While waiting for the parts shipment from Japan i got some reading from Japan in my mailbox today. Two Nostalgic Hero Mooks (Magazine Books), which contain some readworthy information and nice pictures from some of the more special Z’s: Aside from some general background information about the Fairlady Z: There are some special versions like the ZG Police car that were intended for high-speed highway Chasings back in the day or the Legendary S20 Engined Z432 (and-R) Also some information about privately owned Works rallye cars: Including the one from Altonen / Todt It also includes scans of the original LY-head parts list and 280LY tuning Manual and some general…

A while ago i discovered some NOS parts on a german Sales ad website and contact the seller. few days later i got some NOS parts in my mailbox 🙂 A 5-speed transmission clutch fork incl the retainer spring: two drum-brake slave cylinders (keen-eyed readers might note that i got two left-sided items) And a set of drum-brake hardware: More parts are on the way from japan currenty. and while waiting, i decided to strip the various layers of old paint from the Euro-chin spoiler with the simple use of some pressurized air and a spatula. before… at least five layers of different primers and paint: and here’s the result.…

This is another little project that has been under work for a while and is finally completed 🙂 A while ago i wanted to re-assemble the transmission crossmember with the new Energy suspension polyurethane bushings. They’re stated to fit all 240Z years on their website: However, when i tried to install it, it didn’t fit at all… The metal tube was too long to fit inside the outer mounting bracket and had a wrong diameter, the bushings had a completely wrong shape too and didn’t fit anywhere…. It was only then i figoured out there are at least three different types of transmission crossmembers and they do not fit the…