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No big update, but today i got a phone call from the local Nissan dealership that my order had arrived, so i went there and picked up my order: All the refurbishment parts which ar still available at Nissan for the 5-speed FS5C71A 5-speed early type factory transmission. The order contained some oil seals, snap rings, Balls, springs and so on. still need a lot of parts and will order the rest elsewere. this was just the easy part of the whole thing

My Panelbeater asked for some Budget to continue his work, and since it's really going on nicely lately i happily brought hime some of my savings While there i had a look at the latest work, of course. You have to make sure you're money is well invested After inspecting the recently completed upper end of the rear he showed me a mock-up of the right side rear inner wheel wells and some problem areas. The tabco pieces really do not fit very well, but he will make them fit. I've seen worse And while there he was preparing the door to fit them back to the car for future fitment testing of his work around the right side. You can see the thin line on the door? he noticed that little line (edge) was gone due to some previous repairs and straightened everything and made sure the thin line is back in t he door. Most people wouldn't even notice. And then he closed the holes of the original door mirrors, because i'll go with fender mirrors

haha, that will be hard, but i guess in switzerland we have different rules I have no clue, but he does his metalwork at a friends bodyshop which has plenty of tools

Lately i really appreciate the updates from the bodyshop. And If things go right i will visit him and my car again on monday. However here are the latest pictures i got What you see here is the inner rear right quarter panel piecte between the trunk floor and the Fender. it contins the hole where the fuel filler hose goes through. As you can see the original pieces was totally rusted and he created a new one from scratch: Here it's installed test-wise: View from the outside: View from the bottom. As usual: Work of art. May look a bit rough now, but once it has some primer on it it will be like it was from factory

Finally another part of the body which can be called "completed". My panelbeater sent me another update with the rear upper hatch panel welded back and the whole area coated in some protective primer. Without top hatch panel installed: Primered inside as well: New Top hatch panel welded back. Well done

Got a little update from the bodyshop. he started work on the LH inner hatch area. Before: After (Custom made panel from sheet metal): Welds and corners still need to be smoothened out but otherwise it looks like OEM Oh and got this book a few days ago:

Recently i was bidding on some bigger parts on yahoo auctions in Japan and thought, while at it, why not order some smaller parts and get them shipped for free in the same package? unfortunately i didn't win the auctions on the bigger parts so i just ended up with the small bits and pieces. which are still good to have 1) R180 Differential oil seals 2) R180 differentil cover seal 3) Fine auto japan Polyurethane shifter bushings:

While i'm working on a big, new, exciting project (I'll post about it in a few weeks or months i guess) the bodyshop keeps me updated and has some nice progress on the rear end 1) The top of the rear lower hatch Panel have been remodeled out of sheetmetal and looks absolutely stunning. Raw naked steel. I have the NOS top panel which will be added, once everything is completed. a closer look at the craftsmanship: The lock mount and upper panel mounts have been removed, sandblasted and welded back into position. the red colour is just temporary rust protection primer: On the new rear quarter panel the rear corner piece has been removed (for easier installation): And been spotwelded into the correct position: My bodyshop told me he h as some spare time at the moment and i guess there will be much progress over the next few weeks

So here we go again. Last week i visited the Bodyshop to bring him the rear quarter panel as a reference for the other side he's currently working on and while there i had a little chat with him and a look around. The rear quarter is coming along nicely and i love when you can see the rare and pure metalwork with all the bondo and stuff gone. It proves that the car is in brilliant shape after work is done As you can see he also started work on the rear end. The bent rear lower panel was gone. What you see here is the panel inside the rear quarter panel where the tank lock is installed. he makes a new one from scratch since the original is scrap. Today i got another update. He also started work on the rear upper end (lower hatch area). I thought at least that area was rust-free in my car, but iw as wrong. This is how it looked after the upper panel was removed: My panel beater immediately started to create new ones from scratch: And while i write this topic just some new Whatsapp messages with Updates dropped into my phone with some detailed view of the final panel in one of the corners from the lower hatch area. Before (top panel already removed): Original panel cutout and rust protection applied: Final Panel welded in. Still needs some details but already i think this is a work of art. cant wait to see the rest done. Hoping for more updates soon

