ZG only went for $53K

[Patcon]

I would say with all those issues, it did well to bring what it did

[kats]

ZG is a little tricky for the kind of auction, I am afraid how many people can feel “ZG is fantastic “ .

#1. Can Maroon be attractive for the people?

#2 Sticking to the stock condition must be required for the kind of the auction ,the car must have hub caps and 5 inch steel wheels , in this style ZG looks little wired , you may think “why the car has over fenders? “

#3 G nose urethane bumper must have certain gap between the head light case ,

but the bumper itself must be nice and straight when you see the front of the car .

And like Alan said , the upper front extension panel also must be nice and parallel with having the equal gap between the bumper and the bonnet.

So , ZG is complicated, some must be looked “ imperfections “ but some must be looked neat and perfect. 

Small thing makes a big difference, and I hope when a perfect ZG is showing up the auction, people can feel it’s beautiful atmosphere from the car . 

Even more , when you are behind the wheel, you can feel the acceleration is really good and also handling is very well in high speed cruising, with a silence.

The Nissan test crew reported ZG gains its stability when the car put a rear air spoiler.

Kats

Edited September 1, 2018 by kats

[RS02]

Saw one in Japan. Same color. Stunning.

[Jason240z]

On 8/31/2018 at 4:09 AM, Zed Head said:

Are the fender flares stock to the homologation class?  Do they call them "over-fenders" in Japan? 

Never heard of the ZG.  That's the thing about scarcity and popularity.  Best to be scarce and popular.  Scarce and not popular...not so good.

"The over-fenders riveted to its body begged for wider wheels, just like the Group 4 cars."

I can't believe that you've never heard of one, as a member here with 9000 odd posts. 

[HS30-H]

9 hours ago, SSS-S30 said:

 

 

Quite apart from all the other issues with the car, that front license plate makes me very nervous.

Hopefully it was put on to create some 'atmosphere', but it's all wrong for the car. The taxation class is wrong for a genuine ZG (it's for a car with capacity under 2000cc) and any car hailing from Sapporo needs extra scrutiny of its structural condition because more than half the year it is snowy and icy up there. There's one old car dealer in Sapporo who has a particularly bad reputation for make-do-and-mend type repairs that are covering up all sorts of nasty stuff.

Edited September 1, 2018 by HS30-H

[kats]

I just want to show these pictures, the car could be an automatic car then converted to a stic shift , I am curious about the rear diff replaced to correct gearing for FS5C71B and , it must added  a metal stopper (with a rectunguler rubber ) for the clutch pedal. Can someone tell what the code on the rear diff is telling , 4.1 ? 3.9 or 3.5 ? I see 73, that means 1973 .

Or like Alan said, different carbs/air cleaner and intake set up, the car just had installed an automatic balance tube.

I need to see a lot more carefully. 

If the car was an automatic, the specific code for genuine Fairlady 240ZG equipped with an  automatic is 02662-0100 .

Nice optional rear stabilizer bar .You may find other interestings.

Kats

Edited September 3, 2018 by kats

[kats]

After looking at the car , it seems to me the car is a manual transmission car. General condition of the car is tellimg me if someone who has done the car like this would remain many evidence of "automatic transmission" in it. I do not see the radiator has two oil cooler aduptor , nor see brackets for the cooler piping on both sides of the engine block, nor a temp sensor  for the dual point distributor .

Kats

Edited September 3, 2018 by kats

[HS30-H]

Kats, First time I've seen some of those photos. Thank you.

What do you think about the finish of the reverse sides of the headlamp cowls/cases? The lower nose assembly looks authentic to me, but Ben already mentioned the chopped strand FRP finish he noticed on the underside of the bonnet extension panel and it seems to me that the reverse sides of the headlamp cases have the same (I think incorrect) finish.

Possibly evidence of replacement/repair?

[kats]

Thanks Alan , let me see !

[kats]

I see it , and I did not realized it , the real over fenders are the same appearance, chopped strand FRP finish . But for the front extended panel and the head light case , must be gel coat , I will see my ZG which is still all original , never been hit ( the car has minor injury on left door and fender ! ) .

I see the car has no drain plugs on both sides of the floor, replaced at some point past and deleted passenger foot rest .

I gathered information, this car could be September or October 1972 car , in that case , carbs and air cleaner etc are correct for the year I think . 

This car is the eleventh from the cut off date of a new big master vac , new pedal bracket,  automatic adjustable clutch operating cylinder , FS5C71B went to sleeve type (Z432 remained flange though) etc .That was made in September 1972 , HS30- 100001.

Kats

 

[HS30-H]

1 hour ago, kats said:

After looking at the car , it seems to me the car is a manual transmission car. General condition of the car is tellimg me if someone who has done the car like this would remain many evidence of "automatic transmission" in it. I do not see the radiator has two oil cooler aduptor , nor see brackets for the cooler piping on both sides of the engine block, nor a temp sensor  for the dual point distributor .

Kats

Kats, you might want to clarify that the above photos are not the Bonhams ZG, but are examples of an Automatic Transmission-equipped car for detail reference?

[kats]

That is right Alan , yes I must clarify those pictures are my automatic car , not Bonhams ZG . I put them just for the reference. 

Thanks !

Kats