richiep
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Looks like time for an Anything and Everything thread! Will snap some piccies of the toys.
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Avocado Green 1972 UK RHD 240z Project
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Rushingphil
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Managed to be patient (for a change), and wait for my son to help me lift the dash out yesterday. Glad I did 'cause it would have been tricky on my own! Feeding the connector blocks around the brackets etc. Was very pleased with what I found 
Including the last one that hopefully Albrecht can decipher!
Including the last one that hopefully Albrecht can decipher!
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Rushingphil
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Only missed one connection - the buzzer to this relay....
Alphabettispaghetti
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Lovely car.
Albrecht
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It says "Igirisu" in Katakana (phonetic) characters (actually 'I' 'Ki' 'Ri' 'Su', which rolled together, and with the second syllable modified for convenience, is read as 'Igirisu'). Pronunciation is with the 'I' as in 'it', 'Gi' as in 'give', 'Ri' as in 'rip' and 'Su' as in 'soup'.
It means 'England'. Lovely example.
I don't think that's a number '11' underneath it. Japanese schools in that period were teaching kids to write numbers with characteristic seriphs and they are very distinctive. Instead, I believe it is a 'Ditto' mark. The guys prepping and fitting-up the dashes before installation left these little messages to each other, and I will eat my hat if it doesn't indicate a 'Ditto' as in "another English one, same as that last one I just sent up the line to you...".
Love it.
Yep it's a good one! Nice to see such an example.
Rushingphil
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uk66fastback
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Brilliant stuff!
Rushingphil
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Thanks - will do !
Rushingphil
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Thanks Mike
Rushingphil
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Last few pics of the interior before I move onto the engine removal.
Took the rest of the heater assembly out - easy job. As I think I've previously mentioned, when I bought the car the heater matrix had been bypassed due to a leak. This led me to assume that it was the matrix itself that was knackered and would need to be repaired/replaced. However, closer inspection showed that the inlet hose had been leaking around the control valve. When I got the assembly out I put my dust extractor on the pipework and found that the matrix itself is actually airtight, so fingers crossed!
Took the rest of the heater assembly out - easy job. As I think I've previously mentioned, when I bought the car the heater matrix had been bypassed due to a leak. This led me to assume that it was the matrix itself that was knackered and would need to be repaired/replaced. However, closer inspection showed that the inlet hose had been leaking around the control valve. When I got the assembly out I put my dust extractor on the pipework and found that the matrix itself is actually airtight, so fingers crossed!
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Rushingphil
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So, after all the great advice on my "Engine removal - why drain oil" thread, I've now got the engine lifted clear of the gearbox.
I initially intended to lift the gearbox out with the engine, but my scissor lift has a beam which would have made things awkward so I separated them.
Just need to get a little dolly made and wait for it to stop peeing down, so I can lift the engine out of the bay.
One thing I discovered that surprised me - I assumed that being a 1972 240z it would have had a Type A 5 speed box; but it's actually a type B. Not sure when the change over occurred or whether it's actually had a gearbox replacement at sometime? The Haynes manual says the type B is for a 260z but I'm not sure that's right. I've already found the jdmjunkies blog.
I initially intended to lift the gearbox out with the engine, but my scissor lift has a beam which would have made things awkward so I separated them.
Just need to get a little dolly made and wait for it to stop peeing down, so I can lift the engine out of the bay.
One thing I discovered that surprised me - I assumed that being a 1972 240z it would have had a Type A 5 speed box; but it's actually a type B. Not sure when the change over occurred or whether it's actually had a gearbox replacement at sometime? The Haynes manual says the type B is for a 260z but I'm not sure that's right. I've already found the jdmjunkies blog.
Albrecht
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Changeover from A-type 5-speed to B-type 5-speed in UK market HS30 variants was December 1971 and January 1972. Factory literature says FS5C71-A up to end of December 1971 and FS5C71-B from beginning of January 1972. With no 'official' production date marked on HS30 variants, you have to be vigilant and watch out for changeover nuances...
Haynes manual was basically a crib from the North American market factory manuals, just with a few details changed to suit. Useful as a general reference, but highly misleading for details on UK market variants.
jdmjunkies blog is - like zhome.com - essentially a one-man curated assemblage of stuff posted elsewhere, often without being fully understood and often divorced of original context. A good effort, but - like zhome.com - not peer-group critiqued and somewhat guilty of marking its own homework.
Government advice: Wash Hands Often.
Rushingphil
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Rushingphil
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Rain eventually stopped so I got the engine lifted out and put on a dolly that I made.
I wasn't really happy with resting it on either the bottom of the sump or the sump flange, so made my dolly such that it rests on the engine mountings (had to unbolt and turn one upside down) and the rear castings next to the bell-housing.
The PO told me that he thought that the clutch had been replaced sometime back in the early '90's , but couldn't quite remember (car hasn't been on the road since 1981). I think he was right - looks new to me!
Next job will be to take the gearbox out....
I wasn't really happy with resting it on either the bottom of the sump or the sump flange, so made my dolly such that it rests on the engine mountings (had to unbolt and turn one upside down) and the rear castings next to the bell-housing.
The PO told me that he thought that the clutch had been replaced sometime back in the early '90's , but couldn't quite remember (car hasn't been on the road since 1981). I think he was right - looks new to me!
Next job will be to take the gearbox out....
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uk66fastback
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You might have infringed mine - I made one more or less exactly like that for the 'spare' 2.4 L-series engine I have ... expect my legal team to be in touch ...
Seriously, top work and that clutch looks fresh out the box!
Seriously, top work and that clutch looks fresh out the box!