final assembly). And installed. You got to love the factory stamps on shiny plated parts. As usual, all bolts are temporary only for the mock-up. For the final assembly, I will use original fasteners :-) I wasn't first sure if the order of the assembly was correct, but it appears it is. And the frog got some eyes, again :-) Next was this choke assembly reinforcement plat made out of hardened plastic: As the name suggests, it's there to reinforce the choke assembly, which is usually mounted on the inside of the center console, and can get a bit wobbly. With this plate, it's instead mounted on the transmission tunnel and way more stable. It's one of these (invisble) improvements of the car, which I think really give the car a better feel. It's quite tricky to place correctly, though. But luckily I had a few completely broken center consoles, so the easiest way was just to drill the holes through the console And then sandwich it all together for test fitting. I also installed an old ashtray just to see if it all still works correctly. Now with the holes on the transmission tunnel. I will not use the original sheet-metal screws but instead have nuts welded on the outside and use machine screws, so it looks like it's a factory thing, from the outside. And the interior mock-ups are coming along. Driver side seat rail, passenger side footrest and center console (With choke assembly) is installed and looks good. Ignore where the choke wires go. They're just there for easier installation.

I was busy with sorting out some things in life, recently, so no big progress on the Car project side, aside from changing all family cars to winter tires. To keep my spirits up, the postal guy brought new stuff almost daily. The first was a nice delivery of an EU-spec front spoiler and a set of EU-spec front lower corner valances. Thanks a lot @HS30-H for your support, once again! One of them was even a NOS item with the Nissan stickers on it: Then, I also got a small delivery from 240Zrubberparts.com. I was looking for that KM-1520ZC replacement faceplates and I have to say it looks quite good. I was even gifted a set of label stickers for the radio, which I really appreciate. This will come in very handy when come to the planned restoration of the Radio. I hope to be back on the car project again soon. I've discussed a few next steps with a specialist and I hope the project gets a big boost next year, but I also hope to be able to finish a few things in the coming weeks.

I actually have one of these original ones on my other tool wall (See top left), But I realized there are various different versions for different engines The two missing ones have each a different part number. There was one included in the set (not shown in the picture) but that again was not an original Kent-Moore tool, but a 3rd party product (Hazet or so). Not bad, but I'm trying to fill my wall with the original stuff :-)

You might remember that recently, I picked up another vintage Datsun tool Board, to the one I already had. Soon after that, a friend wrote me that he found some more. So naturally, I negotiated and was able to pick them up last week. This time, luckily, including some tools: First, I had to clean everything and sort through the boxes of tools: It included quite a funky set of homegrown tools. I wonder what purpose they were made for: Then I also spent a bit of time to remove rust and put some protective clear coat primer on the walls, to ensure they don't corrode any longer. Thanks to @Mymechanics for your support and inputs! So totally i have now 5 tool walls. That one from Germany, which is already completed and hanging in my garage, plus these four. Two Datsun ones: And two more modern ones with a Nissan branding: As you can see in the photos, many tools are there, but also many are missing. So the next step is to make an inventory of what I have and what is missing. And what the tools are for, which do not belong to these specific tool boards. Luckily, I have a lot of original Datsun / Nissan / Kent-Moore / SPX documentation about those tools, and what cars / Engines / transmissions they are intended for. And my latest acquisition also included a more modern Nissan / SPX / Kent-Moore booklet, which is nice for the Nissan branded boards: I was lucky to already find some of the missing tools. But that's only a fraction. Some of the tools will be tricky to find and might take me a few months / years to come accross. Overall, I'm quite happy. I have to find a nice place for the Datsun branded walls, and with the Nissan ones I yet have to decide if I keep them as decoration or if I sell them, if the right person comes along. Either way, it was a great find, but still some homework ahead to figure out what all these tools are used for, which car models they fit and what is missing.

