Does anyone know if someone out there is making reproductions of Z Car glove box manuals and factory service manuals?

Or even better a good place to find originals at fair prices?

I'd sure like to get those for my 70 Z but am having a heck of a time on EBay....

Any good sources out there?

Mike @ Banzai should have them.

http://www.zzxdatsun.com/

You might try Troy Thacker at Too Intense Restoration, DatsonRestore.com Zed Findings , datsunzparts.com Charley Osborne comes up with this sort of stuff and is likely to be of help . The factory service manuals were hard to come by 6 years ago I settled for a Clymer shop manual specifically the one for 240-280Z&ZX on the front for 1970-79 . there are others but this one is the better one . The book How To Restore your DATSUN Z-CAR BY Wick Humble . I highly recommend it . I bought mine at Amazon.com I have used it extensively over the past years . All the best . Gary I just checked Barnes & Noble has the Wick Humble bood . Amazon no longer does. $17.95

Currently advertised as new genuine part for 1973 240Z on ebay - most likely for a RHD vehicle.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Datsun-240Z-Glove-Box-Manual_W0QQitemZ330084879777QQihZ014QQcategoryZ102336QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

dyment distributing may have the owners manual in stock. Make sure you ask specifically they are original or they may photo copy one and send it, unbound.

Dyment Distributing sells factory service manuals and owners' books

Dyment is at 20770 Westwood Drive, Strongsville, OH. 44136 1-800-890-4038 (800-544-8021 is a possible alternative number.)

I have not checked their site for you, but www.books4cars.com has had many in the past.

Beandip, not to hijack this thread, but I just bought the How to Restore Your Z Car from Amazon a week ago. Got it 2 days ago. So Amazon does have it (Also got the How to Restore your Nissan OHC Engine book from Amazon at the same time).

--Bob

I have about 4 or 5 sets of early fsm's in real good condition that I have collected over time.I hate to deal with ebay and I am in a position where I don't have to sell them.A member helped me out when I needed a set so I would let a couple sets go to help out someone else.I have no idea what they are worth so if some members would let me know about what would be reasonable I would let them go.

NOS FSM are on ebay constantly for $80 with shipping, but I don't see them sell often. In waiting and watching I have bought several excellent shape FSMs for between $25 and $65 with shipping, the suplement manuals are hard to predict, I have bought them for between $6 and $55 with shipping.

Will

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NOS FSM are on ebay constantly for $80 with shipping, but I don't see them sell often. In waiting and watching I have bought several excellent shape FSMs for between $25 and $65 with shipping, the suplement manuals are hard to predict, I have bought them for between $6 and $55 with shipping.

Will

With these prices in mind I think 60 dollars is a fair price if anybody needs one.I would have put this in the classified section except I thought it might help someone else.I will retract it if this is any problem.

I have been searching the forums, I recall a discussion some time ago about making a copy of the FSM, and recall someone saying it was OK to do so. I cant find that thread now.

I have a '72 FSM that I made a photocopy of so the bodyshop I was dealing with would have a copy. In doing that, pages came out, and the front cover got ripped. Now that my FSM is not a showpiece any more I was thinking of sacrificing it to make a really good PDF.

If anyone knows of a reason why I shouldnt do this such as copyright issues or something, please let me know. But if its cool I'll dig out my manual and start scanning it when I get a break here and there and although it would be too big to post here, I'm sure I could mail out a cd or even make it a web site.

Any thoughts?

Zak

One of the projects I have been working on-with help from 280 Master-for the club(granted, it has been on the back seat for a while), is a pdf of all of the S30 manuals.

I am trying to buy reasonably clean, but not pristine copies because of that very issue-I don't want to cut up an excellent specimen to make the PDFs.

Mike has a blanket copywrite exemtion from Nissan for the Early Z manuals, and ultimately, the PDFs will all go into a new club CD/er DVD.

I currently have suitable copies of the following:

240Z Undated FSM Single volume Chassis and Body (Gold cover)

1973 FSM

1978 FSM

Introduction of Datsun 260Z Model S30 Series

Technical Bulletins covering 1969-1984 (made up of 8 volumes)

S30 Parts Manuals USA CAnada 1969-1974

Nissan Fast 1969-1984 (S30 and S130 to be used)

280ZX Automatic Aircondirioner supplement

I have a few others that I have loaned out, but until I get them back, I don't want to assume they will be back in time to be used for this project.

If any of you have copies of the missing manuals-or any pertinant Nissan goodies to donate, to the cause, I am sure that a suitable thank you could be found and sent.

Will