SpeedRoo

If the vendor had returned to the car to original he may have realised a higher price. He could have sold off the competition parts separately. The bodywork and paintwork to blend the headlight cowls in with the body certainly detracted from the originality along with the paintwork to the front of the car after the battery exploded spilling acid. The price it sold for seems reasonable considering the condition and non standard parts.

Talk to you paintless dent removal expert, they should be able to sort it.

On the 10k BAT Blue 1972 240Z there's a signature for the inspector on the back of the "OK" decal in the rear quarter window. I've never seen this before, was it standard practice at the Nissan factory and does anyone know when it started and ended?

In early 1972 I believe the Datsun competition parts were only available in the USA through the two race shops campaigning the cars. It was until 1974 Datsun Competition parts were widely available. If you study the receipts closely you will see the pricing corresponds with the catalog for the race shop on the west coast of the USA. The installing dealer would have purchased from them and then fitted the parts in the dealer workshop. The name of the 240Z owner is visible on the car purchase receipts, he obviously was a bit of an enthusiast with a Shelby Cobra, Sunbeam Tiger and Lotus Europa in his collection. BRE Z parts catalog 3_71.pdf

You can download it here for free and print out the sections for the 240Z. https://240260280.com/Docs/TSB/Technical_Bulletins_1969_1972.pdf

I use Trico 44-200 Plastic Windshield Wiper Blade Refills. I just cut them to length and fit them into the existing blades. They come up on EBay fairly regularly. Roo

@Patcon love the lightweight interior, will make for one fast Z! Congrats on the first drive after all your hard work.

In the S30 service manual Nissan refer to it as "grease reservoir" (component number 13 page ST-10). On page ST-15 Instruction # 27 in the right column, they write "Fill the grease reservoir with multipurpose NLGI No. 0 grease, and attach the reservoir to the rack housing".

@zKars I had a closer look at my original and can't find a vent hole but I understand what you are saying.

Appreciate the nice words, Roo

I don't see why not, they just unscrew. The original could be refilled when the grease got low, these do the same.

G'day Dan, have sent you a PM. Roo

The reservoirs are hollow inside like the original, designed to hold grease just like the original. All the bits I have done are fully functional. The metal 3D printed gearknob came out really well, will post a picture next week. I replicated the Yazaki wire sets, did up 4 sets for myself. Hardest bit is the screen printing on the wire. With the amount of time they took there is no way I could sell them without making a loss so just did them for my cars.

The grease reservoir screws into the steering rack, Part # C4366-0501P (# 25 in the parts diagram). They were used up until July 1973. The originals get brittle and brake off at the thread, none have been available for years. We modelled up a CAD drawing from an original (brown stained part in the photo) and beefed up the section where the thread connects to the body. They are reproduced in oil/grease/UV resistant plastic and have the original correct JIS pipe thread to screw into the hole in the rack. Have done 50 of them so if anyone needs some let me know by PM. Prices is $40 each plus postage.

The original breaks where the screw goes through, as can be seen in the top left dove tail the metal is very thin. There was a left hand 80531-E4101and right hand 80530-E4101 part, used until July 1973. Nissan stopped making the part and replaced it with a symmetrical piece that fit both sides, bottom parts in photo, part # 80530-N3400; it requires different screws to fit. We modelled up the original style and added 1mm of extra metal to prevent breakages and the original screws are used. They were CNC machined from aluminum then tumbled to get the smooth finish the original had. We did up 50 sets, PM if you would like a set. Price is $80 for a set of 2 for left and right doors, plus postage.

Second reproduction part was the door dove tail. The original breaks where the screw goes through, as can be seen in the top left dove tail the metal is very thin. There was a left hand 80531-E4101and right hand 80530-E4101 part, used until July 1973. Nissan stopped making the part and replaced it with a symmetrical piece that fit both sides, part # 80530-N3400, it requires different screws to fit. We modelled up the original style and added 1mm of extra metal to prevent breakages and the original screws are used. They were CNC machined from aluminum then tumbled to get the smooth finish the original had. We did up 50 sets, I'll post an ad up in the parts for sale section of the forum.

Finished off some of the reproduction parts I need for my 1970 240Z. First up was the grease reservoir that screws into the steering rack, Part # C4366-0501P (# 25 in the parts diagram). They were used up until July 1973. The originals get brittle and brake off at the thread, none have been available for years. We modelled up a CAD drawing from an original (brown stained part in the photo) and beefed up the section where the thread connects to the body. They are reproduced in oil/grease/UV resistant plastic and have the original JIS pipe thread to screw into the hole in the rack. Have done 50 of them so if anyone needs some let me know, I'll post an ad in the parts for sale section.

Good to see someone else rebuilding them. He did miss out one part on reassembly, there's a disc with 4 holes in it that goes over the shaft to restrict the flow of grease into the rubber boot that he deleted. Also the Nissan boot has a bleed nipple on it, they are still available.

I'm fortunate that I have multiple daily drivers, rather than just one. In summer time the 240Z is my daily, along with a R53 Mini Cooper S, a 1999 Mazda Miata Sport, an Aston Martin V8 Vantage and a Toyota GR86. For load hauling and snow runs the Subaru legacy wagon gets the nod. Between my wife, my son and myself we need at least 3 dailies!

I think you may find @26th-Z and @Carl Beck already have most if not all of the documents. I've hoovered them up for my archive. Will be interesting to see what if goes for this time, I think it sold at least once or maybe twice since the last BAT appearance 6 years ago.

Missing dovetail on the passenger door, photo 150. Also the rubber weather strip under the door. They weren’t there in 2019 when it was last on BAT. I just remanufactured the early pre 1973 dovetails for my 1970/71 240Z as they were no longer available. Also did the plastic grease reservoir for the steering rack and the plastic cover for the battery. The Vintage Z cars were restored with parts that were available at the time, 1997/98; not always period correct parts but they did the best they could.

You'll probably find they are JIS tapered pipe threads. Nissan used them on the 240Z in a number of locations in differing sizes, including for grease fittings.

All the information is here, Carl Beck's car that he has just sold I believe. https://www.zhome.com/Racing/BahaBREZ.htm

I'm happy with how the dove tails turned out so I'll go ahead and have a batch made up if anyone needs them for a restoration. Just sourcing the right JIS screws.

The early 240Z had handed dove tails for the doors, a left and right sided fitting were required. Part numbers R 80530-E4101 and L 80531-E4101. https://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/Z-1969-1978/body-240z/body-side-trim-side-window/62 On later cars there were replaced with a symmetrical part that fit on either side. 80530-N3400 Biggest problems with the early ones were the tabs where the screws went through breaking off. Replacement factory parts haven't been available for years. Fortunately I have a set of unbroken originals which we modelled up and reproduced in aluminum. We added an extra 1mm around the screw holes to prevent the cracking and breaking. Just picked up the first samples to fit check and they work just like the originals. The original one is on the right, you can see the slight increase in thickness around the screw holes on the left one. Also modelled up and replicated the original plastic grease reservoir for the steering rack. I'll post details in a separate thread.