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OTHER: Welcome to Sabine’s world of Toyota classics
Remember when i bought a Micro-fiche reader on a local auction website and when picking it up realized that the owner was a lady who also happended to have an incredible toyota classics collection? I didn’t have much time back then so ever since, i wanted to return with more time and a camera and have a chat. Luckily that finally happened the last weekend. Turns out that Sabine, the owner, is an absolutely lovely person with an absolute passion for old toyotas. She’s a former toyota mechanic and ever since then got bit by the Toyotaku bug. She’s got an excellent taste and knowledge when it comes to old…
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240Z: Turn signal restauration assembly
When i got my “west germany” Spec turn signals last week, i went through my own parts to compare them, and realized i have everything ready to assemble a nice pair of restored ones. A perfect task for a saturday morning. so i got everything ready and started the project: From the three complete sets i have, i realize only one of the amber lenses was still without cracks: What a difference a little cleanup in warm soap water makes: Then i cleaned the rubberpieces and chrome trim with a bit of warm water too and had the rubber seals greased up with a bit of petroleum grease (Vaseline) and…
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240Z: NOS “West Germany” Spec Turn signals
Today i got an odd little NOS piece set in my mailbox. I found these turn signals a while ago in Germany. When i checked the part numbers, i realized the European Microfiches say it’s a “West germany” Spec part. 1x Left side 26165-N3600 and 1x right side 26160-N3600. This made me even more curious, so i got them. I’m not sure why they’re different. Must probably have been some local law or regulation (Similar to the french taillights), which required different blinkers. Here is a comparison of three different types. Left: West germany”. It has a tilted rubber piece, for a more angled turn signal, and a long tail…
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FRIENDS: Kris’ S30 twin turbo & Patricks RX-8 builds
Most People who modify their cars in switzerland do it to pose on the streets, at the local gas station waterhole or at the meets and shows. The goal there is to be as much recognizable as possible. I prefer the opposite. People with real passion for techonoligy and maybe a bit of history. People who don’t want to show off, but instead learn something during the process, and build something just for themselves. Especially when the project is crazy. I’ve told you about Krisztian and his friends a few times. This saturday i had to return a few carboy magazines, which he friendly gave me on loan and a…