On Thursday i was finally able to pick up the NOS rear quarter panel, which i found online a few weeks ago. I wanted to thank the guys from http://www.swissconnection.us/ for their superior shipping service and the seller of this item for his great support. Thanks! Unfortunately it got a slight dent during shipping, but still a lot easier to fix compared to creating this complete panel from scratch and sheet metal You can still see the sticker of the original Nissan Spareparts delivery back in the day: Beautiful to see all these original welds and shapes. I guess my Car is reaching Concours level soon with all these originanal bodypanels beeing put together Oh and then i got this from Japan. I asked hayashi to reprint an old catalogue for me with all the NLA Fairlady parts. they agreed but unfortunately we probably got lost in translation a bit and they sent me a new catalogue istead. well who cares still nice to have a new Hayashi catalogue

I hate visiting my bodyshop guy because everytime i go there he reveals some more rust he found. But then again i love it because the work he does is clearle a work of art not many people in the world can do... But let's start from the beginning of t his week. He finally started to work on my car again and kept updating me with whatsapp messages about every step he did. Well most of them were more problems discovered: Dents and cheap-arse unqualified rust-repairs everywhere. Here's a closer look at the right rear corner. seems like it got a hit at some point: He asked me to bring the rear lower corner valances and the rear panel today so he could prepare the rest of the repair and when i arrived there i was greeted by this. Jup- not much of the original car left But the good news is as you look closer the dents in the rear area right from the taillights have been fixed and the area below the trunk lid has been fixed as well: This was the patch panel he cutout below the gas lid: Here the custom panel is welded in. We tried to install the gas-lid today and it fit perfectly. Quite impressive for a custom-made piece! I made even more pictures but for some reason my camera lost them Expecting big updates soon but as you look close you see there are still a ton of details to be fixed...

It has been a while, i know. I'm still working on a few big things which need their time but you'll see But i have some good news: 1) I had my original 5-speed transmission checked by a Pro. Aside from new seals and stuff it seems to be in outstanding condition and doesn't need a big rebuild. I'll keep the original one and sell the spare S14 transmission i secured a while ago. But don't ask me i already have a buyer 2) I got an update from the bodyshop on friday and hopefully more will follow soon - The sandblasted and primered Battery tray got welded back in again (not completed yet): And the finished area of the car got coated to be proteced from rust.

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Thanks I have a ton of official documents and the main reason is because of a lot is missing online and i had to source a hardcopy. compared to other cars the Z is very well discussed but very badly documented online. I try to change that. i already made a few knowledge posts on my blog (so far only transmission and differentials), and i'm working hard on a a general fairlady post and another one about factory suspension and a basic knowledge source post which will include a ton of important and less-important documents. mainly officiall nissan stuff. so far i managed to source a lot of documents which are not available online and if i find some time i will scan the Service bulletins too. will probably take another few months but yes, i try to put it all together somewhen

Some exciting news! First i was able to finally open up the FS5W71C 5-speed Transmission. Turns out the reason i wasn't able to open it earlier was because had removed the wrong locking spring *lol*. Small part - big problem. This is the one to remove on the main shaft bearing, not the small one in front of the bearing Finally disasembled and ready for checking. My unprofessional first check revealed that it's in quite good condition and no need for a big rebuild, but i will have a professional look over it and definitly will replace a few wear-parts anyway and have the housing repainted. Even better news - I was able to source a complete NOS (New Old stock!) Rear quarter panel from the Z. It's the US-edition with the cutout for the rear sidemarkers but otherwise exactly what i need. Man i've never seen something like this for sale in the last years and it was a reasonable price too!! It already arrived at my export agent and will be loaded onto the next sea-freight container to switzerland soon - should arrive here in about 6 weeks And then i bought this so i have a bit of extra reference and documents probably 50% of the bulletins are about the S30 chassis or L2x Motors