I'm working on a knowledge post about the S30's automatic transmissions, and for that, I tried to update my document collection. Since I don't have any Auto transmission and don't plant to install one ever, it was obviously never a priority. So recently a few things arrived again from all over the world. Some of them are pretty cool and rare: First, a set of original Nissan Japan 3N71B Auto transmission service manuals from 1971 and 1973. They're not specific to this car, but they have some good general information about that specific transmission. I also got the English version of the earlier 3N71A transmission manual. This time specific for the 240Z. Nothing crazy inside, but good for some reference data if you're a nerd like me. Speaking of Automatic transmissions. I got this cool troubleshooting guide slider, which was issued for both the A and B transmissions by Nissan USA in 1972: The delivery also included some Mikuni triple carb-setup parts: And i also came across this Mikuni PH level gauge for 2 bucks, so I had to get it: It even came with a nice little operation manual leaflet and padded pouch: Then I also got this nice booklet called "Z-car" by driver magazine JP. It's basically a collection of all their S30-related publications from their monthly magazine. I still have to read through all of it, but so far it has some very nice stories, including the original designers of the car. The only downside so far is the overload of praise for Mr. K as the sole man behind the Z, which is of course nonsense. But as said, i only read two pages so far. Speaking of documents. I made a copy of that original Nissalco 240Z special service toolbox manual, as it was falling apart. And I have to say it turned out pretty good for my first attempt at something like this. I picked up a load of tool-related things yesterday and have a lot of pending orders. so stay tuned for another update soon.

Recently, I was able to obtain something rare, which I've been searching for five years, or so now. But let's start in the beginning. In 1937, Nissan registered a daughter-company called "Nissan Auto Sales Co. Ltd." as a sales division spin-off. In 1957, the same company registered the "NISSALCO" trademark, with the aim to develop and produce service tools for Nissan factories and workshops. They produced all kind of mechanical and electronic testers but also accessory parts for Nissan Car owners. Here is a picture from the Nissan Cherry assembly line, with a NISSALCO sign above every test bench: Today, the company is still existing, but under the "ALTIA" Name. In the early 70ies, they developed a Special service tool box for the Datsun 240Z sports. ST0929-0000. And yesterday, I finally got one, after many years of searching for it. The toolbox comes with a selection of Special tools for the 240Z. And this box came with a lot of extra tools inside. You can lift out the upper case, and then you have access to the lower level. Mine included also the Booklet that comes with it. So first, I had to get all the parts out and go through them. Luckily, i collected some of the Datsun / Nissan / Kent-Moore Special tools books over the years. And the box (even though without any part number or information) and some of the tools are also listed in the US-service manual: Sadly, I quickly realized that my purchase came with a lot of additional tools which do not exactly belong to the S30, but random Datsun's, and some original tools from the box are missing. It seems that the previous owner also recreated some missing tools. Overall, it's still a good starting point. After cleaning the box out, hammering the metal straight and fixing the locks. it started to look good. I wanted to keep the patina, but still clean up all the parts. so i gave them a quick wash in the parts cleaner: And then put the original parts back in: Assembled (some tools are not correct): And closed: The set also included this nice Nissan wooden tool box, with the lovely lock: I still have to figure out yet what this is used for, but i just love the looks of it: I'm also working on to restore the original manual that came with it: But it appears that the last few pages are missing and the back cover. But still better than nothing. It also has a very strange format, where each page is only printed on one side and then folded to have a print on both sides, which is a bit weird. That's it for now. I will try to keep finding the missing tools and pages. If you know something, I'm happy to hear from you. Expect some more tools related stuff in the coming days, but i also hope to work on the car itself again, in the next days. Stay tuned!

No worries. You know me - I always like a good background story :-) I researched a bit. Ernst Seiler seemed to be a very illustrious person with a long Porsche racing history. I wasn't able to connect the dots between the two names, but it's very well possible. First I thought it was Heiko (Seiler) from Datsun.ch 's parents former Garage. But he confirmed that they only started in the late 70ies and the name was Garage Seiler in BE. The one mentioned in the booklet is from the AG Canton and the booklet is from the late 60ies or early 70ies, so it's possible that you are right. Interesting nevertheless. In Switzerland, during that period, there were many small, independent garages, but also some big names who quickly started to build large holdings based on small garages, gas stations, etc, and then became big names.