26th-Z

That's a custom decal / emblem that indicates the car is Japanese or that the PO had some sort of fondness for Japan. Prolly NLA from the early days of Wallmart. What's with all the cotton all over the ground?

The oil pan from 26th restored. The plate on the side was actually braised to the pan. Now a question I have. Was the alternator pulley painted or plated? I know the fan blades are plated, but the engine service manual, even though black and white photographs, shows what appears to be a painted pulley.

I concur, Dan. My Nov. 1969 engine manual lists the same information however the parts catalog says 40amp. I don't know why. I'll have to dig mine out and have a look at the stampings on the castings. In the mean time, a couple of pictures to reference the color blue and the overspray on the oil pan. The oil pan in front is correct for early engines as it has the reinforced plate on the side. Service bulletin TS70-28 from August 21, 1970 shows an eight counterweight crankshaft replacing the six counterweight shaft. As I have understood, this was due to vibrations which I believe caused the oil pan to crack. Thus engine serial #'s prior to L24-3607 would have the reinforced pan. Notice the paint "overspray".

Thanks Dan. I agree. Haven't gone through a resto of a smog pump yet. The only one I have is at the bottom of 27th and I haven't looked at that poor babe in quite a while. I was going on memory when I wrote.

The old site still works. http://suncoastzcarclub.homestead.com/

Hope these help

Kats' website is a great reference and he has some fascinating stuff posted. Let me see if I can be of further help. The block is, of course, blue. That paint can be purchased in spray cans from the manufacturer http://www.towerpaint.com/ or http://zzxdatsun.com/ or http://www.classicdatsun.com/ When the blocks were originally painted, they were assembled engines so original engines had a lot of overspray on parts that had other finishes. For instance, the head is normally natural aluminum but it has overspray blue next to the block. So it goes for engine mounts (black) and the heater hose fittings (cad plate) and the oil pan (black). The front damper pulley is blue and the nut is cad plated with overspray. The adjustment arm to hold the alternator is blue. I'm not certain because mine are restored black, but I think the alternator pulley and the fan blade for the alternator are cad plate. The alternator casing is natural aluminum and be aware that the early alternators were what we call the grapefuit type. The end plate is silver zinc plate with overspray. The front timing cover is natural aluminum (with overspray). The fan clutch is natural aluminum and the metal type fan is cream white. The air pump is a mixture of blue and natural aluminum with the pulley cad plate. Bolts and fittings were all cad plate but depending on location may be painted to match the surrounding part. Point being that Nissan did not build "bling" engines as we see so commonly in show cars. They were mass assembled and painted with little regard to masking - overspray is common. Let me dig for pictures as I am going from memory at the moment.

Yes...magnesium road wheel for the PZ; 5-1/2"J x 14", 40300-E4200. The center cap is 40343-E4200. The scews to hold the caps on are 40347-E4200 and the lug nuts are 40224-E4200. Balancing weights come in 10 gram increments begining with 440321-E4200 at 10 grams and ending with 40330-E4200 at 100 grams.

Merry Christmas, Patrick, and all my Z-pals! Happy New Year...may the Z of enlightenment and prosperity fall across your bumper! Enjoy the Ride!

I am budgeting $1,200 per set to re-chrome them, however I have seen the cost as much as $3,000 a set. That price included painting which I plan to do myself. I found these pictures to toss into the ring. Evidently, the "hex hub" pressing came in both versions.

How funny is this! A week or so ago, I decided to pull a box of old photographs out of the closet and look for historic Z shots. Back in those days, I shot slide film because it was cheap and we always had slide shows at garage gatherings. I was curious about what had survived the decades. I don't have any pictures of PLN. He was just one of the guys at the races back then. I remember sitting with him at Daytona, eating a sandwich, and talking about the cars and the heat. Anyhow, I fired up the scanner and tried my luck at scanning slides. This is my first attempt at scanning slides. Not very easy, I must say. The first five slides are from the 1973 American Road Race of Champions at Road Atlanta. Bob Sharp won the race in C production. The last slide is Bob at the 1971 Paul Whiteman Trophy Races in Daytona. Enjoy

Thought I would post some pictures of various wheels used in the design of the S30. These are crops of larger pictures - sorry for the quality - but the images are interesting. The blue car is from a Matsuo design sketch. The other pictures are from various prototype mock-ups and the file is labeled to the year. Finally, a Silvia production wheel / cap. Notice the similarity to one of the prototypes?

