240Z: Fender Details & Fender Mirror installation

So over the recent days i found some minutes here and there to get some work done.
First i had to remove the Fenders

To install the Splash guards: (Rubber pieces still need to be installed:

At that point i also realized that the bodyshop was nice enough to remove the factory brackets / Spacers between the air channel and fender. They thought since they were missing on the “original” (= not so original) chassis, it needs to be removed. At least they were nice enough to give it to me, so it’s easy to weld them back.

Next up was the hood locking mechanism:

And upper one:

Then it was about time to install the fender mirrors. I used the JDM Fairlady Z symetric template from JDM-Car-Parts

Drilled the holes

Did a super-shady primer job (just temporary rust protection for the new-cut holes:

And here we go: A set of NOS JDM Fairlady Z Long stalk fender mirrors installed. At this point i also realized that the area where the headlight bucket is installed on the RH side has a strange bend. probably from a previous hit? Anyway, i’ll sort that out next time.

I still need to do some details on the fenders before they go back on temporarly, but another few to-do’s can now be checked off from my list.
What else? Oh i always loved this and finally managed to find a reasonably priced “Datsun Saves” Can, plus an original 80ies Advertizement from a Playboy magazine 🙂

Then got this lovely Motorhead Coffee table book collection it’s mainly about 90ies skylines and the tuners like HKS and so on, but covers their story very well back to their beginning

I mainly bought it because it also covers the history of Japans oldest Alloy wheel maker (besides RS Watanabe), which is Enkei, who made the OEM wheels on my EK9, and Bride Jp, but also the story behind the OS-Giken TC24B1 and TC16 engines, with some beautiful fotos and History from the factory. Did you know that OS-giken raced the TC24B1 in the USA with Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima (of later Suzuki pikes peak hillclimb fame) at the wheel? I wasn’t aware of that and i think that’s pretty damn cool.

Oh and i’m currently working on a huge knowledge Post about the Z’s audio system / radios, so i got an original Hitachi factory operation and service Manual for the AM/FM radio via some friends of mine from back in the days when i repaired those things. Expect an in-depth analysis of the circuit design and loads of details about the Z-specific radios in the coming months. I’m still  collecting and researching all the details and i need some time to figure out all those options and details.