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Dave Yes I think it does sit loose behind the seats. Whilst sorting out some of the manuals I have for my z I came across a pretty scrappy piece of paper that lists the contents of the tool box in a 240z. It doesn't shed any light on the actual contents of the tool bag, and so doesn't actually tell you whether there should be any spanners in the tool bag. I'll be honest, I don't know for sure whether this comes from a series 1 car or not. Anyone alse seen one of these? regards Andrew

Guys Here's a quick and dirty example photo from my manual. There are many others. You can see that number 27 ( which refers to the hand throttle )has a strip of paper stuck over the top. Although the hand throttle is still shown in the picture. :stupid: regards Andrew

26thz My Jan 1970 handbook seems to be the same as what Kats was referring to. It has paper stuck over the sections related to the throttle control, but you can see what is underneath. Must have been an interesting job for someone, to go through the manuals that had been produced and stick those bits of paper in :stupid: Looking at the picture closely, in some of the pictures of the choke and throttle control they look more closely matched to the squarer knobs and in some they look more like the round knobs. Whilst we are as MikeW says dealing with hand drawn pictures, I would say that the round and square knobs seem to both be in existence by Jan 1970 at the latest. Andrew

Simple marketing probably. All products/brands have a life cycle, but that life may be short or long. Oldsmobile sounds like it has had a long product life cycle and been a great 'cash cow' that has been milked for a number of years, with minimal investment and has turned a good profit for GM in the last few years. Once it stops making money. It gets dropped like a hot rock. Just my thoughts Andrew

A wise man said to me recently: 'purchase of tools is always an investment unlike a datsun 240z':classic:

Well I feel quite sorry for the guy. I know we won't get to hear the full story, but all he seemed to want to do is have a quiet life working on his car, what's the harm in that? I know my wife would disagree however..... :classic:

Dave I'll check and post back. I've also just PM'ed you. :classic: regards Andrew

Kats/Gav240z there is a conversion guide from old yuasa batteries to new exide batteries on the following link. Some of the yuasa batteries numbers have N50 in them. No detailed pictures though http://www.exide.co.nz/pdf/section2.pdf

The Haynes manual has a section on how to take apart and rebuild a sevo. But I heard only the early (1970-1972) booster can be rebuilt 'at home'. FWIW Andrew

No HS vin car imported by Nissan in the early 1970's to the UK had the date plate in the door jamb. As far as I know they had no dating on them at all. So engine/Vin number is the only way to date UK HS series cars. Andrew

I attempted to get some information into this topic recently. It appears that suspension techniques sway bar kit part no 52095 includes one of the 'non-drilling' 3/4in rear sway bars. There is also a nismo 'non drilling' 7/8in rear sway bar available. But it is $200 on its own. If I can find the part number I will post it here. regards Andrew

Does anyone know where HS30 00026 or PS-00026 is? I know of 2 early series 1 cars in the UK which are HS 00034 & 35. In all the discussions I have heard/seen about the HLS30 vin numbers I have never heard of HLS30-00034 and 35 being referred to. (HLS30 00034 &35 are not listed on the IZCC register either) If someone knows where these ( or perhaps some other examples of same vin number/different model) perhaps the question of whether there are separate number series for each HS model could be put to bed for good. Interestingly HS30 00035 has an engine number into 5 figures ( about 10-11000) which puts its COMPLETION date somewhere around mid 1970, if the engine number is a good guide to completion. Kats: great detail on Mr Watanbe's car. I'm going to check if there is anything similar on mine. What date is on the seat belts on your car? FWIW Andrew

heres a thread that mentions the 'reaction disk' in the servo. About half way down first page. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=12572&highlight=rubber+disc regards Andrew

beat me to it Bambikiller:classic:

I don't know if this help, but someone posted here recently that if the servo/booster pushrod is removed and a rubber disc inside the servo gets dislodged, then the symptoms are exactly as you describe. Nothing at first and then Bamm

sticking my oar in with a bit of heresay and assumption.:classic: My understanding of the production scheduling surrounding the export of 240z's ONLY, is that someone in Nissan decided that the US market had priority and that a huge effort to produce LHD cars took place in late 1969. If this is the case did Nissan effectively 'down tools' on the RHD cars until it got its LHD production up to speed, or did it continue producing RHD cars for models other than the 240z. The amount of RHD fairladys and possibly other models from 1969 would suggest to me that RHD production did continue. I have pictured in the past the idea of low vin RHD 240z perhaps being part finished in 1969 and then completed later when LHD production allowed, but that seems unlikely given that RHD models other than the 240z were being produced in 1969. This is perhaps where the low vin RHD 240z's owners start to believe that their cars were produced in 1969. From my own point of view I have often heard it suggested that the date on the seatbelts is a good dater of when the car was produced. On my own car dated April 1970 the seat belts are dated dec 1969, but I doubt that that was when it left the factory. More likely there was some stockpiling of parts such as seat belts during late 1969 in preparation of the push for LHD production in early 1970, which were actually used up on early 1970 cars. Possible ( but unlikely) that my car has had the seat belts replaced I suppose. for what its worth Andrew

Doug As far as I can see the 'non return' bits' are the rubber flaps attached to the inside of the panel, so fumes can exit the car, but any fumes trying to get back into the car push the rubber flaps shut and stop the fumes. No more complicated than that. I'll post the pictures later on. I hope they will help. regards Andrew

I'll post some pictures later today unless anyone beats me to it:classic: Andrew

How about trying to make one? Doesn't seem to be too complicated. Its a 2-3 mm thick sheet of hard plastic with some louvres in it and a couple of flat rubber doors on the rearside? Or perhaps it is more complicated than it looks?

Rolf If your car is an ex-USA car then standard front springs will be much longer than the rears. If it's a euro car counting the number of coils and comparing to the spec in a Haynes manual (I think) was OK for me. Hope it helps Andrew

No problem 26thz, let me know if you need any better pictures. I have the rear deck jute too but I think Kats pictures are the same as mine. Most of the new jute I have looked at over here is also not quite the same, but I keep on looking.:classic: Hope the z convention goes well. regards Andrew

Give yourself a pat on the back Kats, I am sure everyone here thinks your car is one of the best original ones in existence. I hope your car reaches LA OK and you enjoy the convention. regards Andrew

I have admit I have bought a couple of these so called 'grab bags' just to get one or 2 sundry trim items, that I have not been able to get elsewhere. They have never been more than us$5-$10 though and at that price I feel are worth it. Nothing in that 'treasure' that is particularly rare as far as I can see but I can't make out some of the smaller items. just my opinion Andrew

picture 3 footwell ( passenger side I think - Left hand drive)

picture 2