HS30-H

Did you know that the original ZG underpanel was equipped with holes for an extra lower spoiler? Mine has the holes and they are right on the rear trailing edge of the lower underpanel. When the ZG model debuted in Japan, the Factory had already been developing different types of extra front lip to control airflow around the front of the car. The Works race cars then started using the wider Overfenders and the additional front spoiler panels that went with them. Having the holes in the homologated ZG model, and offering the parts to the general public through the Sports Option lists, allowed the Factory race team to use them and still conform with the rules. Eric B's pic of the white car at Daikoku parking area is an example of a street car using a replica of the Works "Type B" front spoiler for the ZG - but its not fitted with the wider Type B Overfenders that would match it ( that's why there is a gap between the sides of the spoiler and the front Overfenders ). The "Type A" spoiler was more dainty, with round holes and a more sculpted flowing look, and matched up with the Type A Overfenders which were mid-way between the stock ZG type Overfenders and the super-wide Type B Overfenders. Over the years there have been many attempts by the aftermarket to add on to the stock ZG panels, and not many looked as good as the genuine "Works" efforts. To my mind, fitting something actually designed by Nissan is always preferable to something designed by an outside company. The "Works" race parts, and the Sports Option accessories that Nissan offered in Japan during the early Seventies, have an extra appeal to me - and it always feels "right" to fit them to the car. Alan T.

I have no idea where the "desert" is, or what exactly he meant. Maybe this was the Outback?............. Anyway, I don't think the car was on its own. This must have been a scrapyard / junkyard of some sort. Bear in mind this is 10 years ago at least, too. When I saw the VIN tag and the chunk cut out of the firewall sheetmetal hanging on his workshop wall, my eyes nearly popped out of my head. I even had thoughts about going to look for the remains of the car. I reckoned if I could find it I'd have a good case for getting the missing VIN tag and firewall stamping back off him................ Mind you, this was a good few years ago now - and he did say that the rest of the car was "buggered beyond repair". I'm keeping my beady eye on them. Maybe I'll 'inherit' them from him one day...........:beard: Alan T.

Hi Steve, I don't think any of my cars qualify: The 240ZG is Japanese domestic market only. The PS30-SB replica is based on a Japanese domestic market only Fairlady Z-L ( S30 Vin prefix ). My old UK-market 71 240Z technically does not exist any more. I have cut it up and the identity only still exists on paper and the VIN tag and bulkhead VIN stamping which I have cut off it...... I think I know some people here in the UK who tried to make a list of all the UK-market HS30 cars that they could a few years back. It was connected to the UK Z Club, but I think the information ended up with the Classic Z Register when they split from the ranks of the Z Club. Anyway, I think that the information still exists. I'm off travelling from tomorrow but I can look into this for you when I get back. I'll be away a couple of weeks. When I was in a Lancia club here in the UK ( many years ago ) the club tried to do something similar for the UK-delivered Fulvia models. They actually found that some owners were very sensitive about giving out details of VIN and engine numbers. The UK vehicle registration system is really very susceptible to fraud, and there are a LOT of Frankenstein cars over here ( changed / faked identity ). This might make some UK owners a little reluctant to provide full details, but hopefully most would not worry and would be forthcoming with the numbers. One other thing that might trip up the dating of the UK-delivered cars is the fact that they never really went through a "compliance" system like the Australian market cars did. In most cases, the first real dating evidence is the date that the car received its first UK vehicle registration number. Sometimes cars hung around in dealerships waiting for a later year of registration number - which can make them look 'younger' and hence up the value slightly. The change over data was always in August, so dealers receiving a new car in late June might even wait a month or more to register the car in August and get the latest year suffix on the number. Am I explaining this properly? I hope you can understand. Basically, it gives a slightly rubbery texture to the relationship between the date of actual manufacture and the date of registration. Its also a hell of a long trip from Yokohama to Southampton by boat ( used to be anything up to five or six weeks in some cases ) which might confuse things slightly! A friend of mine has the VIN tag and bulkhead stamping of HS30-00013 hanging on his workshop wall. He cut them off a car he found "in the desert" in Australia. I presume we should class this car as no longer eligible for the list?:classic: All the best, Alan T.

