A few weeks ago i saw a set of 240Z factory seats for sale locally. I put a bid on them because i thought they’re in better condition then the ones i had, or i could use them as parts donors or sell them again if not needed. I didn’t expect to win the auction but well i did.. so today i went to pick them up from a nice bloke: The seats are used, but generally in nice condition. Perfect for a refurbish: I asked the seller if he maybe had some more parts, and he said he sold his Z approx 20 years ago and is cleaning out…

Today i have some very good news, some not so good ones and then some good ones again. The very good news: The bodyshop started working on the car in full force. And they seem way more professional than the previos one. Not that he was really bad or so, but you see those guys have a different approach of working. Before they even plugged in the welder, they decided to measure through the entire chassis and compare them to the original drawings and check if everything is straight. And now the bad news. It seems it’s not. According to them, it once got a hit front left, and the…

Soo, on friday i got a call from my bodyshop that they want to start work ASAP, because they have already an epxensive Pre-WW Bentley scheduled for fall and want to complete mine until then. So how am i to turn them down? I prepared all my bodypanels in stock, and also made an inventory to make sure nothing gets lost. it seems that not much of the original metal will be left at the end. but honestly, i give them many items just as reference or for “in case” I packed everything into my In-law’s transport bus And spent quite some time at the bodyshop to discuss some details.…

Soo. today i have some big news. but let’s start with the usual deliveries: 1) Something i’ve been searching for a while now. Well Actually i’m looking for the LHD L-Drive but this is the closest i found so far: an UK R-Drive manual: For those who don’t know the L-Drive / R-drive is a Parts manual folder, but due to it’s size it has the most detailed drawings and some additional informatino which is difficult to see or not existent in the microfiches, parts booklets etc. So my experience is that these are the most detailed parts books availabe (outside of NMC of course): Looks like your usual parts…

I’ve been collecting parts here and there again lately, and a few weeks ago i got this Mspeed Japan NISMO competition / racing mirror replica: There are two versions and this is the “solid” one: It uses the original stalks to install it in the car. here’s a comparison of all my mirrors: 1x OEM IKI, 1x OEM Everwing, 1x Mspeed Racing: You can seen the original ones were quite worn: So i gave them a little cleanup and a plastic refresher rub: Here’s the other side of the competition / racing mirror replica: Then i got a set of 240Z Air intake vent pieces. those who go right from…