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FRIENDS: Sea-freight from Japan
I’m long out of business when it comes to parts import, but from time to time, I still help some friends get parts from Japan which is sometimes a bit tricky. Today two pallettes arrived, which have been on the Sea for a while: The first one is a brand new NISMO transmission for a very special Z project of my people over at S30.world The second item was a rough, used Fairlady Roadster FRP Hardtop. But despite it’s looks, it’s an ultra-rare Original Nissan Roadster hardtop. Very hard to find and either costs a kidney or are in this condition. A friend of mine will try to restore it,…
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240Z: Datsun NOS parts hunting in the Snow
Recently, I saw an ad for some Datsun NOS parts for sale. The photos didn’t really reveal a lot, but the lot appeared to have some good stuff included, and the price was fair. It was an 8-hour round-trip away, though. After talking to the seller a bit, I somehow felt the urge for a little road trip to collect that stuff, so we agreed on a date. Unfortunately, we had heavy snowfall in the black forest: After I made it across the snowy hills, the highways weren’t any better either. Luckily, the weather changed after 2 hours and I eventually made it to the owner. A collector of various…
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OTHER: All the stuff I brought back home from Japan
If you follow me on social Media, you might have noticed that I spent the last 10 days in Japan with my fellow S30.world friends for a very special once-in-a-lifetime experience. I’ll post multiple detailed stories on this website soon, but I still need to process it all in my brain and go through thousands of photos. What I can show you already is what I brought home from Japan, aside from all the business-cards and fresh S30.world clothing (not pictured): First, a set of Papers with the “Nissan logo”: Those are the ones that Nissan dealers usually put in new cars to protect the carpets. We had them at…
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PLACE: The long-gone swiss 240Z collection
Before we start: Neither the place nor the cars nor the parts shown in the following pictures exist anymore. Please do not ask. Every car enthusiast dreams about finding a barn full of its favorite cars. So when I heard about a Swiss Z-Car “hoarder”, naturally, my interest was aroused. I started to ask around, and over the years I heard many rumors and stories, but never actually saw it. Until recently, a friendly guy shared some details and photos from that former collection. Many things are still unclear, but just look at it: The collection of various Z’s was located in Amriswil. Some say the owner bought many Z…
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THROWBACK: JDM RHD owners meeting 2007 / 2008
For those who don’t know. In 2007 and 2008, I organized an event called JDM RHD Owner’s meet. A meeting specifically for the small group of Japanese import car owners in Switzerland. At both events in 2007 and 2008, we met at a location somewhere in eastern Switzerland, had a nice blast around some mountain passes and then met somewhere to take photos. In 2007 we had a Daihatsu Copen, Impreza Coupe, an R33, my EK9, Andy’s two S15 Silvias and an R34 GT-R: We also had hired Sashstyle for a nice photoshooting inside the nearby wood storage complex: Where every participant got a set of nice professional photos: I…
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KNOWLEDGE: Datsun color & fabric sample charts & brochures (free download)
Update January 2025: I completely reworked this whole post and added loads of new color charts. It all started with the search for a suitable original Nissan / Datsun Color chart for my Datsun 240Z project. But then it quickly escalated into a big collection of original factory color and fabric sample charts, mostly for the European market. Since they are sometimes quite rare, for the odd Datsun / Nissan Car and generally just cool to look at, I decided to scan them all for your pleasure and upload them here in high-resolution for free download. I will constantly update this page, whenever I find new charts to add. Click…
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240Z: Motherload of Datsun / Nissan Color sample charts
Some may remember that i have this post, where i keep uploading my growing collection of vintage Datsun / Nissan Colour and Fabric sample charts / brochures from the 1970 and 1980, with a bit of a focus on european markets. Today i just got a huge load of Nissan / Datusn Color sample charts. I’m currently in the process of scanning them all and will soon rework and update / repost that post, where you can download them all as high-resolution pdf scans for free. Those from the 80ies are not really related to my cars but they are really nice with actual colour sample snippets glued into the…
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STORY: Aerotechnik – A swiss Datsun parts dealer that became a big car parts company
If you’re a Swiss car guy, the chances are very high that you have heard of a Company called Aerotechnik AG in Stein am Rhein, Switzerland. It’s not too far away from Schaffhausen and therefore well known among car guys from this Area. Today the company is most known as being the wholeseller for Big brands like Remus exhausts, their own Barracuda and Team82 wheel brands, K&N Filters and other car parts. JDM fans will probably recognize them as being the company that imports and homologates Work wheels to Switzerland, including the vintage EQUIP 03 and other designs, which are still a favourite among the S30 owners. What many people…
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OTHER: Happy holiday season!
Dear readers. as we are approaching christmas and new year, i wanted to sit back for a minute and recap the yet. Car wise the progress was so/so. The major bodywork was finally finished, but is not 100% completed yet. Then i managed to find some parts which i was looking for for long and it seems that now only small bits and pieces are missing. What is now the main bottleneck is to find time to finish the tasks on the car before it goes to final bodywork, paint and then engine rebuild, etc. After all i’ve gained a lot of know-how again this year and learnt a lot…
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OTHER: Mazda MX-30 electric car test drive II
After my recent pleasure of test driving the new Mazda 3, i had the opportunity to test the fully electric Mazda MX-30 for a few days, after my daily Mazda 6 got a minimal rear-end damage caused by a 3rd party. You might remember that me and my wife tested the MX-30 a while ago already, but there we only had a two-hour test-ride. while i had it two full days this time, so think about this post as a kind of add-on. 1. Exterieur: I’m generally not an SUV guy, and while this is definitely a small SUV comapred to others, it has some great design elements. I really…
