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Many of my friends in Japan we’re amazed by this green car . So many people were watching at the auction, I am sure the winner must be very happy obtaining the incredible car . Here are some pictures of A/C of Fairlady Z . The 110 Red car is the one which I showed before , totally original , untouched , beautifully maintained like the green BAT car . Kats

Hi Blue , you need to come to Japan and see me and my Z432 before it’s gone . I am talking about stock vs stock like Alan do . You will see what Z432 is like ? Kats

Hi Roo , it is a nice early Fairlady ZL , for me it is surprising to see it outside of Japan . About the sound deadening , ( I am talking about at the rear deck ) at least up to summer of 1973 , Fairlady Z series don’t have the sound deadening on the rear deck .On the other hand , looking at my 03/70 US 240Z , there is already the sound deadening on the rear deck . Talking about US and Canada 240Z , I believe only 1969 and some January 1970 cars don’t have the sound deadening at the rear deck , after that it applied for all the US and Canada 240Z ... How about other market S30 cars ? Z432 -R is a Spartan model , Z432 is a gorgeous model but it’s got a lot of performances features . Alan ‘s explanation is perfect , we can’t compare cars only looking at engines . Z432 has a complete sports package , and orchestra sound from the bonnet ! I am sure everyone will be pleased once they drove . I think only rival “ in stock configuration “ will be an Europe model , harder suspension set up , five speed , spoilers and magnesium wheels are standard but no LSD . Toleration of water temperature when racing in a track , S20 will do much better than L - series engine because of the design of water flow of the S20 ‘s . Also the cross -flow configuration will bring a better heat treatment for avoiding percolation , Z432 (Z432-R) will have an advantage for doing some laps , For a Long range journey, I will take Fairlady 240ZG . Lets say more than 200 -500 miles trip , you can move from A to B without fatigue, with minimum time . I did so many of this , G-nose effects is superior which of Z432 will do .Europe model will do close to the G-nose because of their spoilers . From the test report , G-nose gives maximum effect when the car has a rear spoiler , this is important. Kats

Yes thanks you inline6 ! I hope everyone will be interested in their own tools , and gather more information, we will see some new facts . And some day these tools will turn to be a mandatory item for such a premium auction car , or a car into a judged car show . Kats

Hi inline6 , thanks for asking me ! I was waiting for someone asked me about that . Here is a good thread for you , we gathered our own observations what we have , thanks Mike B , Zup , Terrapin Z and others , we are confident about this de-coding . I still don’t know why “ P “ means 1970 , in this method “ A” means 1955 . We just know 1969 car has O , 1970 car has P , 1971 has Q , and then ... What does 1955 mean for Nissan motor company ? And the answer for your question, after 26th , it is shown like this , 27th AA , 28th BB , 29th CC .... Kats

Thanks christoffel , I was so happy that you liked my Z432 even in a crazy hot , humid summer in Japan . Everything was boiled, no A/C , sorry about that . At that time the seats were originals from Jan 1970 , but now they are in my storage to maintain their condition .Instead of that , a pair of newly re-upholstery seats done by Mr. Sudo are in my Z432 . Kats

Hi Alan , yes you are absolutely correct ! My explanations was not made properly. What I want to say is , the early seat reclining mechanism up to January 1971 folds only just a little bit to forward, it shits almost in up light position . Not fold fully forward like the later reclining mechanism. Later one’s seat back supports need travel more forward, so the mechanism cover has to have more wide opening. That is why I say the early mechanism cover has wider tab , smaller opening. Thanks Alan !! Kats

Hi , I did some work recently. Checking the inside of the passing light switch of my Z432 and 240ZG , they both keeps good condition. And I did an amateur job for the seat reclining mechanism cover which belongs to my elder Captain Shigekura, they were so badly missing tabs . Don’t look closely, I regret I didn’t took much more time for perfection, but Mr. Shigekura said it is OK about the results. His 240ZG has been kept clean , original condition. He just replaced the seat upholstery and carpet which were done by the master , Mr. Sudo . With using the original materials Mr. Sudo customized them to give a little more stiffness ordered by Mr. Shigekura. Kats

