240z Component build dates stamped and stuck on when manufactured

[Classicdatto]

Hi All

This thread is a continuation of the raised cast numbering and lettering on the engine blocks of the 240z engines. Once I read that thread with input from various members on here from around the world I thought I would look at the Australian delivered cars and what I have found may be of interest. It also allows me to narrow down the approximate build date of the Australian 240z's, as only the build plate was attached at the factory at the time of manufacture. We attached our own compliance plates when they landed and sold in Australia.

Not only can I concur with what was in the engine block thread, I have found other dates stamped on petrol tanks and stickers stuck to steering columns on cars that I currently own.

The petrol tanks that I own are stamped with a circular white ink stamp on top of the tank with the date in the centre, and the steering columns have a white sticker about 25mm by 12mm stuck to the column bracket under the dash.

Below is a list of some of my cars build information,

Chassis No: HS30-00181

Petrol tank: 45 11 16 translates to 16th November 1970

Steering column: missing the sticker

Engine Number: L24-017870

Block date: 0Y09 translates to 9th November 1970

Chassis No: HS30-00254

Petrol tank: 45 12 1 translates to 1st December 1970

Steering column: 0Y23 translates to 23rd November 1970

Engine Number: L24-018662

Block date: 0Y20 translates to 20th November 1970

Chassis No: HS30-01222

Petrol tank: 48 11 5 translates to 5th November 1973 (petrol tank was replaced as the car was in a rear colision(the tank has a part number stamped on it 17201-E4100 near the date stamp)

Steering column: 1722 translates to 22nd July 1971

Engine Number: L24-051609

Block date: 1327 translates to 27th March 1971

Chassis No: HS30-100052

Petrol tank: 47 9 1 translates to 1st September 1972

Steering column: 2902 translates to 2nd September 1972

Engine Number: L24-125907

Block date: 2530 translates to 30th May 1972

I hope some of this information helps.

Regards

Greg

[Carl Beck]

Hi Greg:

Very interesting information - thanks for sharing it. With 4 240Z's you must have the Z Bug in a bad way!

Regards,

Carl B.

[Bonzi Lon]

You will also find the little white stamp on the back side of the evaporation tank, (the metal one) has to come out to see it.

Bonzi Lon

[HS30-H]

You will also find the little white stamp on the back side of the evaporation tank, (the metal one)

Don't think the Australian market cars had the evaporation tanks...

North American market only, as far as I'm aware.

[Classicdatto]

HS30-H you are spot on. the HS30 from 1970 to 1973 in Australia did not have the evaporation tanks, they came in with the introduction of the RS30 model range in 1974. I will have to look at a couple of my 260z's to check out the dates on the evaporation tanks.

I have evey year model that came to Australia, 8 cars in total(1970 through to 1977). I finally secured the 1977 model last week to complete the set. The 1977 model has been the most difficult one to find as we only received around 98 of the 2 seater 1977 version.

[26th-Z]

I have evey year model that came to Australia, 8 cars in total(1970 through to 1977).

Very nice! Pictures?

[Reverend]

Dayum, 8 Z's? I found my new best friend...

[Bonzi Lon]

Don't think the Australian market cars had the evaporation tanks...

North American market only, as far as I'm aware.

Oops, I should watch for country of origin.

Bonzi Lon

[HS30-H]

Oops, I should watch for country of origin.

Country of origin was always Japan...

[RIP260Z]

Classicdatto

To serve my own interest of RS30's what chassis number is your car (Pm me if you want)? so I can see how it falls into Nissans month/chassis number tally. The RS30 carried on production until June 1978.

Cheers

Ian

[Classicdatto]

Hi Ian

I will gladly give you the chassis numbers of my RS30 models, please see below. Keep in mind that Australian delivered cars did not get a build date plaque from the factory in Japan, we got a simple build plate with chassis number and engine number etc. like the rest of the world. When the car arrived in Australia, Nissan Australia attached a compliance plate when it was unloaded from the boat and subsequently sold. This compliance plate had a month and year date on it when the compliance plate was attached to the car.

1974 RS30-000946 with a compliance date of August 1974

1975 RS30-005055 with a compliance date of February 1975

1976 RS30-010275 with a compliance date of August 1976

1977 RS30-015130 with a compliance date of June 1977

Japan could well have produced 1978 RS30 model cars but Australia as far as I can tell never received them. I worked in a Datsun/Nissan wrecking/scrap yard from 1989 through to 2004 and I never saw a 1978 RS30 in 2 seater or the 2+2 range. However I did see a lot of S130 models come through with 1978 compliance plates.

Hope this helps

Greg

[RIP260Z]

Hi Greg,

Thanks for that...interesting. The RS30 was produced up to June 1978, as I own one! We in the UK did not get compliance stamps, but the build date of mine is confirmed by the kanji dates on parts. And yes, Australia did not get any 1978 production RS30's.

It is interesting that the compliance date when it reached Aus. compared to its rough production date. I know these are not "cast in stone" and Nissan was not precise on chassis number records, as discussed on other posts on here. I presume the compliance stamps were put on at the port or at rego?

Yours

1974 RS30-000946 with a compliance date of August 1974

1975 RS30-005055 with a compliance date of February 1975

1976 RS30-010275 with a compliance date of August 1976

1977 RS30-015130 with a compliance date of June 1977

Nissan production, data from Nissan's 1979 parts microfiche for the HS30 and RS30.

Aug '73 - Aug '74 000001 - 005000 (date and chassis nos.)

Sept '74 - Jul '75 005001 - 010000

Aug '75 - Jul '76 001001 - 015000

Aug '76 - Aug '77 015001 - 021000

Sep '77 - Jun '78 021000 - 021384

As you look at your 1974 car, it would roughly, roughly, built in say, Oct/Nov/Dec. using the corresponding production dates, whilst the compliance date is approx. 8 odd months later. This is like this for the others too.

All interesting (well I find interesting!). For me, what we call the late 260z, which is the Sept '77 on is what I really want to understand and whether Aus. got any of the "late" cars (this is why I asked you for your info).

Not saying this is accurate (as the microfiche data is all I have to on), but months between built and compliance dates does point to that compliance dates are not a way date a cars build.

Thanks again Greg

Edited March 20, 2012 by RIP260Z
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