HS30-H

You might want to make sure that the number is being described correctly. Possibly HS30-101342 or HS30-013420? I would not rule it out.... Would not be the first time that this has happened, as I've seen it many times. My 1970 S30 was mis-described on import to the UK and was listed as an "HS30" on the official UK ownership document ( V5 ). The DVLA ( Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority ) are famously useless when you throw something out of the ordinary at them. If in doubt, check the actual Factory stamping on the firewall and trust it more than any of the non-Factory supplied paperwork. You can approximately date the car by cross-referencing many other factors ( Factory parts dating / Factory-supplied documents etc ) as has already been mentioned. Alan T.

Don't worry, Alfadog. I had the same problem - and my operation worked out just fine. It didn't hurt too much, and there were not that many side-effects. The main problem is remembering to speak with a low voice rather than my natural high-pitched squeak. You can't see the join, either..................

Some might not realise that there was yet another version of the earliest interior rear-view mirrors. This was from the 'no frills' base-level Fairlady Z ( S30-S ) and it had no knob on it at all - it had no 'Night' anti-dazzle position. This was also seen on the 432R, which shared many of the 'no frills' touches of the S30-S in an attempt to save weight. *96321-E4100 BACK MIRROR arse'Y - inside ( S30-S & PS30-SB ) ( no Anti-Dazzle position ) *96321-E4600 BACK MIRROR arse'Y - inside *96321-E4601 BACK MIRROR arse'Y - inside I wonder if the E4600 is the "Red Dot" type and the E4601 is the "Sun & Star" type that very quickly superseded it? Alan T.

Here's a sticker that they used on the oil cap of the S20 engine:

Nissan's "Elephant" brand oils and fluids were indeed named after successes in the East African Safari Rally. They predate the Z car by some years. They used several different versions of the elephant logo over the years. Here's one that they used in Factory parts manuals;

Hi Kats, I would think that your guess is correct, and that the round-shaped knob was superseded by the squared-off one - but they had a large stock of the earlier shape and simply wanted to use them all up first. That would make most sense from a logistical point of view. I can imagine that a moulded part like that would be made in the thousands in no time at all, and big stock would easily build up. If Matsuo san and his team then decided to change the shape it would mean making a new injection mould or modifying the old one. More to the point though, WHY did they change the shape? Was it simply to make it more ergonomic? I have always been surprised that the slot for the deleted hand throttle lever on the Export cars was simply closed with a blanking plate until the new single-lever design came in. I would have thought that it would have been fairly easy to design and make a new plastic trim piece that deleted the unused slot altogether until the new console design was phased in. There must have been other factors involved that dictated a necessity to close the unused slot with a blanking plate for many thousands of cars ( ? ). Again, I think all this is possibly yet another indicator of the unexpectedly good sell-through of the Export cars. I'm sure Matsuo san and his team, Nissan Shatai and all Nissan's suppliers were slightly taken by surprise at the sales figures - and were struggling to keep up with demand. Alan T.

As Nixcars says - NO CHANCE! The S20 block and head are completely different designs to the L-series sixes, and they do NOT interchange. Here's a pic of an upturned S20 head. I think you can see that - quite apart from all the problems of sorting out oil-pump, distributor and cam drives - it won't even bolt up..............

Zedrally has abundant hair! I'm jealous. Victor, make me a cocktail out of that stuff - but hold the Kahlua.

Steve, If that's you in the middle - how come your daughter looks so much like the guy on the right? Maybe you should listen to that record 'How come my dog don't bark when you come around?'..............:paranoid:

Don't you think its bad enough?! And its the super-low seating position in the Group A car that's making me look like a shrimp. Honest. They sit virtually on the floor in those things. Bambi, its Joseph Conrad. He wrote "Heart Of Darkness" - which inspired Apocalypse Now. Bit of a bleak novel, but not bad for a Russian writing in English ( his third language ). "by the power of the written word..........before all, to make you see". ( Conrad ). Alan T.

Perfect this time Carl! Klink was funny, but I think Victor's mugshot has 'something of the night' about it - so its got to be Walter Kurtz. Very scary. Victor, I had a very different image of you in my head. Now I can't imagine you in a Fairlady Roadster! Lots of good quotes in that movie. Screenwriter was Michael Herr ( of "Dispatches" fame ) and it was loosely based on 'Heart Of Darkness" by Conrad. All very dark. "Never get out of the boat!"

Kylie. Now there's a thought. A very nice thought. OK - here's a rare shot of me. Usually I avoid cameras, mirrors and bright sunlight:

Colonel Kurtz! The horror.................

Quite right Peter. Bambikiller, what were you thinking of?! I'd much rather be Keaton than Chaplin. The pic represents the inner me, as opposed to the 'container'. It's just how I feel at the moment..............

Rick - You are looking great for your age, but wearing a hat is cheating. Show us what's underneath it ( if anything ):classic:

Great first post! No.2 and No.3 doing well too. Here's hoping that the limp wristed "foriegner" who built your car managed to torque all the nuts and bolts properly :classic: