Datsun-240z Vs Fairlady-z432

[kats]

Hi Filipe,

Thank you for sharing your story of your beautiful Portugal 240Z.I do not think I can meet all the previous owners here in Japan,but you did that great.

I noticed the rally car has rally wheels montecarlo style bumper, "the mirror" seen in many Nissan racing S30 car.

kats

[kats]

Hi,

Can you buy "CAR MAGAZINE" at your local book store? #370 April 2009 is now on sale in Japan.

My Z432 is featured in the book,please take a look at it.

And this publishing office hosts car festival 22nd March,at Fuji speedway

and my Z432 will be on track driven by Mr. Haruhito Yanagida who raced S30 back in 1970's.

kats

PS : attached racing S30 was not Mr.Yanagida.Courtesy Auto sport Archives #026.

Edited March 12, 2009 by kats
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[FilipeA]

Hi Kats

Very nice!!! Happy for you!

Filipe Azevedo

[geezer]

That's great Kats! I will look for this issue and the next in the book stores here, but I must admit that I have not seen this magazine on the rack before. Anyone know where to get a copy online? Congrats!! March 22nd at Fuji Speedway will be a day you will never forget!

[26th-Z]

Way to go, Kats! Your car is a centerfold, yes? A beautiful fair lady for the month! Love the racing pictures.

Filipe, those are great pictures - would love to have a copy of the Fairlady cover without the comment. Great photograph.

Chris

Edited March 13, 2009 by 26th-Z

[Tarmac]

"CAR MAGAZINE"

If only everything was so simple. There is a cool little international magazine store downtown. I'll look for it.

Kats, your car is the bee's knees

[kats]

Thank you everyone, I really appreciate it.Thank you.

Tarmac,I will look up my dictionaly...

kats

[kats]

Hi,

I have been talking about Z432 a lot, now it is DATSUN 240Z's turn.

I am selling a few parts ,

Solid Chrome Z emblems/ metal hood and rear emblems/ parking light switch.

They are listed in classifieds section, this is for the first time for me to selling other than Japan.

About a parking light switch, I have been asked some members here, but old messages were deleted, I am sorry I can not remember who were asking me.

kats

[kats]

Hello,

My Z 432 tank was rusted so badly,I temporally switched to the later type NOS1974 L20 engined Fairlady model.The NOS one was very good bad the tank shape is different and one big problem, is a difference of diameter of the fuel sending pipe.

Z432's tank pipe is bigger than L-series SU carbs model.S20 engine has 3 MIKUNI SOLEX carbs, it needs a lot of fuel than SU carbs.

Almost 2 years with this later tank,I tried to tune carbs again and again, but something different, not so good feeling.

Now Z432's original tank is back in the car,I am so happy the engine runs really fantastic and smoothly with sexy sound.

I am not for sure but I assume the pipe difference might cause the spoiling of the feeling of the S20 engine.What do you think?

The shop " SAFARI MOTORS" Tokyo Shinagawa did a great job for removing rust and coating inside of the tank.Mr.Horiuchi(restoration chief) said this shop has been doing restoration for the cars in NISSAN ZAMA collection Yard.

Please see the pictures, and Mr.Horiuchi showed me the example of repairing tank of the 1972 rally Montecarlo's car.

kats

[Mike B]

Looks good Kats. Very similar to the 1969 production 240Zs. Why did they have to cut the access hole in the top?

-Mike

[hls30.com]

Kats,

Nothing like the right parts to make a difference!

That tank looks great!

Thanks for the switch!

WIll

[kats]

Here is the example of the restoration.This is a 1972 Rally Montecarlo car.

The tank is really bad,more than my Z432.

And the tank is a 100 liter tank, this is so cool.Z432-R has a same tank of this.

Mr.Horiuchi said originally this tank has a woven cotton net inside of the tank as a filter to prevent sucking rocks!! But it was rotten when the tank was repaired.

kats

PS: By the way did you know the historical rally cars and other racing cars in NISSAN ZAMA collection yard still can run:love:

Edited June 30, 2009 by kats