My two swiss S30Z Fairlady Restoration build thread

[JDMjunkies.ch]

On 23.11.2016 at 8:23 PM, wheee! said:

Remember, the vehicle must retain 50% of the original metal to be allowed to carry the original VIN...

haha, that will be hard, but i guess in switzerland we have different rules

On 23.11.2016 at 8:35 PM, Patcon said:

How did he make the curved upturned edges? Metal shrinker?

I have no clue, but he does his metalwork at a friends bodyshop which has plenty of tools

[JDMjunkies.ch]

My Panelbeater asked for some Budget to continue his work, and since it's really going on nicely lately i happily brought hime some of my savings While there i had a look at the latest work, of course. You have to make sure you're money is well invested

 

After inspecting the recently completed upper end of the rear he showed me a mock-up of the right side rear inner wheel wells and some problem areas.
The tabco pieces really do not fit very well, but he will make them fit. I've seen worse

 

And while there he was preparing the door to fit them back to the car for future fitment testing of his work around the right side. You can see the thin line on the door? he noticed that little line (edge) was gone due to some previous repairs and straightened everything and made sure the thin line is back in t he door. Most people wouldn't even notice.

 

And then he closed the holes of the original door mirrors, because i'll go with fender mirrors

[JDMjunkies.ch]

No big update, but today i got a phone call from the local Nissan dealership that my order had arrived, so i went there and picked up my order: All the refurbishment parts which ar still available at Nissan for the 5-speed FS5C71A 5-speed early type factory transmission.
The order contained some oil seals, snap rings, Balls, springs and so on. still need a lot of parts and will order the rest elsewere. this was just the easy part of the whole thing

 

[JDMjunkies.ch]

Dear readers, sorry for the lack of updates during the last weeks. I was very busy with some other big things, one of them beeing marrying my wife
Yesterday i got back to work in the garage. while it's still freezing cold outside i got some stuff done on the transmission. I found a local glass-bead blasting company and i'm preparing the transmission to be blasted soon. So i had to remove all bits and pieces:
Shifter lever Bracket removed:

Removed the shifter bushings from the brackets and had all laid-out:

Removed the control arm springs and "plugs"

Tried to remove this plug, but after trying hard and not beoing able to get it out, decided to leave it there for blasting

Removed the oil filler plug

And the speedo sensor (still in place here): 

Still need to figure out how to remove the speedo sensor complete, the plastic vents and then i'm ready to get it blasted

[siteunseen]

There's a 10mm bolt that tightens down on a offset "key" that holds mine in. Once that's removed I could twist mine out. You should replace the seal too, after the cable rest on the old seal it makes a worn spot. When I put mine back the worn spot didn't match back up and it leaked transmission fluid. That seal is still available from Nissan.  I recently did this and can get you the part number if you need it. Seems like I paid a little less than $5 for one.

Congratulations on your marriage! 

[siteunseen]

If you remove everything aren't you opening up entry spots for the glass beads to get in the tranny?  Maybe it's just the housing you're blasting.  Mine cleaned up like new with spray on foam oven cleaner then high pressure washer, hot water. 

[240260280]

Congrats on marriage!

 

To get that drain bolt out just heat the surrounding aluminum with a propane torch for a minute or two then try turning and/or spaying the heated margin with penetrating fluid then turning.

[JDMjunkies.ch]

Yeah, a few weeks ago i was browsing the internet for some usable parts for my transmission restauration when i found this ebay seller from Thailand. Usually i'm not a big fan of Cheap Asian stuff. Only real deal Japanese OEM or Aftermarket. However when i found these parts and they seemed to be either Japanese-made or high-quality but for a good price, i thought i'd give it a go. so here's what i got: Transmission / Clutch fork rubber boot. Made by Thailand company Turtlerubber / SPI-Goodrubber:


 

Firewall grommet. Unknown brand, but i assume the same as above:

Niles (Japan) Reverse light switch.  Niles is the original Supplier of nissan so i guess it's an Original part:


 

Unknown brand Speedo cable:


 

Unknown brand Side marker (front) lamps:


 

DENSO (japan) Horn's, 66dB:


 

New-Era (Japan, Aftermarket supplier) Voltage regulator:    


 

Not sure how all the parts fit and if they will end up in the car, but they were cheap and looked nice so i thought i buy them in a package deal. Looking good so far More parts coming soon

[7tooZ]

Can you share the prices?


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[JDMjunkies.ch]

Here we go Got another parts delivery from the land of the rising sun. All needed transmission parts which were still available in Japan:
Seals:

Rear hub:

Front seal gasket:

Then a friend of mine asked me to help him import some Nagisa Auto motor sports Part for his 240Z: Front adjustable tierod end-links:

And adjustable Doglegs. Really beautiful parts. seems like they changed their annodizing procedure, sinec the parts i have have a different colour. anyhow. Nice pieces. The Colour is more gunmetal in reality. the white-balance on my cam was a bit off...

[JDMjunkies.ch]

Nothing big here, just got another missing Piece of the transmission puzzle today:
The speedo pinion gear sleeve assembly:

[JDMjunkies.ch]

One of t hose lucky days again where i get several deliveries at the same time
One was an Ebay buy, A NOS Transmission breather vent:

 

The second one was a New Speedo pinion Gear, which was available through Nissan Japan:

 

Then, thanks to some tips of nice people in the community, i was able to purchase these Rear quarter panels.
I promised to not tell the source. It's a Last stock and one of the people that gave me the tip wants to buy the rest of the stock and sell it.

 

I have the feeling they are better than the tabco ones. with sharper edges.

 

When i have time i will make a direct comparison between tabco and these. Big thanks to the people who supported me with buying these.