I have some PDF's of Japanese magazines, I used a phone and google translate but its not very good, there are a load of websites but most don't do a lot. Any suggestions?
Apart from a lifetime's worth of language study?
No currently available machine translation software is going to do justice to pieces of that - specifically automotive, specialist technical - nature. It can get you in the ball park, but you'd have to fill in the gaps/mis-translations yourself - armed with a basic grounding in the subject. The photos themselves are the biggest clues to the points being put across, and the lower pair of pages follow the usual 'Zenki, Chuki, Kouki' sequence of 'Early, Mid, Late' production detail changes, but only in very general terms.
More to the point, what exactly are you hoping to glean from articles like these? They are - it has to be said - fairly lightweight treatments of what can be a very finely detailed subject. You could get more information from comparisons of the factory parts lists, sales brochures and factory workshop manuals. Nissan's original 'Service Shuho' booklets for the S30-series (there are 12 in all) cover most of the detail and mechanical changes during the production and sales of the S30/S31 in the Japanese market and - importantly - they usually get it right.
If there's anything specific you want to know about, you can ask here.
Yes the pages here are lightweight, there are others detailing the smaller tuning shops in Japan which don't have websites listed I would like to know where they are etc.
It is nice to have it in a easy access format instead of asking a question at a time, it might be light weight but hey
Japanese magazines usually show the full address and contact details of 'shops' and specialists that they feature or collaborate with on articles. For S30-series Z related subjects its usually a fairly small and well-known coterie of specialists and there aren't really any secrets.
Some of the businesses are very small and request that any visitors make an appointment before just pitching up, and being forewarned of parts being sought is also appreciated, IME.
I'm not sure you've taken my "lightweight" comment in the way it was intended. What I'm saying is that you could go to a lot of trouble (or someone else could go to a lot of trouble for you...) to translate something that only turns out to be "...and in late 1973 the tail lights changed to a split design...", which is hardly news, is it?
I don't understand the pdf thing. If you've got the original magazine/mook, why is a pdf necessary?
So at least somebody is interested, I'm enjoying the JDM version of restomods their access to parts bin is a lot better than we haveThanks for sharing, everyday is a school day in my Z life!!!
Some really interesting features I never realised appeared on an S30 ....
Swivel spot lamp (like an airplane) near mirror ...
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Electric wing mirrors with individual joysticks (very cool!!) ...
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A half open door (not shut properly) warning light - with freakin’ laser beams too!!!
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Also I hadn’t realised that the floor temp / exhaust temp lamp was because of changes in Japanese fuel!! I had always assumed it was for American market catalysts - some Hail Marys for me to say!
@Bazzateer be nice! Poor innocent Ms. Mio Shizusawa was just resting her left hand! Go say some Hail Marys!!!
Some really interesting features I never realised appeared on an S30 ....
Swivel spot lamp (like an airplane) near mirror ...
Electric wing mirrors with individual joysticks (very cool!!) ...
You could get more information from comparisons of the factory parts lists, sales brochures and factory workshop manuals. Nissan's original 'Service Shuho' booklets for the S30-series (there are 12 in all) cover most of the detail and mechanical changes during the production and sales of the S30/S31 in the Japanese market and - importantly - they usually get it right.
Make it available here and we will look... not seen you post it beforeNot to force the point, but these kinds of features are researchable at source in original Nissan documentation.
Personally I've always been surprised/dismayed that so few owners of these Japanese cars appear to take any notice of original Japanese manufacturer source material. Maybe they are just not all that curious?
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Not to force the point, but these kinds of features are researchable at source in original Nissan documentation.
Personally I've always been surprised/dismayed that so few owners of these Japanese cars appear to take any notice of original Japanese manufacturer source material. Maybe they are just not all that curious?
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Make it available here and we will look... not seen you post it before
could you share the links of the factory parts list then?