So long time no post or work on the carkids little time vampires
Anyway it is now decision time - front spoilers. The zed cars had 4 options in period depending on market and customer requests. Well there were other options like the ZG nose and the 3 different type of fender flares from factory ZG fender flares, type A works fender flares and the super large works type B fender flares (like those used on the Le Mans enter zeds)
Option 1 = no front spoiler
Option 2 = UK, EU and NZ factory/dealer delivered/option Urethane front spoiler (super rare and most are damaged)
Option 3 = USA/CANADA factory/dealer delivered/option non ducted front spoiler
Option 4 = USA/CANADA factory/dealer delivered/option ducted front spoiler
As I have decided to go Schedule K with my application once the car is complete - then all of the above options are open to me. If I go T&C then no front spoiler is allowed (however I see many cars in that claim to be T&C compliant have front spoilers including HMC) this is from 3.2 (1) which stated only rear wings that were available in period can be fitted.
Under T&C must be of the original materials etc - the factory fitted Urethane front spoilers have an issue that their mounting brackets tend to rust off/out of the Urethane. I have managed to locate one of these spoilers but like most it has seen better days now they are some 40+ years old. I see CAMS in AU due to this reason they allow replica version of these to installed as does the FIA - so I assume MSNZ/HRC too will allow Fiber Glass replica. I have seen FIA HTP 240z for sale with option 4 fitted.
As I am 99% sure I will go down the Schedule K path so that means any period spoiler can be used so what say you??
Sample Image time.
First up the Urethane item - my old 240z NZ new
UK Press picture from back in the day
Datsun 260z in a museum in Germany
Now the non ducted USA/CANADA option
And now the ducted USA/CANADA option (as used by BRE race car and others)
Period race team pic as completed in an event - notice no bumpers fitted, usually only the front bumper was fitted during transportation and photos pre event.
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