New Zealand Datsun Club

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

Like what sort of info are you after?

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.

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

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 wrote: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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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.

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

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

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.