what is this???

[HS30-H]

Hi Steve,

Yes - 35 really did need a donor shell's help. There are certain rules and regulations here about keeping the identity of a car when it is being put into another shell ( they work it on a scoring system based on certain components having more relevance than others ). I wonder if you have a similar system over there?

I think my description of the mounting positions for the Factory Spot Lamps was probably crap, and that's why you don't understand it. Sorry. What I mean is that they mount under the bumper, just on the inside of the two Over-riders ( when fitted ) as opposed to "outside" them ( which would be on the Indicator / Side Lamp side ).

A picture saves a thousand words, so I've dug out this one to illustrate the correct positioning. The car illustrated does not have the Over-riders - but you can see the plastic grommets for their mounting holes and I think you can imagine where they would be. It makes the Fog Lamps pretty close to them I think.

All the best,

Alan T.

[sjcurtis]

Alan,

The donor shell regulations, I must confess, I have no real idea what happens now. I do know that in Australia, where Zeds have literally evaporated into thin air, to carry out this type of revival, you would need to have a police clearance report at the start, before and after tag stitching on the donor shell, to save problems later, if anyone suspected an illegal rebirth.

Thanks for the picture of the home market Zed with fog lamps fitted. To the second explanation about installation of fog lamps, the word I fashion in response is "crystal".

Cheers

Steve:classic:

[24OZ]

Hi Steve,

Sorry its taken me a while, I think you asked me when my Z was manufactured?... well I am not sure of the manufactured date but I can tell you that it was first registered on the 29th Oct. 73.

I had a look under the front bumpers and low and behold are the holes for the optional fog lamps.. I have seen aftermarket fog lamps which look very similar to the OEM ones Alan posted.. May be tempted to fit them at a later stage.

[24OZ]

Hi guys,

Does anyone learn where the switch would have gone for the fog lights? And if the wiring is still in the loom for the switch?

Thanks,

George.

[sjcurtis]

Hi George,

good to here back about the manufacture date. Sounds like your Z was a month or two later on the production line.

You probably find your Z and Ben (Z Kid) late 240Z are close in production age. Ben put his chassis no VIN HS30-103353 up earlier. Mine is VIN HS30 102660 even with 700 Z difference in production number they are all similar in build, final spec.

When I got my Z the previous owner had put the bumper indicators under the bar in the fog lamp hole.

As for the question on loom position, the two indents in the dash on the left of the steering wheel, I run cigar lighter top, and hazards through the standard loom position low, I would suspect that the switch position is the top hole, I do remember extra connectors on the loom behind the dash at that point.

Cheers

Steve:classic:

[EScanlon]

The information I received regarding the location of the Fog Lamp Switch on the 71 240 was that it would be above the Hazard Light Switch on the dash.

Many cars ended up with a lighter in this hole, especially after they changed the Fuse Lid / Ashtray combination panel that went above the shifter and below the radio. I don't know where those cars would have put the Fog Lamp Switch.

As far as the wiring, yes it is there, from the Fog Lamps to where the switch would go. Note, they are already powered, so the switch only needs to complete the circuit.

On my car, the switch connects to a 2 wire connector, with a Red and a Red/Green wire. This connector can be found in the wiring bundle right behind the Fuxe Box.

2¢

[24OZ]

Hi all,

Steve- you asked what my VIN number was and it's actually earlier then yours and Ben's. My vehicle was first registered in Oct 73, VIN HS30 101354

I wonder if it was manufactured pre 73?

has anyone got a picture of this fog light switch?

[sjcurtis]

Escanlon,

thanks for your information on the foglight system power and wire connector position. From your discription, it is two wires from the wire bundle behind the fuse box is that two clear plastic covered individual connectors or is it one of the long thin stacked cream plastic coloured female connectors.

George,

That is interesting obviously there was a large transport time to Britain for delivery. I think your Zed is a 73 production (early)Jan or Feb, can you cross reference some of the parts maybe even the seat belts for a manufacture date. I think my Zed was produced about late April or early May. Using the vins two months = 700 built, just theory. What do you think.

Cheers Steve :classic:

[24OZ]

Hi Steve,

If you are sure there will be a date stamped somwhere for me to cross reference please let me know exactly where i'd find it.

If my car was a pre 73, which i doubt, I would qualify for UK free road tax!

Thanks.

[Mr Camouflage]

Originally posted by HS30-H

Over-riders ( do you call them that in Australia? )

Yes we do Alan.

[sjcurtis]

The only one I know for sure is, at the lower attach point for the seat belt, a white tag stiched to the belt, carrys a production date. Other items carry dates like interior lamps wiper motors even the interior plastic panels did have stickers on them, panels marked with a Showa date, which relates to the year of the reign of the Emporer.

I am sure that most people call out " ALAN HELP ME " at this point as ALAN has posted some great info about showa dating of Zeds.

Your problem is convincing the MOT people that the sum of all parts dated X means zed dated X no tax here.

Hopefully ALAN can give some good guidance about dating Zeds.

Cheers

Steve :classic:

[24OZ]

Steve, thank you for that info... I will check out the tag and also shout out..

"ALAN HELP ME PLEASE!" :classic: