26th-Z

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/old-wanted-ads/7215-dash-restoration.html Search for "dash restoration" and go way back to conversations seven or eight years ago. That should answer all your questions - and hopefully encourage you!

Amar, I have Charlie's floor pans and one rail in 26th. I had to locate the tension rod pocket and align the sway-bar mounts when fitting the frame rail. I was fully expecting the effort to cut and fit everything. That's metal work. I see you have some other patchwork to do. So did I. That's metal work! Take your time and do it right - it's well worth it. I can't over emphasize spending the time to make sure the chassis mounting points align.

Jeremy, Without pictures, it's impossible to determine what you have. It's possible that you have a Nissan / Datsun competition roll bar but I have only seen pictures of it. The roll bar is quite distinctive in that it bolts to specific areas of the chassis and has two rear braces. A Datsun competition department parts bulletin I have lists one from Bob Sharp Racing - part number 88888-BSR00 "Full width 1-1/2" seamless tubing w/ back braces. Complete w/ bolts, plates and template for cutting floor $79". Another listing comes from the Nissan (Japan) Sports Option parts catalog. 96100-E7275; Kit-Safety Bar. I don't see a roll bar listed in my BRE / Interpart catalog. I would guess that in all probability you have a welded prefabricated roll bar / roll hoop assembly marketed here in America by any one of a number of performance market retailers.

Yep, I agree. The 4-1/2" wheel is 40300-E4100. My US parts book shows just the 5" and 5-1/2" and my Japanese parts book lists the 4-1/2" wheel for the L20 series cars. It shows the 5" wheel for the L24 series and the 5-1/2" wheel for the PZ series. In terms of fit for the wheel cover, I have never heard of a successful fit for anything other than the stock steel wheel.

Osteopath, Try the search function on the site and you may find more information. An original steel wheel for your car is part number 40300-E4400 which is a 5-J x 14 size. 40300-E4600 is a 5-1/2 J x 14 optional wheel originally offered. They look like the pictures I have attached - black exterior / silver interior. Originally, the tire offered was a 175 SR-14 tubeless radial or a 175 HR-14. I'm currently not aware that this size is manufactured anymore, however 185 and 195 sizes are available and they fit fine. Wheels were encoded with a date of manufacture. If you are particularly nit-picky, you would want a wheel set date stamped prior to your month and year of manufacture, but once the hubcap is on, no one will be able to discern. I seriously doubt that Nissan has these wheels available so your search is probably going to include eBay and junk yards. Look out for rust. I had my sets refurbished several years ago for about $75 / wheel.

Hmmm... the car is in Sarasota. I may give the guy a call. The photos look fantastic. Compare this to a Ford GT40 replica. A Shelby Daytona replica. A Ferrari P4 replica. 100k isn't that far off.

Machine screw, black oxide coating, phillips head, countersunk, flat top - part number 08320-51242

Yea...I remember that car...January...yea. It appears as though the current seller cleaned the car up real well and is trying to flip it. I'm still curious. Does it run?

I was just gonna say; "be careful with what you are dissolving". Trying to dissolve the glue could also dissolve the paint, or the vinyl, or anything plastic. If you got the glue to the point of rolling up in little balls, you got it good. Yes, when you wipe the stuff off it's gonna clog up your rag! You'll need lots of rags.

That car looks very much like 27th. Does it run? Jim, I think your estimate for restoration is way low however I think that restored to that 'as delivered' condition would yield what the restoration ends up costing, (labor comment well taken) or, break even. I'm anxious to see what it sells for. Perhaps one would consider restoring it to 'barn find' condition!

Yea, well...there is no fender on 26th to crawl up under...and no suspension to mount a wheel on either! We're still "restorating".

What do I think? I think I have my 'A's and 'B's mixed up! And I also thought it was a spoke style issue but what you point out, Dan, is perfectly logical. So I guess I have to admit that I don't know squat about all this high-tech offset and backspacing lingo! So, I went out to the shop and measured mine. Turns out I have 14x6.5j type As! Surprise! I have Toyo Spectrum radials mounted - P185/70 R14s. Some time ago, I loaned my wheels and tires to a friend (280Z) while he had his wheels done. No issues. I'm going to have to read up on the offset explanation, evidently I don't understand what I think I do, however my roughly measured backspacing ( back of center plate to rim edge ) is roughly 105 mm. Does that help? I'll change the titles on my pictures!