Finally i found some time to go back to work in the garage. unfortunately i wasn't that successfull. My goal was to completely disassemble the main parts of the 5-speed original transmission to check the gears. As you remember i have already removed the rear extension, so i started by removing all the securing bolts from the clutch housing: Then it was easy to remove: And off it is: Next i removed the stopper ring on the main shaft bearing as suggested by the SR311 5-speed transmission manual. Unfortunately i wasn't able to remove the gear xase for whatever reason. it will move slightly but it's somehow stuck. tried to hammer with a rubber and copper hammer as suggested by the manual but wasn't able to remove it without hammering too hard. any suggestions here? i'm thankful for any useful input BTW: rear extension is only put back to prevent the gears from damage during work

So before i went to vacation i ordered a lot of stuff from japan and elsewere and when i returned two days ago i had a load of boxes and envelopes waiting for me. that's how returning from vacation makes fun So what was inside these boxes and envelopes? A lot of reading material: 1) Brian Long's Fairlady Roadster to 280ZX book. Probably the most complete Z-book i've come along so far. 2) Original JDM HS30 sports option parts catalogue 3) Original JDM sports option parts catalogue 1979 4) Japanese S30 Fairlady Z Complete book, by "Nostalgic hero" Magazine. Basically a small Mook that includes scans of all original japanese catalogues and so on. can be quite handy sometimes. 5) Original JDM Fairlady Z Sales brochure cool thing is if you unfold it completely and turn it around it's a Poster of a Fairlady Z 6) JDM Service manual for HS30, PS30, and S30 7) Only Z Book (Japanese). Probably similar to 1) but in Japanese, tons of informations about Z's with many spec-tables and so on! 8) then got the JDM Parts list for the S30 on a CD. already have an other one as PDF file but this one is searchable so probably more handy... 9) Now to the non-readable parts Since i decided to go the Subaru-R180 route differential was wondering what adapters i should use. Wolf creek, Beta motorsports or some others. until i figured out that Kameari makes them for the same price with import and the somehow look a bit more appealing and more OEM to me with the darker material used and so on. and then it's Japanese too which i always prefer for personal reasons 10) and since i have a passenger seat now for the Z i also neaded a seatrail, and here it is

sorry, double-post...

hey guys. I know this thread is more than 11 years old but i like it and thought i might give it a few minor corrections and updates: 1. TORCO LTD: Original Manufacturer of Suspension springs (Nissan Subsidiary) 2: JATCO: I think they made only the Automatic transmission, since their name is "Japanese Automatic Transmission Corporation" and still up-to-date only manufacture CVT's and Automatic transmissions. If anyone knows who made the original 5-speed i would be very interrested. 3. HITACHI: A side from the Carbs and other small stuff they also made the Rear diff's (R180, R190, ...) 4. NILES Corportation: A side from the stuff noted above they also made the Hazard flasher unit and probably other flasher units and electronics.

I'm working on a huge post about Z Factory transmissions and options but i decided myself i rather get some physical work done on my transmission. The goal is to check the state of my original FS5C71A factory five-speed (non-US-spec) and then decide if i'll stick with the stock transmission or switch to the FS5W71C transmission from the S14. So this is how i started on saturday: Decided to give the transmission a little cleanup with some engine cleaner first: Then drain the transmission oil before proceeding to avoid a huge mess in front of my garage: The magnetic Oil drain plug has surely collected a few metal-pieces showing some wear to the transmission: Then the sthifter stick pin had to be removed from the gear-selector rod: Next was to get the flange-connector of. Was quite a bit tricky without air-tools but a trusty hammer, a big ratchet and 30minuts later i was able to remove it without any damage to anything or anyone Next i removed all the bolts to the rear extension cover. Note the smaller bolts on top and bottom and the larger ones on each side. Before proceeding further i thought it might be a smart idea to remove the reverse switch as well: Then i carfulle hammered the rear extension housing off using a wood piece to prevent damage to the housing: So far it looks promising. wasn't able to find any damage on the gears but as soon as i have the clutch bell housing and the front cover removed and all gears are visible i will have a collegue of mine check through all the gearing, synchro rings and so on. Will get the covers repainted and all the seals replaced.

