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Kats, Alan, I have "rubber" side sill trim and rear deck mat remaining from original. Leather texture. The rubber floor mats, if original, were replaced with carpeting long ago. I have never seen rubber floor mats, but I understand the driver mat had the Datsun logo pressed into the surface texture. Nice tunnel insulation, kats. I plan to cut new material from that pattern. My old material is indeed "soaked" in a tacky, sticky substance.

I had to go looking for it. Here is the link discussing the differences between Series One and Two cars. http://zhome.com/History/New71Late.htm

And further more.... a build date of 7/70 would indicate a Series 1 car. Datsun did not implement design or production changes based on Model year, but rather Calendar year during this period. Your car should exhibit all the characteristics of what we refer to as a "Series One" car.

Nissan specifically does NOT recommend removal of the cam towers for reasons of the cam bore alignment. If you surface the head or repair a warped head by surfacing, the cam tower alignment will need to be adjusted. Shims are available to raise the towers to the proper height after surfacing. Goodson Tools and Supplies #DHS-60 Head Saver Shims. You may have bronze intake valve seats and want to replace them to run unleaded gasoline. A 45 1/2 degree cut is specified for the valve face. Be sure to check for the correct margin on the valve - 0.4mm+ and 0.8mm for intake and exhaust respectively. The valve seat is cut at 30 degrees, 45 degrees, and 60 degrees top to bottom. The 45 degree cut corresponds to the valve face angle. The manuals I have discuss all of this over several pages. Aside from the Datsun engine manual, a really good source of info is "How to Rebuild Your Nissan and Datsun OHC Engine"; Tom Monroe, 1998, 2001

I only have the original jute on the tunnel. It was glued to the tunnel and then sprayed with contact adheasive for the vinyl covering. Thus the sticky nature? However, my jute is very dark brown and the solution mentioned could very well be the explanation of color. Too bad we can't all get together and compare! Many, many thanks kats. I saved all your photographs for reference. I believe you have researched the "correct" jute and carpet. I will make a point of looking at the early cars I have access to and reply to this post with my findings.

Kats, Did you make tracings of the patterns? I removed the jute padding from my tunnel and traced a pattern. This is very interesting. Does the jute cover the rear bulkhead? Is the jute exposed under the tool lids. or does this have carpet also? Your car is looking great!

I bought a used one browsing on Amazon.

Given my sick sense of humor, I would suggest showing the car in the "Gross-out Pig Category". Trophy winner, there.... As a "show car", you could trailer it.

I was looking at wheels, Guus. Did you see the lovely wheels on the 432? I'm convinced, now, that I prefer a polished rim to the all dark wheel. I like the larger darkend center, but polished rim. What a nice variety of wheels! Hello kats!

Are the headlight scoops metal or FRP? Welding a stud extension on to the FRP scoops / buckets could be a problem, depending on how short the fixed stud is by now. I have had luck carving out the old stud and replacing it in an epoxy bed. How good of a welder are you? Weld the old part back on if you have to and tap the threads when you are finished. Wd 40 is a petrolium based light lubricant. It will evaporate. A penetrating oil should be used to free corroded fasteners. Kroil is great stuff. I like "PB Blaster" also. I have seen this discussion many times on this site. Wd 40 is for assembly - Not disassembly or the stuff to use for corroded fasteners.

I would like the door hinges, please.

I'll give you the quick method for white smoke. Check your cylinder compression by standard compression guage test - remove the spark plugs and test each cylinder by turning over the engine on the starter five to ten rotations. Each cylinder should read around 160 psi or so evenly within 5% or so. If you find a low cylinder, squirt some 3-in-1 oil in the cylinder and check the compression again. 140 psi is getting pretty low for any cylinder. Suspect worn rings if the psi increases substantially. If there is no increased psi, suspect worn valve guides or valve problems. Black smoke is from an improper fuel mixture (rich). Steam is a blown head gasket or worse. This info is pretty basic just to give you an idea of specific questions that will be asked sooner or later. Check it all out and let us know what you find.

I spent a time looking for original braided hoses and had some luck, but nothing with the radiator hoses. I saw a pair on ebay months ago and they were expensive. There is a peculiar reducer hose sold commonly with braiding. Braided hose can be purchased in coils of various diameters, but the shaped hose are really tough. Good luck and keep looking!

Those are really nice parts, Ben. I wanted to add that the quarter panels are not easy to install especially where the seam meets the roof. That connection which I believe is a three layer overlap seam is structurally important.

Hey - let's not forget the guy who started this conversation! Geez. Get zinged and have my thread hogged in on all in one day! Must be Mercury in retrograde or something! I want one also!

The original grease fitting for the steering rack PN C4366-0501P was a plastic cylinder that screwed into the rack housing. A useless part, most were thrown away when the rack was greased and replaced with a nipple grease fitting. See parts fiche B 16 section 101-4 item number 25 "reservoir-oil (with grease)" I might make reproductions if I find a nice one.

Here we go again! http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=34204&item=2441005553

Wow! That is about the price from Datsun Freeway - delivered - IF they are still available, as Alan indicated. My current research indicates they are. 55,000 yen + 2750 yen tax + shipping. At that price, a stone pit would indeed hurt! My research turned up other information about the covers. I just found and bought a new pair. The Datsun Freeway price seems to be the standard value or last price known. Several people had your idea, 2Many, and they are out there. Used sets are out there also and you will see them probably on ebay from time to time as you see 'D' hubcaps. I saw a used set on a Japanese Yahoo site go for $150 a month ago. I saw a used ZG set on ebay several months ago - "buy-it-now" $125. It lasted not 30 minutes. There is discussion amongst the collectors about what will happen when the dust settles and everyone who will have a surviving car will have the pieces thus making them unavailable - priceless. We might expect reproductions to become popular in the future. I have been toying with the idea of plastic casting radio face plates. Anyone interested?

Here is the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2439867802 Of, course, the car is NOT rare. The interior looks nice. What is up with the rear bumper? Are those brackets on upside down, or are they front brackets mounted upside down? kats has been looking for Japanese Bridgestone 175 SR14 tires. If those rear tires are original, (my God don't drive on them), he may be interested.

Hello Eric! Would love to know where you are finding them in Japan for that price!

I found this picture on the Club S30 site and thought to add it to this thread which I thoroughly enjoyed. Try to read some of the text and you will find wheel sizes, model numbers and years?