Blue , the top red LY is owned by Mr. Akamatsu , me and him were a member of the group which were invited to the ZCON 2000 Las Vegas and 2004 Long Beach LA with our own Zs . Only very few people were realizing that is a special engine . Also I have told the Mikuni 50s were pulled from the works rally car in Safari. Kats

Hi Alan , I missed the one last year . BH auction “ Mr. Watanabe memorial “ sold six S20 magnesium valve covers .There were some serious fanatics more then I expected. Kats

The wire has to be inducted from the hole which is inside of the tail light trim panel . The one which the black big harness coming from is for the drain . Hope this helps Kats

Nice Blue , here are some for you just in case . The earliest seat , fat seat back . christoffel , I am bit disappointed ( just kidding ) that you were thinking my Z432 has 1972 seats because of the reclining mechanism when you got in my car ! As a side note , 1969-1970 Fairlady Z L and Z432 has the mechanism but , it doesn’t flip forward. Only for backward. So the mechanism cover is slightly different in the length of the top tab . Kats

Hi Blue , I think at the Nissan Shatai factory. Kats https://www.classiczcars.com/forums/topic/23900-datsun-240z-vs-fairlady-z432/?do=findComment&comment=488251

Hi Alan , I totally agree with you, it is like if I want to know more about myself, I must look into my family , and relatives. Without this point of view , I will never understand what I should be . Looking at some variants sometimes gives enlightenment to me why the parts should look like . And it also gives me an idea how to get parts from , etc etc . Kats

Hi christoffel , that is the second from the beginning , most 1969 cars have that tab . The first one is very simple, no -tab on the edge . Some of them just have a rubber at that location.Some of them have nothing. The third one is around December 1969 to January or February 1970 , a metal tab is welded to the lid . The fourth one is from February or March 1970 , a metal tab is molded in ONE PIECE . The fifth one , same as the fourth , in ONE PIECE made but got the metal clip .This would be started somewhere around mid 1970 . Kats

Hi motorman7 , thank you so much for the good pictures , your car has very good condition a pair of early original seats , the driver’s seat has been kept so nice . Still to my eyes , the BAT car’s driver’s seat looked different from the passenger seat which is keeping an early original “ fat “ seat back . As a side note , Mr. Yoshida ‘s silver Z432 has original seats . Kats

Hi Chris, no wiring too , right ? Kats

Hi christoffel , The plastic clip for the inspection lid is not for 1969 only, my car 03/70 has the plastic and the front fender U shape hook is also early type . So I guess plastic clip until mid 1970 ? Hi Dan , good observation, the straight connector can be seen on 1970 cars , so this could be too , until mid 1970 ? My 01/70 and 03/70 are both straight on that . Kats

I really love this cap , it says remove slowly in Japanese, “ ユツクリ　マワセ “ . Could it be an original cap ? Or even if it was a replacement , this cap is cool . The BAT car , the Z432 both have early tail lights , no mark on the upper corner. And please feel of the shape of this green Z432’s seats , they are truly originals. As a comparison, the silver Z432 is owned by Mr. Yoshida , December 1970 made . The seats of the silver car looked #2 , slightly slim type seat back , to my eyes. Kats

Hi Chris ! Welcome to this club . Nice collection you have , more examples helps more understanding , keep joining for everyone here . Here I put some examples , I found the green “ survivor “ Z432 which I posted before is closed to the BAT car ‘s build date , this Z432 would be considered as a “ April or May 1970 “ made .This PS30-00248 has a seat belt tag “ 4. 1970 “ , and the jack has a date stamp “ P. D. H “ ( means 1970 , April , 8th ) . I would like to see the jack of the BAT car much closer , I see “ P “ on the left , but it is not clearly seen , so I will wait until I get the clear shot . This Z432 has the screws , rare as a Japanese car . The original aluminum radiator has a sticker “ 0 C “ , 1970 March, a little bit earlier than that of the BAT car’s radiator. About the inspection lid clip , the BAT car has a metal clip for both , while this Z432 has a milk white plastic clip just like other early cars. Kats

