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Recently a Datsun Friend introduced me to the "Service Data and specification" booklets, which i was unaware of before. Naturally i had to investigate, and luckily i found one for sale online. Strangely i have only ever seen the earlier versions in a mixed english / Spanish language print so far. However when i checked out my friend's DSSA parts lot recently, it also included a bunch of 1979 version booklet in german: The 1979 version only includes the S130, so the following pages are from the 1973 version with some pictures of the S30 stuff. The booklet's intention is for the Datsun workshop mechanic to have an overview of different specifications and interchangeability from the different NMC cars of an era. It is divided in general specifications, Motor and Body. There is also a similar booklet for non-passenger cars (trucks, etc) Here's some example of model codes used in the documentatino and some basic specification, which does not include the non-export versions. I like the overview, like shown here the different suspension options, on one page. I will use these to update some of my previously made knowledge posts. Here's another example, showing the Manual 5-speed transmission of 1973 (previous version not included). but it's a great overview of data. And there is plenty more to dicsover. Oh, and i had a talk to my bodyshop about the progress and it's still on schedule to restart work in approximately three weeks. Can't wait 🙂

Unfortunately i didn't take any measurements. maybe i can do it when i visit my friend next time. Yeah the video sounds interesting, let's see what we can recover. but it will definitely take some time to find the right person to do it.

A little Update: I found this Post wich mentions the "C/T & London" casting marks refer to a London based company named "Conversion & Tuning", of which i've never heard before: http://www.turbosport.co.uk/showthread.php?t=211869 this page has a short background information about it and an 1971 catalogue with lots of company photos and background information. the logo seems to match: https://mk1-performance-conversions.co.uk/conversion_tuning.htm Unfortunately this 1971 brochure does not contain any Z-related stuff (maybe they just added it later to their lineup), but the catalogue features some other Datsun related parts, so it seems highly likely that it must be this company.

Hmm very interesting. thanks for your inputs Alan. Here' are two more closeup pics. First a detail of the carbs, clearly visible as 40DCOE24: Secondly, the casting marks on the other top-side of the manifold, saing C / T. It may look like a "G" in this photo, but i verified in some other pictures and it's definitely a "C". The casting quality is not that "rough" as the one from Mangoletsi / Janspeed in your pictures (which looks exactly as what is in the Janspeed 1981 catalogue). But the one in the DSSA setups looks like somebody refinished the casting on the bottom side with a coarse file or something. My friend is trying to contact the previous owner to get some more details. I'll keep you updated.

