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Thanks Fred, That fact is proving many articles on magazines which I have seen described about Z wiped out traditional British sports cars from the US at that time. Kats

Hi, I did these in a week, Replaced wheel nut Z432 original, -E4201 Replaced heter hose long to cloth braided Replaced choke cable rubber grommet(used to I put throttle linkage grommet) kats

I have been to Munich, I was lucky to go to the October fiesta:beer: So many people already there, no vacancy for tables. Out of the fiesta, my favorite food is this, currywurst. 2.6euro ! I love beer in German too! kats

You like it(^0^) Is there any numbers like this on L series engine? kats

Hi Kats, I spoke to my friend (original and current owner of 71 240z). He explained how the 240z waiting list went: 1. You signed up at the dealer and were added to the list. 2. As a car arrived, regardless of colour or transmission, the person at the top of the list was offered it. If that person refused, he was put at the bottom of the list. My friend was on it for nearly a year up to April 1971 but never made it to the top. When he travelled to western Canada in April 71 for work as a student, he just landed and enroute to the hotel, he saw a Datsun dealer with two red Z's. He quickly checked into the hotel then had the taxi return him to see the Datsun dealer. The dealer said the two red Z's just arrived that morning and one was sold. My friend bought the other on the spot. The date of mfgr was Jan 1971 but most of the date stamps on the parts were Nov-Dec 1970. Blue and Fred, Thank you so much,these stories are fun to read. Everytime I here the story like this,it makes me smile.I was born in June 1969, I want to know how people admired and bought and owned Z at that time. I will pass these stories to my Japanese Z owners. Thank you,they are very good. kats

Mike, My web is now closed, but soon will be back on.Sorry. You are so lucky that those super rare emblems came into your hands.And also the story is quite interesting! In Japan,we found the "NISSAN" rectanguler emblem was used for other Nissan car, I forgot the name but they are track/van behicle.The part number might be different, but you can not tell the difference viewing from the top.There will be the difference of triming of the basement for directly mounted to the different body panel surface. And they are for sale at the old car shop in Japan. kats

Mike, Yes the bracket should be cad plated.Mines are painted black,I can see cad plated under the paint,so I can remove the paint and complete! What are you listening on the stereo? I have got a Bally White "Love theme" from ebay and it is just fantastic. I have got the rear panel from Yahoo Japan last year,I was so lucky to be able to get it. Maybe some one is helping , I am always feeling this every time I found correct parts timely, and amazingly. kats

Fred, #253 is super!! very very rare. 1969 US 240Z and Z432(1969-1973) are found 100 or more each.But I do not see 1969 S30(S) and 1969 HS30 and 1969 HLS30(other than north america) many. So keep it forever. Like Mike told us , emblems are very hard to come by,even in Japan.My friend Mr.Watanabe(his web site is http://z432.car.coocan.jp/newpage501.html) He is making some repros by his own hands, it is a good try,I will ask him if you need them. kats

LeonV, I had to use my arms and hands like snake! So much mustle ache! kats

Brush,thank you Blue. You told me about leaks, I replaced a hose of water from pump to block, I have been wanted original clamp and braided hose. last week I did this replacement,and it leaks!! The silver is a really nice to see the leaks... Now it is cured.I tighten the clamp enough. kats

This Z432 got DCOE with the air cleaner box. kats

xs10shl,you are right,red and blue is a bit out of my taste. I want original pipe and hose, I am still looking for them.

Hi all, I'll be back soon. She borrowed wheels from Z432, I wish we could have a choice of this wheel in the US. kats

Hi, I have been dreaming about one day I will have my S20 painted silver like an original. My S20 engine block was painted black. And yesterday I did it by my hand! I bought a heat proof silver spray can and a brash, I did not want to dissassemble the engine from the bay, I decided to paint with brash with the engine stayed there. To mask everything seemed too much for me, so spray can was not suitable for this mission. I sprayed silver in a cup to get enough paint liquid to dip a brash. I took off the starter,alternator,and the oil filter.I also considered about taking off of 3 carbs, but I decided to remain them. I think I did good work.If the car was fresh rolled out from a body shop, I would not do it by myself. Now the car is daily driver condition, so I did not hesitate to do it. Do not look at closely, this is not professional work,you will find some imperfections:ermm: kats