I saw a discussion about screws on the lower door trim . I have seen so many cars that have screws in person, countless.Also old magazines shows the screws are not rare thing , here are two pictures from magazines “ R & T April 1970 “ and “ Motor trend March 1971 “ . Looking at them , you can find the screws. And also one of the pictures shows a seat back which I call #2 slightly slim seat back which could be the one on the left of the green BAT car ( looks like I am the only one who think so though ) . This car in the picture could be a late 1970 model , a shiny chrome coat hanger , a non louvre type map light , and a beautiful long leg stay for the rear view mirror tell us the car is a late 1970 model . I haven’t seen the screws in very early cars like prototype , nor 1972 or later cars . So few of them in Japanese car . Mostly I saw it in the US 1969- 1970 cars . I guess like this , designers didn’t expect having the screws on the door trim when they finished design work . That is why the screw never been given its part number . But later on cars began to be exported , the door trim might get bent outward and loosened due to the heat / moisture in the middle of the Pacific Ocean , or the strong sun shine affects cars awaiting the transport track at the port . So corrective action would have been made by somewhere before departing the port , or the dealership . Nissan shatai factory would be the least scenario where the screws attached, because I don’t think the factory assembly line would use the screw which wasn’t indicated on the parts catalog . How about this , I guess after somewhere around in 1971 or 1972 , door trim securing clip could be upgraded ( positioning or number of use ) , or environment in the transportation ship would be upgraded, then the screws would became no use . Kats

Hi Jim , I am sorry I can’t tell which one is to prevent the car from snatching by another buyer . Kats

Recently I found a Dino which I would really love to buy in Europe , so my Z hobby is ending I think ( I hope ) .I feel I did enough for my Zs . But selling all my cars seems not enough at all for buying the price of the Dino , maybe it is going to be a pipe dream ? I am just hoping currency exchanging rate will turn good for Japanese Yen in some day . But JPY going strong means economy of the world is having a big risk / crisis . In that situation , can I sell my cars ?? Chris , thanks for asking the pictures of the jack and tools , this green car still has a paper !! What a wonderful survivor it is . The tire stopper said “ 0 B “ , February 1970 , a little bit earlier than that of the car’s build date , but it is correct for this car and this is a good example of sometimes our cars have a little bit early components in our cars . I noticed the wheel lug nut wrench , it has the teeth facing the same direction as the socket opening , the later ones are facing 90 degrees to the east . This wrench is the correct for this green car. Kats

Hi , I have to say first, I am so impressed with this green / tan car ! Nothing can stop the bidding price so high . I agree 50 year old aging , it has been deforming the seat sponge and vinyl. I categorized seat like this , #1 10/69- late 1970 fat seat back ( just like the one on the right of the green BAT car ) #2 late 1970- mid 1971 slightly slim seat back ( just like the one on the left of the green BAT car ) ( #2a has a seat belt hook on the seat back , #2b has a seat belt hook on the quarter window trim ) #3 mid 1971 and later slim seat back ( jute pad is used , also from late 1972 Flame Retardant vinyl is used ) I think this car is a good example of #2 seat , if you google “ KGF classic cars 71 240Z “ , you will see a super clean , original 240Z with a lot of pictures. My question is , this 02/71 red car has exactly same condition of the seat on Left and right both . To my eyes , they looked #2 seats. If the BAT green car ‘s left seat is just a deformed seat from #1 , why it looked the same as this red car ‘s seat ? Is it usual thing that 21000 or so miles deformed a seat back like this ? And if so , why this red car has two deformed seat ? I think this red car’s seats are original , not deformed left nor right . If the left seat of this red car is deformed , it would looked different from the right seat .

Hi Chris , I put overlay lines , the right seat looked exactly an early one , much more width from side view . The left seat ‘s width is less than that of the right seat , it looked later slim style from side view. The seat reclining dial is a easy part to distinguish , the left seat has the dial very close to the edge of the piping. On the other hand , the right seat has the dial much off set from the piping. The seat belt hook is located in the same way . But I maybe wrong , correct me please . Kats