26th-Z

I did a blurb on ash trays a year or so ago. It's in the archives somewhere. Early ash trays came in black plastic with hollow handles and solid handles. They also came in grey plastic painted black. The little L shape chromed piece that mlc240Z talks about could very well be the tab with the grill broken off. I would be interested in seeing a picture. 26 didn't have a chrome grill inside - just a little L piece. I'm wondering. 27 has the chrome grill...err...rusted chrome grill. They both have grey plastic painted black a peculiarity of the early cars. I was able to find ash trays easily a year or so ago for around $25. Then they jumped to $75 minimum and I sold my spares. Should have held on to them, huh? I think the new one in my pictures above went for $250. Consoles have done the same thing in price, and now the choke plates have gone thru the roof. I am looking for the filler plug on the choke plate that fills the defroster switch cutout. Every console has the plug for the driving light / parking light switches, but I want one that fills the defroster switch as the babes don't have rear hatch defroster glass. Another peculiarity of the early cars.

Soap and water is just fine. Seat belt restoration services: http://www.ssnake-oyl.com/

Is this being cruel? The only glue I have found that will work on repairing ash trays is "SuperGlue". Ash trays have indeed risen in value over the last year or so. Yes, the series one snufter is quite different. Actually, there are three different variants of the original snufter. I saw a new one on eBay not too long ago. And before you ask, this is an old photo. No, I don't have any.

Thanks Vicky. I'll look into it. 29th would be a vintage racer in my stable. Perhaps restored to Ron Carter's standard or how about a Bob Sharp replicar? I would buy some land and build a barn big enough to hold all the cars. You DO realize that 20th- Z is available, don't you, Stephen? I would emass the entire 20 series family line and buy a huge tractor-trailer rig driven by Hooter's babes to travel the country and display the cars. I would have a whole swarm of Japanese Umbrella Girls to pose as spokesmodels and as soon as I win the lottery, the plan begins. Of course, we could start taking up collections here at the club. Send me your certifeid cashier's check for twenty thousand yen and I'll gladly refund the balance of your personal contribution!

Greetings RedHotZ!

Have you talked to Les Canaday? http://www.classicdatsun.com/ Try John Jefferies http://www.baddogparts.com/index.htm

I thought you were headed that way when you first wrote me. Lets see if we can't find 29th a good home. I must say that over the past year or so, I have seen quite a few nice cars trade hands. Keep your eyes peeled.

Replacement mast kits like that one have been unobtanium for some time. That little baby is worth some bucks!

Jerry, Start with a web search on chrome plating and read up on the subject. Then contact a few different platers and discuss your project and their services including pricing. Most platers won't quote you over the phone. A leap of faith is probably going to be involved. But read up on the process and the different types of services you can find. Discuss in full the type of work you think you will need and what your expectations are. Then decide who to deal with. There is cheap, thin plating like Nissan provided, and there is thick lucious chrome plating for museum pieces. I found a place in Alabama I will probably use. I know there is a drop dead fantastic place up around Philidelphia, but they were the priciest I found. Most plating shops will strip, weld, fill and grind. (edit) Sorry, I had to loose an eBay auction while I was writing this. :mad: The chrome plating that Nissan used is very thin and the base metals are thin. That is why they rust. Most chrome shops are going to provide a better result. As they say; "It's all in the prep work". And finally, I think it is still cheaper to buy new bumpers than to have them re-chromed. Rubber is getting harder and harder to find. I imagine someone will start making repro rubber soon.

All the time. Don't let them fool you into thinking that everything you can look up is available. What you do is order, give them your credit card number, and they bill you for what they ship you. Quite often they e-mail confirm the order prior to shipping and billing

Alan, You are absolutely right. And, looking back, I noticed I said the same thing. It's the "race-on-Sunday / Sell-on-Monday" American way of looking at things. Like NASCAR fans actually think there are Chevrolets racing out there! It's simply the American way of expression and no harm is meant. To us, the Fairlady is the 350 because that's what we can identify with. Porsche, BMW and Mercedes people have the same problem. Incidently, the NASCAR engineers and designers spend most of their time out of the country talking to European and Japanese teams about the latest technology. Few Americans realize that.

