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Im trying to find out if my 8 track is factory installed with out pulling ( yet) It say Hitachi on the front but thats about it. Some one listed a couple part number a while back but now I cant fiond them.

The car will be "dipped" so if it there it will show up , Im sure Im just missing it due to a repaint. Thank guys !!!

It should be in this area correct? I checked the other locations, no vins there either, just the one on the strut tower plate. Maybe I can talk the guy out of his S30-00002 Vin plate and re stamp this car :tapemouth

I did a search on firewall VINs but havent seen any threads on NO FIREWALL VIN, mine does not have a firewall vin, Its a early Fairlady Z. Is this normal? The VIN on the strut tower matches the paper work so its no big deal.

How many different seat types came in the early Zs? Mine is a 1970 ( Nov 1969 production ) RHD Fairlady. My problem is the right seat was replaced at one time because it was torn :mad: The replacment seat has a different design around the head rest. Does anyone know what year seats would be correct?

I still have S30-00144 and am going to start restoration next year. If anyone wants any pics to comapre any parts to this car (S30-00002) just let me know, I can have them posted in 24 hours.

Pull the plugs and spray the cylinders with a light oil, Marvel or BP blaster. I would pull the valve cover and dump a quart of oil over the upper half. Leave out the plugs and spin it over till you have oil pressure. Change out all the fluids and get a can of starting fluid ready , Put the plugs back in and give it a try. Some thing else to watch out for is even with the clutch pushed in the plate and flywheel may be rusted together. So dont have it pointed at anything when it catches !

As for the Gap Less rings, they show low STATIC leak down numbers but in dynamic operation the difference is slight compared to a properly gap standard ring. The gap less are showing great results in alcohol fueled engines due to the extreme rich conditions they are run in. On the street? Go for it you have the money but don’t expect a whole lot.

Go down to any new dealer ship and check out some of the new colors coming out, some are pretty wild and it easier to make a choice when you see it in person. Paint on those chips in the books never come out the way you think they will. The other advantage to using a factory based color is repair work. Trying to match a custom mix can is almost impossible. After painted my last car I found the hood was illegal ( cowl induction hood was too tall) I picked up another hood , went down and picked up a quart of paint and sprayed away. Pefect match and now Im legal again.

In a car? We had a thread over at the Nova board like this ( what the fastest you have ever gone) The winner ? A payload specialist from the shuttle Discovery took the prize at 17,000 MPH plus.

Yes the title says. W A Robert, he is my father. ( nothing like an USAF Officer with the initals of W.A.R. ) My real name is Mike Harris AKA Nova SS. I moderate over at Steves Nova Site,(www.stevesnovasite.com) the most active Nova board on the net. I have not yet transfered the car into my name as I waiting to see if I have to sell it or keep it. I would like to thank ALL of you guys for all the information requarding the early Z cars. Everyone has made a postive contribution, even if there is some disagrement on some minor issues. I now have a better basic understanding of what the gentlemen a Datsun went through to get this car on the road.

I just felt that the valve statted ( $500.00 ) was as realsitc as my desire to destroy it. ( by cutting it up.) I was being a smart arse. All honesty I dont want to sell it, I want to restore it. I know the cost involved, $15,000-20,000 as I have restored a couple cars already. I just have to prepare my self if it has to go I want a fair price and want it to go to someone who will give it a good home. I dont care if its a classic, rare or just another car. I Like it and thats all thats important.

My 65 Nova is titled as a 64, based on its first date of sale, ( and the fact that the car physiclay existed in 1964) I just have never heard of it being done in reverse. No big deal realy. Carl says its worth $500.00 , I just figured the rear vertical defogger glass was worth that much. Guess Ill give it the pro street treatment, how many RHD tubed fairladys are there anyway?

Carl, can you explain the idea that Fairladys were not produced until Jan 1970? It has been stated that the first run of the 240z are sometimes found to be titled as 1969 because of the sales date, even though its a 1970 model, WHY ? Because they were sold/ titled in late 1969. I see the same situation here .The date on this title was simply transfered from the first title. If the car was produced, titled and sold in 1970 why would it ever be titled as a 1969? If it was a Jan 1970 or later build it would have been titled as a 1970. This car only had two owners, a former USAF Officer ( passed on) and it second owner, another USAF Officer. Since the first is no longer with us I have to go on the accounts of my father, the second owner. He told me the car was first purchased before Christmas in 1969 as a present for the late officers wife while stationed in japan. The above information would tend to support that belief that the first Fairladys were being produced along side of the 240Z in late 1969.

