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@kats I should have know this about the inspection lids! The earliest cars I have after the 69's is #672/913 and 954. I will take a look at their inspection lid. I'm very curious, becuase just a tab welded to the inspection lid souns like a temporialy fix. I'll show soon some pictures

@HS30-H On BAT people don't take you serious when you are not from the US. I guess this L4steppre never took a 240 apart. Because than he would know that drilling holes in doorcards and doors and putting in screws without prefab the location, wasn't the way the Nissan Factory operated. Thanks, I will take a look at Jalopy!! For me the beauty of the S30's is that they designed it extremely light. After taking apart several 240's I can see without knowing the VIN# wich of the 2 bodyshells is earlier than the other, teh later one has always more reinforcements. But still I have to learn a lot of things, and one day I hope I will have a PS30. I drove the car of Kats in summer 2018 when I visited Japan. The S30 wich made me smile the most is this 1970 US (see picture) market car with triple Mikuni's, matching but improved engine with a 2,8 crank, LSD, 5-speed, coilovers and improved brakes. End of september I did a trip with it in the South of France of about 4000KM. To replace this I'm building a period correct HLS30 #156 with all period/Nissan/Datsun competition parts I can get.

@Jason240z Till now from the US, but working on alternative solution and also some NOS ones

@HS30-H @katsThank you very much!!!! I think you must be Allen! Kats always mentioned your knowledge! In the beginning I was only focused on US cars, but I have also some EU cars with VINs around HLS30-39000 and they have the "Delux"seats. So I was confused, becuase US cars around the same VIN had the simple mechanism. I thought they were not correct! But now for me a big confusion is solved.

@kats About the seats of the silver Z432 December 1970 made, that is owned by Mr. Yoshida , Where there already new seat meachanisms used on series 1 cars?

@26th-Z M69 cars have also no rear window defroggers. Very special that my HLS30-00023 has been very close with your HLS30-00026 on the production line. Here is the engine for #23

@kats I was mistaken with my 69 cars about the clip. The later cars have the clip, but a different inspection lid. I have a bad quality picture here. The early fenders and the plastic clip are on my #3394 car but not anymore on my #3957 car

Hello Kats, @katsMaybe beter to do the discussions here than on Whatsapp. I think the silver Z432that is owned by Mr. Yoshida , December 1970 made, has seats of a 1972 car. I'm in the proces of restoring 69 seats and its very difficult to see differences with 1970 seats. The hardware of the seats is the same. But a car with 21K miles can already have an inflated seat cushion is my experience @CanTechZ Ithink we came to a conclusion about the screws! The picture of the seat protector you are showing is of a 69 car. I don't know till wich VIN the cars had the seatprotectors. But many lost them in the battle @kats The taillights without marks on the upper part were used till around VIN 12000. BUt I have to check. Later series one cars had already the marks on the upper part of the taillights. So I have been hoarding them for some time. @kats The radiator cap I don't know, I have to check. My radiators I already restored with the correct parts @kats The green Z432 must have been produced in late 69 due to the clip of the inspection lid. This clip and the way it is positioned means the car has also the first type of frontfenders

Hello Kats, I think it is obvious that these screws were not installed by the factory. Given the fact they are mounted at different positions I suggust you are right and they were installed by the dealer for a quick fix. And the fact that not all cars had these screws support that suggestion. None of my 69 cars had the screws, nor the cars between #600 and ViN #9300. Around this VIN I have #3394, @3957 and #4318, but non of these car had holes in the doorcards or in the door itself.

@ Zed Head, Thanks, I put the questin about the plastic panels in the Parts wnated area.

Hello, I’m Chris from the Netherlands. I’m new here and looking for people who can help me on specific parts. As the blue panels and the right vinyl. Als looking for a left door clear glass window. about the car, it was in much better condition as I expected it to be.