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Hi , today All Fairlady meeting was held at Fuji Speedway , too bad , I could not go there. I found this , old Japanese TV movie which was broadcasted on Feb 28th 1975 , https://minkara.carview.co.jp/smart/userid/1569569/blog/41320555/ a female narcotics officer rides her Fairlady 240ZG , you can see vinyl top and Z432 wheels !! Very rare indeed . Kats

The difference of NISSAN hamburger, Early one has “ NISSAN “ in the hamburger, later one doesn’t. I want tools contents paper for my Z432. I will make a replica of it. Mike, please help me out ! Kats

Hi ! Here is my Dec 1971 240Z, I am now very for sure our decoding is correct, The tire chockes “ 1 K “ (71 Nov) The jack “ Q. K. C. C “ (. 71 Nov 29th ) What does “ D “ on the wheel nut wrench mean ? I stowed them “ as directed “ into the bin. Tomorrow I will drive this orange 240Z from my mother’s house to my house , 550 miles trip ! Kats

Hi Mike, I love green too, my best is green with Tan interior like Chris’s 26th & 27th . I wish we had same color combination like export models. Is it a good idea selling my all Four Zs to buy this DINO 246 GTS ( not enough, even half of its price ) , same 2.4 Litter and 6 cylinder , 2 seater. I really love colored interior, like this Tan , Blue , white and red , they are all beautiful. One Z432 now on sale , too much expensive. https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r242251606 Kats

Thanks Alan !! and we see the absence of glove box light ! Anybody thinks it is cool the skinny Dunlop tire ? I love it so much , no one can beat this car ... What kind a woman had owned it ? Maybe she was given as a birthday present for turning 20 ?( in Japan 20 become adult, 18 can drive a car) anyway she was not like an ordinary 1970 Japanese people. Kats

Hi, I want to share this car, Another survivor , originally bought by an woman, how do I know ? Because there is a postcard in a owner's manual binder " Invitation for LDA , Lady Driver's Association " . And you see the flash light , this is the original when the car was delivered. There are some types, this could be late 1970 to 1972 or so. Lots of pictures, enjoy ! Kats

Gavin, thank you for the wonderful video, I enjoyed it so much. I have got my blue 240Z in year 2000 too! You will miss the car, I did not know there was a combination of red and white for RHD models, nice car ! I do not know how I can tell the number of the automatic transmission in the range of HS30-10001-10634 . I guess the reason why Nissan started numbering “10001” from Oct 1971 was Nissan wanted to distinguish Fairlady-240Z series easily from other cars, i.e Datsun 240Z RHD which shares the same HS30 as a body serial number. If, the first Fairlady 240Z has like “HS30-2657” , I can see it could be a little bit difficult to imagine what car is an early and what is late for Japanese engineers ,dealers, mechanics, etc. Anyway we have to have this in mind, the data of HS30 after Oct 1971 , it means both Fairlady 240Z series (Japanese model) and Datsun 240Z (export model) . And I do not know why, Nissan jumped for big number onece again, they started HS30-100001 from Sep 1972 . So Gavin, your data is very useful to guess how many HS30 were made until Oct 1971? I see there might be like 2000 HS30 cars there. And of course they were all export HS30 cars. I guess approximate 2000 HS30 cars before Oct 1971, then 4000 HS30 cars up to Sep 1972, 3000 HS30 cars up to Sep 1973. And we have an “official data” from Nissan , it says they started HS30-10001 from Oct 1971 as same as debut of Fairlady-240Z series in Japan and they made HS30-10634 in Jan 1972. And the FS5C71A was used between HS30-10001 to HS30-10634 . If we can deduct a number of the automatic transmission car, we will see the true number of “FS5C71A with a NEW center console RHD L24 engind S30” About the transmission cross member, it seems to me it is custom made , very well done. Kats

About he ZG bumper, this gap is necessary for proving it is genuine part. Some of you may think it is not right , but it is right. After market “fake” ZG bumpers appeared perfect, without any gap between the head light case and the bumper, for us , that is uneasy, just does not look right. Here is my spare ZG NOS bumper, please note the fresh color and it’s shape. You can feel the soft material, it is flexible. No fighting to fitting into the body. Kats

Thank you everyone, I can say the red ZG is the rarest one of all . There were approximately 2000 units (we guess ) for total ZGs . With that in mind, this car has an unfavorable automatic transmission (maybe less than 10%? ) and, an admirable air conditioning system but expensive ( maybe less than 10%?) and, a 110 red (maybe less than 10%?) and, with an unfavorable vinyl top (maybe less than 1%? ) . I think this car would be the only one in this style delivered to a customer. The first owner would have payed nearly equal to Z432 for this car. Kats

I think this case is also rare, “ FS5C71A with a NEW center console LHD L24 engind S30” , they are from Oct 1971 to Jan 1972. They might be something below 1000 cars I guess, in Europe and somewhere LHD resion , maybe Africa? Kats

And this car is one of the rare “ FS5C71A with a NEW center console RHD L24 engind S30” HS30-10430 , with a factory installed air conditioning system. Katashiki Shitei 02662 Ruibetsu Kubun 070 those important codes are on the register certificate, this is a Genuine 240ZG. Kats

