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Even bare ( cast ) aluminium can have different finishes. A light coat of heat resistant mat paint from the factory would make sense. The inside of the cover obviously would be bare aluminium since the oil film wil protect it. And they wouldnt want to risk paint coming of on the inside would they But anyhow it's a good question..

To bad its a design flaw would love to have the correct metal fan on.. Will try to source the clutch and have it balanced. Keep the plastic fan on then for now...

You can see how long of a journey it is Mart... Lots of time and money but you will get there soon ? I Will come to take a visit when I have my summer holiday haha. When should visit some classic car shows and especially Japan classic sunday next year together with Both z's ...

Rebuild Hood hinges are on! Finally it's good again very happy with the result ?

Yes !!! ?

Okay. The red one could be a universal one for datsun maybe ?

That one looks the same like the one with the steel fan on in the picture, but the other 2 are different it seems ? The guy from the red one mailed me he said he was sure it came of a " series 1 as he calls it " Z... Interesting..

Found 2 different clutches like it seems ? Which one is for the steel fan, anyone ?

That's my question... One of my dutch friends ( Mart ) on the forum here, he has one, but that one doesn't have it.

A question for the guru's out there.. I have found an early type Fan, that I want to put on my Z. I've read on some online shops for Z parts that the early steel fans, also had different clutches , is this so ? Also I saw that my fan blade is missing some metal on one blade, should i have this balanced or just weld it up, smooth it out and it will be balanced enough ? Bart

I found one here in the Netherlands by luck.. It seems in good condition, I have a question maybe somebody knows it here, there seems to be some metal sanded of on one blade, is this normal ( for balance ? ) or not ?

That's going to be one nice 280ZX Mart..

I closed my shop today also until at least next monday. This week we will know what the goverment will do with the corona virus...

Cool that the guys from the shop let you work on it. The shop I go wouldn't allow that lol

Are you sure. Look at the one from BATT ( they claim Original so.. ? ) it's clearly yellow zinc plated or I must be blind, or they must have done this themselves ?

I have no idea. It act's like a choke maybe ? If I look @ the BAT 240.. it seems it was yellow zinc plated, which would make the most sence when new. Cause the factory would zinc all the parts together, not going to do a fan seperate?

Fun thing is the 71 that went on BAT for 310k, also has the air cleaner without the flap ( like I have on it now ).. but does have the steel fan also.. Factory must have been putting on it whatever they had laying around in the time. I notice the steel fan is greyish color or is it yellow zinc coated? Anybody know the oem color for it ? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1971-datsun-240z-124/

Okay. I will check the shield when taking it out of storage. But the picture I posted above must be how it came from the factory, this is only a few years after he bought it new ( maybe 5 ). So the air filter house pictured with the flap must and the metal radiator fan must be the correct one that came with the car. The later plastic fan I have now was allready on, and the air filter was a wrong 73 one for the flattops, so I found this early one, but this is without the flap. I might source a metal fan, and put it on, just for the correct ness, but the air filter i'll leave this way, hate the flap thing.

Ow haha, yes it's my signature. Nothing to do with the Z in this topic.

Was just looking at a picture from the first owner in late 1970's.. seems my 240Z originally had the steel riveted fan ( early ).. somehow must have been changed to the later plastic one some point in time. Also the air cleaner is different, but it didn't came with that one anyhow when I bought it. I now have the early one without that winter choke thing or what is it?

The 240Z. I tried to find back the history of my mustang to, but so far no luck.

cool to see the smog pump still on there that's a pretty low vin he found..

Okay.. different markets offcourse. I don't know what was the RON rating of regular gasoline back in the day in the US ? I thought I saw somewhere the L24 required minimal of 95 RON ? The fuel RON rating offcourse affects timing also..

I saw a green 432 there

? jeez !