My two swiss S30Z Fairlady Restoration build thread

[moelk]

2 minutes ago, HS30-H said:

They certainly dated from well before 1979. I have an original that was given to me by a friend who bought it new in 1973.

And then there's this:

 

Thats a rare ”compe” wheel, i think i have only seen a handful pics of them.

Mach wheel to the left i guess?

Big envy...

[JDMjunkies.ch]

20 minutes ago, HS30-H said:

They certainly dated from well before 1979. I have an original that was given to me by a friend who bought it new in 1973.

And then there's this:

I don't want to contradict. I just was refering to my Japanese Sport option catalogues which i have.
All of them from 1971.11 to 1973.12 still list the "Izumi" type steering wheel as the optional item. (which seems to be the one to the left in your photo)
And then the next sport option catalogue which i have is from 1979.10 which is the the oldest one i have which lists this type of steering wheel.

Also i just noticed that the one you have has the holes covered? do you have any background information on this?

23 minutes ago, HS30-H said:

It was written by a 'fan', and translated by 'fans'/friends. In fact Katayama san was (Christian) Godfather to Brian and Miho Long's first child. And 'Edited' by Mike Taylor...?

The fact that the original was written by a Japanese author doesn't necessarily mean it is completely objective, and the fact that the English translation has the strapline 'Father Of The Z' should tell you what to expect. There are plenty of Japanese people who completely subscribe to the Mr K Legend, and some who are a little more evenly balanced in their view of events. I think it is wise to listen to both sides and make your own mind up about what is being exaggerated and what is not.  

Yeah i was thinking the same. but i thought it might be closer to the original story than most other english books. However i tend to read these kind of books with a big grain of salt and it's more of an entertainment thing when i have a few free minutes.

 

Edited December 9, 2019 by JDMjunkies.ch

[HS30-H]

5 hours ago, JDMjunkies.ch said:

I don't want to contradict. I just was refering to my Japanese Sport option catalogues which i have.
All of them from 1971.11 to 1973.12 still list the "Izumi" type steering wheel as the optional item. (which seems to be the one to the left in your photo)
And then the next sport option catalogue which i have is from 1979.10 which is the the oldest one i have which lists this type of steering wheel.
 

The 'Datsun Compe' steering wheel was not unique to the Z. It was a generic Sports Option part listed for other Nissan models too.

Izumi was the OEM manufacturer of the stock wood-composite S30-series Z steering wheels and the 'Datsun Compe' steering wheels. You are thinking of the 'Mach' Nissan sports/race option steering wheel, like this:

 

[JDMjunkies.ch]

Got some more news from my bodyshop. Nothing big, but another step closer to a finished shell. The spare wheel well is back in and primered with rust protection and also sealed:




 

Edited December 19, 2019 by JDMjunkies.ch

[JDMjunkies.ch]

Just another update from my Metal-wizard. The driver side lower frame has been cutout

 

A new piece has been fabricated

 

And now it's back in. I guess the next big part will be the LH rear quarter and inner wheel well.. I'll go to have a closeup look soon ?

Edited December 19, 2019 by JDMjunkies.ch

[JDMjunkies.ch]

So, My panelbeater started work on the passenger side floors. Those hungarian-made floor pans came in.. before:

 

After: Still have to be welded etc. but overall fitment looks nice.

 

Here is the bottom side fitment together with the NOS frame rails. Seems pretty spot-on!

[JDMjunkies.ch]

Well yeah, i have yet another two new books to add to my ever evolving list of Z-related books i have to read and translate when i find some time.
1) Fairlady Z Story and history, Vol. 1 - The 50th Anniversary Chronicles.
A book about the history of the Z including the development

 

It contains some backgroundinformation. for example about road testing in America:

 

And some of the racing cars. I've just been flicking through it yet, but it seems it seems to focus on the car globally with pictures showing old woking station, american race cars but also the japanese. so this might be an interessteing one ?

 

2) Japanese masterpiece series [Vol.12] - Nissan Fairlady
This book is actually a bit older (released in August 1973).

 

The cool thing is, it contains some backgronud information but also a lot of nice drawings and technical information about the different version. as shown below.

 

Still have to read it as well, but they seem to be (aside from the factory books) some of the more promising and serious books i bought. But i still have to prove my initial feelings about them ?

[niushork]

The 240z metal work is looking really good NIls, congrats

[JDMjunkies.ch]

Two weeks ago i found a footrest for the 240Z for sale on a local ads-website. I remember i've seen them before but never really investigated about them. Both my cars came without them. This particular item was from a 260Z 2+2 and got a fair price-tag, so naturally it gathered my interrest.

Turns out that the parts fiches say that it's the same unit as used in the 240Z (both LHD and RHD) and was an optional item. I love optional stuff. and since it was cheap and seemed to be in easy restoreable shape, i had to get it ?

And yesterday i finally got the package with it. It's a bit rough around the edges but when in bring my next bunch uf parts for sandblasting and powerdercoating this will go in the same delivery:

I'm not really sure how "rare" this item is, but i think i've never seen it on a swiss car. And as a serious parts-hoarder i love to collect these things anyway ?

[JDMjunkies.ch]

Nothing huge to show you, but i got another update from my Bodyshop guy. The area behind the passenger seat got formed out of a piece of sheetmetal and installed. ready to weld in all of that stuff, including the floorpan.

[grannyknot]

Your guy seems to do very good work so I'm kind of surprised to see those rivets, I would ask him to weld it.

[ConVerTT]

On 2/3/2020 at 11:13 AM, JDMjunkies.ch said:

Two weeks ago i found a footrest for the 240Z for sale on a local ads-website. I remember i've seen them before but never really investigated about them. Both my cars came without them. This particular item was from a 260Z 2+2 and got a fair price-tag, so naturally it gathered my interrest.

Turns out that the parts fiches say that it's the same unit as used in the 240Z (both LHD and RHD) and was an optional item. I love optional stuff. and since it was cheap and seemed to be in easy restoreable shape, i had to get it ?

And yesterday i finally got the package with it. It's a bit rough around the edges but when in bring my next bunch uf parts for sandblasting and powerdercoating this will go in the same delivery:

I'm not really sure how "rare" this item is, but i think i've never seen it on a swiss car. And as a serious parts-hoarder i love to collect these things anyway ?

Footrest is cool!  I have never seen one of those!