Matthew Abate

My kids dinged the front left fender the other day with the door from our Subaru, so I am trying to embrace the concept of Wabi-sabi. The goal here is a Z built from the “best” parts that will go on it, or, a Z that’s what Nissan could have made if they went all out in the beginning. Trying to keep the newer tech / styles to a minimum. But yeah, I’m getting itchy.

Some updates: Fresh air intakes ZX AC Bracket ZX AC Bracket after sandblasting and paint That same ‘78 280z rear glass with an OEM rear window seal to fix this gaps in the corners. This was a major PITA to install. Super tight. I also noticed a scuff in the shape of a Z logo. I think there was a sticker or paint on the glass and they didn’t take care getting it off. Gonna have to polish guy. Inner and outer (1970 version) weather strips

Table Number 4! This table represents the other half of the dashboard harness for a 1973 240z (PN 24013-M3322). It was much easier than the other half. There only two items I couldn't figure out: a missing wire in the blue 10-pin connector to the engine harnes and a blue wire near the fuse box branch what might be power to the Radio (pink cells). Pretty close to done with this inventory now. I have some small harnesses to capture still (fuel pump harnesses and the heater controls harness), but I don't think I need them for my final build so I may do that later. 1973 240z Dashboard Harness (24013-M3322) Inventory Position Component Connector Color Connector Style Connector Image Direction # of Pins # of Wires Diagram Wire Color Sample Wire Color Min. Feet of Wire Needed 1 Engine Harness A Blue Nylon 10-Prong Male 10 9 Blue w/ White Blue w/ White 1 (to Lt. Blue Splice D) Red Red [See Fog Light Switch] Black w/ Yellow – Red w/ Black Red w/ Black [See Body Harness Aux] Yellow w/ Green Yellow w/ Green 1 (to Lt. Blue Splice A) Red w/ Black Red w/ Black [See Light & Horn Switch] Red w/ White Red w/ White (Thick) 5 (to Gray Splice) Green w/ Black Green w/ Black [See Light & Horn Switch] Green w/ Red Green w/ Red [See Fuse Box D] – – – 2 Engine Harness C White Black Nylon 10-Prong Male 10 8 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue [See Combinations Switch E] Red Red (Thick) 3 (to Brown Splice) Green w/ Blue Green w/ Blue 1 (to White Splice A) Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue [See Fuse Box D] Red w/ Yellow Red w/ Yellow (Thick) [See Fuse Box D] Blue w/ Yellow Blue w/ Yellow [See Combinations Switch E] Yellow w/ Black Yellow w/ Black [See Combinations Switch E] Black Black 2 (to Lt. Blue Splice C) – – – – – – 3 Engine Harness F White Nylon Female 1 1 White White (Heavy) 2 (to Yellow Splice A) 4 Intermittent Relay White Nylon Female 6 4 Blue w/ White Blue w/ White 2 (to Lt. Blue Splice C) Blue Blue [See Combinations Switch E] Blue w/ Red Blue w/ Red [See Intermittent Relay Junction 2] Blue w/ White Blue w/ White 2 (to Lt. Blue Splice B) – – – – – – 5 Intermittent Relay Junction 2 Clear Bullet Male 1 1 Blue w/ Red 1 6 Body Harness Aux White Nylon Female 6 6 Red w/ Black Red w/ Black 1 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 3 (to Yellow Splice B) Yellow w/ Green Yellow w/ Green 1 (to Lt. Blue Splice A) Black Black 6 (to Yellow Splice F) Red w/ Black Red w/ Black [See Junction 2A] Green w/ White Green w/ White 2 (to White Splice A) 7 Junction 2A Clear Bullet Male 1 1 Red w/ Black 1 Light Blue Splice A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Yellow w/ Green N/A Yellow w/ Green White Splice A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Green w/ Blue N/A Green w/ White 3 (to White Splice C) Light Blue Splice B N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Blue w/ White N/A Blue w/ White Light Blue Splice C N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Black N/A Blue w/ White Brown Splice N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Red (Thick) N/A Red Yellow Splice A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 White (Heavy) N/A White Yellow Splice B N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 Red w/ Blue N/A Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue White Splice B N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Red w/ Blue N/A Green w/ White 8 Radio White Nylon Female 3 2 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 1 (from White Splice B) Black Black [See Junction 2B] 9 Junction 2B Clear Bullet Male 1 1 Black 1 10 Radio Illumination / Power - ? Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Blue Blue 3 (to Yellow Splice D) 11 Fog Light Switch White Nylon "T" Male 2 2 Red Red 4 Red w/ Green Green w/ White 2 (from White Splice B) 12 Fuse Box D White Nylon Male 6 7 Red Red (Thick) 2 (from Brown Splice) Red w/ Yellow Red w/ Yellow (Thick) 4 Green w/ Red Green w/ Red 4 Green w/ Blue Green w/ Blue [See Combinations Switch E] Red w/ Blue 4 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 2 (from Yellow Splice A) Red Red (Thick) [See Combinations Switch D] 13 Fuse Box E Clear Bullet Female 1 1 White White (Thick) 3 (from Yellow Splice A) 14 Glove Box Light Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 1 (from Yellow Splice B) 15 Clock Power Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Blue Blue 1 (to Yellow Splice C) 16 Clock Illumination Black Bulb N/A 1 1 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 2 (to Yellow Splice D) 17 Map Light Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 1 (to Yellow Splice C) White Splice C N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 Green w/ White 2 (from White Splice B) Green w/ White 3 (to White Splice D) 18 Ammeter Black Ring w/ Cap (Nylon in FSM) N/A 1 1 White White (Heavy) 2 (from Yellow Splice A) 19 Ammeter & Fuel Gauge Illumination Black Bulb N/A 1 1 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 2 (to Yellow Splice D) Yellow Splice C N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 Blue N/A Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 20 Water Temperature & Oil Temperature Gauge Illumination Black Bulb N/A 1 1 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 1 (from Yellow Splice D) Yellow Splice D N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 Blue N/A Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 21 Tachometer Illumination A Black Bulb N/A 1 1 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 2 (to Yellow Splice E) 22 Tachometer Illumination B Black Bulb N/A 1 1 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 2 (to Yellow Splice E) 23 Illumination Dimmer (Rheostat) Black Spade Male 1 2 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 2 (from Yellow Splice D) Red w/ Blue 2 (to Yellow Splice E) Clear Spade Female 1 1 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 1 (to White Splice D) 24 Cigar & Hazard Fiber Optic Light Source White Nylon Female 2 1 Red w/ Blue 1 (to White Splice D) – – Male 1 1 Black 1 (to Cigar Lighter) Gray Splice N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 N/A White Splice D N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 Red w/ Blue N/A Red w/ Blue Green w/ White 25 Steering Lock Switch Clear Spade Male 1 1 Black Black 3 (from Yellow Splice F) Clear Spade Female 1 1 Red Red [See Step Light Harness] 26 Light & Horn Switch White Nylon Female 3 3 Red w/ White Red w/ White (Thick) 2 (from Gray Splice) Red w/ Black Red w/ Black 6 Green w/ Black Green w/ Black 6 27 Combinations Switch D Clear Bullet Male 1 1 Red Red (Thick) 6 28 Combinations Switch E White Nylon Female 9 9 Blue w/ Yellow Blue w/ Yellow 6 Blue Blue 7 Blue w/ Red Blue w/ Red [See Junction 2C] Yellow w/ Black Yellow w/ Black 6 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 6 Blue w/ White Blue w/ White 6 (from Lt. Blue Splice C) Blue w/ White Blue w/ White 6 (from Lt. Blue Splice B) Green w/ Blue Green w/ Blue 6 Green w/ White Green w/ White 2 29 Junction 2C Clear Bullet Male 1 1 Blue w/ Red 1 Yellow Splice E N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 Red w/ Blue N/A Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue Yellow Splice F N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Red w/ Blue N/A Red Yellow Splice G N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Black N/A Black 30 Speedometer Illumination Top Black Bulb N/A 1 1 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 1 (from Yellow Splice F) 31 High Beam Indicator Light Black Bulb N/A 1 2 Red Red 4 (to Brown Splice) Red w/ White Red w/ White 2 (from Gray Splice) 32 Speedometer Illumination Bottom Black Bulb N/A 1 1 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 2 (from Yellow Splice E) 33 Hand Brake Junction Clear Bullet Male 1 1 Yellow w/ Green 6 (from Lt. Blue Splice A) 34 Step Light Harness Clear Bullet Male 1 1 Black Black 1 (from Yellow Splice G) Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue 1 (from Yellow Splice F) 35 Door Switch LH Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Black Black 1 (from Yellow Splice G) Clear Spade Female 1 1 Black Black 3

Amazing! So not only does that solve #7 in harness #1, it solves for position #5 in harness #2, which you would not know because I have not posted the table for yet. The only mysteries I will have left are the 4 wires that are missing (2 from the dash and 2 from the engine) and a blue connector on this harness I am chasing now, which might be to the radio lights. Maybe I can find those using the diagrams.

Here you go. It's the one in the black sheath with a female bullet connector pointing to the top of the photo (between the blue wires and the white wire w/ the red stripe).

