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240Z KNOWLEDGE: The S30 Steering system and options post
Time for another geeky deep-dive into a not-so-common Datsun 240Z / Nissan Fairlady Z (S30) technical topic: The original steering system. Disclaimer: As usual with my knowledge posts, i put this together over the course of years, spent countless hours on this, bought rare factory documents and literature for reference and tried my very best to get all information from trustworthy and official sources. But still i cannot guarantee that all information is 100% correct. Sometimes not even the official factory documentation is really clear. Let me know if you found a fault. Also please ask before you use any of this! As with all my knowledge posts, i update…
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HISTORY: The story of Datsun, Nissan & Prince Switzerland – Part 3 “The early years” (1960 – 1977)
This is the third part of a multi-post series about the (hi)story of Datsun, Prince and Nissan in switzerland. Check out the other parts HERE In this third installment we’re looking at the inside of Datsun (Suisse) SA and the Fehlmann Motor Group (excluding the industrial vehicles, which will be covered in a later post) in the years 1960-1977 a bit more in-depht. It was basically the period when the Datsun brand was brought to switzerland and established as a serious car brand from scratch. Remember, back then japan was still a far away and “mystic” country, and it took serious efforts to get goods to the other side of…
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240Z: Hollow parts sealing Schematic
Thanks to Daniel, i got this Schematic of a (now defunct) company that makes hollow area sealing (Dinitrol), which is now not used anymore, i guess. Nevertheless, they also made a schematic on how to apply it on the 240Z, and i thought i share this information with you, since it’s rare and interesting. I definitely recommend to do t his type of work on your chassis, if you want to prevent inside rusting in hollow areas like the frame rails or air channels. If you open this areas anyway for welding or replacement, it makes even more sense to protect these areas before closing it again. But i recommend…
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HISTORY: Datsun Switzerland Pricelists 1968-1980 (Full Download)
This is the eighth part of a multi-post series about the (hi)story of Datsun, Prince and Nissan in Switzerland. Check out the other parts HERE. I’ve collected various Datsun Switzerland dealer price lists from 1969 to 1979 over the years. Some of them are very rarely seen, and some or more common. Since it’s important in some cases (for collector cars insurance, for e.g., or just because it’s nice to know what a particular car was sold for back then), i decided to scan them and put them here for your usage. You can use them for your own purpose, but please do not remove the watermarks, and please do…
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240Z: The guide to 240Z Sumitomo MK63 / FIA / Competition / NISMO Brakes
My knowledge post this time is about the optional Sumitomo “MK63” / FIA / Nismo brakes. I chose this topic, because people often contact me to ask about these, and I thought it might be helpful to some of you. This post is focussing on the Nissan / Datsun S30 chassis Sumitomo MK63 brakes, but there is also a lot of useful information for other MK63 users / owners. As with all my knowledge articles, I tried my very best to get all information from trustworthy and official sources. However, I cannot guarantee that all information is 100% correct. If you have any correction, input or additional information, I appreciate…
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240Z: Factory Transmissions knowledge, overview, Options and Specs
Here we go with another knowledge post. This time: Transmission. I collected A LOT of information about transmissions over the past few months and put them all together into one single post. Much information is floating around the internet but it’s tricky to puzzle it all together if you’re new to the topic, keep the overview and sort out the wrong information. Especially if you don’t have all the official documents on hand to double check it. Picture below shows F4W71A Transmission, Picture from the 1970 FSM: The purpose of this post is to cover the – not so commonly – available information for the European 5-speed Manual transmission, used…
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240Z: Optional Passenger Footrest knowledge
Just a little update on the passenger Footrest i obtained just a few weeks ago from the interwebs. It gathered some interest by some people over at classiczcars and i got some inputs which i’d like to share with you. 1) Some people pointed out that there’s at least a second version of that footrest, on which the “feet” are facing the same direction (vs mine who has the feet in different directions): This is how it looks installed on Kats January 1970 Z432: To reinforce the floor he added big washers to the floorpans: User Scotta pointed out that later cars came with pre-reinforced floorpans in that area, as…
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240Z: Rear hatch window investigation, Race & Rallye magazine
Time for another update. I lately stumbled on the Nissan / Datsun USA Technical service bulletin about the change of the hatch window rear defroster lines from Vertical to horizontal: Since i had been wondering why my cars (which were built close together) came with two different types of windows, which i figoured out lately, it cought my interest and i started to look closer. Car 1. SNR: HLS30-56801came with old horizontal lines. Registered in March 1972 Car 2. SNR: HLS30-59660 came with Vertical lines.Registered in May 1972 Strange enough, the SNR of my (European spec) cars are one Digit shorter than the ones mentioned in (American) Service bulletin. Both…
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240Z: Rubber vs Polyurethane T/C Rod bushings comparison
Time for a little more knowledge today 🙂 After i posted pictures from my T/C rod bushings in various forum-threads, people replied that i should swap to rubber in the back. After discussing a few topics i figoured out that original rubber bushings are still available new from Nissan and ordered a set, which i was able to pick up today: The problem: According to many people, the T/C rod tends to brake at the yellow area, when PU-bushings are used both in front and rear of the Frame-rail mount. This due to much counterstrength whith the hard PU-bushings. For sciences’ sake i decided to compare both setups with an…
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OTHER: Parts Tumblering knowledge & How-to.
I didn’t invent it, but im probably one of a few using a parts-tumbler to clean small car parts. But what is it? I often get asked how to use the procedure properly, so here’s a little description. 1. ABOUT I first came across this procedure when i was looking for a procedure to clean all those special-bolts on the Z, that cannot just be easy replaced with a standard screw. I found Mr. Maurers Ford Model A Restauration website, describing the procedure (german). see here: https://www.maurer-markus.ch/ford_a/tipps_vibrations_tumbler.html The Case tumbler aka Stone tumbler, Spirator, Vibrator, Deburr, etc., can be used for various things, but the main reason i know is…