The recent lot find, constinsting of many datsun Switzerland items, also contained a very cool one-off thing: A set of triple Weber carbs complete with Intake manifold and linkage. But the really cool part is that it came including an internal test report by Datsun (Suisse) SA, indicating that this very setup was used by Datsun Suisse SA (DSSA) to test said setup on a company or employee Datsun 240Z. The hand written notes are written on a DSSA "Internal report" sheet. something rarely seen alone. The date noted says June 1973The text on the front says (transleted loosely): Test performed on 240Z, with 9'806km on the odometer Triple webers with valve play 0.10/0.15. Cylinder head minus (1mm), "Super" fuel On the straight between Bremgarten / Wohlen (through the Forest), the max speed is short above 200 km/h Dietikon bis Fahrweid (down), short above 210 (km/h) Uetliberg, fourth corner in the 3rd gear, without jerking above 40km/h At slow speeds, acceleration is possible in 2nd gear below 1000 rpm Theoretically, with big tires, 240km/h should be possible Attention! Fuel nozzles are not the same in the three carbs (Backfire), probably better to mount the small one son all three carbs. Fuel consumtion seems rather improved compared to the original carbs. The straight road between Moudon-village entrance and Moudon industrial area - slightly downwards - allows slightly above 220km/h until village sign Moudon. On the back you find a sketch of the setup and settings, including the following note: Payerne, from cemetery direction village, = 190km/h at village sign. Back = 160 km/h at the cemetery Temperature 25°C. Only driver with full fuel tank. Looking closer at the setup, there are three Bologna (italy) made Weber 40DCOE24 type carbs. We were guessing the intake manifold, based on the "C/S" and then "London" cast marking we concluded that it might be a Janspeed UK manifold. It looks like some kind of "Datusun competition" derivate manifold. I forgot to take a picture from the bottom side, but it looks pretty "rough". Either somebody modified it a bit later, or the factory removed the casting remains really just rudimentary. At least this is what it looks like. However the 1981 Janspeed catalogue has an additional "bridge" between ports 3 and 4. so we're not sure. It might just be that there was a design evolution between the 70ies and 80ies on these intakes, or it was maybe a completely different brand. Looking closer, the ones in below catalogue photo also seem to be slightly longer than the ones in the photo. but the casting seems to fit (i don't have a detail photo of that) It is however very likely they used Janspeed, as it is rumored that DSSA had a loose relation with Janspeed and used to test their products on a variety of cars in switzerland. In case you're wondering, these are the part numbers of the Janspeed Weber triple DCOE intake manifolds and next to it you can find the prices (excluding VAT) in UK pounds £: As far as i know, Weber (or some reseller, maybe even DSSA itself) homologated a twin DCOE setup for the swiss market at some point, but i haven't yet investigated in that direction and still need to find out more. I know it's a pretty common setup over here. It's a nice piece of history of DSSA and the "scene" back then. I love the handwritten notes, and i'm happy to know they found a very good home (not mine), and will end up in a nice car (not mine), after being hidden for so many years.

A good friend of mine just recently sent me this photo and said i need to visit him ASAP, he got hands on some cool stuff. Who i am to turn such an offer down? Especially the boxes, martketing material and stuff made me a bit curious. it's not usually stuff to be found at dealerships or at collectors, but only at the Import Company Datsun Suisse SA, back in the days. And that's exactly where these parts come from. A former employee of DSSA took home random stuff which they wanted to scrap at some point, due to lack of space or some other cleanup. He stored the parts for many years, before putting them up for sale. A dealership at the other end of switzerland bought them and now they put this up for sale too. That's where my buddy Jumped in and made sure it ends up in good hands. It's pretty random stuff with many boxes of documents, a lot from the 80ies sadly, but also some really rare stuff.. There were also plenty of parts, but mainly for the Patrol car and