Oh man, this is so helpful! Thank you. I keep forgetting about the speakers. I'll make these updates in my previous post. The position of the blue with red stripe wire at position #7 is right out the big colored connectors. It is spliced to a blue / red wire that goes to the fuse box and another one of the same color for the junction connector that comes out at the ignition switch. It has something to do with the wipers. The wiring diagram shows 3 blue w/ red wires: one going from the ignition switch to the fuse box, one out of the fuse box to the wiper motor, and one from the combination switch and connecting to a yellow / white wire that goes to the wiper fluid bottle.

Oh, I should add that I tried just having strips of dynamat, but it showed through the headliner. If you’re going to use any you have to cover the entire roof, and you have to get it on as smooth as possible. The headliner is surprisingly bad at hiding bumps and ridges under it, despite the thick foam backing.

I have a couple of updates: 1. The first half of the dash harness inventory is up in my wiring build thread. Now that that’s in the bag I’m moving on to the second half of the dash harness. 2. I’ve been trying to sneak in small things to help me feel like I’m making progress. This week’s small thing was the head liner. IMG_4916.MOV IMG_4934.MOV Nice and quiet!

Table Number 3! This table represents half of the dashboard harness for a 1973 240z (PN 24013-M3321). It's… okay. There are three items and a missing wire I can't identify (pink cells) and I am unsure about what I marked as the heater (bright yellow cells), but it's close. The other half will be in the next table. Note: I'll post the wire lengths later. 1973 240z Dashboard Harness (24013-M3321) Inventory Position Component Connector Color Connector Style Connector Image Direction # of Pins # of Wires Diagram Wire Color Sample Wire Color Min. Feet of Wire Needed 1 Body Harness Blue Nylon 10-Prong Male 10 10 White w/ Black White w/ Black [See Speakers & Radio] Blue w/ Red Blue w/ Red [See Power Antenna Switch] White White [See Speakers & Radio] Blue w/ White Blue w/ White [See Power Antenna Switch] Yellow Yellow [See Ammeter & Fuel Gauge] Green Green [See Electric Fuel Pump] Green Green [See Engine Harness D] Green Green [See Engine Harness B] Green w/ Red Green w/ Red 4 (to Yellow Splice) Green w/ Black Green w/ Black 4 (to Gray Splice F) 2 Engine Harness B Green Nylon 10-Prong Male 10 7 Green Green 1 Green Green 4 (to Lt. Blue Splice D) Black w/ Yellow Black w/ Yellow [See Ignition Switch] Green w/ Red Green w/ Red 5 (to Lt. Blue Splice G) Green w/ Black Green w/ Black 4 (to Gray Splice E) Black – Black Black (Heavy) 1 (to Green Splice A) Yellow w/ Red Yellow w/ Red [See Switch Element] – – – – – – 3 Engine Harness D Black White Nylon 10-Prong Male 10 8 Blue w/ Red Blue w/ Red 2 (to Lt. Blue Splice B) Yellow w/ Black Yellow w/ Black [See Water Temperature & Oil Temperature Gauge] Black w/ White Black w/ White 4 (to Green Splice D) Green Green 1 Yellow w/ White Yellow w/ White [See Water Temperature & Oil Temperature Gauge] Green w/ White Green w/ White 4 (to Green Splice F) Black w/ White Black w/ White [See Tachometer] Green w/ White Green w/ White [See Hazard Switch] Blue w/ White Blue w/ White 4 (to Gray Splice C) – – – 4 Engine Harness E White Nylon Male 1 1 White w/ Red White w/ Red (Heavy) 1 (to Gray Splice A) 5 Accessory Relay White Nylon 4 3 Blue Blue 4 (to Red Splice) Blue Blue [See 30-Amp Fuse] – – – Blue Blue [See Heater] 6 Rear Window Electric Defroster Relay White Nylon 4 4 White w/ Red White w/ Red (Thick) [See 20-Amp Fuse] Blue w/ Red Blue w/ Red [See Rear Window Electric Defroster Switch] Black Black 1 (to Green Splice A) Red w/ Blue Red w/ Black (Thick) [See Junction 1A] 7 ? Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Blue w/ Red 2 (to Lt. Blue Splice B) 8 Junction 1A Clear Bullet Male 1 1 Red w/ Black (Thick) 1 Light Blue Splice A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Green N/A Green Green Splice A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Black N/A Black(Heavy) 2 (to Green Splice B) Light Blue Splice B N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Blue w/ Red N/A Blue w/ Red Green Splice B N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 Black (Heavy) 4 (to Green Splice D) Black N/A Black Black Light Blue Splice C N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 Green N/A Green Yellow Yellow w/ Red Gray Splice A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 White w/ Red (Heavy) N/A White w/ Red 9 Junction 1B Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Black 3 Light Blue Splice D N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Green N/A Green 10 Speakers & Radio White Nylon Male 3 3 White w/ Black White w/ Black 4 White White 4 Blue Blue 1 (from Red Splice) 11 Power Antenna Switch White Nylon Female 3 3 Blue w/ White Blue w/ White 4 Blue Blue 1 (from Red Splice) Blue w/ Red Blue w/ Red 4 12 Heater Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Red Blue 4 13 Buzzer White Nylon Female 3 3 Black Black [See Door Switch LH] Black 3 (to Green Splice C) Green Green 2 (from Lt. Blue Splice D) Green Splice C N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Black N/A Black 14 30-Amp Fuse White Fuse N/A 2 2 Blue Blue 4 Red Blue X (to Gray Splice B) 15 20-Amp Fuse White Fuse N/A 2 2 White w/ Red White w/ Red 5 White w/ Red White w/ Red 3 (to Gray Splice B) 16 Choke Warning Light White Nylon Male 3 2 Black Black 2 (from Green Splice C) – – – Red w/ Blue Red w/ Blue [See Seatbelt Warning Light] 17 Rear Window Electric Defroster Switch White Nylon Female 3 3 Blue Blue 1 (from Red Splice) Blue w/ Red Blue w/ Red 5 Black Black 3 (from Green Splice C) 18 Electric Fuel Pump White Nylon T 2 2 Black Black w/ White 2 (to Green Splice D) Green Green 5 19 Seatbelt Warning Light White Nylon 4 4 Red Red 2 (to Lt. Blue Splice E) Green Green 3 (from Lt. Blue Splice D) Black Black 3 (from Green Splice C) – Red w/ Blue 5 Red Splice N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 Blue N/A Blue Blue Blue Gray Splice B N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 White w/ Red (Heavy) N/A White w/ Red (Thi)ck Blue Light Blue Splice E N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Red N/A Green 20 Fuse Box A White Nylon 6 6 Green w/ Yellow Green w/ Yellow 3 (to Gray Splice C) Green w/ White Black w/ White (Thick) 4 (to Green Splice D) Blue w/ Red Blue w/ Red [See Ignition Switch] Blue Blue 1 (to Red Splice) Blue w/ Red Blue w/ Red 3 (from Lt. Blue Splice B) Green Green 2 (from Lt. Blue Splice E) 21 Fuse Box B Black Ring w/ Cap (Nylon in FSM) N/A 1 1 White w/ Red (Heavy) White w/ Red (Heavy) 3 (from Gray Splice B) 22 Fuse Box C Clear Bullet Male 1 1 Blue w/ White Blue w/ White [See Cigar Lighter] Green Splice D N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 Black w/ White N/A Black w/ White Black w/ White (Heavy) 3 (to Green Splice G) Gray Splice C N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Blue w/ White N/A Green w/ Yellow 23 Clock Clear Bullet Male 1 1 Black Black 1 (to Green Splice E) 24 Map Light Clear Bullet Male 1 1 Black Black 3 (from Green Splice B) 25 Ammeter & Fuel Gauge White Nylon Female 4 3 Black Black 1 (to Green Splice E) – – – Yellow Yellow 4 Yellow w/ Red Yellow w/ Red 3 (from Lt. Blue Splice C) 26 Ammeter Black Ring w/ Cap (Nylon in FSM) N/A 1 1 White w/ Red (Heavy) White w/ Red (Heavy) 2 (from Gray Splice D) Gray Splice D N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 White w/ Red (Heavy) 3 (from Gray Splice A) White w/ Red (Heavy) N/A White w/ Red (Heavy) Gray Splice E N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 Green w/ Black N/A Green w/ Black Green w/ Black Green Splice E N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Black (Heavy) N/A Black