Mike did give you a 'heads up' didn't he? Air this out elsewhere.

I want to reference this thread http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32485&highlight=Nissan+hubcaps here. Post #21 on. Does anyone have dealer brochures or early photographs of the Skyline which would show us the style in 1968? That would be interesting. Photos: 1970 Geneva Auto Show 1970 New York Auto Show 1970 Press Introductory All show the valve stem hole centered on a spoke. I also want to note that in my search of photos to post I looked at a lot of the mock-up prototypes and they all have different wheels / caps than the cap style we are discussing. Something to discuss with Matsuo san the next time I see him!

Mike, Notice that valve stem holes in the 3 of the caps are between the spokes and the other cap has the hole at the base of the spoke.

$30 framed is way too low. Someone got a deal.

I think Ron is on to something. E4600, optional in North America for snow tires. I see the E4200 wheels listed in the sports option catalogs, but I can't read them as they are in Japanese. The pictures show a wheel that looks to be a Watanabe. There are part numbers for 6J, 7J, 8J, and 10J wheels. Here are some good pictures of correct coloring. The outside face is a satin black. and the other surfaces are silver grey.

I can't believe it is bidding for so much. Makes me cry to think of what I paid for mine - including the service and cleaning. And then to think it is just a curio that will probably never get used for its intention. Do I understand correctly about the oscillator? That the timing mechanism is based on the late sixties technology of the tuning fork? Remember Bulova had a watch with a tuning fork? I have one of those. The tuning fork died and it is no longer repairable. Is this the issue with the oscillators? I always enjoy your pictures, Kats. And thanks for this link. Check out this Z432 site http://www.geocities.jp/ps30diy/genzon/page048.html

Use the bus lines to ship stuff like that. Greyhound - Trailways

I couldn't get the console off very easily, so I got the big mother flashlight and looked, Kats. It looks like the lever has been removed. I can see the pivot in the housing and it looks like the screw is in there. The cable is long gone however the hanger is on the body and the pedal has the bracket. (Don't mind the rust far up under the dash. The whole car is like this. I call it "patina") But I got some cleaner and took more pictures of the face plate. The parking light symbol is definitely not painted. Good to hear from you, Mark!

Are you a pin-up, Carl, or a poster child?

Ok, I will lift the console and report back. Right now it is very cold in Florida. It was 6 C last night and I hear it is supposed to freeze tonight. I don't think it will freeze at my house, though. I live close to the Gulf.

Ah, the mystery of old worn out cars! Some of the mask material is on the finisher, but why would it be ripped to show the slot? Strange. I promised myself that I wouldn't take 27th apart until I finish 26th so we will have to wait and see what is below the console. I plan to restore the car with a hand throttle.

Arne correctly discusses the existance of 40300-E4600, a 5-1/2"x14" steel road wheel shown as optional, however I have never seen one either. It is not listed in the Fairlady parts catalog either. That catalog shows the 4-1/2" rim applicable to the L20 versions and the 5" rim applicable to the L24 equipped models. I should also note, while we're talking about stock wheels, that the magnesium road wheel 40300-E4200 was 5-1/2" and applied to the PS30 models.

Kats, This is a picture of the finisher from 27th. It matches your picture 009 except your picture shows square knobs. In the case to 27th, the finisher has a blank plug for the defroster switch. There is no "on" lettering for either switch. Only the defroster symbol was painted white. And, of course, the patina resembling a 45 year old dancer from Ft. Wayne, Indiana is stock. The material which covers the blank slot for the hand throttle is there, although damaged.