Alfadog

Thanks for that!! So the vinyl only went up half the roof.... like those old Oldsmobiles and Caddies... No wonder it is rare.

I found them! 1. The price. 2. It's in America.

I have five questions, Alan and those in the know! Firstly, the vinyl top I always thought was just a dealer addon to some cars (mainly in the US where that kind of thing was cool in the 70s), but apparently not. If my memory serves me correctly I've never seen a Z with a vinyl top. It sure wasn't a common option in Japan, was it? I could see why... Imagine one on a Z432 :dead: The racing stripe does not look like Kats' one. It's quite unique isn't it. Did the design of the stripe change over the years? Did Nissan perhaps offer the "240Z" stripe on Kats' car as an option for export-market cars? Kats, are you listening? Factory Rollbar? I think I saw a picture of this in a Z432 in one of your recent galleries, Alan... but anyway, was this a high-quality thing people would order and race with, or was it more common for aftermarket rollbars to be fitted to race-cars? Not doubting the abilities of Nissan, just wondering... Fourthly, what exactly are "option colours"? Did buyers have to pay more if they wanted a Z432-R not in orange?? And finally, what is the "FM pack"? The new, larger pictures are much clearer - thankyou!

As I think Ben implied, I don't think the car was ever called a "Datsun 200Z". I'm confused - are you trying to find the car, or just information about it? The latter will be easier!! On the site there is heaps of information about the Nissan Fairlady Z and Z-L if you search through the archives. There is currently a thread going on about the options offered to home-market cars too. Perhaps from this you can work out if your car is a Z or Z-L? If on the other hand you're trying to find out the whereabouts of a long-lost love, I'm sure some UK-based members might know how you could go about finding it!

I was wondering, did Mr. K or Matsuo or any of the original people that were involved in the design/production/marketing of the S30 have anything to do with the "240Z Restoration Program"? Not trying to bag the cars, just curious.

Vicky, would you mind perhaps scanning a page or two of the more interesting points they make in the manual? I know I'm intrigued! Outside the US these cars are unheard of to most. It would be interesting to see just how finicky the restorations were. Reckon you could do that for us?

Sorry, when Enrique said "I would like to post each one of the accessories on it's own post so that everyone can discuss them" I understood it as he was going to post each of them in that topic. I thought it would be better suited to a new topic rather than the "Footrest?" one. It's hard to get an idea about time on these forums... I didn't even notice it was less than 24 hours ago that the 3-page long thread was just brimming over 1 page! Anyway, sorry for starting this. Mike can delete it and let Enrique start one with a clearer scan, or we can "play-on" from here... whatever works.

OK, a few in another thread wanted to discuss these options, but no one actually started a new thread. So here goes. Attached is a picture scanned by Alan T (I lightened it a tad) that lists the home-market options for the S30 range from 1970 (correct me if I'm wrong!). Whilst some seem pretty obvious, it is the not-so-obvious which are intriguing. I'm trying to work out how best to discuss... if you look closely next to the pictures, they are numbered. If we can use the numbers given to point to each that's probably the best way. To begin: 2. The home-market S30's had a clock as an option, yes? This may come as a surprise to some - I know it did when I heard it first. Amazing how the "feature list" of cars has come so far in the last 30 years. I'd like to know what 3, 4, 9 and 14 are! I thought the A/C was not available on early S30's... not sure where I got that from though. :sleep:

I saved the picture And made reference to it in another thread - VERY valuable information here IMHO. Some of the items seemed ambiguous, but I didn't want to hijack the thread.

Oh yes, I've got my set in the car already! This is a spare set - I need to get rid of them because (a) I'm a student and close to broke! and ( motheral hired a mini-skip this week.......

Awesome, thanks for that mate. That makes you proud, but at the same time sad... sad because little did they know at the time, Nissan was obviously trying to get into the racing scene TOO hard. The GTR made the officials rewrite the rules for ATCC so that the entrants were restricted to using lumbering masses of iron - we can't let the JAPANESE win! Love the music btw!

Check out this attachment Alan T posted on another topic: http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=5262 See anything familiar? 2nd row 4th down looks to me like the sidestripe was an option in Japan - noticeably a different pattern to any that have been shown here so far (looks to me like a thick stripe and a thin one above it). Maybe Alan could clarify? FWIW

Just put these up, you won't find them anywhere except Japan, and then you'll be paying more than this (I'm making a loss at this price). http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2487931304

They come in a set of four. Say no more. :devious:

Hi Michael, Awesome - I've always wondered how exactly that would look... As long as youre happy to pay the postage bill I can do that! Send me a PM or email and we'll discuss the details.....

If anyone wants a straight rear panel for a 240K (actually came off a 2000GT) I've got a spare one here that I just can't keep. It's dent-free, but unfortunately pretty rusty. You'd have to sand the whole thing back and maybe fill some of the spots where it's bad metal all the way through. I just thought I'd offer before I throw it in the mini-skip. Be quick though.

AWESOME! :laugh: They look really good - so good I'm a little confused. Did you get your seats re-covered, or are these covers to go over the top? Because if its the latter, that's a brilliant fit. Were they made for the 240K? How much did they set you back?

ROFL Sorry, that's just brilliant.

Thanks Daniel, I'll try that!

Thankyou for your help Andrew! I'm no Electrician, so a few of those words I didn't get. But I understand (kinda) the concept. I won't be testing out the guage... I wouldnt really know where to start. My guess is the sender's are probably more likely to fail over time, yeah? Is it an easily replaceable item do you know?

No one knows??