CanTechZ

Thanks, good to know

This is a great discussion. I went out and had a closer look at my #957 car and found that it has the early air cleaner cover paired with the later backing plate with the choke cable bracket. There is always something new to learn. This got me wondering about what was on my #6521 that is undergoing restoration. I pulled that air cleaner assembly out from my crawl space, and learned that it has fewer return air connection points. It was news to me but makes sense as #6521 is a Canadian market non-emissions car, that did not come with an air pump. I looked in the JDM parts book and it is the same as JDM assembly part number 16500-E4301 as shown below. Here are a couple of the pictures that @Terrapin Z posted above, edited to add my early non-emissions air cleaner for comparison. My learning continues.

Mine does, definitely sealed, and the filter is clamped. Lol. I reached in with a tool, and could not feel any play with the filter fit. Here is with the filter removed, and yes it clamped. Lol

Interesting stuff here. I will add a few OE air filter pics, from the parts that came with my recent purchase of #957, a 1/70 HLS30. It came with a pickup load of spare parts. Some of which are early OEM items. This air cleaner is the early part number 16546-E3210. Not related to this topic but I have to share this pic of two packages of OE spark plugs, NGK in Nissan branded packaging, 10 plugs per package.

You're welcome. Yes the thin half loop on the weatherstrip goes on to the pinch weld first and then the welting goes over the weatherstrip. It's a good tight fit. Believe it or not. Lol

For reference, here are a few pics of the OE welt and weather strip to show how the two piece design worked.

I just checked the restoration receipts that came with #957 and the seat covers and foam came from Les at Classic Datsun Motorsports. The receipt (from 2016) doesn't mention whose product the foam is, but you might want to check with him. The issue you are describing is evident on the front of the bases but it's barely noticeable when the seats are installed. It was actually not that easy to get down that low to get a picture. Lol Here are a few pics from #957 for reference And a couple of pics of the the removed passenger side OE seat bottom that is un-restored from #6521. The issue is only slightly evident.

Here are a couple pics of mine with the OE connectors.

Thanks for the translation, very cool.

Here is my collection of Canadian printed brochures, one is in French. These were included with my recent purchase of HLS30-00957. 1970 Printed in Canada (English) 1970 Printed in Canada (French) Poster Size 1972 Printed in Canada (English) 1973 Printed in Canada (English)

I agree in your opinion about the market being depressed, it applies to the majority of the classic car market. The dip in prices is one of the reasons that I recently purchased number 957.

Thanks very much for your insight. The additional information is very much appreciated. I find this subject fascinating and will create a new topic soon about this collection or add to an existing one.

I think this one is likely an original. It has a Dutch dealer stamp and the condition is very good but not pristine. You are right that it is nice to have, either way. Here are pics of both sides.

Thanks, It actually says "printed in Canada". It's definitely for the Quebec market, there's no English at all on it.

I forgot to mention that the previous owner, Pete, was a prolific collector of automotive literature and a huge amount of Datsun/Nissan literature was included with HLS30-00957 when I went to pick it up from his son. I will show a sampling here. Later I will search for a more appropriate thread to do a more thorough post. 1970 Owners Manuals from 12/69, 3/70 and 7/70 plus a factory service manual set from November 1, 1969. Many brochures from Canada, US, UK, Belgium, Finland, Netherlands, and Australia. Plus four copies on this 1970 brochure you will recognize. Also a large selection from the Japanese domestic market, some of which are poster on one side and specs on the back, very cool. One multi page booklet even includes the Z432 and Z432-R

Thanks. Early cars in North America were delivered with virtually no undercoating, It was a dealer applied option, back then.

Thanks for being a good sport, Mart. Lol I do have a todo list of things I will be doing on 957, so I am re-evaluating my timeline for the resto of 6521. I will likely make it a retirement project as I'm only a few years away. You are definitely correct regular day or evening work. Slow and steady gets the job done and hopefully enjoy the process. Cheers, Mike

He did mention to me that he took the car to that show. And it drives awesome to.

Okay, time to come clean. I found this car for sale on Vancouver Island and couldn't resist buying it. My Canadian girl, number 6521 now has an American cousin, Number 957, a 1/70 car. When I finish restoring 6521 they will be twins. HLS30-00957 was owned by a member here, @M3333hp. sadly he passed away in 2020, mid way through the restoration. Rest in peace Pete. Pete's son completed (except for a few small details) the restoration with great attention to originality in 2022, exactly as his dad would have wanted. Pete would be proud. He recently decided it was time to let the car go to another enthusiast. I was very happy to be that guy, and yes I still do plan to complete the resto of 6521. Not that haven't already, I will be taking my time on the current resto, leaving the final work to enjoy when I retire in a few years. I have really missed having a Zed to drive and for club cruises and shows, etc., number 957 will definitely take care of that. Here are of few more pics of 957. I will be starting a new thread soon to document the number 957, and the short list of items on my new todo list.

It's been way too long since my last update, I've been very busy. I thought I should at least share some pics.

I'm a little late to the table, but for what it's worth here are some pictures from when I was taking my 7'70 apart for my on-going restoration. For some reason I'm getting an error trying attach pictures. 😕 I will try sending you a PM Well it's seems I get the same error with pics in a PM. I will try later or in the morning.

Passenger side I think.

Good to see that it still has the original battery cables. Even though the battery cover is missing, as pointed out by @Carl Beck

The spark plug leads do appear to be correct, Yazaki, 1971 date coded with white labelling (not yellow as was used in 1970).

Took a day off work and decided to get my garage more organized so that I can more easily work on the parts and sub-assemblies. First step was getting everything outside. I couldn't resist laying out a bunch of the parts and taking a few pics before I start putting it away.🙂