240Z Project,  Datsun Tools

240Z: More vintage Datsun tool boards

You might remember that recently, I picked up another vintage Datsun tool Board, to the one I already had.
Soon after that, a friend wrote me that he found some more. So naturally, I negotiated and was able to pick them up last week. This time, luckily, including some tools:

First, I had to clean everything and sort through the boxes of tools:

It included quite a funky set of homegrown tools. I wonder what purpose they were made for:

Then I also spent a bit of time to remove rust and put some protective clear coat primer on the walls, to ensure they don’t corrode any longer. Thanks to @Mymechanics for your support and inputs!

So totally i have now 5 tool walls. That one from Germany, which is already completed and hanging in my garage, plus these four. Two Datsun ones:

And two more modern ones with a Nissan branding:

As you can see in the photos, many tools are there, but also many are missing. So the next step is to make an inventory of what I have and what is missing. And what the tools are for, which do not belong to these specific tool boards. Luckily, I have a lot of original Datsun / Nissan / Kent-Moore / SPX documentation about those tools, and what cars / Engines / transmissions they are intended for.

And my latest acquisition also included a more modern Nissan / SPX / Kent-Moore booklet, which is nice for the Nissan branded boards:

I was lucky to already find some of the missing tools. But that’s only a fraction. Some of the tools will be tricky to find and might take me a few months / years to come accross.

Overall, I’m quite happy. I have to find a nice place for the Datsun branded walls, and with the Nissan ones I yet have to decide if I keep them as decoration or if I sell them, if the right person comes along. Either way, it was a great find, but still some homework ahead to figure out what all these tools are used for, which car models they fit and what is missing.

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