Hi Alfadog, The white car in the photo has 8.5J on the front and 9.5J on the rear according to the photo caption. They are 15 inch, and he is using a quite narrow rear tyre stretched across the rim. Ideally the tyre would be wider, but these young guys in Japan seem to be happy to stretch a tyre a bit further than the pros would advise...... Don't forget that the 15 inchers are going to be more expensive than 14 inchers if you are buying used ones. There's a good reason for that, and its to do with tyres. Basically, you have a lot more choice of tyres for the 15 inchers than the 14 inchers. Also, don't forget about wheel offset. That's going to be more critical than the actual rim width up to a point. You need a lot of negative offset for this look ( the rims will look to have more 'dish' when viewed from the outside ) and if the offset is too positive you'll be hitting your springs and / or inner arches. Personally, I'd have a look around at tyre choices before settling on a final rim size. You can stretch the tyres like they do in Japan, but I would not take it too far if I were you. With the C110 GT-R type of 'Overfenders' ( as on the white car in the pic ) you would not be wanting to go wider than the 8.5 front and 9.5 rear. My recommendation would be to stick to around 7.5 to 8J front and 8J to 9J rear with the correct offsets. I'm off to Japan tomorrow and I'll ask about the Overfenders for you. I'll get the recommended wheel size and offset for you if I can. Watch out for a PM. I'm going to sound like a spoilsport here, but I recommend that you do not overdo the width to the point where driveability suffers. I have personal experience of going too wide. It looks great but it slows you down, and you'll end up with forearms like Popeye!................. Alan T.:classic: ps - here's a pic of the "Works" '73 KPGC110 rear wheel. That's an 11J rim, and its not an RS Watanabe.

Lachlan, Its NAPS not NADS! "Nissan Anti Pollution System" that is......... Very late model Japanese-market Z anti-pollution spec. "Z-T" one of the specs. for the later Japanese-market 2/2 models ( C-S31 and C-GS31 ) which was either better or worse than the "Z-L" model depending on how you look at it. That little box on the bottom left of the last scan is the control box for the funky big mirrors of the above models. Remote Control mirror movement, electrically operated by joystick by the driver's knee. Bit on the large side if you ask me. These later Japanese-market S31 models are total nightmares to pin down specs on. Its acronym city in the model information booklets.................... Hope this is not a can of worms I've opened now:ermm: Alan T.

Hi Steve, The pic. is from an official Nissan publication; its the model information booklet publication no.221 ( the 4th one for the S30-series Z range ) and it was published in October 1971. These booklets were internal publications at Nissan, and not for the general public. This booklet introduced the new features and changes related with the release of the HS30 series in Japan ( Fairlady 240Z, Fairlady 240Z-L, Fairlady 240ZG etc ) as well as the changes that related to the S30 and PS30 models that were happening at the same time. As for proving that items like the Japanese-market wing mirrors and the headlamp covers were original factory-approved fitments, don't forget that from October 1971 Japan got the HS30 models too and therefore proving fitment of parts on these cars would I should think be pretty easy. After all - there's plenty of proof in the original sales brochures and parts list books. If I can help anyone I would be happy to try and provide copies of this documentation to assist a claim or bid for legal use of certain parts. Cheers, Alan T. Here's a scan of the front cover of the official Z-4 booklet:

Diamond-shaped mesh in a square-tube frame. This grille was fitted to most of the Japanese domestic-market models. You might sometimes hear it referred to as the "432" grille, but that's not strictly accurate as the 432 got the same grille as the Fairlady Z and Fairlady Z-L. It was the 432-R grille that was slightly different. Not a particularly clear scan, but its an "official" Nissan side-by-side comparison and it might help: Alan T.

Hi Cuong, I just took a tour through the pictures. Great stuff. I was even moved to post a few comments ( I actually liked the Mine's, Central 20 and IMPUL Z33's - shock, horror! ). Thanks for taking the time to put them up there. I know how long it takes and sometimes it can be a bit disheartening when people don't seem all that enthused by them. I think this is a symptom of internet fatigue; people seem to think that they can see anything and everything on the web, but if it was not for people like you there would be a lot less chance to see this kind of thing. I urge everybody to take a look. Cuong visited the event and took the photos himself - so its not just a bunch of image captures from the web that he is posting. This is our window into an event that few of us get the chance to visit, and we should be thankful for that. This site is very lucky to have somebody like Cuong on board. Cuong, you can take some satisfaction from the obviously high amount of "hits" your photos are taking. I think a lot of visitors are being directed to this site to view your shots, and some of them might stick around. Well done Cuong, and many thanks. All the best, Alan T.