I picked up a set of 14x6j type B wheels some time ago, Dan. They are very nice. You mentioned considering a type A wheel. Thought I would post pictures of the difference. Eiji was a huge help to me when I bought my set. Helped me get lug nuts and center caps.

Little back-story on this poster. As I understand, this poster is from a limited edition re-print of the original. Years ago Ron Carter and I got into a bidding war for an original; at that time, a pretty rare find. I have a pretty extensive Z poster collection and, of course, Ron had the finest replica of the original car. Ron and I struck a deal and as part of that deal, the original was used to create what BRE is selling now. You can tell the difference as the re-prints are not quite the same size as the original. None-the-less, this is a very high quality poster; identical to the original commemorative. I would be very proud to have one signed by both Brock and Morton. Is it worth something 'premium'? I don't think so, but that would never stop me from having it in my collection. The funny part of this story is the difference between what I paid for my poster and what the BRE's limited edition cost. Joke's on me! Here's another rare one.

Nobody referenced this old thread: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/misc-s30/27823-rare-tools-early-car.html

You guys realize that there is no such thing as 'Series I' and 'Series II', don't you? Those terms are just made up by us enthusiasts to describe the evolution differences between model years. I have never seen any Nissan produced literature that announces anything like a new or updated series II. We just use those terms and really the observation should be that the metal fan seems inappropriate for that build. Of course, I agree that the side vents and Nissan OHC valve cover amongst other things would indicate a 'Series II'.

That's called a film short; similar to what you would see if you attended any of a number of short film festivals around the world. It's not a Datsun commercial. It's an 'art' film. The short was sponsored by Datsun (probably Datsun Australia?) similarly to Nissan sponsored films like Warren Miller's extreme sports videos. Datsun vehicles were used; seemingly featured in the story line. I liked the LSD comment - .

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Yutaka Katayama is 105 today.

So give them an e-mail address and a password or don't register! Geeze! k33fer, looks like a pretty cool site. Great way to keep a finger on the price pulse of the collector car market. I haven't spent all that much time on the site. The search engine worked just fine for me. I'll bet that you plan to expand? I can see myself spending much more time on the site AND recommending this to friends. Good luck and keep up the good work! Here's the e-mail I got from Vintage Wheels: Thanks for joining us! We're building the world's most comprehensive collection of classic and vintage cars. Today, that's over 80,000 cars from the USA and 50 countries around the globe. Everything from exotic Ferraris to original Minis to classic Mustangs and much, much more.

NADA Classic Car price guides show retail pricing between $8,300 and $28,500 with the average retail price of $16,000.

I'm really happy to see this thread go in this direction. The comments have been wonderful. I share your opinions of the Vintage Zs, they are close to me, as Alan pointed out. Thanks Alan. When I linked the threads from the archives, I read them, allowing my thoughts to wonder back to those times. Yes, we finally got the F-word sorted out! Personally, I look to the Vintage Zs as a standard for restoration. High or low standard is irrelevant; just a standard. An expectation of results if one approaches a restoration in a certain manner. So, the auction closed?!!?? Carl? Do you know what happened?

I just whipped through my collection of Vintage Z photographs and none of them show luggage straps. I don't think I noticed that before. The rear deck carpeting seems to be correct depending on where the tool kit lids are on the chassis, but no luggage straps on any of them. I do have a series of photographs of a car that was claimed to be a left-over, unfinished, partially assembled Vintage Z. Luggage straps are in the collection of parts that were photographed however they are not in part bags so who knows if they were replacement parts or originals.

I was thinking; while we're talking about it, a couple of references to the archives would be good. Some seriously entertaining reading here: This one discusses the appropriateness of the term "factory", the 'F' word; http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/misc-s30/14243-just-bought-factory-restored-72-240z.html Here's the thread I started about my research into the Vintage Z / Z Store program; http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/misc-s30/15911-z-restoration-progam.html And another early thread of interest; http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/open-s30-z-discussions/27418-factory-restored-240zs.html Enjoy!

This is HLS30-04295. Super interesting - $35,000 - sale we have not seen in some time. Take a good look at the photographs. You will see things that were typical of the restorations however not exactly correct to model year. That's all part of the story. The seller incorrectly states that these cars (approximately 37 of them) were "factory" restored. No they weren't. The restorations were made by four private southern California Z-car specialists under contract to Nissan; the most prominent being Pierre Z.