damnit you're right. need to change that asap

About two years ago i was a lucky guy to find a NOS Bride Histrix Seat on Yahoo auctions. Probably the last new one for sale. I bought it and ever since then i was looking for a second one, because only one would suck. A few months ago my Buddy Stef was at my place and we talked about how hard it would be to find a second one. The same evening he saw something about a Histrix for Sale and sent me a screenshot. I Immediately got in contact with the seller but it wasn't really a seat for sale, but more possibility to get one custom made for my by Bride Japan. A lot of emails back and forth and negotiating, which even including talking to Bride representatives at Tokyo Auto Salon earlier this year and finally, yesterday this box showed up at my door.. Inside was a Brand-spaking-new, Order-made only-for-me damn BRIDE Histrix Seat. Oh how happy i am My girl also liked the fact that there will be a passenger seat for her in the car now too So at least that task is closed now. Seats - acomplished

Last weekend i checked out the super-cool Japanclassic.ch meeting, switzerlands biggest meeting for japanese classics, check out the pictures and story here... http://www.jdmjunkies.ch/wordpress/2016-05-23/event-japaner-young-oldtimer-meeting-bleienbach-2016/ So lately, i've been working a lot on the underbody parts.. But i'm still not sure about a few things which seem to be tricky to find out. I'm sure i will get my results Anyhow, measuring is always better then reading, i thought so i bought myself a huge-arse 58mm spanner to open up the strut housing of my second car.. The reason was of course to see what was inside.. so far my two cars came with: Car one: Tokico shocks front, Monroe (Belgium) rear Car two: unknown front, KYB rear Inside i found this. First a bit of head scratching.. The design and pattern looked familiar but there was no name stamped on it... A bit of googling revealed that these were Monroe (USA) replacement shocks. The design is similar to the monroe rear's from Car one, but these were stamped with "Monroe" and "made in Belgium" while the ones here are stamped with "Made in USA". Here is a Comparison Pic of a Monroe MC-952 (probably from a different car). Well and then i got a delivery of a spindle lock set which i ordered a while ago from zcardepot. And today i had another package in the mailboc: A set of custom made braided steel brake lines with Rubber insulation to look a bit more OEM. From Left to right: OEM Front brake line, 2x custom made steel front brake lines, Fastener kit, 2x custom made rear brake lines, OEM-replica rear brake line (i sent them for reference) and then the most important part: Homologation documents for my car. Which means i can run these brake lines totally legal on my car. Yikes!

Hi Chas, t hanks for the info, i will write about the transmission opportunities i have soon and compare them all. i know what you're taling about. Nissan used probably the same three types of brakes and transmission in about 50 different configurations in all kind of cars

Thanks a lot sir, always nice to hear that my effort in posting all These stuff is appreciated Haha yeah, heard about that already. And they never wondered why the elephant was upside-down then? Yeah i know that you never got the 5-speed in the 240Z. I heard that People used to install the older FS5C71A from the Roadster into the Z's but i never heard about a "retrofit Kit" from Nissan? I mean it would make more sense if they just sold the European 5-speed for the Z as a competition product and as far as i know that's what they made. Later on the B-type Transmissions were sold with a "shifter kit" to fit in older Z's but i'll write a post about that soon. Hi Mate, thanks for your Feedback. I know the difficulties, but since it was a great deal i decided to hop in. And i already got an interrested guy in this Transmission so i thought i buy it and see if i can use it, if not i sell it to the other guy I'm pretty sure yet i will not end up using the S14 Transmission but i didn't want to miss a good opportunity. Anyhow i'll write a post about the swaps soon. have to Research a few things first.Thanks for your Inputs - allways appreciate anybodies thoughts