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TomoHawk, Here are the tools of an original item for my Z432. The brack plastic grip of the screw driver could be later one. I have seen a wooden grip for early 1970 Z432 before. That wooden grip could be a suitable for my Z432, this RM Z432 has a brack plastic one though. And the spark plug changer, I have not tried it yet, I am worried about can I use it for S20's deep inside plug? Kats

Blue, cardboard infront of the radiator ! I will try next time Today I drove my 1970 240Z a lot, very cold out side and like Z432, the water temp kept low. I want a cardboard... Kats PS I refreshed my web page a little bit, a 1972 240Z first time show up!

I will post tools when I am home. Should be 3 spanners , and some missing tools what I can see from the pictures . Kats

Hi, This car was owned by our former club member in Japan, we know the car well. Very nice and original car, it was displayed at Nissan showroom a few times. And here are some very rough Z432 on sale in Japan, both are asking 150000 USD even they have not been running more than decades. Crazy. PS. The white one is PS30-00023, 1969 car. The green one is PS30-00248, 1970 car and this is better than white one. Kats

Z432 prevent overcooling I made a instant solution for Z432 overcooling. S20 engine has a very well designed cooling system so in the winter it tends to be overcooled. Last month I drove Z432 1200 km ( 800 miles) to be shoot for the magazine in Tokyo, high way cruising under 3 degrees celsious ( 38 F) was something hard situation as looking at temp meter did not go up, always stayed around 1/4 of its scale. So I made this , leather cover for the oil cooler. Very easy, 30 min to finish. And worked very well. If I could stamp NISSAN humberger on it, it woud be perfect for authenticity. Kats

240Z exhaust tip, Here is a NOS muffler for 240Z( S30) , 20100-E4100 . Nichira (Nihon Radiator ) logo are embossed on top , and there is " 92 11 " slightly right side of it, I guess this means manufactured in Nov 1992 . Nissan was kindly making for 20+ years old model's muffler at that time! My question is, is there "Nichira " on top since Oct 1969 ? Owners who still have original muffler can tell , please look at your muffler. Kats

Hi Mike , What a coincidence ! I did not know you were bidding . If you won , that could be wonderful too. Chris, yes they are bare metal, we can see lots of spot welding which are very interesting ! Kats

NOV 1969 S30 parts catalog The left dirty one has just arrived, I do not know why 'DATSUN' on top ! Some very interesting pictures are included, this very first Japanese parts catalog was my dream, recently I have got from Yahoo auction in Japan. Many pages are missing figure / diagram, i.e. the pages are blank. There is a note ' to be surplied soon' So you need to have a later version of the catalog to complete. I have been using MAR 1970 version, now looking at them side by side. Kats

Thanks everyone, the welded nuts are still misterious, however they seem to be for roll bar IMO. Alan told me the the distance between one nut and the other is exactly muches for a bracket of factory optional roll bar. But width between left two nuts & right two nuts is narrower than the roll bar's left & right vertical poles. If our car had the bars that attaches roof and floor , that would look stiff, but why have not ? I am thinking Nissan might allow the flexibility of the body structure , they would let the car's roof & pillers shake little bit rather than fixed otherwise the car would have crack in some area. What do you think of it? I will ask it to Mr. Uemura or Mr. Osawa , Mr. Miyazaki they will have some memories when they were testing S30 . Alan, did you enjoy chat with Mr. Osawa ? Nice to see you! Kats

Hi Chris! Thank you, how are you doing? I hope 26th & 27th are doing well too. Today I am asking this, I have never think about these wellded very big nuts on top of roof rail,I have just found them last week.2 nuts each side, left & right. What are they for? Are they related to roll bar? Does every S30 have these nuts? Kats

Thanks Blue! Kats

Hi, my Z432 came back home safely in late September. I am very happy the car had no scratch and no mechanical damage. After receaving my car I took my car to the photo studio right away. My Z432 wil be on a top cover "Nostalgic Hero" coming on Mar. 1st. I recently did small things that I was not able to finish before the ZCON. They are, #1 replacing door weather strips to E4100, I had later ones which I did not like the shape. #2 replacing correct old style butterfly wing bolt for the air cleaner box in front of the radiator.Looks like "micky mouse" #3 organize battery cables correctly using clips on the fire wall. #4 added vinyl tubes for the cowl top screws like factory instaled to prevent damge the cables and short circuit. #5 added rubber pieces on the top edge of the quater glasses.My car was missing them when I bought. #6 replacing exhaust bolts and nuts to S20 correct ones. #7 I found old licence plate bolts used in Japan back in 60's and 70's.They were in the tool box and could be used for my father's car when I was a kid. #8 Changed pilot jets from 55 to 57.5 this gives good torque and feelings. Now 180/135/57.5 for my Mikuni 40. I should have done these before the ZCON! Kats

Hi, I just want to show this, the location of the transistor ignitor box. Skyline GTR has the box near the radiator, it is not good idea because it is very easy to have water and moisture. Many GTR owners have the problem then they modify entire ignition system and its location. And the horn relay,Passing light relay avobe the emergency frasher. The gold box is an oscillator. Kats

Hi Stanley, Yes this is my favorite feature of Z432. If you review some years back in this thread,you see the bottle had a simple plastic cap without an metal adapter. When the car was in restolation, the car got NOS parts,a set of a bottle and a bracket. But it is for some mid 1970 or later type. Difference between early and later is the cap and the adapter. I desperately wanted an earliest one which is a metal adapter between the bottle and a metal cap , the metal cap has a push button to release a pressure. Also the car was missing a bracket for a hose from a radiator. I finaly found the cap and the adapter, both are exactly shared with Nissan Gloria,Cedric. And the hose bracket was crafted by Ando-san . They are really hard to find, I want them for my 240Zs too. Kats

