26th-Z

Motorman, add the reinforcing plate to the oil pan! Great job - kudos to everyone. Great project / great thread!

Rear deck photos of HLS30U-00026. Three holes in the rear bulkhead. That's about as 'series one' as one can get!

Although not claiming to be an expert, is there some reason why you can't have the SS bumpers chromed? That would seem to be the best of both worlds.

Unless I'm missing something (quite possible) the original A/C units worked with freon which I understand is going to be illegal at the end of this year. I would say that if you want A/C in your Z, buy a new kit and install it. But, of course, I would also ask why you would want A/C in a sports car? Isn't that defeating the purpose of the car to begin with? Never could figure that one out...

I think Vintage Motorsport just did a write-up about Trevor's career. There was no mention about any involvement with the 240Z, just the 510. But back to the original question; I was looking at this thread with interest as I don't recognize the struts from my various competiton parts catalogs of the early 1970s period. Alan correctly points out that competition parts developed by Nissan Motors were marketed and sold through the Datsun Competition Department of Nissan Motor Corporation in U.S.A. I also have some early BRE / Interpart catalogs and I don't see them in there either.

The importer is in Canada which is why they say Canada on the pliers. What was made in Canada was the profit from importing the pliers!

Since you had the wheel powdercoated, I assume you're not going for originality and therefor the Toyo is worth more to a collector than the cost of a new tire. The new (available) tire size closest to a 175 HR-14 is a 195/70-14. Tire Rack has them. Yes, you should be concerned about the safety of a 38 year old tire!

Because car covers are supposed to breath. A waterproof membrane over your car will cause it to rot, trapping the moisture inside the car, inducing mildew and, of course, rust. There are several products that can be applied to the outside of the cover to make it more water resistant such as tent fabric treatments, but the stuff has to be used regularly. Car covers are temporary and should never be used long term. The other thing to consider is what you are going to do with a wet car cover when you want to drive. Fold up your wet cover in the morning, drive to work, put the cover back on, and now you're wet from dealing with the thing and the inside of your car is wet! I have a love / hate relationship with my car covers.

That's and over-the-top funny great idea. Do it!

Just read in AutoWeek that the DeltaWing will participate in the 2013 ALMS / Grand Am series. As this is a transition year for the newly combined organizasions, the schedule is still to be determined but Sebring was mentioned. I also read an editorial in Road & Track by Chip Ganassi that discussed a proceedure to advance design within the 'spec' realm. He suggested that the technical specifications of a particular design (say, the Dallara dw12 Indycar) be published. Every year, the rules would then be open to allow design adaptation of a particular component of the car. Year one might open up the design of the front suspension for instance. Designs and testing for improvement of the particular component would not impact the cost structure as much and allow multitudes of new ideas to be investigated. Each year, the different teams would feature individual approaches to advancing the design of the same car everyone else is racing. Interesting approach to contiuing improvement within the cost advantages of 'spec' racing.

" Please post pictures of your Lime( Nissan/Datsun/Dealer Resto) Z " Best looking Vintage Z of all of them and the ONLY picture of someone else's Z I have framed and hanging on the wall. Superb car. This car is on the cover of my Vintage Z research essay.

Great Race, great finish, 5th overall - Go DeltaWing! The attached pictures are from Datsun France's web site. Zedyone, the DeltaWing is exactly what you are talking about, racing innovation and product improvement. I don't think you could get anyone to agree that the design is for the sake of being different. It most certainly isn't and what it proves is that the rules restrict innovation; greater fuel economy, greater tire wear, all at the same speeds and durability seems quite productive to me. And spec racing is not just NA$CAR, it's Indycar as well as Grand Am to name but two series employing spec chassis. I don't know if you have ever seen a gaggle of buzzing Porsches from the GT classes, but they are pretty much 'spec' customer cars, aren't they? We have Spec Miata, Spec Ford, Spec this, Spec that, and not to mention Spec tators. I'm glad to see success with innovative ideas and now the DeltaWing can even claim to be crash tested!

Thanks for the pics, conedodger. I read an article some time ago about how we racing fans have all come to accept the 'traditional thought' of race car design and construction for the accepted means of racing. Spec chassis, spec racing, spec showmanship - all standardized, homogenized, neatly packaged into a performance we can all enjoy - how nice! The Deltawing demonstrates something we previously rejected taking efficiency to another level with respect to this (ALMS) type of racing. Audi introduced the concept of alternative fuels and the type of engine design which takes advantage of the rules, thinking outside the box with huge success. Carbon fiber replaced aluminum replaced steel replaced wood and so on. I'm very in favor of seeing success here with the Deltawing. Too bad we have come to accept 'punting'.

Pet Peeve: There is nothing "euro" about the Datsun / Nissan / Fairlady / S30 / 240-60-80 Z! It's a Japanese car. So that's ur-gelis, huh? Ha-ha, 72OJ, if it feels good in your hand... Georgia Bulldogs have a lot of bark, a mean bark, but Gators bite!

You DO realize that the DeltaWing is a four-wheeled vehicle, don't you? I find it amazing how many people think it is a three-wheeled tricycle. Yes, a spin like that in the soft Georgia clay WOULD make a car go topsy-turvy. Especially at that point on the track. The light vehicle weight and low mass is the problem, evidently. Just wasn't built for the NA$CAR mentality? That Porsche clearly turned into the car. Grounds for disqualification IMO. I must be "old school" in my belief that racing is NOT about hitting another car.

Deltawing crash at Road Atlanta - Petit LeMans http://www.alms.com/articles/and-he-walked-away

http://www.ssnake-oyl.com/ First class services and product. Don't skimp ($) on your safety equipment!

I had Matsuo san sign my sun visor a few years ago. I've had John Morton sign a number of art pieces. I once had Dan Gurney sign a race car model. I have numerous Mr. K signatures on all sorts of things. I also have a fairly large collection of driver autographs I collected from all the ALMS races I have gone to over the years; mostly on posters but a few t-shirts.

This might help. http://chemistry.about.com/od/geochemistry/f/What-Happens-If-You-Mix-Regular-And-Synthetic-Oil.htm

Yea, me too.

You calling Durango, Colorado a big city?

Clutch advise: Put your car in neutral while you sit at a stop light.

A red sports car is pretty hard to beat. I think it would be hard to argue any other color. Maybe silver. But then, we can't forget racing green. Hmmmm.... The design team took color into account for the S30. Here are a couple of the popular pictures of their color studies. The background behind the guy on the left is a series of color swatches and the model on the table is one of a series of color study models. This particular file is not very high quality - sorry. I might also comment - out on a limb - that Japanese art and aesthetic taste probably had much to do with the color selections that Americans found 'odd'. I think that Japanese red would tend to have a hint of orange, that gold would have a mustard feel. And let's not forget that wonderful butterscotch vinyl! Perhaps a Japanese relationship with color is closer to color found in nature, the floating world? I might comment about it that way.

Oh is THAT where you got that!?!! You lucky dog!

That's a commemorative badge somebody made - perhaps Brock. Check his site. I bought that badge and a smaller gear shift knob insert at the Daytona Zcon in 2007. Pretty nice badge!