84 200zx turbo info required

[southerndatsun]

hi guys mike here,got told to cheak you guys out on the web.i have this datsun/nissan z,i want to know some info about it.i have ownd it for about 9 months now and have done a rebuild on body and fitting new suspenion and wheels to it.
it has 50th anaversary badges on gards and in interior is it somthing special?
it is a vg20et turbo

[torqued]

Like what sort of info are you after?

[southerndatsun]

hi mainly just about the 200zx as i cant find alot about them.from what i can tell thay were only built for the jap market.would like to have some info about my car so i can have it with the car,about numbers built etc.and too see if there is another in nz.

[Bartman]

James would be the resident Z31 expert. No doubt he'll chime in.
Also, welcome to the Site dude!

[DJZ]

They are reasonably common, probably just about equal to 300ZXs here in NZ these days. As far as I know all of them were 4 stud, every one I've seen has been a 2+2 and probably nearly all of them are autos. They were probably made to work in to the lower tax bracket for smaller engined cars or however it works in Japan. I don't think they made them for very long, the one I had was registered as a 1983 so would have been one of the early ones as that was still a production year for the S130.

I don't think your bonnet scoop will be original, all the ones I've seen have had plain bonnets.

[85_Z31]

They are reasonably common, probably just about equal to 300ZXs here in NZ these days. As far as I know all of them were 4 stud, every one I've seen has been a 2+2 and probably nearly all of them are autos. They were probably made to work in to the lower tax bracket for smaller engined cars or however it works in Japan. I don't think they made them for very long, the one I had was registered as a 1983 so would have been one of the early ones as that was still a production year for the S130.

I don't think your bonnet scoop will be original, all the ones I've seen have had plain bonnets.

DJZ is spot on

the 200zx will be badged as a "Fairlady Z" and runs a VG20 or VG20ET, as DJZ this was for a tax break if your car was 2000cc or under. ( this is why they made a 200ZR with a RB20 )

As far as specification i have seen the occasional Turbo one, other than the engine they are identical to the 300zx. If your car has a bonnet scoop and does not have a turbo then the bonnet scoop would have added afterward.There was the occasional car like yours that was 4 stud and turbo.

Production Numbers for the Z31 in any form of RHD were fairly low, where in LHD they sold millions of them, more than any other Z i believe.

As for the 50th Anniversary the real hot 50th AE Z31's are LHD and quite diffierent , some Datsuns from about the era had dealer fitted badges and special keys and carpets and stuff as options ( probably a sales gimmick to sell more cars )

Your Car looks in good condition, would be a perfect candidate for a VG30 Turbo swap. If you PM me your email address i can send you copies of the original sales brochure and a PDF of the workshop manual. DJZ possibly still hoards a few parts for these and i have the occasional spare part too.

Nice Car, post up some more pictures

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[southerndatsun]

hi,yeah the bonnet scoop is a factory part has nissan part number and also has stamped hole in bonnet and heat sheild for turbo.it is a vg20et auto.and yes it is four stud as well.i have just repaird all the cancer in body and given it a tidy up and painted it in a nice orange/gold hue.fitted new shocks and lowering springs.is my daily atm but still a work in progress.i have more picks but will get better ones at weekend.

[southerndatsun]

more picks in menbers cars/builds just added tonight,will go see my father to get all the progress shots of when it was in workshop

[85_Z31]

hey dude , i tried sending the manual to your email but it wouldn't let me do it

However I did find for you where i got the download from

http://www.xenonz31.com/reference.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

that has a bunch of good stuff

[southerndatsun]

yeah it a web based email.thanks man ill have a look at it.my zed off the road atm has two leaking injectors dont wana drive it atm.