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Don't think the Australian market cars had the evaporation tanks... North American market only, as far as I'm aware.

The 'M.A.G.' / Mill Accessory Group wheels are a classic case of re-branded Dunlop designed / Dunlop manufactured wheels. The Mill Accessory Group company was actually a merger of several other aftermarket car accessory suppliers, one of which was Paddy Hopkirk.

The front and rear spoilers were part of the 'Euro' ( and UK ) specification from the factory. There might have been the odd exception, or some 'parallel import' cars that did not match the factory spec 100%, but exceptions are just that - exceptions. There were certainly some minor differences between 'Euro' specs. The 'Entreposto' imported Portuguese 240Zs were a notable example. On the car in your original picture, the mudflaps, the extra lamps on the front, the mudflaps, the gear knob and floor mats all appear to be non-factory parts, and were probably local dealer supplied / installed.

I'm pretty sure the 'Moto-Lita' wheels were just a licensed re-branding of the Dunlop D4. At that time, Dunlop were making ( as in casting / forging ) a lot of wheels for other companies in the UK. It's quite possible that the 'Moto-Lita' wheels ( 'Moto-Lita' was actually more famous as a steering wheel manufacturer ) were just Dunlop D4s with different centre caps. Here are some links to info about Dunlop alloy wheels from a couple of marque specialist sites: http://www.sporting-reliants.com/wheel_guide.htm http://www.imps4ever.info/tech/wheels/index.html

It might be a good idea to take a couple or three shims of different thicknesses to 'stack' as necessary. There might be some variation on steel wheel clearance, depending on what wheel you take. Don't forget to take some stock - open-ended - M12 x 1.25 wheel nuts too. The closed end ( Watanabe? ) wheel nuts might not work with a steel wheel. Good luck with the journey home! Cheers, Alan T.

Jogged my own memory, and dug out the JAF/FIA homologation papers for the KPGC10. Nissan went to the trouble of homologating the spacers for race use. There were actually three thicknesses available: 2mm, 5mm & 10mm. As you might be able to see from the photo on the homologation papers, they even went to the trouble of stamping the Nissan 'hamburger' into each piece to denote authenticity. Centre bore was 77mm to clear the hub. Are you going to be using stock steel wheels on the car ( occasionally? ), or is this more about carrying a spare wheel that will fit over the calipers? Forum won't allow me to upload images at the moment ( ??? ), so here's the page on Imageshack:

Eric, I have vented type MK63s on the front of my KPGC10, and I think you might find that a slim spacer is needed if you want to bolt a stock steel wheel over them. Most alloy wheels - even 14" diameter - will fit over them. They have to be wheels with a really thick rim, or a very weird offset, to foul the calipers. Nissan made a special alloy shim spacer for just this purpose, and listed it in the Sports Options parts lists for the PGC10 and KPGC10. Part number was SPACER WHEEL 40209-A0220. It was just a very simple shim spacer, about 3mm thick, that slipped over the wheel studs on the hub and was sandwiched between the wheel and the hub. The kind of thing you can still pick up from a wheel specialist today.

As far as I am aware, the Nissan Shatai production data only differentiates between 'Domestic' and 'Export'. Therefore it does not differentiate between how many HS30s and HLS30s were made in any particular month, or indeed exactly how many of those HLS30s were North American market models. Ha ha. I see what you did there..... Would be nice of you to quote your source on zhome.com. Or is that part of that latest 'update'? By the way, they were production records, not schedules. Results, not predictions.

"Not entirely exact". I like that. Reminds me of Evelyn Waugh's character Mr Salter replying to Lord Copper. "So Salter, Yokohama is the capital of Japan - yes?". "Up to a point, Lord Copper...". You don't think they have a purpose, or you just don't know? Thing is, they've been talking about this in Japan for years now. It's not an American thing, it's not a European thing. It's most definitely not a British thing ( nimwits over here taunt GT-R owners about their "Datsun". It's seen as a pejorative ). It's about "emerging markets". Now that they've remembered that they were Nissan all along, they are diving into the dressing-up chest and popping up as 'Infiniti' and 'Datsun' to cater for different sectors. It's just going to lead to more confusion if it's not handled properly. It's already looking a little muddled...

Enough of this nonsense, please. Nissan didn't - couldn't - 'merge' with Datsun. 'Datsun' was merely a badge, an emblem, on Nissan products. I still see people writing that "Datsun did.." this, that "Datsun made.." that. It was always Nissan that did, Nissan that made. 'Datsun' was a flag of convenience for all the time that made any difference. The 'Nissan' name, used on war materiel all too fresh in the minds of some, was seen as the potential post-war embarrassment. But if anything, it was the inconsistent use of the 'Datsun' brand and the confusion caused after the decision to ( partially... ) drop it that caused the embarrassment. And now people still don't understand. The decision to bring the 'Datsun' brand back for some export markets is for entirely different reasons than it was used in export markets in the first place. There's no direct connection. It would have made more sense to use the correct Nissan branding from the beginning, or - once the decision had been made to use the 'Datsun' branding for exports ( and - confusingly - just some domestic models ) - to stick with it. In my opinion both a mistake to use it in the first place, and to drop it. And now - let's see how it pans out - a lot of confusion and time spent explaining - now that it's coming back for it's slight return. One has to wonder whether the people planning all this could successfully arrange a wizz-up in a brewery...

