Datsun-240z Vs Fairlady-z432

[kats]

Hi Gavin , what a miracle it is ! How much was that on winning bid ? I am scared to hear that. That is for the first time I have ever seen in that condition,  simply amazing.

Hi scotta , you have the face plate and yours is much much better looking than mine , you did touched it up very well .

Here is a tip of CST-2000ZD , this model was applied from mid 1973 but this could be interchangeable with an earlier model.

This 2000ZD has just a little different mounting bracket on the each sides which can be modified or removed easily.

You can fit your 2000Z face plate right on to the 2000ZD without any modification.

So you have good chances to find nice one if you look and extend the search widely up to 1978 in Fairlady Z series .

I am now feeling I need to do it again for better result . 

Kats

[scotta]

arigatou gozaimasu Kats

Please mail me if you see one on Yahoo Japan or elsewhere

Edited June 24, 2019 by scotta
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[Gav240z]

1 hour ago, kats said:

Hi Gavin , what a miracle it is ! How much was that on winning bid ? I am scared to hear that. That is for the first time I have ever seen in that condition,  simply amazing.

I think it sold for around $1,500 USD a couple of years ago. Not a bad price really, considering what some are asking for second hand ones these days.

[scotta]

I've got both an 8 track face and a cassette player face. Interesting that the knob are at different spacings

The Cassette radio is at 130mm and the 8 track at about 148mm. 

Kats, are the units the same width and mounting mechanism in the car? 

[kats]

1 hour ago, scotta said:

I've got both an 8 track face and a cassette player face. Interesting that the knob are at different spacings

The Cassette radio is at 130mm and the 8 track at about 148mm. 

Kats, are the units the same width and mounting mechanism in the car? 

Hi scotta , thanks for the picture ,

yes they are same mounting, so they are interchangeable. But the with of the unit is different each other .Due to the difference comes from internal mechanism? Maybe .

I think the one on top could be the KM-1520ZC

which is for AM / FM radio , not a Cassette . The opening below the frequency band window is for selecting buttons.

I have KM-1520ZC for my 12/71 automatic 240Z .

Kats

[kats]

Now this is on Yahoo Japan auction, two days to go , still 1 yen ! 

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m341679067

The seller said this cassette was pulled from a 1977 Fairlady Z ( possibly ZL ) 2/2  . At that time this cassette was for deluxe trim , 8 track stereo was for STD trim .

I think this could be fit for Zs from 1969-1973 with minor modifications but you would have a trouble with opening the fuse lid as the cassette located much toward to the shift lever .

Kats

Edited June 28, 2019 by kats

[kats]

Hi , today I picked up my orange 240Z from the museum. I immediately noticed it’s air conditioning system didn’t work , so I dropped at an auto electronic shop which has always been helpful for me . 

Once a year I have to charge the gas , how does everyone do about keeping air cooled in the cabin ? 

I am really looking for a set of good hoses which is hard to leak . My car’s system has plain hoses with simple cramps all way around, that must be the reason of leaking gas .

I have to find a good fabricator of hoses .

Oh , and I sent seat bottoms of this orange 240Z to Mr .Sudo for a repair that I made a reservation last year . The one has a split in the middle of the cushion , and the other is going to be split soon . 

Kats

Edited July 2, 2019 by kats

[kats]

Hi , good news here in Japan . Yokohama Tire has just released a new model , a revival of classic “ GT Special “ series. 

I am happy that there is a 175/80 14 which is suitable for our S30 cars . 

I need to see the price , how much it is going to be .

Kats

[kats]

This body shell is Fairlady 240ZG which belongs to Mr. Tasaka . He is going to paint it soon , now he is doing a final check of how the genuine over fenders fit well to the body .

As quite some people are saying a story in Japan , original ZG over fenders are not symmetry, especially in rear fenders .

Left rear over Fender is slightly positioned upward than the Right rear . 

Mr . Tasaka and I confirmed our ZGs are the same , both cars have same unsymmetrical rear over fenders.

I used to have two sets of NOS ZG over fenders, but I sold them last month. 

I realized how beautiful and well- crafted the old over fenders which originally came with the car are . The NOS ones have fresh  

paint but , the edges are dull and the thickness is not the same to the originals .The NOS ones are more flexible  . Maybe the NOS ones were made in 90s or later , that is why I decided to stick with my original over fenders .

You can tell what I am talking about in Mr. Tasaka ‘s ZG over fenders.

We agreed “Z is so beautiful even it doesn’t have tires nor body panels “ .

Kats

Edited July 12, 2019 by kats

[kats]

Hi , I hadn’t realized my blue 240Z’s air pump got the vent wrongly since I have got the car in 2000 . The vent must be facing like this .My orange 240Z told me which way it should be . And I confirmed it by service manual . 

Kats

Edited July 31, 2019 by kats

[kats]

Hi , I had a fuel trouble yesterday.

Almost everyday outside is 38 degrees Celsius (100 in F ) in Japan .

I took my blue 240Z for a ride , pulled hard in an open countryside road then took a coffee brake at a shop . After some rest I started the engine, I noticed the engine became sluggish . I had to give blip to keep the car moving. 

I replaced the fuel pump to new one but it was not the reason . I opened the float chamber, rear carburetor chamber was empty !

I checked the valve , the string wire retainer touched the valve so that the valve couldn’t move freely. The valve was pushed and hold , this was the reason fuel didn’t go though into the chamber .

I guess under the extremely hot outside temperature like this , heat made the string wire retainer shrink to be enough touching the valve .

I am always curious about people in the hot area , how did those people do with their 240Z back in 70’s ? No problem as long as the car was cruising , but after some shopping , I imagine it might be difficult sometimes to start the engine . Chances of Vapor lock or percolation might be getting increased when the car parked under the strong sun shine .

Kats

Edited August 18, 2019 by kats

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A very unusual problem but you found it. Good work and it should help others who rebuild their carbs.

For heat issues in hot regions, I read that some people took thermos bottles of cold water to pour on the fuel pump back in the 1970's