Light Blue Splice F N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 Green w/ Red N/A Green w/ Red Green w/ Red 27 Water Temperature & Oil Temperature Gauge White Nylon Female 4 4 Yellow w/ Black Yellow w/ Black 4 Black Black 4 (from Green Splice E) Yellow w/ White Yellow w/ White 4 Yellow Yellow X (from Lt. Blue Splice C) Light Blue Splice G N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 Green N/A Green Green w/ Yellow 28 Cigar Lighter Black Spade Male 1 1 Black Black 2 (to Green Splice G) Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Blue w/ White Blue w/ White 4 29 Hazard Switch A White Nylon Female 3 3 Green w/ Yellow Green w/ Yellow [See Brake Light Switch] White w/ Black White w/ Black 2 (from Gray Splice F) White w/ Red White w/ Red 1 (to Yellow Splice) 30 Hazard Switch B White Nylon Female 6 6 Green Green 1 (from Lt. Blue Splice G) Green Green [See Turn Signal Flasher Switch] Green w/ Yellow Green w/ Yellow 3 (from Gray Splice C) Green w/ Black Green w/ Black 2 (from Gray Splice E) Green w/ Red Green w/ Red 3 (from Lt. Blue Splice F) Green w/ White Green w/ White 4 31 Hazard Switch C Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Black Black 2 (to Green Splice G) Gray Splice F N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Green w/ Black N/A White w/ Black Yellow Splice N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Green w/ Red N/A White w/ Red 32 Tachometer White Nylon Female 4 4 Black Black 2 (to Green Splice G) Black w/ White Black w/ White 5 Green w/ White Green w/ White 2 (to Green Splice F) Green Green (Spliced to Red w/ Blue) 3 (from Lt. Blue Splice G) 33 Turn Signal Indicator Light LH Black Blulb N/A 1 1 Green w/ Red Green w/ Red 2 (from Lt. Blue Splice F) 34 Turn Signal Indicator Light RH Black Blulb N/A 1 1 Green w/ Black Green w/ Black 2 (from Gray Splice E) 35 Switch Element White Nylon Female 3 2 Yellow Yellow 2 (to Green Splice H) – – – Yellow w/ Red Yellow w/ Red 5 Green Splice F N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Green w/ White N/A Green w/ White Green Splice G N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 Black (Heavy) N/A Black Black Black Green Splice H N/A N/A N/A N/A 2 Black w/ White (Thick) N/A Yellow 36 Brake Indicator Light Black Bulb N/A 2 2 – Green w/ Yellow 2 (from Lt. Blue Splice G) Yellow w/ Blue Yellow w/ Green [See Hand Brake Junction] 37 Hand Brake Junction Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Yellow w/ Green 1 38 Door Switch LH Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Black Black 6 39 Turn Signal Flasher Switch White Nylon Female 2 2 Green Green 6 White White [See Combination Switch B] 40 Brake Light Switch Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Green w/ Yellow Green w/ Yellow 6 Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Green w/ Yellow Green w/ Yellow [See Turn Signal Switch] 41 Turn Signal Switch White Nylon Female 6 5 Green w/ Yellow Green w/ Yellow 6 Green w/ Red Green w/ Red 2 (from Lt. Blue Splice G) Green w/ Black Green w/ Black 3 (from Gray Splice E) – – – Green w/ Black Green w/ Black 3 (from Gray Splice F) Green w/ Red Green w/ Red 3 (from Yellow Splice) Gray Splice G N/A N/A N/A N/A 3 White w/ Red (Heavy) 3 (from Gray Splice D) White w/ Red (Heavy) N/A White w/ Red (Heavy) 42 Ignition Switch White Nylon Female 6 5 – – – Blue w/ Red Blue w/ Red 6 White w/ Red White w/ Red (Double Thick) 2 (from Gray Splice G) Black w/ Yellow Black w/ Yellow (Thick) 6 Black w/ White Black w/ White (Thick) 3 (from Green Splice H) Green w/ White Green w/ White 3 (from Green Splice F) 43 Junction 1C Clear Bullet Female 1 1 Blue w/ Red 6 (from Lt. Blue Splice B) 44 Combination Switch A Black Spade (Large) Male 1 1 Black Black (Heavy) 2 (from Green Splice G) 45 Combination Switch B Black Spade Male 1 1 White White 6 46 Combination Switch C Clear Bullet Female 1 1 White w/ Red White w/ Red (Thick) 2 (from Gray Splice G)

