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240Z: Side markers and small bits in, rear spoiler repair
Time for another update: I spent the last couple of days in the Workshop and installed all the hood alignment parts, so the body shop can properly align the hood. I also put back all bolts to the body panels, since they were missing after I had to remove a lot of things for alignment and rework. Not much to see, but all panels are now secured for transport. Slowly, but steady, t starts to look like a complete car again. Well – there is still a lot of work. Next, i decided to test fit the side markers, just to be sure the holes are still correct. I assembled…
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240Z: Documents, Parts & Model cars deliveries
Over the last few weeks, various envelopes with small stuff arrived from all over the World. Time for a little update: First i got this cool Nissan “Automatic transmission” flyer, which explains the new NissanMatic transmission for different cars, including the S30. Then i got a nice Z-3 Service bulletin, which was missing so far. My man Jerome sent me a few documents. Which included a Swiss market 240Z brochure. But also a “Nissan Autographic” magazine (I believe this was either a customer, or internal Employee / dealership magazine) with News about the company from around the world. And then this useless but interesting sheet from “Asbest Technik”, the then…
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240Z: All the small things
Over the last few days, I was busy in my workshop, getting some small tasks completed on my Z project. Time for a little update. After installing the partial gearbox to test fit the brackets and stuff, I realized that the gear lever is too much in the front of the hole: A quick look into the manual made it clear: I had mounted the lever the wrong way. So, gear box rear-end out, gear lever corrected: And back in, this time, correctly: Then I spent a lot of time at the rear end of the car. I had to clean the holes for the three taillight panels, so that…
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KNOWLEDGE: Autolook vintage Japanese racing seats history & models
Over the years, I‘ve posted about the now defunct Japanese racing / bucket seat brand “Autolook” a few times, but only today I was able to puzzle a few things together and fill some gaps. So in this post, I would like to look a bit at the History of Autolook seats, their first seats, and what happened to the brand later. Because, apparently you can still buy Autolook seats brand new from Alibaba and other places – but we’ll look at that in a moment. Disclaimer: Aside from my experience, I tried to rely fully on trustworthy sources and official documentation, which I have collected over many years. I…
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240Z: Front end mock-up completed + new tank back in
It has been a serious while since I was able to put some actual work in the car. I had some urgent projects on the house to complete, and then I managed to injure my hands, but now I’m back at it again. First, I had to re-install my tank. Since I sold my new fuel tank including rubbers and straps at the Japanclassic, to help somebody get is car running again quickly, I had to wait for a new one to arrive from S30.world. Unfortunately, new straps are currently not available anymore, so i had to go through my set of existing straps to get the best ones for…
