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Hi Don , thank you for the joining here , Yes I still use the mechanical fuel pump and the cooling fan , I do not want to change those things because I love Stock . I have had a trouble once or twice about fuel during my ownership since 2000 , that was overflowing from the SU carb fuel chambers . I opened the chambers and checked the fuel floats, they seemed twisted sideways and sticking to the wall , then fuel valves were stuck open. If I drive my Z in a traffic jam under such a hot day , I will have the same trouble again . Oh , when I brought my 240Z for Las Vegas ZCON 2000, I had a vapor locking . I parked my car under the strong sunshine , after returning from the drugstore , the engine hesitated to fire up . I tried to start several times , then finally I made it . Nowadays Japan’s summer is extremely hot , tomorrow will be 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 Fahrenheit) , when I was a kid , max was like 30 C ( 86 F ) . We can see this in the first service manuals ( Nov 1969 ) , a section Engine shows SU fuel mixture diagram. The diagram has a scale only up to 30 C or so . This is my biggest question, people in hot area like you Don , did they have a vapor lock trouble back in 1970s ? Was it not hot that high back in those days ? Kats

Update of my blue 240Z , I replaced an water pump, it went bad after a few months I reported here last time when I installed the metal fan . Anyway this previous pump was old enough to be going wrong. Also a thermostat, a radiator cap , and installed a fan shroud . Kats

Hi , this is not related “ build date “ but I found this wooden grip reversible driver is bare wood , I mean not covered by clear lacquer. This is found in a May 1972 tool bag for Nissan Blue Bird ( 510 ) . Dec 1969 Z432 has a lacquercoat wooden grip , so there would be a difference between them , early has lacquercoat , later does not . Kats

Prince and Nissan R380s at Nissan Yokohama HQ gallery . They are restored recently, Safari motors is supporting this activity. Kats

Hi everyone, today I show this , early bumpers. The earliest bumpers are unique, for example, the front bumper has only one stud bolt per each side. And the associated brackets are very thin . These are the same for all the early S30 series cars. But I do not know when it bacame to two bolts per side. Once I was told by a 1970 Z432 -R owner , he told me that he thought his car has very thin bumper brackets because of his car is Z432-R . And the rear bumper, it does not have a recess near the side mount bracket for each side. This is true for at least up to 1973 model , including Fairlady 240ZG which has gun grey painted bumper. Some of you noticed already, my Z432 has later ones. They are genuine stock bumpers from Nissan , but they all were purchased around 2005-2007 . We all were happy that Nissan still providing these old parts , but we were little bit unhappy about its quality about chrome. The finsh of surface was not so good . You can tell from the pictures , about front and rear bumper’s imperfection. The original old bumpers has much better chrome I think . Today I show my re-chromed early bumpers , one bolt version on a front and non recess version on a back . Safari Motors ( remember ? They are taking care of Nissan’s historic racing cars ) did a wonderful job for it , but expensive!! Kats

Hi Gavin, the brochure is unique I think, I have never seen it on outside of Japan , I do not know why , I purchased this at Yahoo Japan. I do not know what countries received this brochure, anyway this looks general purpose for use. I really love the blue RHD car ! In Africa, whao. I think someone said there is a super low VIN car like a digit in Africa, have you ever heard of it ? Kats

Hi Blue , I was surprised you are doing it , how can you do it ? It helps a lot for understanding its details , original photo is not good to figure out what each pieces are . Here are the color pictures , and the one showing the engine bay looks the same car what we are talking about . Could you see the float has two pipes at one connector? Kats

Thank you everyone! I love both TOPY STEEL and KOBE SEIKO magnesium. I visited my friend on Monday, I was surprised that my friend bought the set of Z432 wheel ! The seller has owned his Z432 since he bought it new from Nissan , he took of them when he scratched edge one of them . That was 40 years or more ago ,then they were on his shelves until showing up on the auction. He is a doctor, doctor loves Z432 ... I check them and they are truly original and fantastic appearance. Kats

About the wheels on Yahoo Japan, I asked the seller weight of each wheel , but they never replied, I new it . I think the seller did not want to tell they are aluminum replica. The seller would want to have a lot of attention to raise bidding price. Kats

Hi Gavin and Patcon , I enjoyed the links so much , thanks Gavin . I bought the NZ magazine from eBay years ago , that was for the first time for me knowing there were options of the wheel and the stripe , the rear spoiler and even the front fender mirrors!! Still the car is arrive , wonderful. And the “ D “ center cap , I want it . There are only two cars I know which have the caps for their Z432. I know many Z432 owners still use the wheel ,but yes , basically people who saw the car said it is dangerous because it exceeds its life , lost worthiness. So I think there were some reproductions made of aluminum, Toyota 2000 GT too, not only owners also other models owner bought reproductions. But they are heavy! According to a Nissan Life ( Nissan issued magazine for customers) , interviews to Mr . Nanba and Mr. Wakabayashi after the winning of 1971 Safari rally, they said the magnesium wheel is way strong than the steel wheel , steel wheel is bent on by certain impact , while magnesium wheel is broken apart at very high stress. Manuals recommended wash your magnesium wheel very well after driving in salty waters. If owners take care of them well , the magnesium wheels are always good for use , I think . Some professionals can restore the wheel but I do not know the case which you provided in the pictures . Kats