Yeah, these are the threads that informed my previous comments. I’m glad you pointed that out, though, so I know the symptom to watch for. I am pretty sure this is a five-speed lever and doesn’t need to be ground for a few reasons, not least of which because it matches the truck lever that came with the transmission.

Time for a side quest: In my continuing saga to clear my basement and get this Lego kit of a car together, I was cleaning the shift lever that came with it. Yes, it was a loose part in a cardboard box when I got it. Not, I didn’t get any info with it. From what I can tell this is a five speed lever. The piece below the pin hole is 37.5 mm from the end of the ball to the crease where the lever becomes sort of spherical: It’s identical to the long lever that came in my transmission, which is a five speed out of a truck. I think I’m good to go, but if anyone sees a red flag here, let me know. This week has had a string of happy accidents, and the PO’s good up here worked out for me if my research is correct.

Okay, this one is going to be a long one, so I will try to bust it up into pieces to keep the conversation organized, because the dash harness (or harnesses, as it turns out) was a doozy. In one way it wasn't as tricky as the engine, because it is the correct harness for the car this time, but it was trickier in another way in that there were few things I could identify before I disconnected them (being disconnected when I bought the car) and the ones with spade and bullet connectors are not in the FSM Body Electrical section, so I am juggling between several years of FSM, the diagrams I downloaded here, and lots of Google searches. For the purpose of clear communication I will refer to both of these harnesses as halves of the larger "dash harness." If I need to distinguish between them I will refer to the one with all of the lightbulbs as harness #2 and the other one as harness #1, since their part numbers are 24013-M3322 and 24013-M3321, respectively. --- @SteveJ, @zKars, @Zed Head, and everyone else, I am hoping to enlist your help in identifying at least some of the things I couldn't figure out so I can fill in the blanks in the table. Hopefully some of you will know what these should be. Condenders are the 4-way flasher, heater, air conditioning power, resistor, fog light switch, and wiper motor. Missing Wires: In capturing the wire mapping from the FSM, I found that my harness is missing a black wire with a yellow stripe from the blue connector, and a black wire from the green connector (not the heavier gauge wire that goes to the combination switch). After reviewing the FSM and the diagram, the only black and yellow wire running through the dashboard I see is the one from the ignition to the starter (via the inhibitor switch in automatic cars). I have accounted for that one and it is in a different connector. The black one could be anything, really. I don't have any black wires missing on the other ends that I can tell. Unidentified Connectors #1 & 2: There are several places there the two harnesses connect to each other via bullet connectors. I have figured out what almost all of the bullet connector are throughout the whole harness except for a few on each half. OF the first two, one is a male bullet on the end of a 3-inch blue wire with a red stripe exiting Intermittent Relay plug. The other one is a female bullet also on a blue wire with a red stripe going to the fuse box. #3 (Harness 1): Next is a 3-pin connector with 3 wires (White w/ Black, White, Blue) on the branch that goes down the center console to the fuse box. The blue wire has a blue sleeve on it that may or may not be a repair from the previous owner. This one is right next to the connector for the antenna motor (left side of the photo above), so I thought this might be for the radio, but I have that one accounted for. There is no component on the wiring diagram with this combination of wire colors, as far as I can tell. #4 (Harness 1): This one might be power for the Air Conditioning, or it could be for the heater. There is a blue wire branching off the 30-amp fuse in the diagram for that. The trouble is, that fuse should have a red wire coming off it for the blower fan, but I am not seeing that in this mess. I think this one is for the heater. #5 (Harness 1): Another truly perplexing one is this 3-prong clip with two black and one green wire. This exits the center-console branch along with the ones above, but it's about a foot long. No idea what this is. it's missing in the FSM and the diagram, and I don't see a component with this color combination. I think this one is for the buzzer. #6 (Harness 1): There is a blue wire with a white stripe right next to the connectors for the fuse box. I think maybe this one is for the four-way flasher, but I am not certain. This is for the fuse box. #7 (Harness 1): This 2-prong connector is down the console near the choke and seat belt lights. Wires are black with a white stripe and green. #8 (Harness 2): Again, on the branch going down to the fuse box, this time on the other half, there is a blue wire with a female bullet connector. Maybe this connects to the other stray blue with I thought was for the AC, or maybe this is for the heater. I have a feeling these two are for those two components, it's just a question of which is which. I think this one is for the AC. #9 & 10 (Harness 2): These last two are also on the fuse-box branch. One is a thicker white wire with a sheath and a female bullet connector (middle wire in the photo below), which should make it easy to identify, but I'm still confused. This one splices to the fat wire that goes from the engine harness to the Ammeter. This is also for the fuse box. The last thing I can't figure out is the 2-prong connector is the photo above. It is not in the FSM and I can't find a component in the diagram with this combination. Maybe it goes to the resistor, because I do have an unaccounted for black & white wire that I mentioned earlier on the other fuse-box branch, but they are both paired with other wires (green / red) that are not showing in the diagram for that component, so I don't think so. Anyway, that's what I have to figure out before I can wrap up this inventory. One thing all the Googling I've been doing is teaching me is there are a bunch of little harnesses I might be missing. I already know about the tail light, fuel pump, headlight, turn signal, and step light harnesses, but I just saw a center console harness I haven't seen before on eBay (may be for a 280z ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ). After this one I'll do the fuel pump harnesses and research the others. Then I can move on to deciding which materials to buy to make the new one. Thanks in advance for any help.