I dont know if they ( parts cars) were running when parked ! Thankfully the fairlady had been stored indoors, out of the weather,

I think if the title still calls it a "Z" its a Z till its sent to the crusher. As for pro street cars. Not all are 100 point cars that are cut up. Some are cars that were one step from the junk yard. Then there is the cost. Its tends to be cheaper to pro street a car than restore one ( with in reason , no gold plated connecting rods etc.) I have done both , I restored a 55 chevy two years ago and "pro streeted" my nova a year before that,the Nova was an easier build even with all the fabrication.

This is the proper hub caps for an ealry Fairlady / 240 correct? This is a spare 2000 CC engine I found this morning How do ID these heads? Same with short blocks , I found 3 parts car, rust buckets but they do have drivlines, both manual trannys. Most of the parts were found in saw dust, they all need work but may be a good core for someone that needs them. Is there a publication with ID / date code locations so I can sort threw this stuff?

No I dont keep making the assertion, I keep asking questions ( notice the question mark in my reply ) to better understand something Im not very familure with. Im am not an expert on Datsun Z cars, that is why I came here to ask questions.

Do you happen to know ratios of the early 5 speed compared to the 4 speed? I keep finding conflicting numbers. As for the performance of the 2000 cc vs the 2400 cc, it made a differance. This Fairlady was raced a few times in 1978 at Summit Point, just for some practice laps ,stock against a few other 240z. The 240s walked away from it in the straights, even after switching drivers. Thats why the header was later installed with some minor carb work, just so it could keep up with other club members. That is why I was wondering if the ealry 5 speed had different ratios , to cover the lack of performance (?) over the 240z He later picked up a 2800 engine out of a car that fell off the back of a car carrier with 3 miles on it. It was going to be installed as a "sleeper package" but he never got around to it. That engine is still laying around also.

Im not sure but I dont think the 4 and 5 speed has the same spread in ratios. I was under the impression the 5 speed has a lower first gear to make up for the smaller motor in the Fairladys, remeber they only had a 2000 cc 6 cylinder.

OOPs it was a typo I ment about 900.

Thanks for the flood of private mail ! To answer the questions, Yes I have the title and its a clear Louisanna ( sp?) title and its regestered as a 1969 car. I know of all the depate about 1969 cars. It seems the first batch of 500 240z heading for america and the 300 or so Fairladys that stayed in Japan were made in the last three months of 1969. As far as I can tell this one ran off the line in Novemeber and was titled to a GI station there. He brought it back to the US and sold it to my dad in the late 70s. The car is in Delaware, just out side of Dover. I will not know if I will have to sell or not. I will know before the end of the month. Im just trying to find out a fair value of the car and to see if there is a mrket for it. As for the goats Yes, matter of fact I forgot to list one peice of damage. One of the goats climbed on the roof and dented it ! Right now its in my garage and I will go over and try to get some more pics.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v630/Novass301/Mikepictures247.jpg Its located on the esat coast. These pictures were taken when it was pulled out as just as it was being transfered into my garage, so it was only out in the weather for a few months. When it was parked it was running, the engine was rebuilt in the mid 80s but has been sitting for over 10 years. When itwas pulled up on my trailer the rear brakes were locked up. The car has been in my family since 1979 and am the second owner. It has rust above the rear wheel wells and there is rust damage under the battery tray and to the left frame rail, very extensive as the rail is missing ! besides that the floors and rear hatch area are in good shape. I still think I have the original wheels and hub caps. Oh yes it still has the original 2000 cc and 5 speed. The exhaust mainifold was replaced with a header by my father in 1980. I have no idea were it went to.

Well things have changed and I may have to sell my fairlady. Its a complete numbers matching car but needs a complete resturation. Its a late 1969 ( nov) production right hand drive fairlady, serial number 00144. Its titled as a 1969 car ( please dont start on if there is such thing as a 1969 Z car or not ) My problem is I have no idea what it is worth. Is there any link were I can find a ball park fugure?

1965 Nova SS, complete with a 427 and a 4 speed.