some various less sporty Datsuns from back in the days. (Micra K10 anyone?). I helped unload a bit of the stuff, pre-sort some things and went through all the boxes. I was able to get some of the documents, but there were unfortunately no big Z-parts to take home. Nevertheless. i ended up with quite the lot of random datsun and Z documents: The lot also included a set of Triple Webers which datsun switerland used to test, including the test reports. I will tell you more about this pretty cool story in the coming days. My friend will keep this for himself as it's understandable One-off piece of swiss datsun history. But as i said, it consisted of mainly documents. Many of them not being very rare. But then again things like a NOS E88 head, NOS propeller shafts, or how about a complete NOS Datsun Cherry A12 Engine GT Racing kit? Speaking of cherry, the Lot also included multiple packs of Cherry advertizing stickers, straight from Japan: Loads of Posters and Training charts. Unfortunately mainly for boring cars. Please ignore the grilles in the background, they were not part of the lot and belong to my friend) And then some probably very rare Nissan Motor Co advertizing and training movies on 16mm FIlm: One from the 1972 East African Safari rallye: Or one from the 1969 Japan Grand prix race. We're currently trying to figure out of they're still usable and how we can digitalize them. Some of the roles had pretty cryptical names like "Group AZ" or something. I hope we can rescue them. If not the boxes themselves make a beautiful decoration. At the end, this is what i got home with me yesterday. That includes a set of nice original Datsun sales bags and spare parts wrapping: I like it so much, i will frame it an dhang it on the wall. A set of absolutely mint swiss (german / french) Datsun Z and ZX series operating manuals (including the correct 1972 one for my car!) Some sales brochures and price lists of the Z and ZX series A load of empty Datsun folders, which i like to put my Documents inside (already have plenty, but you never can have enough of those :-P) Also a NOS oil filter removal special tool and some small items (not part of the lot, but took them with me anyway :-P) A special yellow Datsun "advertizing" folder, which i've never seen before (empty) and a Datsun / Nissan special tool overview folder: Now this is the rare stuff: Documents used internally at Datsun Suisse SA to make notes, approve modifications on the car, to send with documents, or to make notes after the car returns from a repair: Also various unused workshop documents like the warranty claim form, Repair log pages, and carts as well as a specs-and-data booklet. On one of the boxes i also found s sticker of the shipping company, who was most probably given the task to import the spare parts from japan: The set also included a few factory Dias from the 240Z, and some customer photos of tuned Z's and ZX's: Also included were some newspaper cutouts and reviews from magazines from back in the day: Some cool manuals, which i so far only had in digital form (AUtomatic transmission in french, the S30 Heater manual and the American Competition parts catalogue): Also included was a complete folder full of original homologation specification sheets, used to get the cars homologated in switzerland! You still can find a copy of those in every registry in switzerland: This one is also nice: A users folder including service folder, the sticker that came with every new car, a three-year warranty card and the exhaust emission document: Then a few cool Nissan / Datsun documents, like letter drafts, or management training manuals, some shareholder documentatipmn, and a cool manual on how to use the digital satellite parts ordering system, if i got that right: The lot also included a set of Datsun 240Z information (mainly copies from the FSM, but still have to check it in detail), and a nice advertizing flyer template, which the Z on it: I still have to check them all out in detail and will post more in the coming days. Nothing crazy at the end of the day, but then again all those small, rare items, so i'm very happy at the end. great stuff. This will also allow me to update a few details in the Big Datsun Switzerland (Hi)story post. There was also a discussion about some bigger parts lots which still need to be picked up, so i hope i can help there too. even though it's more fun than work. Stay tuned...