Thanks for the advice guys! I’ve been talking to Vintage Connections about their 240z kit, which they claim contains all the connectors I’ll need for the car. I think I am going to get it if it is accurate to my inventory. I’ll report on that later. For the 10-pin clips, I may reuse the one I have, but I’m going to see if I can figure out an alternative before I decide. @zKars I was going to try to reuse these, but after I stripped the wrapping off I found so many bad splices, burnt through wires, corrosion/oxidation, cut wires, and other issues I decided to rebuild from scratch. Plus, the engine harness isn’t even the right one, being for an automatic, and I have numerous components to add or remove. I honestly think it’s going to be less work to make fresh harnesses.

I'm deep in the process of cataloging the dashboard harness and it's making me lean toward trying to use OEM connectors, rather than modernizing the harnesses with new technology (although I am open to hearing arguments against this). The one place I think this is going to be super challenging is with the big 10-pin connectors that come in blue, green, white, and black and join the individual harnesses together. Does anyone have an idea of whether or not these can be found new or NOS anywhere? I haven't seen them anywhere, whereas I have been able to find pretty much all of the other connectors used in these harnesses somewhere.

Okay. Noted. I will include these details including the loop mod in the tach in my overall wiring plan. I’m not going to be able to test this stuff until I have it all in one place, unfortunately, but at least I have it all captured here for reference. Thanks guys!

@Zed Head I guess I didn’t really come out and ask, but I was more wondering if the ohms rating of the coil I choose impacts the tach wiring modification you’re recommending in any way, taking into account I have the 4-wire tach.

Thanks! I’ll take a look. The one I was leaning toward is the NGK 48776 which I’ve read is is rated at 0.93 ohms and falls in the range I mentioned. If I understand correctly, more ohms is less heat, right? So the 1.5 or 3 ohm could you suggested would still be safe for the ignition. —- Also, I was reading through the ZHome write up on making a 240 tach work with a ZX dizzy and he calls out the 3-wire vs 4-wire tachs, 3-wire being his preference for making this work. I have a 4-wire tach, so I’ll have to dig more.

Back to the tach… I’m getting ready to choose a coil to go with the e12-80 ignition on the rebuilt distributor I just bought. @Zed Head posted an image from an 81 FSW that says the correct coil resistance is 0.84 - 1.02 ohms in another thread on coils for this ignition. I guess what I’m wondering is if this will impact what we were talking about with the 240z tach continuing to work with this ignition/coil combination, or if maybe it might present an issue. I don’t fully understand this stuff. I’m going to get a coil in this range either way because I want to match it to this ignition, it just impact other stuff down the road.

See my post here for a table with all of the FS5W71B parts and where I sourced them:

