sorry, double post

Edited August 12, 201410 yr by grannyknot

Side window glass is specific to each side of the car. The passenger (right) side glass is etched on the inside. The driver's (left) side is etched on the outside.

Noticed something on 502. The lettering on the glass on the passenger 1/4 window and the door glass is backwards. Is this unique to this car or something that happened on some of the other 1969 cars?

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My 7/70 Series I car has this reverse lettering on the passenger side also.

It could be something that exists on all S30s. I just don't remember.

Side window glass is specific to each side of the car. The passenger (right) side glass is etched on the inside. The driver's (left) side is etched on the outside.

In thinking about this it also explains the backwards etching on the RH side windows. If the same fixture and tooling was used to etch both the LH and RH windows and the fixture was first designed to hold the LH windows so that etching was done on the outside it would read correctly and if the same fixture was used to hold the RH windows then the etching would have to be done on the inside, resulting in reverse lettering when viewed from the outside.

I think you forgot to include the early air filter housing, the one without the heat riser tube and cold air flap.

My early 71Z & early 74Z are both the same. Reversed on the right. If the windows are interchangable, as in one part #, they are etched on the same side, If I were to swap the left & right windows, the etching would remain the same. Reversed on the right side. That is if they are interchangable?

My early 71Z & early 74Z are both the same. Reversed on the right. If the windows are interchangable, as in one part #, they are etched on the same side, If I were to swap the left & right windows, the etching would remain the same. Reversed on the right side. That is if they are interchangable?

FYI. The door and quarter window glass is not flat, so they definitely would be different part numbers.

Thanks, I was trying to come up with an easy explanation. Nice to know about the Q-windows, Mine are about to come out.

Mark

I think you forgot to include the early air filter housing, the one without the heat riser tube and cold air flap.

I think this depends on the market that the car was sold into as emissions standards were different in various countries. My 7/70 Series I car is from Canada and has the non emission air box (no cold air flap or heat riser tubr), non emission balance tube etc. but as far as I know most of the US series I cars mfd in 1970 had the emission version of these parts to meet tighter emission standards. Maybe someone more knowledgeable on this subject will chime in if I am not correct.

Edited August 14, 201410 yr by CanTechZ

I think you are correct, here is a post from a few years ago.

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/open-s30-z-discussions/39219-early-240z-gas-tank.html#post335894

Don't think this was mentioned, early Series I had shortened driveshafts, which made the halfshafts not at right angles to the diff, that lead to the rear end "squat" on acceleration, as was mentioned in early C&D or R&T magazines.