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240Z: Motherload of Datsun / Nissan Color sample charts
Some may remember that i have this post, where i keep uploading my growing collection of vintage Datsun / Nissan Colour and Fabric sample charts / brochures from the 1970 and 1980, with a bit of a focus on european markets. Today i just got a huge load of Nissan / Datusn Color sample charts. I’m currently in the process of scanning them all and will soon rework and update / repost that post, where you can download them all as high-resolution pdf scans for free. Those from the 80ies are not really related to my cars but they are really nice with actual colour sample snippets glued into the…
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STORY: Aerotechnik – A swiss Datsun parts dealer that became a big car parts company
If you’re a swiss car guy, the chances are very high that you have heard of a Company called Aerotechnik AG in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland. It’s not too far away from schaffhausen and therefore well known among car guys from this Area. Today the company is most known as being the wholeseller for Big brands like Remus exhausts, their own Barracude and Team82 wheel brands, K&N Filters and other car parts. JDM fans will probably recognize them as being the company that imports and homologates Work wheels to Switzerland including the vintage EQUIP 03 and other designs, which are still a favourite among the S30 owners. What many people…
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KNOWLEDGE: The development story & specification of the “European spec” Datsun 240Z
When thinking of the S30 chassis Nissan Fairlady Z & Datsun 240Z “sportier” model versions, most will probably point to the Japanese domestic Market PS30 (Z432) and PS30-SB (Z432-R). Some might also think about the Japan-only 240ZG (HS30-H) homologation special with the longer “G-Nose” front. While they are fine and sought-after collectors cars these days and indeed impressive performance cars for their time, there is one model often overlooked: The European “Final Spec” Datsun 240Z. In this story, i like to shed some light on the Euro-Spec cars, which are also known by the designation codes H(L)S30Q. How they came to life, who was responsible, the development process, the specifications,…
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240Z: 50th anniversary badges & S30.world parts
So, Over the last few days i got a few nice parts again. First a set of Nissan 50th anniversary badges in black: I always had a red and blue one but the black one was missing. now my set is complete and i got a few black ones for spare too 🙂 Then i got some Parts from S30.world. The first item is the Handbrake cable including all installation hadware. Just look at all the details. it’s as close as it can get to the OEM part. including all the little hardware details! The Second set was the fuel tank installation hardware straps including the rubber insulation pieces. the…
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OTHER: Happy holiday season!
Dear readers. as we are approaching christmas and new year, i wanted to sit back for a minute and recap the yet. Car wise the progress was so/so. The major bodywork was finally finished, but is not 100% completed yet. Then i managed to find some parts which i was looking for for long and it seems that now only small bits and pieces are missing. What is now the main bottleneck is to find time to finish the tasks on the car before it goes to final bodywork, paint and then engine rebuild, etc. After all i’ve gained a lot of know-how again this year and learnt a lot…
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EVENT: S30.World grand opening & platform launch
If you’re an S30 enthusiast, you may have seen some photos on the social media sites or heard it through the grapevine: On the 24.10.2024 – exactly 55 years after the first public presentation of the S30 / Fairlady Z at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1969 – there was the grand opening of S30.world in Buren, Netherlands. Therefore there was a replica of the original Tokyo Motor Show ticket from 1969 given to the guests. But why do i only write about it today? Well there was a reason: Today also the official S30.world platform was released to the public. But more on that in a minute. 1. What…
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240Z: Competition Heat shields restoration 1
Recently i acquired two pieces of Nissan sports option aka Datsun Competition aka the Triple Mikuni carb heat shields from Japan. One was in a good, used condition. the other one seemed to be restored on the first sight. But after i received it and inspected it closer, i quickly realized that they just sprayed it with some silver paint that came off upon touching it. After looking at it again, i also saw that it was not straight and had a few cheap weld repairs. Here is the “good” side, which only needed a bit of flattening with the hammer (probably from wiggling it off the previous installation): And…
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KNOWLEDGE: S30 Electric fuel Pump and Brackets
Today we’re going to have another deep-dive into a nerdy tech Topic: The original Nissan electric fuel pump on the S30 chassis 240Z and fairlady Z cars. DisclaimerAs with all my knowledge articles, i tried my best to get all information from trustworthy and official sources. However, i cannot guarantee that all information is 100% correct. If you have any correction, input or additional information, i appreciate if you let me know. I’ll update this post whenever i find something to add or change. I am not a professional journalist and i put countless unpaid hours of work and years of research into this post and spent quite a bit…
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240Z: Back from another Parts hunt
I’ve been hunting for Datsun parts again recently and found some cool stuff that ended up with me. Yesterday i visited a nice guy. He was one of the two founders of the East switzerland Datsun Z-Club back in the days. I originally went there to pick up this beautiful two-sided Datsun sign: He told me he picked it up from a dealership in Vienna (Austria). It needs a bit of TLC. but it’s definitely one of the coolest Datsun signs i have seen, with the multicoloured 3D shape, nice mounting bracket and so on. While there anyway, i bought myself a few other items that he had up for…
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240Z: Fuel modification book and fuel pump block-off parts
Recently i started researching a bit into the 240Z / fairlady Z fuel system topic and decided to write a knowledge post about some details. For that i found this “240Z / 260Z Fuel system “Modificaiton plus” book very useful. I know it’s widely available online in digital form, but i found a cheap printed copy, so i decided to get it for my archives: The book is about a special “V-3 modification” programme that was executed in the US of A in the mid 70ies. Along with this i also ordered some NOS parts from nissan (mechanical fuel pump block-off plate / gasket / bolts) for a little project…
