Antenna Rebuild / Restore

[Zup]

Excellent work there Jerry!

I'll post up regarding the rubber bits once they arrive.

Thanks Steve!

 

[kats]

Hi, I wrote a message to HARADA Ltd customers relationship, about a request of the antenna mast replacement. I do not know they will reply , I am waiting hearing from them.

Kats

Edited January 31, 2018 by kats

[kats]

Here is my spare mast, I do not know it is HARADA or AFM one. The tip is pointing, looks exactly the same as original mast. 

We have a short and a long mast , my orange 240Z 12/71 has a short one while my Fairlady 240ZG 06/72 has a long one.

How about yours ?

Please see the pictures, 

Kats

[JLPurcell]

6 minutes ago, kats said:

Hi, I wrote an message to HARADA Ltd customers relationship, about a request of the antenna mast replacement. I do not know they will reply , I am waiting hearing from them.

Kats

Thanks Kats. That would help out a lot of members. 

 

[JLPurcell]

6 minutes ago, kats said:

Here is my spare mast, I do not know it is HARADA or AFM one. The tip is pointing, looks exactly the same as original mast. 

We have a short and a long mast , my orange 240Z 12/71 has a short one while my Fairlady 240ZG 06/72 has a long one.

How about yours ?

Please see the pictures, 

Kats

Kats, the one I am restoring is a long 5 piece mast, I believe that my 72 has the long mast as well. I found a NOS mast for my car in 2011 out of England. It would be great to have reproduction pointed tip replacement mast. Thanks again for your attempt to make this happen. JLP

[JLPurcell]

I thought a few before and after pictures of this latest antenna restoration might be nice. I media blasted the aluminium case with walnut shells polished the used mast, blasted wire brushed and plated the yellow zinc parts. I put together all of the best bits and pieces and put it all back together. A chrome cap for the ball and restore a retainer nut and cap, this project will be finished and on it's way back to the owner.  

[kats]

Fantastic , Jerry .

I hope people in HARADA see this thread and feel our passion for these parts to enjoy our Zs.

Kats

[kats]

Sorry I may be posting off topic, I show you a manual extension antenna which would be  an alternative choice for someone who doesn’t try to repair his auto antenna.

This is for Fairlady Z (std) and export 240Zs which do not have an auto antenna.

I may mixed up associated parts which are used for an auto antenna .

It may not have a rubber ball , it might come with a die cast scallop ? piece.

Kats

 

[Mike B]

Hi Kats,

This is a picture of the manual antenna showing the emblem on the round metal piece and another photo of the original Nissan key.

-Mike

 

[kats]

Mike B, what a great news you have a rare one and a super rarer Nissan key !!

I too have a Hitachi mark on the metal piece, I think it should go with manual extension antenna as I see your original antenna.

I found the black plastic ring which is in between the Hitachi piece and the top rock nut is smaller than the one on the auto antenna.

Kats

Edited February 1, 2018 by kats

[Mike B]

Hi Kats,

Yes, I recall seeing you post the photo of your antenna with the Hitachi mark on the metal piece, but I had never seen one on a North American market 240Z.  The S30-S I posted the photo of is the only other one I have seen with the mark, so it makes sense it would be from the S model manual antenna.

-Mike

[Galaxybj]

Interesting. I got an early electric 240Z antenna a couple years ago and it has the Hitachi Mark.

 

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