Datsun-240z Vs Fairlady-z432

[kats]

The Z432 tail tube and the standard exhaust manifold  are now ready for a new paint .

The 20010-E8730 is a NOS , but need to be painted to much other parts.

Me , sticking with a standard single pipe muffler ! Because my ZG’s tube has 05/72 date code on the tube , I can’t replace it with a new one .

Kats

Edited February 22, 2020 by kats

[hiyabrad]

On 1/18/2020 at 8:04 PM, kats said:

I visited a classic car shop yesterday , there is a Dec 1969 PS30-00062 . I felt this car is a good original car , a lot of original parts . 
 

I immediately noticed the welding finishing touch of the radiator support upper L & R corner , this is what I call and love  “ hand crafted “ which is rarely seen in our mass produced S30 . 
 

How many things can we list “ hand crafted “ treatment parts in our cars ? I would say the interior roof center trim piece for room lamp could be the one , my 03/1970 has two cut away for the defroster wires which would looked “ hand crafted “ cut away . 

I guess my blue trim was made in early days and not ready to be considered as a car which have a defroster glass . Nissan would just make them a little too many blue trims .

My blue tail gate interior trim too , the pieces for the vent system is different from later vented one , those pieces can only be seen on an early trim in black . Blue and Tan could be interesting as parts to be used early parts into a bit later cars .
 

How about yours ?

Kats

Hi Kats. How much are they asking for the Dec 1969 PS30-00062 car? Thanks!

[kats]

Hi Brad , good question ! I wasn’t told the price nor I asked about it . Because I feel I should not ask (I can not explain well) at that moment. 
Maybe the price is just below 3000 0000JPY , still cheaper than the green BAT car ?

BTW , here is another good Z432 ,

https://www.goo-net.com/usedcar/spread/iphone/13/700057058930190531001.html?yclid=YJAD.1582399100.i6yT8rSdcq3d5.PLfQCIwf2Lk6Fmbh_6jUGOZ19ftYcOXBl004fnLr4y1qwChSmRDjhW1ViCfQ5yjwk-

very attractive original Sunshine yellow , nice interior . Very hard to obtain the Z432 horn  pad and the earliest 8 track stereo are in place and they are so beautiful.

 

Here are some you tube for your interest, I think these video’s Z432 is the one on the sale . The asking price is 3300 0000JPY.(still cheaper than the green BAT car ) .

The man who is doing the tuning is the legendary tuner Mr. Kubo . 

 

 

Kats
 

Edited February 22, 2020 by kats

[kats]

My HLS30U cars . Please note the original dash has the motifs of the bonnet sleek line on the gage clusters .Beautiful , is not it ?

Kats

[bartsscooterservice]

 

I saw a green 432 there

[kats]

On 2/23/2020 at 6:18 PM, bartsscooterservice said:

 

I saw a green 432 there

Hi , the green Z432 was ( still is ? ) for sale at 2150 0000 JPY when I heard about it .  Lack of some original parts , and need to have proper size tires for stock appearances .

Kats 

[kats]

Normally I don’t like to do this , but let’s try how many things you can tell the differences from the originals . I just want people to know more about Z432 , and try to give some tips for someone who owns this fantastic car .
To begin with, look at this picture very carefully, this car is mid 1970 Z432 .

I noticed the shift boot is not correct for this car . Anything else?

Kats

[240260280]

In North America, all of the 1970 date coode cars had a centre air vent without the vertical supports

[kats]

Correct Blue !! Anything else ?

How about the map lamp trim ?

And , does anyone feel something uneasy about the steering wheel ?

Kats

Edited February 25, 2020 by kats

[Gav240z]

Looks like a hooded map light, early ones are flat.

The oil pressure and coolant temp gauges look like later style ones. Early ones had different ranges and a delimiter in the middle. Later ones had no center delimiter.

[Gav240z]

What about ashtray lid, early ones had a longer handle. I can't tell for sure but this looks like a later style lid.

[kats]

Thanks Gavin , you’re correct , gauges must be replaced at some point in its life .

About the ash tray , yes it has a small handle which is molded in ONE PIECE of the lid , early one is a separate piece from the lid .

But I am looking for the answer when it changed. 
 

Do you see the steering wheel is not for the Japanese domestic model ? Fairlady Z series has much shorter spokes  for the steering wheel , maybe design team consider average Japanese people have short leg , then positioned much forward than the westerners. So the steering wheel must be flat with the horn pad . 
And horn pad itself has a trumpet,  that is from the summer of 1973 ,  the Japanese regulation required all cars must have the trumpet mark on the horn  pad . 
 

Also the dash board is later type , and the ignition key looks later type .

Here is my 01/1970 Z432 , you will see the difference of the steering wheel.

Kats

Edited February 25, 2020 by kats