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240Z: Mikuni Tools & Documents overview
Over the years, I’ve collected quite a few Mikuni Tools and documents. and I wanted to give you a quick overview. Especially, since I now have all the set complete. I have bought one or another thing a whlie ago, but it was only when I found this vintage TKW (Tokiwara Corp.) advertising a while ago. On the lower section, you can see the tools and documents which they offer, too. On the left, you can see this TKW Solex branded tool pouch, with some special adjustment tools for the Mikuni Solex PHH Carbs: In the center of the ad, you can see the official service and parts manuals. I…
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240Z: Mikuni carbs & NISMO / FET Intake restoration
Last weekend, I met my Carb specialist, and was able to hand over all the missing parts (and some goodies) to the man. So he immediately started with the assembly work, as everything else was already prepared. Using the tools, which he recently acquired during a visit to one Mikuni specialist in Japan: He started to assemble everything. the body was glass-bead blasted. some metal parts got nickel-plated, and all the other parts remained origina brass, or the original blue-zinc or yellow zinc as they came from Mikuni or the aftermarket suppliers. You can really see here’s a specialist with a racing background, as he tests everything multiple times –…
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EVENT: Japanertreffen x Japanclassic 2026
The annual Japanclassic event was held together with the Japanertreffen this year for the first time. And that with Mixed results. While it’s nic to see more modern cars at the event too, It felt more like “Skyline-fest” or something. Too many modern cars, many of them not very special or rare, with about 20 or so skylines on site during the day. The lack of many classic car owners was a bit sad too. There were definitely a load of nice coars from all eras, but it wasn’t quite the same as the old pure japanclassic used to be. That said, I met a lot of the usual suspects,…
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240Z: Preparation work
Time for a very long overdue update on the project. I wasnt silent because of no progress. Quite the opposite, actually. I was so busy with all the small things that I simply found no time to post here. And also you don’t want to see every bolt I spent an hour on cleaning it. So instead of boring you with all the small details, I rather post a little summery. So what happened in the last few weeks? In the last post, I thought I had everything disassembled. Well, turns out there was more stuff to dismantle. for e.g. the windows: I also decided to disassemble the window regulators,…
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EVENTS: Bergrennen Oberhallau 2026 Mega gallery
As usual around this time of the year you’ll find me at the local Bergrennen Oberhallau hillclimb. This year I attend again on sunday when the event was in full swing. Despite a few accidents which caused the usual delays, it was packed with a great variety of cars from the NSU cup, to the German KW BergCup, to Interswiss, to the full-on open wheelers and race cars. Historics, Renault cup and much more. What I love abou this event is how laid-back everything is. The pits are usually in some tent on a field or in someones backyard or barn, Families attend with their kids to enjoy the sunny…
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GARAGE: Workshop update (Compressor & Sandblaster update)
I’ve been doing a lot of sand / glass-bead blasting recently. Mainly to get the 240Z parts ready for plating, painting, etc. But I had two major issues. 1. The cheap sandblasting cabinet which I bought long ago never had a dust-suction removed and the Lighting (old FL-tube type) was shit. 2: The compressor was way to small. Means it had to be running constantly (noisy) and secondly, it couldn’t keep the air-demand up, so the pressure always fell too low for proper blasting and I had to wait for the pressure to build up again. Time to change that. First, I attacked the Suction issue. The problem is, without…
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240Z: Parts cleanup / degreasing / rust-removal how-to:
Sorry for the lack of updates, but I have been experimenting thoroughly with varous methods to remove dirt, grease, paint, primer, bondo and especially rust from all my parts, in preparation to get them repainted or plated with fresh zinc. Especially for that, you waant to have a nice and smooth surface, to get the OEM look. I tried electrolytic rust removal, various acids and bases, petrol based fuels, paint stripper, etc, and used a variety of tools, like the ultrasonic cleaner, parts cleaner, rotary tumbler, etc… Here is what I figured out works best for me: 1. Degreasing. For big parts, I use the parts cleaner. Currnently there is…
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KNOWLEDGE: Kobe Seiko wheels and history
Vintage Japanese works and aftermarket wheels are usually sought-after collectable items in the “JDM” or “Kyusha” community, and well documented. Websites like kyusha shoes show a lot of information, like available sizes, specifications, and old catalogue pages. Many people try to obtain these wheels to put them on their cars or on display. The rarer, the better. Some of these wheel manufacturers do still exist today and have started to re-issue vintage models for classic car owners. Despite all the hype, one name has remained largely under the radar of the collectors and fans: Kobe Seiko. Time to shed some light on the company, their history, their wheels, and specifically,…
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240Z: EVERYTHING is disassembled and organized
Today marks a big day in the Project. Well somehow. I have disassembled every single fastener on the car and its subunits. Well almost. I left some parts for the specialists. Mainly the Engine, the SU carbs, the Mikuni carbs (currently at a specialist), the Transmission (partially), Differential (partially) and the shafts. Other than that, every bolt, nut and washer that you can find on the car is removed and documented. I don’t want to show you everything (would be hundreds of photos) but just some examples: Blower assembly: Heater box flap control mechanism: Fresh air vent flaps: Horns As the housings needed a proper cleaning and re-plating, I even…
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240Z: Disassembly day 2
I’m having a bit of a good momentum, lately. So I’ve decided to take advantage and continue dismantling things. The reason I take everything apart atm, is that i plan to have all parts cleaned and zinc plated at once soon. So I have everything ready for assembly when the other parts are ready. It also gives me the opportunity to check all the various parts in stock. Go through my parts in the “random parts” boxes and sort them into the correct boxes, and so on. Some of the shown parts will only be spares, as I have new / restored parts in stock. but it’s always good to…
