MichaelT

Yes, its just a s30z but I still love it... heheh. GongZ those switches activate the left and right lower park lights. I.e. the ones below the bumper. And yes the seats are different! There are a few little things that I see in other cars and wonder if thats just a market difference. Also the door trims seem to be different to others, based on a few I've seen here. I don't think I will manage to find original fender lights. Will look for them. I have an original radio and steering wheel to put in. Also have a wooden gearstick knob. This one is a bit worn and I presume part of the povvo pack Gav? Does anyone know where I can find (if they are not also rare and fetching stupid dollars), the luggage straps. There are holes there for the bolts that need filling! Oh and the seatbelts. Did any Aus ones come with those funky separable ones? This car came from Hervey Bay area. I don't know a lot of history about it, will have to chase that down sometime. Thanks for your input. Such a great forum.

So the image compression kind of made some of them small. Harder to see what I mean on the engine plate (which I removed for ease of photography). And with the Japanese script down the left side of the seatbelt tag.

Yes it was originally silver! It's had 2 repaints - metallic blue and then red. But the interior under carpets etc is all silver. I'll put up some images. Some just to show the interior (which I think cleaned up well). I have an original steering wheel coming. Got a replacement lens for the map light installed now, some of these pics were from when I got the car. There is Japanese writing all through the car. The speedo is in KPH. Not sure if all 240z in Aus had kph but the Sports were in MPH. I have a JDM Fairlady Sports. Under the wheel arches up the front is evidence of mirrors being installed. Someone has put in a small plate during a repaint. Is this normal? I'm making an assumption that mirrors were there. Also the interior panels have Japanese symbols on them (I make out Hiragana/Katakana, but my Kanji is non-existant) but I have no idea what they mean. Otherwise the engine number is: L20586004, E30 head. If you look at the ID plate on an angle you can make out a lot of print. Up top it has s30 and a kanji text beside it. See pic below. Its also got 1989cc engine capacity. The bottom box under the chassis number stamp has a 4 in it. Cannot make out another letter and I think there is Kanji along the bottom. It has funky separable seat belts, and I'd appreciate any input on whether the interior stuff was common in Aus as well. Seatbelt tag also in Japanese. There is a random chassis shot, I was hunting for rust under the car. I've found almost none but having read a lot of build threads I know it is in there waiting!!! Now to figure out how to put images up.

Will post a pic but it's worn down. Everything is badged Fairlady Z and all the writing is in Japanese. Im not au fait with all the grilles yet but it's got the same grille as the Jap auction ones. Diamond chicken wire style. Has and L20 and 4 speed. I sometimes forget I'm not in the sports and go for 5th..

Thank you and thank you. At the moment the sports in very stock form embarasses the Zed. Such a great motor the u20. But I have respectful plans for the Zed. Might take a while tho.

Hi GongZ. I have also myself noticed the discrepancy. My car is a JDM. It was stamped 1972 on the plate and has been recorded as 72 for the last 23 years with Qld Transport. I have the papers at home. Seems the previous owner pursued this and there is a letter from Nissan saying this model number, according to their records, places the car in 1972-1973. I'm presuming that the lag between manufacture and local distribution in Japan and export to Australia has muddied the waters with chassis numbers. What are your thoughts. Interesting how cars with very close numbers went to different markets with different engine/gearbox setup and badging. If the zeds are in any way built as organised as the Fairlady Sports, then anything is possible. My plan is to rebuild the Z over time. I'm currently enjoying driving it.

Nice one. Will be sweet when she's all together.

Didn't someone get 10 made in the US a little while back?

Especially when they go for about $1500 on Jap auctions. Are they NOS? Seems to be quite. alot in the same simple plastic wrap on the auction sites.

When are pics going up? I'll be keen to see how it goes.

Yeah I tried to buy this car too... Owner was a bit difficult to deal with and the 'auction' was a put-off. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

Thanks James, I missed the Bardon one by one day. Went for $150! Bugger. The Logan one I looked into further, got more pics. Rusty internals on the pics I saw. Might avoid that one at the moment. Thanks for helping out though.

Hi folks, Just wondering if anyone in the Brisbane area has an L28 engine they may be willing to part with? Looking for F54/N42. Long block would be fine but open to what you have. Preferably something that will run if I want to run around a bit, but I will plan on rebuilding in the next year otherwise. Many thanks Michael

Enjoy your new purchase! What colour is it?

So confirmed 3 sports 2000 attending. Looking forward to the day and getting to know some of the Zed owners since I'm now a proud owner.

24DAT - that would be great! We'll see you there and be there early, but not bright.

Yep. Bringing the sports +1 or 2 more. Zed is on stands. Beginning of a long journey.

Richard, Enjoy. I raced karts during my late teens/20s. A great form of motorsport and I'm tempted to get back into them myself. Esp now the HP is up more compared to the older aircooled classes. I've driven the watercooled TAG like engines and they are nice. As said above, pad your seat well. I cut up fairly high density foam and gaffa taped it down (like image below). I needed to drill a 6mm hole in the back of the seat to let air in otherwise the suction made it hard to get out of the seat. Never hurt a rib let alone crack one. I know many who cracked them with poor fitting seat setups. Karts are different to cars, and will punish you if you aren't smooth. Thats one of the rewarding challenges though and times can tumble with a good kart setup and driving improvements. Learn how the chassis works and go and test it once you've settled into a groove. Change the front and rear track widths etc and see how it affects the handling, especially corner turn-in and exit speed etc. Its great fun, a technical challenge and the competition is always pretty fierce. Now I wanna go get one myself!

Thanks gav240z, I hope for the Z to eventually turn out like the 2000. I agree RE the wheels. i saw them and thought...well they'll go. But at the same time I have already started to like them. I'll let time sort that one out. RE the car - no footrest or rally clock . I'm looking forward to getting stuck into them. Theremm - yes I'm sure we'll meet up soon. I've also heard a lot about your car and look forward to seeing it. Just gotta get the RWC on the Z.

Hi everyone. I've been the proud owner of a 1969 Fairlady/2000 and recently acquired a 1972 Fairlady Z. It comes with the original running gear (L20A and 4 speed) and appears to be in good nick. Pretty nasty paint job though. Both cars are JDM cars that have found their way over here in the past. I have limited pics of the Z yet although the interior has cleaned up nicely. Will be embarking on a restoration project on the Z, starting with the body which is pretty decent.