Thanks. That's something i honestly still have to find out. I know the RHD cars had dedicated holes for installing it. I was hoping since the LHD cars got this as an optional "competition" item, there might be some place to put it. But since the chassis is in the bodyshop atm i wasn't able to check it out yet. My plan was to find a place when i assemble it. but maybe i should check beforehand Thanks for the input. Yeah it's likely possible that it's a Zclocks restauration. The seller was based in America and claimed it to be 100% restored. The only guy i know doing this in the US is Zclocks. Anyway it's in excellent condition

Today i managed to find something nice and rare. Something i have been looking for for a while and recently one popped up for sale: An original Nissan "two-button" Rallye clock including oscillator box in excellent shape: It consists of a the clock itself including the wires And the oscillator box: A while ago i got this aftermarket oscillator box From japan, which i don't need anymore, but since someone might be curious, here's a little comparison: For those who don't know the Rallye clock was Standard in some japanese cars, and also available as a dealer option over there. In other countries (USA for e.g.) the rallye clock was sold in the "competition" catalogues as an option as well:

Yes, there were various spring sets for the various markets plus various option sets. you can find most of the information (including springs) in the Link at the end of my previous post.

Hi Keith, sorry it took me a while. 1) i realized i have two similar sets (i thought they were different ones). Both Have the part number 56105-N3785 The labels says GS30 (Hard) 74-11 and S30(Hard) 74-11 Both sets came from two independant european dealers (one from germany, one i found in Austria) with the set including a sheet on how to install them. The manual seems to be generic, as it also includes instrction for the 510 and other cars: this is the other (exactly same) set with the same sheet included, but the backside shown. The backside is written in Japanese. and clearly shows the "AMPCO" logo, even though both sets of struts included are of "ATSUGI" brand. That is because AMPCO = Atsugi Motor Parts Corp. So it's the same company, just different branding. This also seems to be confirmed in this thread, with the exact same strusts and installation sheet: Update: Here's a closer look at the scanned installation manual. Japanese on one side and english on the other side: If you look up the part numbers, they seem to fit for the S30. but only for the 260Z: As for up to October 1974, 56105-E4185 was used. "OP" means "optional". This usually indicates harder "competition" suspension, or european factory specs, as we usually got from factory, what was optional competition suspension in other countries. This information also seems to fit with the "Hard" and date indication on the box (see 2nd. picture in this post) I still have yet to find out what to do with the two sets. Also i'm not sure yet if they're the correct euro-spec for the 240Z. If have yet to find out if the 56105-N3785 is the 1:1 replacement unit for 56105-E4185. then it would be fitting. Otherwise it's "just" a set of (optional hard) struts for the 260Z (2+2). So i looked it up in the parts manual. took me a while to find one where this one is listed: So, you can see it is not listed as a direct replacement for the 240Z items. (ok that part is cut off on the right side, but it is not listed as the replacement for the up to 10-'74 items) Means, while technically probably fitting as a replacement. they were never listed or sold from factory as an official fitting item for the 240Z. So what do we have then? It seems like it is a fitting replacement front shock absorber for the 01-74+ 260Z 2+2 and 11-74+ 260Z factory items. But it's not a standard item, but - a complete strut cartridge ("for service") to replace the original "open" style strut inserts. - a "hard" spec, factory for european cars, or optional as "competition" items for other country cars. You might wonder why there are so many of these struts around in europe that i was able to "accidentally" obtain two sets of them? Well over here the 260Z never got replaced by the 280Z, so we had the 260Z for much longer, until it got replaced by the Z31. So i guess these might be interesting for one or another 260Z (2+2) owner outside europe. If you're interested, i once wrote a big post about the 240Z suspension and options here, but i haven't updated it in a while, so you might want to read it with a pinch of salt: https://www.jdmjunkies.ch/wordpress/2017-01-19/240z-the-ultimate-guide-to-factory-suspension-and-options/

Today i finally got the Japanese Neko publishing "Fairlady Volume I" & "Fairlady Volume II" Books. Two super nice hardcover books that come in an additional nice cardboard box each. I've seen those books many times but somehow forgot about them until a friend reminded me about them (Shoutout to Florian!), So i had to get them, of course. I have only flipped through them quickly so far, so have to dive deeper into them. It appears that vol 1 has a lot of background information about the development. like below shown the different prototype / development versions: They also feature nice pictures of all variants like the HS30-H G-nose version or the PS30 (Z432), etc, where you can see all the details: Vol. II has a lot of motorsports photos And also shows one of the famous Z432 Highway patrol cars: As i said, i still have to go through them in detail in the coming days, but so far, they look good in my (partial) collection of Japanese Z-related books:

correction: As a reader pointed out, there IS actually a page with the S30 gen Fairlady Z in the book. I just completely missed it when flipping through the book initially 🙂 Here you you see the new Z together with what appears to be a Z432 and a regular JDM Spec Fairlady Z

@zed2 Hi Keith, sorry i missed your question. Let me check the numbers on the various struts i have next week. I'm on the way to the airport right now. Yesterday i was able to pick up another lot of small NOS bits and pieces for the 240Z project from a nice german bloke, who offered them them to me. Let's start with the obvious elephant in the room: A used original Datsun / Nissan Competition steering wheel in quite good shape (needs a little touch up, though). Since the original Japanese "Z" logo horn button was a bit worn out, he additionally included a reproduction item: You might remember i once had the opportunity to buy a complete reproduction steering wheel, which i still have, but the real deal is of course always better. See this link for a comparison to the original steering wheel and a bit of background information on the Compe steering wheel. The one i got now looked a bit dried out, so i thought i give it a bit of "cockpit lotion" treatment to preserve it before i put it in storage. As you can see on the towel it was quite dirty, only from rubbing a bit: Now it feels much smoother and additionally smells nice *lol* The rest of the parts mainly consist of NOS (New-old-stock) random small bits and pieces, which are always good to have on hand when restoring a car. I got various gaskets transmission-to-driveshaft seals and an alternator bracket in the original nice blue colour (this will come handy as a colour reference when painting the motor!)... Also included were a Relay (or fuse?) cover, a Battery tie-down-hook, a set of drum-brake rubber seals, a clutch cylinder / piston and a set of new interieur door-handle plastic shells: Then a few new heater control knobs, those small plastik things just below the windscreen, a few engine-bay / firewall rubber gaskets and the clutch cable rubber gasket, as well as a new nissan radiator coolant hose: Since the seller didn't have some of the originally listed parts anymore, he offered me a free new Japanese "Fairlady Z" Book instead. It is a kind of a mix between a high-end hardcover sales brochure and photobook: It consists of mainly beautiful photos of the new Fairlady Z (sadly no pictures together with the older generation Z's) And some information about the different options, colours etc. Nice to have and put it in my lecture collection 🙂 Once again many small pieces of the puzzle collected to put the car back together.