The wheels on the car in the magazine feature are aftermarket. They are British-made Dunlop alloy wheels, the same as those fitted as standard equipment on Reliant Scimitars of the period. There are lots of small detail non standard modifications to that particular car, but the front and rear spoilers were standard equipment. I've got some original European market brochures. I'll have to scan some of them for you.

Sadly it's not the super-rare option 48400-E4100 leather steering wheel ( not to be confused with the Sports Option 'Datsun Compe', which had a 'leather look' moulded urethane rim ). It's just the stock wood composite wheel with a loose leather cover stitched around it. Horn push 'Z' is the correct blue-painted version - correct for this model. The wheel should be less dish ( ie flatter ) than the Export steering wheels. Steering wheel re-trim probably done by the same outfit which recovered the door panels? Mid January to early February 1971 build date I reckon. Quite a nice car. Many of the mods could still be reversed.

Missing from those results is the no.15 car of Kunimitsu TAKAHASHI and Kenji TOHIRA - a Nissan 'works' 240ZG ( 240ZR ), running in Group 5 - which came in 4th Overall. BGM: I've mentioned to you before that you really need to quote your sources, otherwise it looks like you put the cine film up on YouTube, and you wrote the text underneath it.

That would be 'HLS30-03547' I think..... Tricky things these numbers...

Welcome Mr H, and thanks for your book. That would be HLS30-003547 I think. I'm available for proofreading duties if you publish again.... ;-)

It's a bit of a stretch to link the 'Rebuilding Act' directly to 'our' cars, and it certainly wasn't Yutaka Katayama's job to "come up with the funding" for any of our cars either. It was his job to sell them.

Rick, Let's not forget 'The 8th That Came Before The 7th': http://vintageaeroplanewriter.blogspot.com/2009/12/remember-8th-that-came-before-7th.html

Probably, but they wouldn't be replated like the pieces in the above photos. They'll be either 'as-is' used ( original plating dead ), or NOS. Are you sure you really need them? Postage is not cheap.... Travis, I have sent you a total price inc. Global Priority postage. I will only post with a tracked service, and never 'surface' / economy mail. Cheers, Alan T.

Travis, I have picked out a hood / bonnet latch 3pc set for you. Please see the attached photos. I have not picked out a cable, mount bracket and pull handle because I believe you can use locally-sourced LHD items to save you money. Cheers, Alan T.

Travis, I tried to reply to your PM, and this is the autoreply I got: "74FAIRLADYZ has chosen not to receive private messages or may not be allowed to receive private messages. Therefore you may not send your message to him/her." My message was that the only RHD-specific parts you need are the male and female parts of the latch ( the female part bolts to the step bracket on the firewall, and the male part bolts to the bonnet / hood. For 1974 the inner & outer cable, bracket and pull handle are common between RHD & LHD, so you could save money by sourcing them more locally. I have spare male & female latch sections, and will collect them from my storage place tomorrow. I can give you a price inc. postage then, but in the meantime please adjust your Preferences so that you can receivd PMs on this forum. Cheers, Alan T.

Send me a PM with exactly what components you need. I probably have them.

Hi Rahail, 'PS30' Fairlady Z432 models came with 6.95H-14 Bridgestone 'Super Speed-5' radial tyres from the factory. It's hard to say what is 'normal' is in a visual sense. I think all our cars would have sat a bit higher when brand new than they did after a few months of use. I know that's not very scientific, but without hard data on ride heights and everybody using the same datum points I think it's hard to come to any conclusion. The tyres were pretty tall ( 80-series, I think? ) so that's part of what we are seeing for sure. I don't know the chassis number of that particular car, so I don't know if it has survived or not. Would be nice if it had. Cheers, Alan T.

Sometimes you need a tool that's man enough for the job in hand....

Rahail, Have you seen this thread? http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?36307-24th-October-1969-The-S30-series-Z-public-debut Sorry, but I don't think we can expect to get any accurate data on what orders were placed during the show. That kind of information is rarely released by manufacturers, apart from when it is used in advertising and promotion ( which often casts a shadow of doubt over its accuracy... ). Write-ups / press reports from the show were - mostly - in Japan, and therefore on Japanese. English language reports are few and far between, more general in nature and not particularly accurate in my experience. There's one English language report where the journalist appears to have parked himself at the bar to drink Martinis for the duration..... It does however appear that the Fairlady Z432 on the rotating platform was the 'star' of the Nissan stand ( it seems to have had a good crowd around it in most photos ), even if it was not the star of the whole show. That accolade could have gone to the Toyota EX-I or EX-III concept cars, but I think it was generally accepted that the "Star Of The Show" was Isuzu's Bellett 1600MX - another concept car that did not go into production. Alan T.

You're starting to get the idea. Well done. And keep at it with the QUOTE function. You'll get the hang of it eventually. Unlike posts 11 and 16 ( not to mention 17 and 18 ), eh? Keep it up and we might get Off Topic posts outnumbering On Topic...... Here's an On Topic suggestion for you: How about you make a cutaway engine out of LEGO? It'll be lighter, it comes in colours that make people smile and it'll be easier to get Public Liability insurance cover on it.