Yes perhaps, Vicky. Check this JGTC link http://www.jgtcusa.net/jgtc_origins.html The California event was more of a demonstration of how much fun they are having over in Japan. The top 25 cars from the series were invited as well as some American entrants. The race was 200km? I think and this car won in the GT 500 class. It is a Type Z33, 3 liter, twin turbo DOHC 24 valve developing 465+ HP at 5600 rpm (ie. "rocket ship"). Toshihiro Kaneishi and Erik Comas drove the car. The Xanavi Fairlady Z won the championship in the GT 500 class. I love that picture with Ron Carter's car; "A pair of champions"!

Yes it does remind me of IMSA, and that's exactly why I like it so much. Rock'm - sock'm - let's race action and spectacle extrodinaire. Money is no object / talent prevails, and may the best effort win. You all check out that link I posted a few threads up and make sure to catch the Umbrella Girls in the photo galleries. It is all part of the show.

Here are a couple of early photographs I have from the archives. The early poilce cars were indeed 432s. Hope this helps. Why deosn't someone build a replica?

Hello Jerry! Sorry to jump in on this thread so late, but I made it!!! Welcome to the club and thanks for posting your car (s). Pretty cool, huh everyone? Her Majesty the 29th is a racer!!! Jerry, there are a few fellows here who are well versed in the competition parts subjects and you will find quite a bit of information in the archives. Mr. W?? You make me smile HLS30-H!!!!

I want to thank Ben for posting his pictures and express my envy. I hope you didn't have too much fun, Ben!!! The JGTC series has been a great success and I have been following it all year. How I wish I could have attended at least one race. Ron Carter's car is absolutely superb and the photos with the 350Z are beyond exclamation. WOW!!! What a great photo! Many thanks to everyone. You have given me a smile.

You can actually use the vise and socket method to press out the U-joint cup by placing the drift for one cup in one side of the jaw and big spacer over the shaft flange on the other jaw. Closing the vise will press out the cup to the spacer side. This avoids the mistakes associated with beating things with a hammer, like bruised fingers and broken flanges.

I saw these the other day. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4512710030&category=34206&sspagename=WDVW

Roadworthy !?!??? Err yea, I guess Princess 27 is more roadwothy...she rolls. Down hill. My avatar is Her Majesty, buck-arse naked, at the dipping spa. I'll be pleased to change avatars when she is without paint and rust. You guys can save the picture to your porn files. Any specific position you prefer? 26 also has what would be a running engine and transmission. They are pretty much finished and ready to bolt back in the car. Princess 27 is resting in a tent in my back yard along with a ton of body parts and spare stuff. It sure is nice to have people on this site with S30 models seriously uncommon to American shores. I admire the G-nose and always look forward to seeing a car so equipped. I know of several beautiful "reproductions" and must say that if I wasn't in the low serial number game, I would either build a G-nose repro or import a real one.

I think I have a better "pig" that will cost much more to restore. Actually, Princess 27 is very beautiful and descends from royalty, but the guy who writes that article doesn't recognize sentimental value.

Lets welcome JLPurcell to the club. Start a new post, JL, and tell us about your cars.

Hey! There you are, JL. My avatar photo was taken about a month ago - October 2004. As you can see, 26 is a stripped body shell. So the story goes that "Her Majesty the 26th" decsendent from the House of Dat, is taking spa for the winter at the royal and celebrity famous dipping spa "Revivations" in Wauchula, Florida. She will emerge some time in March completely 100% rust free and her restoration will begin from there. I hope to have her green again by the end of the summer - about one year behind the original schedule.

I think seat belts are required by federal law everywhere in America now. Helmets are required for bicycles in Florida. (I have been hit - no injuries other than a strawberry on my shoulder) But what really gets me is that the helmet law for motorcycles was retracted in Florida.

I could use a couple of the plastic reservoirs if anybody has some. They were original to the series one.