Hello Blue, Thank you for the story when 240Z was for sale,that is what I love to hear . I am not for sure about listing in Japan at those days, but I have heard quite often this, when S30 was introduced , that car was actually "dream car" for the people in Japan. Not so many people could buy it, S30 was a super car even basic model(S30S). About Z432-R, category A international racing licence was needed to buy it. Also some people were asked about the licince even buying Z432. Economic condition and life style in Japan was very different from the U.S. and other country in 1970's, I think. kats

Hi xs10shl!! Thank you so much for your comment, I want to talk and share more information about Z432 with you. I saw the picture of S20 engine which is equipped with DCOE and original air cleaner, so he must arange attachment like you told us. I will post the picture later. kats

Hi Fred, You have a 69 Fairlady ZL! That is a super rare car even in Japan , only very very few 69 Fairlady Z/ZL might be survived in the world. I guess currently they are less than Z432( approx.480? made ,currently 100 are still on the road) , or even could be rare as Z432-R ( approx. 25 ? released to the public , currently 12 are found) On Oct 1969, 48 domestic S30 were made( Fairlady Z/ZL/Z432) ,total 67 domestic cars at that period. Until Oct 1969, 58 240Z were made. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/thread7801-2.html I want to know your car's VIN, that is very interesting! kats

Thank you Chris! How are you and sisters doing? Have you completed working on 26th and 27th? I want to see the progress. 26th has a 8 track, that is a rare item in your country , enjoy the sound! kats

Hi, Z432 had an accident on the back of the car , I noticed the back panel is something wrong, it should be much round, should have more nice curve below the bumper. I happened to see the old photo of my car from the Japanese car magazine which my friend Mr.Ukai( chief editor of Car Magazine) sent me. The registration plate shows Shinagawa 51 RU 28-98 this is my car! And this car has already unusual back panel. So I found my car had an accident in some 1970's according the pohoto was taken. Now you can tell the difference, before the restoration the panel was fixed badly, but now the car has complete new OEM panel on the back. My car had head lamp covers, I have complete set of them new( trim rings are re-chromed came from old ones,this is the best way to achive the best ring shape ) but I like the edge of original plastic lamp case, so I want to keep them in my shelf. Kats

Z432 is like this now. I bought a set of new tire, I think they are the best looking for old cars which we can buy from Bridgestone recently. Actually they are for the CAB:classic: MILEX TA21. Kats

My Z432 has dual speakers for the 8 track stereo, but I found the bracket has two types of shape. Left speaker 's bracket is not a circle while the other side is a circle. Which is the earliest? From the service bulletin issued Nov 1969, the illustration is showing not circle bracket. It is interesting! And the speakers are not the original earliest ones, but they came from a 1973 240Z. The speakers have silk screen on the top, how about yours? Kats

My Z432 was something missing for the air cleaner. I found it needs 4 hose clamps on the back. I pulled them from my old spare cleaner box, clean them and installed them. Oh yes,I will replace a water hose to the cloth braided hose when I bring my Z432 to Sandiego 2014:classic: Kats

Hello All, Thank you so much for watching, I did not put progress about a year ,my Z432 had a serious problem on floors and doors, also tail light panel. 5 years ago I bought this Z432, I thought the whole body was restored good, but it was not. I had enjoyed driving it very much, even in the rain.The car is now no more showroom condition,but floors/doors/tail light panel looked new. Kats

Hello All, I could not drive my Z432 for a year due to floor rebuilding, but in Aug it made back. I replaced front springs new ones, now the car looked correct as factory photo. You may notice the car has later disk for front brakes. Kats

Thank you so much everyone, I sould say thank you for each of you , some of you provided phone number , transaction history , story of doing business with him , etc, these informations are very helpful for me. I was thinking about calling eBay , but did not just I was very busy. The seller taaroa477 gave me a reply, and he refunded me 710.00 USD on 13th Jan. That was almost one month gap. I had been asking him if he did not send the wheels, please refund the money. He said during his vacation, he would have think the wheels delivered , but he was informed they did not by his close friend in this CZCC. He then found the wheels were sent back to a local post office, Then he got e-mail me back quickly with the refund. I want to apologize everyone here, also taaroa477. He just went a vacation. Not ignored me. I am very sorry about this. kats