Trex

Hi Ahhh ... a z owner in East Malaysia. Tell us more about your Z plzzzz.

idpearl How are you? I still have the gearbox from JAG 636. ;-) I see you are back in this part of the world. Mount Kiara has changed since you were here last. There is another red 240z flying around since you left. Its not JAG636. Driven by an expat who like yourself found a 240z to enjoy the Kuala Lumpur traffic.

Gav You take one and I will take the other. I am sure you need different hinges for the bonnet. PM me. Trex

Steve Here's mine HS30-103276 L24-183911 . Color - red. Year of manufacture 1973 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Cheers.

Hi Gav, Will have to wait till you can get the pix? Wonder how the works team ran their dual pipes. Probably straight through to the end. On a different topic, check out the 1974 Fairlady for sale on ebay. It is a 2 liter S30 RHD Jap spec car. It has a 260z dash, rear lights and the tailgate even says Fairlady 260Z. 1974 must have been a confusing year for the factory sticking 260Z parts all over their model types.

Hi Gav Heard you ran your exhaust like the works rally setup. Would be interesting to know how you did it and the sound it makes. Is it loud ?

Alan & Gav, Well my car actually came from East Malaysia (Sabah/Sarawak). It was owned by ex-royalties who by virtue of their status do not have to have their car registered or taxed. This explains the 4 year lapse of registration from the year of manufacture to the first registered owner. It does have a 260Z dash inside but and L24 engine which when cross referenced to the original registration card confirms that it is the original engine number. To further add confusion to the issue it has the 260Z tail lights as well.This probably confirms Alan's point of it being a UK market model made during the model type change over. Alan, I went into the Club S30 site, reading their monthly magazines. Not proficient in Japanese but some of the characters used by the japanese are similar to chinese. Would you know of the differences between the HS30 shell as compared with the RS30 shell. Looking at the two shells the only immediate visible difference would be the rear light panels. You mentioned different inner wings and thicker suspension legs. All the best Trex

Hi Phil, 103305, looks like we are close cousins. Got the info from the S30 club in Japan in one of their monthly issues. What bugs me is that I have a 260Z dash but an L24 engine. Then again maybe the previous owner had changed it for whatever reason. But what sparked of the query was when I read a book written about Z's that actually mentioned about the factory putting in bits of 260Z trim in the last 240Z's that rolled of the factory. That got me qurious. Well for sure the 240Z dash and 260Z dash are interchangeable.

I have a chassis number that says 103276 but is a HS30. I have did some search and the last HS30 made was in 1973 with a chassis number 103262. Anyone have any ideas. I have been told that the last 240Z's that rolled out of the factory had a miss and match parts that came from the 260Z's. Not sure if anyone can confirm this.

G-nose 2 by 2 In 1973 at the Tokyo Show a 2+2 260Z with a G-nose was exhibited to gauge public reaction. The vehicle never made it into production. The only 260z produced for the home market was a 2 by 2. The Japanese police, however did use a small number of 260Z 2+2s on the Chuo Expressway continuing a tradition established with the Z432. At the 1973 Tokyo Show the Nissan stand had a lwb 2+2 with a 2.6 lter engine and a G-nose. Several contemporary sources say it was meant for production. However it never made it to the Japanese showrooms. There were a number of reasons the main one being the oil crisis. Others were so that the two seater remained a pure sports car, whilist the 2+2 would be classed as a ' speciality car ' - the G-nose would not have suited the image. Shortly afterwards, on 17 January 1974, the 2 by 2 range ( knowwn as 2+2 outside Japan ) was officially put on sale minus the G-nose and with a 2 liter straight six. Orginally designed by Fumio Yoshida but finalised by Kiiro Nishikawa. 260Z - RLS30 - Production 1974-75 Market - USA Eng. L26 260Z - RS30/RLS30 - 1974-78 Market - Europe Eng. L26 260Z 2+2 - GRLS30 - 1974-75 Market USA Eng. L26 260Z 2+2 - GRS30/GRLS30 - 1974-78 Market - Europe Eng L26 Sorry but there is no such reference to a ZGRS30 VIN. Fairlady Z432 - PS30 Production 1970-73 Market - Japan Eng.S20 Fairlady Z432R - PS30B Production 1970-73 Market - Jp Eng S20 The R is 80kg lighter than the standard 432and actually lighter than the basic Z, despite having 100 instead of 60 litre fuel tank, as fitted on all production models including the 432. When it left the factory, except for deletion of the air cleaner the R had the same engine as the 432. An auxillary oil cooler was fitted and the R also had a different brake master cylinder without the servo and a brake pedal assembly more suited to racing. There were a number of other differences between the Z432 and the Z432-R, most of them in the interest of weight saving. The R has a glassfiber front apron and bonnet instead of steel and perspex windows to the sides and rear. Lightweight bucket seats were fitted, complete with a four point seat bely harness. The heater, clock and radiowere removed along with all of sound deadening material and unnecessary brightwork. Heavier gauge steel was used on the chassis members and areas under great stress, such as suspension mounting points but thinner gauge metal was used elsewhere - a recent check on ex-works rally car has proved this beyond doubt. Magnesium alloy wheels were listde as standard on the Z432 but the R left the factory on normal 4.5J steel wheels, leaving the customer to choose wheel/tyre combination. Dont you just want one ....... Alan T ( HS30-H ), didnt want to leave you out .... it is ironic that I was shown the ZG you have today when it was up for sale by the Japanese businesman. Couldnt afford it at the time being at University and running a 240Z on a students budget. Enjoyed the drive and wished I had the money then ... but on a positive note its rumoured that the wheel arch extensions were moulded and hence today you can get them in the UK Z scene. Dont quote me on this as it will obviously get someone in trouble ... the mother of all wheel arch extensions in UK. Fairlady 240ZG - HS30H Production 1972-73 Market Japan Eng.L24 5spd manual and 3 spd auto. Datsun 240Z - HS30/HLS30 - Production 1970-73 Export market L24 Fairlady 240z - HS30S - Production 1972-73 Japan market L24 Happy motoring .