Datsun ( Nissan ) Z and ZX types of transmissions and differentials

[Jeff G 78]

1 minute ago, Zed Head said:

Is it a 2+2?  That was my key point.

No, it is a 2 seater.  I thought maybe the late 74 2+2 got the R200, but it doesn't show up in the FSM until '75.  Of course, we all know that there were mid-year changes throughout the S30 run.  I would think that something as significant as a differential would have shown up in the FSM since the dealers would have to service them.

[Zed Head]

Here's a part that continued through the R180 to the R200.  Kind of suggests that October 1973 was when "something different" happened with the mustache bar for the 2+2.  Maybe I should be looking at small bumper 2+2's also.  Edit - actually I did when I looked through BAT.  Only one guy showed the diff.

https://bringatrailer.com/datsun/260z/?q=260z

http://www.carpartsmanual.com/datsun/Z-1969-1978/axle/rear-suspension/28

Edited July 1, 2021 by Zed Head
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[Racer X]

8 hours ago, HS30-H said:

 

Prefix for the USA/Canada Datsun 260Z model was 'RLS30'. Check your factory documentation.

Really?

I guess the 13 S30 Z cars I own must be something else then.

Here are VIN tags of three of them.

But then, what do I know?

 

Edited July 1, 2021 by Racer X

[Jeff G 78]

2 minutes ago, Racer X said:

Really?

I guess the 13 S30 Z cars I own must be something else then.

Here are VIN tags of three of them.

But then, what do I know?

 

I'm confused by what you are saying.  Yes, Nissan used HLS30 for the US 240Z and 280Z, but they used RLS30 for the 260Z.

[Zed Head]

He said 260Z, not 240Z.

Here's the GI from 1974.

Oops.

Edited July 1, 2021 by Zed Head

[Zed Head]

240Z.

[Zed Head]

And 280Z.  Back to H.  Nissan really made the 260Z an odd odd bird...

[HS30-H]

9 minutes ago, Racer X said:

But then, what do I know?

Not as much as you think you do, it seems.

[Jeff G 78]

1 minute ago, Zed Head said:

And 280Z.  Back to H.  Nissan really made the 260Z an odd odd bird...

 

I never understood the '75-only pinion pattern either.  They did a few odd things over the years.

[Racer X]

1 hour ago, HS30-H said:

Not as much as you think you do, it seems.

At least I’m not a FKIA who likes insulting other people.

Edited July 1, 2021 by Racer X

[HS30-H]

1 hour ago, Racer X said:

At least I’m not a FKIA who likes insulting other people.

Last time I was on this forum you called me a "troll". Have I been upgraded?

 

Listen, anyone who thinks they Know It All about these cars simply doesn't know how much they don't know. I'm always interested, and willing, to learn. I certainly don't think I Know It All, and nor would I even want to. Where would be the fun in that?

There's always something new to learn, as you have so artfully demonstrated of yourself in this thread. 

[cgsheen1]

On 7/1/2021 at 12:47 PM, Zed Head said:

And 280Z.  Back to H.  Nissan really made the 260Z an odd odd bird...

 

I guess that's what I like about my early 260... It is kind of odd mix of 240Z and the changes coming for the 280Z. And they sold more 260Z's in a single year in the US than any other Z model! RLS30 - dare to be different...