Hi , I saw this auction in Yahoo Japan , but it was too late . Just after an hour of starting , it was sold out with buy it now . https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/t572315354 5 wheels with caps and even they still remaining original air valves . 1 000 000 JPY , last time similar a set of 5 wheels was sold for 1 500 000 JPY. Kats

Hi , Here is another kind Z friend , Mike B gave me this wheel nut wrench which is the best combination for 01/ 1970 Z432. It has only a Nissan hamburger , and simply showing an alphabet “ I “ . My 03/1970 240 Z has the same wrench and it has “ J “ on it. And a teeth for the removing hub cap is pointing different, early one is facing same direction as the nut socket . I think later one has like this , “ NISSAN ( NISSAN hamburger ) MOTOR “ My 06/1972 240ZG has “27 “ on it , what does this numbers mean ? And Mike rent me tools contents papers , early one has colored Nissan hamburger !! I have never seen it before . I will make replica of them for Datsun 240 Z and Fairlady Z , and Z432 . They are different each other due to tools line up . Thanks Mike B !! Kats

Yesterday I replaced a heater hose of my Z432 , it was deteriorated. The Inlet hose for heater is much more stressful than outlet hose, especially S20 engine creates high RPM , and circulation of water is very good , it means water runs very fast. And During the operation I broke a heater control mechanism. I had to disassemble the heater control facia , I added my work road by myself! I was so glad that the control mechanism trouble was only a steel wire , it was going wrong as it pushed so hard that the wire’s 90 degrees corner could not stop hold the lever. I fixed the wire , and pulled all the wires from their plastic tubes to lubricate . And I put a drop of oil on the every pivot and contact of the mechanism. Now levers move nicely, no effort for selecting positions. I was lucky I did this maintenance before breaking the mechanism and plastic control facia . Kats

Hi Lumens, I did not realize that, I was wondering what the huge threaded hole is for . I checked service manuals , ( 1st NOV 1969 for export , NOV 1969 and OCT 1971 for Fairlady Zs) there is a Nissalco ? stand , the difference is an adapter for each type of engine. And you will be surprised, Fairlady Z manual is omitting description of disassembly and assembly for L -6 engine , it says “ because it is the same as L16 engine, omitting description “ Kats

Hi , this is not a jack and stopper thing but I hope it makes someone be interested. The mop is slightly used, now I am wondering should I wash it or not . Kats

I love it !! That kid could be same age as me , I wish my father had owned Z . Kats

One more befor go to bed , this set of tools is belonging to a 260Z sold in UK , just gorgeous, plenty of tools. This full set of tools is just like Nissan Cedric, a luxury sedan . Please note the Nissan hamburger marks does not have “ Nissan “ in it . This will be a sign that this car would build late 1973 or later . Kats

Whao, the sticker has the picture which is used for both RHD car and LHD car ( I do not know which comes first ! ) . Just it is inverted to use . Kats

Now it is my turn , I will give my "0 G " (to be Jul 1970) chocks to someone , just like Jim did it for me . If someone needs it , please let me know. I noticed variation of the sticker , my Dec 1971 and Jun 1972 cars have the sticker which shows single picture for how to stow . But other cars like late 1972 and 1973 cars have the sticker which shows triple step for how to stow . Kats

I have never seen “ box wrench “ , ” set drivers “ , etc . One thing I want to tell you is , Fairlady Z parts catalogs never showen those tools in it. And also they do not have a section of “ audio “ and “ key “ , as well as “ model NO . Plate “ etc. I attached pictures which are never indicated in the Fairlady Z parts catalogs. I am still wondering how did they take an order from customer without those descriptions in their book ? This is my biggest question about the Fairlady Z parts catalogs. Kats

Hi , today I would like to show this, a set of 9 K chocks . They are provided by Jim , Zup here . Thank you so much Jim , I am so glad that the perfect matching date chocks are in my Z432’s tool bin !! I took pictures, thank you ! PS : you see the extra tools in the picture, a monkey wrench and a tire pressure gauge. They are my choice , I imagined when first owner bought the car , he would have chosen those tools from a Nissan dealer as an optional item . Other tools are STD for Z432 . Kats

Hi moelk , you nailed it ! Maybe an aerodynamics policy ? Alan , you have everything ! ! The electric water pump is totally unique for me, Mr. Watanabe really likes “ less weight , more power “ for everything. Kats

I am glad that my car has got its engine tuned by Mr.Watanabe , float level ,ignition timing , spark plugs, and carburetor balancing. The S20 became so much smooth, and sounds beautiful. I met Mr. Mouri , his green car was built by Mr.Watanabe , 250 bhp and FRP body panels all around . And it’s got real rally magnesium wheels !! It is daily shoes for his car , yes the car is his daily driver. Oh, and you see the valve cover , that is made of magnesium too. Kats

Mr.Watanabe has a lot of experience with S20 engine, especially Skyline GTR. He was a driver , then turned to be a mechanic. I saw so many S20 engines, 71A transmissions, R192 diffs, etc etc . I found S20- 000001 ! ! And also he keeps the last S20 engine , 002722 !! Even more, special works engine, parts , prototype engine, etc etc .. Kats

On the way to the heaven , I stayed at Onsen Ryokan (hot springs hotel) , a female manager was very interested in my car , she said it is so beautiful. I am glad to hear that !