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Hi xs10shl!! Thank you so much for your comment, I want to talk and share more information about Z432 with you. I saw the picture of S20 engine which is equipped with DCOE and original air cleaner, so he must arange attachment like you told us. I will post the picture later. kats

Hi Fred, You have a 69 Fairlady ZL! That is a super rare car even in Japan , only very very few 69 Fairlady Z/ZL might be survived in the world. I guess currently they are less than Z432( approx.480? made ,currently 100 are still on the road) , or even could be rare as Z432-R ( approx. 25 ? released to the public , currently 12 are found) On Oct 1969, 48 domestic S30 were made( Fairlady Z/ZL/Z432) ,total 67 domestic cars at that period. Until Oct 1969, 58 240Z were made. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/thread7801-2.html I want to know your car's VIN, that is very interesting! kats

Thank you Chris! How are you and sisters doing? Have you completed working on 26th and 27th? I want to see the progress. 26th has a 8 track, that is a rare item in your country , enjoy the sound! kats

Hi, Z432 had an accident on the back of the car , I noticed the back panel is something wrong, it should be much round, should have more nice curve below the bumper. I happened to see the old photo of my car from the Japanese car magazine which my friend Mr.Ukai( chief editor of Car Magazine) sent me. The registration plate shows Shinagawa 51 RU 28-98 this is my car! And this car has already unusual back panel. So I found my car had an accident in some 1970's according the pohoto was taken. Now you can tell the difference, before the restoration the panel was fixed badly, but now the car has complete new OEM panel on the back. My car had head lamp covers, I have complete set of them new( trim rings are re-chromed came from old ones,this is the best way to achive the best ring shape ) but I like the edge of original plastic lamp case, so I want to keep them in my shelf. Kats

Z432 is like this now. I bought a set of new tire, I think they are the best looking for old cars which we can buy from Bridgestone recently. Actually they are for the CAB:classic: MILEX TA21. Kats

My Z432 has dual speakers for the 8 track stereo, but I found the bracket has two types of shape. Left speaker 's bracket is not a circle while the other side is a circle. Which is the earliest? From the service bulletin issued Nov 1969, the illustration is showing not circle bracket. It is interesting! And the speakers are not the original earliest ones, but they came from a 1973 240Z. The speakers have silk screen on the top, how about yours? Kats

My Z432 was something missing for the air cleaner. I found it needs 4 hose clamps on the back. I pulled them from my old spare cleaner box, clean them and installed them. Oh yes,I will replace a water hose to the cloth braided hose when I bring my Z432 to Sandiego 2014:classic: Kats

Hello All, Thank you so much for watching, I did not put progress about a year ,my Z432 had a serious problem on floors and doors, also tail light panel. 5 years ago I bought this Z432, I thought the whole body was restored good, but it was not. I had enjoyed driving it very much, even in the rain.The car is now no more showroom condition,but floors/doors/tail light panel looked new. Kats

Hello All, I could not drive my Z432 for a year due to floor rebuilding, but in Aug it made back. I replaced front springs new ones, now the car looked correct as factory photo. You may notice the car has later disk for front brakes. Kats

Thank you so much everyone, I sould say thank you for each of you , some of you provided phone number , transaction history , story of doing business with him , etc, these informations are very helpful for me. I was thinking about calling eBay , but did not just I was very busy. The seller taaroa477 gave me a reply, and he refunded me 710.00 USD on 13th Jan. That was almost one month gap. I had been asking him if he did not send the wheels, please refund the money. He said during his vacation, he would have think the wheels delivered , but he was informed they did not by his close friend in this CZCC. He then found the wheels were sent back to a local post office, Then he got e-mail me back quickly with the refund. I want to apologize everyone here, also taaroa477. He just went a vacation. Not ignored me. I am very sorry about this. kats

Thank you every one, I am trying to report this problem to ebay but I am worried about I might not be able to, because the item which I paid for is not my wining bid. As I told before, taaroa477 offered me to sell the wheels for me when the wheels were still active on ebay. I did not make a bid because he said he sells the wheels for me, but I see someone became a wining bidder. The item is http://www.ebay.com/itm/220889331988?item=220889331988&viewitem=&sspagename=ADME:X:RTQ:MOTORS:1123&vxp=mtr taaroa477 still keeps ignoring me, he does not reply for my e-mail since 25th Nov. He said he would ship monday( 28th Nov) but still I have not received yet. I thought taaroa477 has quit ebay, but he has not, he is still doing business with someone according to see the feedbacks recently. kats

Thank you esmit208 and SteveJ, I will try that. I will post this another category which can be seen everybody. kats

Hello, I payed him 710 U.S.D for a set of wheels.They were once on ebay and sold,but the buyer was a non payment buyer . Then taaroa477 offered me the wheels and I payed him 10th Nov via Paypal. I asked him repeatedly when he is going to ship but he does not reply me . I have been waiting a month but no reply. What should I do? Kats

Hello, I have been so busy, nothing special for my Zs. I renew my website, the main theme is boosting Mr.Tamura for public. I do not think it is enough to appeal though.. Also my 240Z has got Michelin XWX 205 70 VR 14, as some of you already know this tire is not good driving performance but I really love this tread pattern. kats http://www.geocities.jp/datsunz903/index.html