When i started my project, i never thought about putting things like Hubcaps on the car. I wanted it to be cool with aftermarket wheels and all. Today i'm a bit unsure which direction to go, but i have grown up and learned that the value of a car is only there when it comes with all original parts, documents, history, etc. so whenever i see original parts pop up for sale for a reasonable price. i buy them. just because of collecting reasons, or to have the car complete with all the parts, even though it's modified. A while ago i got a set of original Datsun hubcaps but t hey're in terrible shape (see left) and in my opinion beyond reasonable repair. they're dented, paint is gone, chrome is peeling off, etc. This is the old set: So when recently a set of correct build-date popped op for sale in good shape, i had to get it. today i was finally able to get them. Even if i'm not sure if they ever will end up on the car, it's good to know t hat the care is one piece more to complete, as it originally left the factory. Or 4 pieces, if you will. Ant this time they only need a bit of cleaning to be back in good shape. nice.

I managed to get another load of rare old, but new (NOS = New-Old-Stock) parts for the 240Z. Most of the parts are something i wouldn't have bought new since they're just small bits and pieces, but when i got the chance to obtain the whole lot, i couldn't refuse. This is what i got delivered today: First of all: A clutch disk: Then a set of complete headlight bucket assemblies. You might remember i got the rubber seals for these included in last weeks delivery, and today also the chrome trim rings arrived: Some more rare body panels: The two reinforcment corners that start at the firewall and extend under the hood on each side to the fenders. I don't think i'll need those, but it's good to have them in case the bodyshop needs those: There were also a set of gaskets. The one on the left is for the big original air filter. the red one for the fuel pump. the two black ones are for the water pump and the other one obviously for the exhaust downpipe. Last week i got some of the side marker parts, and this weeks i got the chrome trims and rubber seals for them (two top items). Additionally i also got the rare bumper mounted turn signals for the Eurpean spec 240Z including the rubber seals (bottom two items): A set of filters came with the delivery too: Oil filter, and fuel filters: And an original water pump: Something rare is this fusebox. and a fuse remover tool. I don't know i think this is not the correct one for the 240Z as it has too many fuses. so i will probably sell it. A set of chrome bumper trims or whatever they're called. I think they're US-Spec but have to double check in my manuals. Will also go up for sale if i don't need them. They also came along with a set of original rubber covers for them. I also got a set of strut inserts for the 240Z. Strangely the included papers mentions a PL510 and other cars, but the box says GS30 and S30 "Hard" so i have to double check ne numbers too. And then i got a load of small fastners, mounts, shims, bits and pieces. Those are always good to have. some of them are really rare and useful, others seem a bit strange and unfamiliar. Overall it's a great lot, even though it wasn't cheap. I still have to double check all the part numbers and see if they're right for my car. I have my doubts in some cases. But that's not an issue, i just put them up for sale 🙂 At the end, i'm sure this will save my arse once or twice when i put together the car and realize a certain small piece is missing and worth replacing, only to find it in this lot 🙂 Another friend gifted me this Coin with a Japanese lettering and a 240Z on it. It's a bit strange because it seems to show a "regular" S30 chassis (see the grille?) but the text says "Fairlady" (top) and 240 Z-G (bottom). The backside says "Award". I don't know where this comes from. but i found a few googlin japanese "240Z fairlady coin" etc. One sales ad had the following text included: It's a coin you get when you collect dozens of old arcade coins. This coin is over 30 years old. Owners and fans of Z30 and 240G, what do you think? If somebody knows more i'd love to learn what this is about.. What's next? I have a week off the coming days and i plan to get my EK9 read for next season, so i can put it in hibernation during the winter and focus on the Z again.

