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Same situation for me too, Gav. No e-mail notifications whatsoever. Makes it difficult to be polite in trying to answer questions on all the recent pics I have posted.

Maybe he remembers looking at the manual for the aftermarket aircon system? I have FSMs that cover ALL the Japanese home-market S30 Z models, and there are none with evap units between the shock towers. Sorry to be even more pessimistic, but these 'G.I. Bride' cars quite often have a lot of misinformation and 'whispering grass' type anecdotes attached to them ( I know, I've got one of these cars myself ). As an American forces serviceman, he would much more likely have picked it up from the foreign language and Diplomatic sales office in Ginza ( Nissan's Tokyo HQ ) rather than the Factory itself - which had no facilities for such a personal collection. I still think it sounds like a Japanese aftermarket unit.

Hi Ben, You're not kidding. Take a look at the photo attached below....... it was hard to avoid them :cross-eye The one on its lonesome? Yes - that one was an original ( and looked FRESH ) on standard wheels and wheel trims. There was another GP Maroon car there on standard wheels and trims, but that was a lookalike. That's Takeuchi san's car. You are right, he gets around; not only does he go to a lot of meets, he also gets into a lot of mags and videos. I agree - its good that the car is used and not mothballed. Somebody needs to invite him to one of the USA Convention meetings, don't you think? Cheers, Alan T.

Hi Andy, Do you mean the red one with the fully polished wheels? If you look more closely, you can see that it is in fact an LHD car, and therefore most certainly not an original Factory ZG. The lower front panel is an aftermarket part too. There are a variety of lower front panels / spoilers still being produced which fit the G-Nose upper panels and headlamp pods. Maybe the USA would be a more likely source of extended wheel arch mouldings that can be blended into the body? I thought you wanted to stick with original Factory bodylines and get your wheels into the stock openings, but if you are prepared to go wider then things get more complicated. You will need to make sure that all your choices ( wheel arch panels, wheel and tyre sizes / offsets and suspension ride height / springing / damping ) all match up to give you what you want both in terms of performance and visual appeal. I have some info for you, and I'll e-mail you directly ( but I think you are still fairly unsure of exactly what you want, and these pics might not be helping :classic: ). Cheers, Alan T.

Hi Lachlan, Yes, a lot of cars this time featured the 'ZG look' - and not many of them were original Factory ZG models. Most of them were easy to identify, but there were a couple that were more difficult to pin down. I think the Sagamiko event tends to attract a lot of the more modified cars in the two clubs, and this can distort the view of what is popular in Japan. There are other events that seem to attract a lower proportion of the modified crowd. For sure there were a lot of long noses there ( not just mine ). KGC110 modified to 'GT-R look'. Same car was there last year too. SUPER clean car inside and out. I have some more pics to post of this one. A most welcome 'stray' at the event. Nice friendly owner too.

Hello all, I have just returned from Japan, and whilst there I was able to attend this year's joint meeting of 'CLUB S30' and 'S30 OWNERS CLUB' held at Sagamiko Picnic Land in Kanagawa prefecture on Sunday 7th November. Once again the event was blessed with perfect Autumn weather; clear skies and the low November sun playing tricks on golden leaves and car paintwork alike in this attractive Japanese day-tripper's location. The turnout was not as prolific as the 2003 event ( which was itself rather exceptional ) but it was still a nice informal and club-based meeting with a relaxed atmosphere, and a rare chance to see some nice Japanese cars in their home environment. A particularly high proportion of 432s and ZGs were evident, as well as a number of replica ZGs and otherwise-modified cars. A new section in the '2004 Events' has been created for these photos, and I will add a few more every now and then when I edit and downsize them. I hope that everyone will enjoy them. Here's a direct link: CLUB S30 / S30 OWNERS CLUB Sagamiko 2004 meeting Cheers, Alan T.