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240Z: Headlights + choke cable assembly test fit
I had some free time, so i decided to get some small stuff done on the car. First thing to check off was test-fitting the headlights. Luckily, I always have a range of NOS and used parts on hand. I usually try to use old parts for test-fitting, so I don’t mess up new parts, but in this case the old ones weren’t really usable. So here we go: NOS headlight buckets and chrome rings, with reproduction rubbers (I will use the NOS set for the final assembly). And installed. You got to love the factory stamps on shiny plated parts. As usual, all bolts are temporary only for the…
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GARAGE: Workshop and Garage reorganized
After getting my new tool boards, I was wondering what to do with them. I decided to keep them, because I liked them so much. But where to hang them? After years of collecting various stuff and hanging it in random free spaces, it got me thinking how I could improve the whole thing. I was never really happy with the layout, particularly that green drawer on the left in the previous photo. The idea was originally to have the soldering table underneath that light shaft, but since my wife decided to put a big bucket with tomato plants on top of it, the only thing that comes through that…
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240Z: Various Parts deliveries
I was busy with sorting out some things in life, recently, so no big progress on the Car project side, aside from changing all family cars to winter tires. To keep my spirits up, the postal guy brought new stuff almost daily. The first was a nice delivery of an EU-spec front spoiler and a set of EU-spec front lower corner valances. One of them was even a NOS item with the Nissan stickers on it: Then, I also got a small delivery from 240Zrubberparts.com. I was looking for that KM-1520ZC replacement faceplates and I have to say it looks quite good. I was even gifted a set of label…
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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…
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EK9: JDM Civic brochure & Accessories catalogues
Recently, I found a set of nice JDM 6th generation (EK / MB) Honda Civic sales brochures for sale in Japan. I thought they might have some nice information about my car, so I made sure I got them. The first one (white) is the standard Civic Sales brochure, with all the EJ / EK variants. Aside from all the Cars models variations, there is also some cool background information on safety, differentials, Automatic transmissions, etc. which you don’t find in the EK9 brochure, where they focus more on the sporty features of the car. However, when it comes to the TypeR (EK9) There is only a little remark at…
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240Z: New documents and Carb parts
I’m working on a knowledge post about the S30’s automatic transmissions, and for that, I tried to update my document collection. Since I don’t have any Auto transmission and don’t plant to install one ever, it was obviously never a priority. So recently a few things arrived again from all over the world. Some of them are pretty cool and rare: First, a set of original Nissan Japan 3N71B Auto transmission service manuals from 1971 and 1973. They’re not specific to this car, but they have some good general information about that specific transmission. I also got the English version of the earlier 3N71A transmission manual. This time specific for…
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240Z: Nissalco Special Service tool box ST09290000
Recently, I was able to obtain something rare, which I’ve been searching for five years, or so now. But let’s start in the beginning. In 1937, Nissan registered a daughter-company called “Nissan Auto Sales Co. Ltd.” as a sales division spin-off. In 1957, the same company registered the “NISSALCO” trademark, with the aim to develop and produce service tools for Nissan factories and workshops. They produced all kind of mechanical and electronic testers but also accessory parts for Nissan Car owners. Here is a picture from the Nissan Cherry assembly line, with a NISSALCO sign above every test bench: But Nissalco also made tools for private owners, like this air…
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240Z: Rear-end test fit completed & DSSA dealer list
Before I hand my Chassis for final (re-)work and alignment to the bodyshop again, I want to make sure that I didn’t miss details. Over the years, many shops and people have worked on the car, and installed replacement panels from various sources. So the risk is high that some small things are not correct. For that reason, I try to test-fit as much as possible to figure out problematic areas, so that I can discuss with the bodyshop how to fix it, before it’s too late, when the paint is on. It also forces me to take some decisions in which direction to go with certain areas, and gives…