Thanks for the help everyone! I went ahead and made an updated version of EuroDat's spreadsheet with links to where I was able to source OEM Nissan parts so peope can copy the part numbers instead of transcribing them from the screenshot. I didn't get everything on the list, and some of them may not pan out (the ones from Amayama Japan / Part Souq, specifically) but I have a ton of this stuff on order. I'll let you know how it goes. FS5W71B Rebuild Parts List Fiche ID Nissan Part Nr. Replacement Description Nissan Amayama Japan Amazon Ebay Size QTY Notes Tranmission Gear 32203 * 32273-N4800 BEARING - Main Input Shaft Amayama Japan Amazon ID 30 x OD 72 x W 19mm 1 6306 NR C3 (with snap ring) 32276 * 32273-36900 BEARING - Main Input Shaft, Adapter Plate Amayama Japan Ebay ID 30 x OD 72 x W 19mm 1 6306 C3 32275 * 32203-14360 BEARING - Main Input Shaft, Extension Housing Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan Ebay ID 25 x OD 52 x W 15mm 1 6205 C3 32272 * 32272-36910 BEARING - Pilot, Input / Output Shafts Amayama Japan Ebay Needle 1 Same as BEARING - Reverse Idler Gear 32264R / M / U 32264-14601 BEARING - Needle, Main Shaft Gears Nissan World Amayama Japan Ebay 3 1st, 2nd, & 3rd 32604M * 32604-P0100 RING - Baulk, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, & 4th Gears Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan 4 32544 * 32604-E9801 32604-36N21 RING - Baulk, 5th Gear Amayama Japan 1 32241B 32354-E9803 NUT - Main Shaft, Left Hand Thread Amayama Japan 1 280ZX Close Ratio 5-Speed 32241B 32354-A7400 NUT - Main Shaft, Right Hand Thread 1 280Z Wide Ratio 5-Speed NLA 32241B 32354-E9804 NUT - Main Shaft, Right Hand Thread (Early 280zx) 1 Replaces 32354-E9800 & 32354-E9802 NLA Counter Gears 32219 * 32219-E9020 BEARING - Counter Shaft, Front Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan Amazon (CA) ID 22 x OD 56 x W 16mm 1 63 / 22 C3 32219M * 32203-E9800 BEARING - Counter Shaft, Adapter Amayama Japan Amazon ID 25 x OD 62 x W 17mm 1 6305 C3 32231 * 32319-N4870 BEARING - Counter Shaft, Rear Amayama Japan Part Souq ID 20 x OD 47 x W 14mm 1 6204 C3 32283 * 32272-36910 BEARING - Reverse Idler Gear Amayama Japan Ebay Needle 1 Same as BEARING - Pilot, Input / Output Shafts 32210A 32236-E9500 NUT - Counter Shaft, Right Hand Thread Nissan World Amayama Japan 1 Transmission Case 32112 * 32112-08U01 GASKET - Front Cover Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan 1 Replaces 32112-E9001 32137 * 32137-E9000 OIL GUTTER Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan 1 32113 * 32114-Y4000 SEAL - Front (NOK: AH1679G) Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan Amazon 30 / 45 x 8mm 1 32136 * 32136-U010A SEAL - Rear Extension (NOK: 400402N) Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan Amazon 35 / 50 x 11mm 1 Replaces 32114-20100 & 32114-E9000 - NISSAN-62 BUSHING - Rear Extension (Omega Machine & Tool P/N: 71411) ID 35mm 1 DON'T USE (SKU: 303066) Transmission Shift Control 32849C 32855-H1010 BUSHING - Control Pin Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan 2 32861 32861-N4200 BUSHING - Control Lever Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan 1 32862 32862-E9801 BOOT - Control Lever Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan 1 32850H 32858-U6702 SEAL - Striking Rod, Inner 14/20 4.2mm 1 32710N 32710-14600 SEAL (O-RING) - Striking Rod, Outer Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan 24 x 2.5mm 1 Same as Speedo O-Ring - NLA SEAL (O-RING) - Reverse Checking Assembly 22 x 2.5mm 1 32852 32852-24901 SPRING - Return Amayama Japan 1 32831N 32830-20100 SPRING - Checking Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan 3 Speedo 32703 32703-78101 PINION - Speedometer, 17T (Black) Nissan World Amayama Japan 3.54:1 Diff. 1 32703 32703-78102 PINION - Speedometer, 18T (White) Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan 3.70:1 Diff. 1 32710 32710-14600 SEAL (O-RING) - Speedometer Pinion Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan 24 x 2.5mm 1 Same as Striking Rod O-Ring 32709 32709-14600 SEAL - Speedometer Pinion Courtesy Parts Amayama Japan 10/16 x 4.2mm 1 * = Parts in Major Overhaul Kits Red = Parts No Longer Available Through Nissan O-Ring Sizes are Inner Diameter + Cross Section

I had posted an ad for a mechanical fuel pump eccentric and it looks like both of the respondents were scammers. Anyone have one for an L-series engine they are willing to sell, or know a reliable source for one? I am referring to this one:

I am having a FS5w71B transmission rebuilt and I am trying to provide the shop with a complete inventory of bearing and seal sizes before they open it up. Has anyone already done this? I have the part numbers for all of this stuff taken from the Car Parts Manual site, but that doesn't give me the ID/OD/Width info and weather or not any of them are sealed. I suppose I could just get a rebuild kit, but I wanted to have this on hand to ensure everything goes smoothly once they get to it. Does anyone have this info on hand? I've dug through the forum and can't find it.

There's a new clear film that installs like traditional window tint that supposedly blocks 99% of UV rays and up to 43% of the heat coming through the glass. Also supposedly, it is legal to put it on the windshield because it is almost completely transparent. I'm going to be looking into this, and if it is in fact legal I may have a tint shop do all my glass with this stuff. It's also anti glare. Might replace your towel solution.

The ZX stuff would seem like a good starting point, but new systems would be set up for r134. I’m foregoing anything that isn’t purpose built to handle r134 so that I can avoid leaks and to just make maintenance easier. I think step one for me is going to be trying to figure out the bolt pattern for the condenser. If anyone had one laying around and wants to help draw up a patter, let me know. If anyone has the one from Z Car Source and could write a review, that would also be helpful. From there maybe I can talk to Vintage Air and try to get them to tell me which one of theirs is closest. I might also be able to figure out a Nissan part that is close to that.

@Captain Obvious, you mean you haven’t already done all my work for me?!?!?! Man! But in seriousness, I was intrigued by the original premise of your thread. I have been wondering if one could pull the compressor and condenser out of a newish Nissan and make them work. I am guessing they would be super efficient compared to some of the aftermarket options available. In addition to looking at the two condensers I mentioned earlier, I’ve been looking at OEM options from the last decade as well as things that have the drier built in. No luck so far but I might find something. I’ll probably opt for the Z Car bolt in one, though.