The catalog above was issued Jan 1972 , just after L24 engined “Fairlady-240Z series “ was released. I think it has been the same, everyone wants manual gear box for a sports car always. So I do not think the automatic transmission made a big demand . Did I introduce this car before ? This was on sale a several years ago, unbelievably stock , untouched condition with full of optional items such as a rare vinyl top , a factory air conditioning system, and the automatic transmission!! Also the red 110 is very rare, most of ZGs were chosen as maroon. Please note the color of the over fenders , the rear bumper, and the front bumper. They are all exactly new condition. And they are not completely same color. The rear bumper is a little bit darker, and a little bit glossy, that is correct. (Hub caps is strange in some pictures though) . Kats

Gavin , you may also want your HS30 10552 to resume FS5C71A more , as you are getting to realize it is rare more. There are only 634 or less “ HS30s with the FS5C71A “ with the NEW center console around the world ! And how many automatic transmission HS30s were there between HS30-10001 and 10634 ? As I see the Fairlady Z catalog , Nissan seemed to emphasize the automatic transmission. They wanted to make Zcar not only sports car but also easygoing car. Kats

Thanks Alan , UK market is the same as the Australian market , I also checked the parts catalog for HLS30 except USA and Canada . The book says yes, the FS5C71B has the same part numbers for the gears starting from 2.906 . In Japan, the gear ratio was discontinued after September 1973. Never applied to S30 models again. I would say the ratio is not rare, it is rare only in Japan, after seeing Gavin and Alan posted above. I am also huge fan of FS5C71A , first of all, It has a look , things of beauty. I can spend hours just looking at the gear box. Japanese people tend to give up rebuilding the FS5C71A because they think no parts available , they do not know there are some nice parts vender in the US. However, Mr.Kawashima who did wonderful work for my two FS5C71A now became famous among not only S30 community, also GTR and SP/SR . Mr. Kawashima recently started to service for R192 diff , he managed sourcing some NLA shims and bearings from manufacturers in Japan. He even also made special tools for disassemble and assemble. https://www.vintagecraft-e-za.com/s30zのページ/日産旧車の駆動系レストア/ｒ１９２デフ-その２/ Kats

Does anyone can sell his/her a set of 9K or 9L or 0A choke ? I am asking this for my Jan 1970 Z432. I found my Z432 has 0G which is Jul 1970. I can sell or trade my 0G chokes. Kats

Thanks Gavin ! Let me see . Kats

Today I show you a new old stock 5speed gear box “ FS5C71B” which is used for Z432 , Fairlady 240Z series and Skyline GTR . ( this one is specifically derived to Skyline GTR , as a part number 32010-R5530) After Jan 1972, (for example HS30-10635 And after ) FS5C71B was applied, but gear ratio was different from other model. Those three types of cars has very nice ratio. 1st 2.906 (3.321 std) 2nd 1.902 (2.077 std) 3rd 1.308 (same std) 4th 1.000 (same std) 5th 0.864 (same std) Rev 3.382 (same std) I have a question about export Zs which have 5 speed , are they have this special gear box ? I am thinking using this for my 240ZG , I will replace S20 front section to its original L24 one then I will sell the S20 front section (so many S20 owners in Japan want to swap FS5C71A to FS5C71B, because it’s good feeling and plenty of parts availability) Also I need to have a spline type propeller shaft (my ZG has a flange type as an original , soon after they went spline type ) this one will not be difficult to find because so many S30 models used this one since September 1971 (I mean longer one for the diff mount changed) Or should I stick with its original gear box and propeller shaft ? Everything on this car is original down to exhaust tip with its build date stamp. Hmmm.. Alan , please let us know. Kats

I like the shape of Central 20 wheels , sometimes it pops up on Yahoo auction Japan, yes I think it is rare to see. Most of them is gold spokes with a silver outer rim. Kats

My friend Mr. Shimoura has a super clean genuine Fairlady 240 ZG (9/ 1972), we checked her pockets and there you go, matching numbers jack and choke ! You can see R. I. G. on the jack, “1972 September 7th “ And 2. I. on the choke, “1972. September “ Please note the seat, from September 1972, interior materials were changed to “ flame retardant” , this made the seats looked slightly different from former design and shape. Kats ED5415A3-E14A-4CED-BC6D-763C94808817.MOV

Thank you everyone who is posting here , we are reaching for an answer ! More examples are welcome, and the window regulator , I did not know that !! That is cool, Kats

Hi Acemon, I am thinking same thing, I hope some one can recycle rubber bushing, same for all the mounting parts like for engine , transmission, rear final drive etc. Sorry for uploading many pictures, they are my questions and studies. My 1970 Z432 and 240Z, both have later style upper and lower stopper for the bushing, this is not original but I took this solution because it worked quite well for deleting noises and vibrations. Kats

I look it carefully, it is close to the color of the magnesium wheel. If it is flat , not glossy, will be much closer I think. Drift is always welcomed ! Kats

Hi Jason, this would be more suitable for your wheels, color of the magnesium wheel. The one which has a part number sticker is an NOS, has never been exposed under the sun . Courtesy our club member, Mr. Fukuda Kats

Hi Jason240z, I will ask my restorer , I do not know the color code for now. It will be cool with 918 Orange . Kats

It’s gonna look like this ! Kats