Thank you everybody, I did not know about ethanol in fuel. In Japan ,some gas stations are cheating, they sell their 'brended' high octan fuel.(not so good quality) But it is not violation of law as long as they keep mix ratio below the regulation. Kats

Thank you Stanley, nice meeting you and nice pictures! I will download all of them, I could not have time to see all of wonderful cars at the show. zKars, I am very happy that you like it. I still can not find out what is the best condition of this car. I think I am seeing it almost, but still not clear,so I need to drive this car until I find the best condition. When I find the best jet settings of 3 Mikunis, I will be happier than ever. My policy is always unchanged, to achive original condition & perfnrmance with original parts even if the car is not fast. I could go up-graded aftermarket ignition box and spark plug wires ,lower and stiffer springs e.t.c. but I am not interested in doing so. NOS is not always working correct, I had to buy 4 ignitors 3 boltage regulators 2 alternators! Good compression and good spark are always come first. Kats

So, if you want a happy driving with S20 motor, that is going to be definitely Z432-R. FRP bonnet, no-air cleaner box, thin metal of wings, more stiffer springs, quick arms make this car fan to drive. Mr.Uemura said in his book, 'As it turned out,Z432 became a car with a lot of toppings' I think Nissan executives wanted everything what they have on their new sports car to appeal people,and other manufactures. But they did not sell Z432 abroad, that might be another story. In the book,I can not believe that even Z432 could have put 4 speed. The sales department claimed 5 speed costed a lot, and its shift feeling was not prefferable in some people,they wondered they would have complains from the customers 'does not much price and shift feeling'. However Mr.Uemura insisted the sales department 'We only have this 5speed(porche synclo) , and I love this 5 speed. Please do not make this car feel ashamed, other manufacturs such as Toyota ,Mazda put 5 speed for their sports cars'. Kats

Thank you ktm , I think you were at People's choice car show,were not you? LS 1 with very bright orange, I think I saw it. Probably you noticed when looking at my car, bad points of S20 engine. S20 is a very heavy, and mounted very high.Yes Z432 has stiffer springs,and very light magnesium wheels, and aluminum radiator. But I am not happy about this handling ability. On the other hand,my blue 240Z handles very light and quick. My orange 240Z has a nice airconditioning, lots of heavy mecanism are installed in front, so it does not handle as good as my blue 240Z. LS1, it is a good handling machine, lower mount and short longitudinal dimention. bartsscooterservice, ethanol, I did not know that is a reason, thank you. Mike B, thank you for bringing your NOS FM pack and assorted items. We made it, your export version created woderful tuning and we listened clear FM radio! Kats

Thank you Eric! Kats

Hi, At the ZCON 2014, I demonstrated staring engine and 8 track stereo system in front of people. I regret the engine was not tuned properly. I knew I had to do work these things, but I could not have a time to do. #1 High OAT under the sun shine in summer of San Diego. #2 Octan of fuel is slightly lower than Japan Before leaving Japan, it was early Jun. The mixture was very good in Japan.This means I needed to adjust mixture for hot WX. And I always fill up 'High Octan' in Japan.The ignition timing was adjusted for High Octan and it was nice. However 'premium' in the US seems slightly lower octan than Japan,I noticed this in the past when I brought my 240Z to the convention 2000 & 2004. People saw my Z432 did smoke. If the engine was tuned properly,and it was warmed up,smoke would be less. BTW, this S20 engine was designed with relatively wider gap between piston rings and a cylinder comparing other engines like L-24 e.t.c. It eats a lot of oil, 1000km/0.8L for my Z432. 1969 'Car Graffic' new car test reported Skyline GTR ate 1000km/1.8~2.0L. Nowadays wellknown S20 rebuilt shop (only 3 or 4 shops are true rebuilder) can do almost non-oil decrease engine if you want. 8 track system, I played 'Born to Run' and FM radio, it worked well ! Kats

Congratulations Jay!! And thank you for your total surport of my car, I would not be able to bring my car without your help. Kats

I should say this first,I have just arrived Japan, me and my family are so happy that we met so many wonderful people at the fantastic ZCON 2014 San Diego. Thank you Montezuma! and all the people who dedicated so much to the convention. BTW, how much should I give a discount to someone who wants to buy my car?:embarrass: Kats

Hi motorman7, Nice meeting you. Thanks for mentioned, yeah , I could not understand why my car could not make it, officially said demonstrated top speed was 210km/h but my car is always below 190km/h..... Seriously, it's my responsibility and I am so embarrassed . I should have pointed it out when my car came back from a shop. I had my car fixed oil seal of crankshaft in last summer. I had never noticed that the fan is installed backward !! See the pictures before and after. I have been driven this car like a daily driver even in the rain,I have never had a problem of driving it. Yes I am for sure the temp gage is working correctly, once thermo stat is opened, it shows always around 75-80c under any traffic condition. motorman7,do not worry about it, I am just a captain not an engineer. If he says ship is ready,then I do not have any question, just go. I guarantee my skill is always satisfied Kats

Hi Montezuma, I can not wait to see all of yoy and show my car to everyone. Thank you for the arrangement of people's choice car, let me think of it, I have not decided yet to bring the car to the stadium. I will make up my mind befor the convention. Talk about later, Kats

The Z432 has arrived well before the convention, it makes people prepare easier for this big trip. 2 weeks STBY on the loading yard,2 weeks on the Pacific oacean, 4 days to get out the LA yard. The car was so dirty, must be in a plenty salty rain and air. I did not want my car to be tied down using exsisting tow hook because generally speaking, it is not strong enough if a car is pulled abruptly. So I taped over the hook with 'do not use' caution. The car is tied down using its wheels and tie rods,it is good. Kats