Like Arne said, right side of the car is heavy. Especially Export 240Zs have a big battery. I thought L24's intake and exhaust manifolds and carbrators are heavy, but maybe not that much to compare the right side. Z432's S20 engine is right side heavy, all the things installed right side.On the left side, only stainless exhaust manifold and small battery. We are sitting almost in front of the rear tyre, yes(^0^) kats

Thank you All, thank you. I should not say all S30 have same , thank you Alan. I should say in terms of early S30s,I looked up Oct 1969 LHD 240Z parts catalog, Dec 1970 RHD 240Z parts catalog, Mar 1970 Fair lady-Z parts catalog. Springs are all the same except Z432. (for RHD 240Z, there is an option though) Shock absorbers are all the same even Z432. Some point in 1970, changes were made. Mr.Miyazaki( S30 test team, not test crew in the U.S. late 1969) show us some reports, Euro 240Z was finally settled in Mar 1971. The one interesting reports there,it says Apr 1970 : at Yatabe test circuit, Euro version (HLS30Q) project started using HLS30U( US spec) they found bad cross wind stability in high speed cruising Jun 1970 : Euro version was set. It says this suspension set up is same as Z432, same spring rates and same front / rear stabilizer.Shocks are the same of all the S30. At this point, rear spoiler only. Aug 1970 : Above Euro car(s?) was shipped by boat to DATSUN Netherlands Nov 1970 : DATSUN Netherlands tested and reported feed backs.They said "The side wind stability is Very Bad. This is caused by the following points" 1,The center of gravity is a bit too high 2,Too much body roll caused by bad shock absorber 3,Roll bars in front and rear are too light After this reports, the team took immediate action.First, they took a rally car Monte spec, then tested. to be continued. kats

Hello, I have a question, I looked up earliest parts catalogs both LHD and RHD, springs are exactly same for both.(except Z432,of course this car is RHD only) I thought the reason of front springs are different right side and left side because of the driver and related systems weight( steering/pedals/guages e.t.c), but seems not. Because of what? I think LHD should have inverted springs right side and left side. All S30 have longer spring on the right side than left side, they become same length when installed.Please see attached picture. Long spring means soft(confortable) ? or stiff ? If it means soft, I can see this is reasonable for RHD cars, but I do not get it for LHD cars. Am I slant little bit to the driver's side when I am in the each car's (LHD and RHD) cockpit? Any thoughts would be appreciate. kats

Hello esprist, This video is nice as you can see rare tail lights,are they speaking German or French? I think a red one is a Vintage Z program, a silver one is an Euro as it has orange reverse lights. Also I saw this orange reverse light on restored French 240Z. http://datsunz.online.fr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17:240z-bleue-comme-neuve&catid=7:cars-for-sale&Itemid=35 kats

What a great story, 240ZGL , you have got an early original in the U.S.A. Congratulations! Hello Fred, thank you very much, how are you doing? I know your attic contains lots of tresures which are hard to come by. kats PS: attached photos are PS30-00087, restored in the same shop two years ago where my Z432 had.She is a sister of my Z432(PS30-00088) she was a silver, but now turned white.She has got an original early rear spoiler.

Thank you 240ZGL, Yours also looks great, seems to me it is an early one? My understandings is the aftermarket spoiler which we can buy in the U.S.A. is a bit bigger than the original. Yours looks like exact original. kats

Hi Bryan, I used this paint can bought from a local auto shop. It says Dark grey metalic for 1985or later.Safari , Cedlic, e.t.c. I want to have fun, for me it does not matter original color or not as long as the spoiler is original. kats

Hi, These photos are typical aftermarket early spoiler in Japan. Please note shorter ribs and different inside and without bolts. kats

Thank you, Yesterday I replaced a grill of Z432,did you notice my Z432 had been with a later front grill? Please see these two grills, expanded metal grill is different of its size. Later grill can be count 8 rectangles in vertical while early grill can be count 11. Now I am happy with it, I painted it by myself. Enjoy pictures! kats

Hi,Thank you everyone,I did restored the spoiler.I am not happy with its finish, I should work hard for sanding and painting.But currently this is my best,do not look it closely!I used a heat gun to be flexible the portion of it where should be straighten.Also I put FRP liquid and cloth to fill the gap between body panel and the spoiler.And for reinforce the spoiler.Color is not matching for the original,but I am OK.Please note 3 holes for the emblem on the back,they are a good sign of original early one.The earliest spoiler has only one emblem " Fairlady Z" . These holes are exactly correct locations and dot size.Compare the official photo of Z432-R, you will see mine has the same location of the emblem. I looked into holes from inside of the spoiler,there are no evidence of repairing or filling extra holes. kats

Hi, The best example of the color is the official photo and the parts which have been kept in the shelf. As Chris posted #10, pictures of less teeth caps are the gift from Mr.Matsuo in 2003. The picture was taken soon after I back home and opened from the paper cover. Mr.Matsuo bought a S30S(Fairlady-Z,standard model) in late 1970 (actually he had placed an order much earlier) and he bought this caps, fog lamps, auto antenna, e.t.c.But he did not installed caps,they had been in a stowage almost 35 years. I think ZCCA judges can tell the difference,the color and rim.Less teeth is more curved on the rim, more teeth is darker grey. Please see the green S30S, this car must be very early production(this picture from the car magazine issued Dec 1969) and it has later(more teeth) valve position. So, not always valve position tells early or late. I think when the car is judged without take off the caps, we can see the caps are early or late using a method of color and rim. kats