I'm having a good pace currently and making some small progress almost daily. Currently, I'm test-fitting all the items so that they can go back to the bodyshop for final adjustment and panel-gap correction etc.
The first thing I wanted t install were the rear quarter windows, but I quickly realized that some areas needed rework.


Some time in the history of this Z, someone bent one of the mounting brackets heavily, so I had to get it straight again...


And after spending 2 hours or so fixing various small details, the rear quarter windows finally went in, and fit perfectly:


While working on it, i noticed the doors didn't fit properly. The reason? The door locking mechanisms were not installed. So the door was either not closed properly, or pushed too much inside.


Before:

And after. To get the mechanism in, i had to remove the upper door window frames out again. But that was a quick task.
 

And on the opposite side, the locking counterpart went in. So now the doors can lock secure, are in the correct position for panel gap and body-line adjustments and are also safe for transportation and moving around, without the risk of the doors open by themselves.


Next i got a bunch of O-rings and circlips for the rear differential, stub axles, handbrakes, etc. which were recommended to me by @Mymechanics (Great YouTube channel, if you haven't checked it out yet!)

The next steps are already in preparation, I got some upgrades for my Workshop and have some more parts on the way, so stay tuned for another update soon

I've collected some parts again recently, so it's time for another update full of random bits and pieces.


Reader RIP260Z pointed out that the Pump diaphragm is missing in the American Mikuni rebuilt kits which I got recently, but are included in the Japanese Mikuni rebuild kits. Luckily, I was able to find a guy in Japan who sells all OEM Mikuni / Solex parts individually, and I ordered plenty of parts, that were still available - Including the Pump diaphragms and many wear and tear parts like springs, etc.

Speaking of Mikunis, I also found an original Japanese Solex NPHH44 service manual.  I had a Copy of it before, but this is an original one, which is very nice to have :-)
And on the left side, you can see an original German PHH44 manual. This is a completely different manual for the original Solex PHH44. Those were used on the NSU TT and TTS and the BMW E10, 2002, etc. if I'm not mistaken. The manual is quite useless, as the NPHH44 Mikunis / Solex don't have too much in common with these, but nevertheless it's cool to have a reference to the "original" design of these, with some German explanations.


The explanation of the working principle in the German book is really cool, with all those hand-drawn graphics.

The biggest part of the various deliveries was this Center console:


It's made by VintageDashes in the USA. After he explained how he made it and so on, I decided to give it a try, despite the big price-tag. So far it looks very promising, but i have to check the details. I will compare it with the OEM console and the one from ResurrectedClassics which i also have in stock, soon.


I found another Datsun Switzerland pricelist. This time from February 1978. As usual, I scanned them all in high-resolution, and you can download my whole collection here, for free.

And then another useless, but cool part. The Eaglemoss-spareparts box. Which belongs to the kit, but sadly was missing in my set.


If you want to know more about the eaglemoss 1/18 Fairlady set --> read here, and here. Aside from 2 empty binders (for the magainzes) and the original tool-pouch, my set is pretty much complete, now :-)

I already have the next bunch of parts waiting in Japan, a delivery from Nissan directly, and I've worked a bit on the car too and did some research, so you can expect more updates again in a few days.

Oh, and I also got a free heavy-duty grinder for my workshop, and cleaned / restored it a bit this week. If this is your kind of thing, then read the full story here.

Yesterday I got another bunch of NOS parts for my project, straight from the Nissan Stocks:


Fuel tank sensor / sender Mounting ring and O-ring, plus the timing cover gasket.


Front and rear bumper rubbers, Inspection lid foam rubber pieces and rubber seals


Various spark plug wire brackets


Hood bumpers, Hood stoppers and inspection lid rubber bumpers


Window crank fasteners, Engine tube hose clamps and some heater panel knobs

And last but not least, I also got a Swiss 260Z 2+2 brochure, which i for whatever reason didn't have in my collection yet:

I also did some actual work on the car again, so stay tuned for another update, soon.

So, I have been busy test-fitting various parts on my Z again.

To set the alignment of the hood and fenders properly, I had all the hood hardware spacers, dampers and rubbers installed.

Next on the to-do list was the rear hatch damper, so I can work on the hatch without having that temporary wood rod as a not-so-safe hatch holder. Wile both dampers I had were still working nicely, the mounting brackets were worn out on both and both had missing or cracked plastic / Teflon spacers.

So after I got everything straight and assembled a temporary setup (I still need to find a good set of those plastic spacers).

I finally had it all installed. Works perfect.

It seems like that little-bit of extra-tension from the damper is required to have the hatch aligned properly with the roofline. I didn't expect the damper itself would already fix the alignment, but I'm happy it does.
Now I only need to finalize sanding on the trunk spoiler and bring back the holes for the spoiler emblems. I also need to find a good rear bumper to test fit it. Mine both had a decent hit and are way too wonky to use them for test-fitments.

Then, some people were suspicious about that extra sheet metal on my transmission tunnel (I have the updated body version from 1972, but still the early A-transmission, so I suspect they added that sheet metal to cover the hole?). Even though it's the original transmission of this car, it made me want to test fit it, just to be sure it all fits, before i paint the shell. So i had to assemble parts of the transmission first. Mainly the gear selector with the shift rod mechanism.

For simplicity, I only used the center section of my FS5C71A five-speed transmission, because that's fine to test fit it. So I added the transmission bracket with the rubber insulator to it.

And installed (Bolts only temporary, as usual - please ignore).

And here we go. I can shift in all directions without hitting anything. But it's still a bit close to the front. I need to check if I put the directional insulator between the transmission and the mounting bracket in the right direction.

And since I had an original center console lying around from my recent center console comparison i put it in there, just for fun's sake. Even though it's all only temporary test-fitting, it's really fun and nice to see all the bits and pieces come together nicely.

I have already prepared some next steps on the interior, so stay tuned for another update soon.