Soo, the Z project is slowly picking up speed again. I was able to purchase a bunch of NOS parts from a nice elderly guy lately and they arrived today: So what is inside those boxes? First of all a set of NOS Akebono rear drum brake pads. I think i have now three sets of NOS pads, and one Project Mu 🙂 A set of original headlight rubber gaskets in excellent condition. I think i bought a good aftermarket set once, but these are of course the real deal. An original battery tray mount metal frame. I think i have the rubber / Plastik kit for it, so now the set should be complete. This one is probably not really rare but something i haven't seen for sale a lot. The "Flange" is used to connect the steering column to the coupler if i'm right. A shiney Mitsubishi voltage regulator with absolutely no corrosion or signs of age: Some for t hose plastik side marker lenses: Also a chrome bumper corner: needs a bit of cleaning bit of buffing but otherwise excellent: A NOS Hood locking mechanism: Rear drum brake cylinder, early version if i'm correct: And now to the cool stuff: A complete set of NOS JDM Fairlady fender mirrors in original packing and with all hardware. Something prices have skyrocketed for. so i'm happy i got them for realistic price: And an OEM NOS Honda radio deleter storage compartment thingy (Nissan part name: "Mask"): This was an option part to install instead of the original radio, which i think is cool. I have something similar in my EK9 too. In such cars i prefer to have the sound of the car, rather than the sound of an old defunct radio. Also it allows me to skip the search for an expensive and quite rare Euro-band spec original radio in reasonable condition. Then i also got this nice swiss 280ZX brochure and color sample chart (including interieur fabric samples). Not directly related to my car, but i thought i's nice to have for my collection: Regarding the Bodyshop. I wanted to call him this week to ask about updates. When i brought him the car a few months ago, the plan was to finish it by end of 2022. Well So far not much has happened. But then out of nowhere he called me to excuse for all the delays. It seems he had some bad luck with health and was not able to work for a few weeks and this threw his whole plannig over board. They now have fixed my car into the schedule for march 2023 where 3 people are fully booked to work on my car. So hopefully next spring the shell will be ready. Fingers crossed. Oh and you might remember a while ago i got gifted a bunch of old Nissan dealer stickers and i thought one would make a good look on one of my tool drawers: Perfect. Stay tuned for more updates soon...

The previous owner of my Z thought it was a brilliant idea to "clean" all the emblems, holes and other stuff from the body. so this is what my hood looked like: For reference, this is what it should look like, with the two holes to install the Datsun Hood ornament (my spare hood shown): So i got to work and marked and drilled back the holes in the original location: The result turned out perfect (ornement not pushed completely in in th ephoto, so i could remove it again, but the the holes fit perfectly) I also gave it a layer of primer, to protect the holes from rust, until it gets a proper paintjob. Ok i know the area was a bit of an overkill 🙂

Thanks Ryan. I'm always amazed how many people read through this whole thread, even though it is quite inactive at the moment. Thanks for your kind words and i hope to be able to post an update soon again... Some other big projects are coming to an end this week, so i hope to be able to focus on my cars again soon...

