• 240Z: Carb insulators Part two (fitting ones)

    Last week i posted about my brand new NOS Carb insulators on my blog, which i got from the US. Turned out they’re wrong, as they’re made for the PHH44 carbs from the U20 Engine from the Fairlaidy roadster. The main differentce is a slight offset at one of the bolts. compared to these: These are replicas for the PHH44 carbs, that have the correct measures for the L-series heads (with straight aligned studs) Not sure about the fitment. they clearly have some surface rust already. over th eoriginal ones which where covered in black (rubber?) coating allround. but on the other hand they come with some nuts and those…

  • 240Z: New swiss Datsun manuals arrived

    Thanks to my Datsun-Buddy Stefan, who helped me get hands on these. I got another rare set of vintage Datsun (Suisse) SA documents in my collection today: The first (left) one from February 1974, is explaining how to check and fix electronics, like the alternator, various lights and the electric ignition on the Datsun cars. It also briefly explains how the systems are supposed to work. It seems to be part from a Datsun Switzerland technician training course. It also comes with a bunch of empty test-form pages to test the ignition circuit and fill with various test-results. The book in the middle is about special tools used for Datsun…

  • 240Z: PHH44 Carb insulators arrived

    I’ve been crazy busy at work and education, and i’m also working a bit on the big garage / Workshop update and a little refreshing work for the Honda. But more on that soon on this site. I still managed to get some small things done for the Datsun here and there. Like (finally) ordering those Datsun Mikuni / PHH44 Carb insulators, which showed up a few days ago: They came from Nissan USA, with a little help from a local chap. Thanks again! They were once offered under a different partnumber in the option catalogue and i’m not entirely shure they’re exactly the same, but they fit perfectly and…