I rally hope the Project gains some Momentum again soon. things are still according to plan, just a bit slow. Meanwhile at least i managed to collect a few nice NOS items: 1) a set of NOS lugnuts for the Steel wheelsin exchange for some parts to get a certain Yonmery Skyline (240K-GT) back on the street. Thanks to Stefan for the Deal 🙂 2) I found this NOS vintage Memorial Badge of the 4 Safari Rallies. Not something i would usually spend a lot of money on, but when this one popped up for sale for 10 bucks in the original box, i just had to get it for my collection. It has never been installed, all the Hardware was included and looks absolutely mint. I think somewhere i have the stickers that came with the same "Quadruple crown" celebration too. That's it. I still owe you a story about our road trip in Norway, which i'm working on, and i really hope to give you some updates on the EK9 and 240Z again soon. I have many things planned, just need to prioritize them.

That might be true. It seems that JDM-Car-Parts sources most or many of their parts by more or less known shops in Japan, hence their Company name and their range of mostly expensive but also usually high quality parts.

Window roller kit was from this guy in Australia. He also made the door hinge repair kit shown a few posts before: https://www.ebay.com/itm/324337826467 The harness tabs / Cable clamps came from JDM-Car-parts.com. These are rubber or Plastic dipped, vs the 240Zrubberparts.com items, which are similar, but require some kind of shrinking tube to be installed. I went with the first option because i thought they're more OEM look-and-feel and probably lasting longer than the shrinking-tube version, which you see more often.

Despite work beeing a bit crazy and me don't finding a lot of time to work on the cars, i at least managed to get some parts for the next steps. First of all a set of weld-in cable clamps for the bodyshop so they can replace the old ones which became quite brittly from the many years and have been painted over several times. Some go into the engine bay and hold the original wire harness, while some go besides the seat, to hold the internal wire harness... Then i got a window roller repair kit all the way from australia. i was not sure what to expect when i bought it on ebay, but i have to admit it seems pretty solid: the kit comes with replacement rollers which are not 3d-printed or something but seem to be nicely cast items. they replace the original rollers. Now i just have to find out how to peen those new pins in nicely. As you can see i defintely need new ones...

When i prepared the doors for the Bodyshop, i realized that some of the hinges were worn out pretty much. So i decided to give my spare set an overhaul. it took me a while to figure out how to get the old pins out. but now i got a solution and also finally a use for my new press 🙂 The pin got a bit bent during the process, but shouldn't be a problem: Here's a comparison of the old vs new pin you can clearly see some heavy wear on t he old pin: The sleeve things were pretty worn out too and basicalyl fell apart once i touched it: The inside was easy to get out with the right tools and a hammer: Here we go, everything out and new ones ready to go in: During the process i also wanted to snadblast the old hinges, but realized my compressor is way to small. Luckily my father-in-law offered me to swap mine with his bigger one: Still could be bigger, but it works ok for small parts: Here's one of the door hinge parts freshly blasted: Next? i still need to find out how i can remove the springs on the upper hinge to get the same job done there. and if i should paint the hinges first before assembly, or do it the opposite way? no hurry 🙂 And i got an update from the bodyshop too, they got the fender and door installed for alignment. and realized that one of the previous owners had the brilliant idea of smoothing (cleaning) out the body lines in the front fender, as you can see: Sommething i didn't notice so far... damnit another thing to rectify again. well 🙂 at lest there is already a first progress.. Hope for some news again soon.

Only one picture today, but an important milestone in the project: The bodywork starts again! A few hours ago, i was at the new bodyshop to discuss the first steps and bring them some parts. The car is in good company and the workshop is huge. This is just one little messy corner where it is temporary stored until work begins next week (fingers crossed). The rest of the shop is clean and busy with many people at work. I met the panel beater the first time and he seems to be a really nice dude. They promised me to send pictures every now and then, and since they're basically just a little detour on my way from work back home, i guess i will have regular visits to them too 🙂 So let's hope for some updates soon...

Just a very small update. While preparing the passenger side fender for the bodyshop, i realized i dont have any nice fender emblems anymore, so i immediately ordered a set, since i saw they were still available new from Nissan: Nothing crazy, but another little piece of the Puzzle is ready to be installed, once the shell and body panels are painted...