Years ago I asked if this were a REAL 432-R Fairlady Z (PS30)

[@andrewsmyth8615]

Great insight into the 432 Daniel. I didn't realise there were so many little differences.

[@wasabicars]

It's like the from-new owners were paying for so many things not in a regular car. Of course I kid. There were plenty of goodies that came with it, too :)

[@Culumbu]

4 valves per cylinder, 3 carburetors, 2 over head camshaft, the perfect combination

[@wasabicars]

That's it. I imagine it would have been quite incredible had it had the larger capacity of the SOHC L-series engines

[@Culumbu]

@@wasabicars sure, this engine is a masterpiece, you can even modified the timing to improve the performance in racing or daily driving, or at least in the Kenmery (I hate that description, but I don't remember well the code for the second gen of the Skyline) is possible to varying the degrees, awesome

[@anhiirr]

The os giken DOHC/custom block is the HOLY grail for any 240z owner IMO. From engine to clutch/fly wheel to dif its THE end game of endgame builds on a datsun z. For me at least. Tc24-b1z. Only question is custom fuel injection and throttle bodies....or carbs....as well as 6-2-1 headers, or 6-1 headers. If you havent seent/heard one I highly suggest looking into it...the 3.3L configuration is bonkers. As well as PRICEY

[@hoedemakerbart]

Cool factor is huge, but a 3 liter l series stroker engine is faster

[@banpeinet]

Thanks for sharing this amazing car and its background. I must say it was a daring move to post another S30 video! I hope the viewers are kinder this time! 🙏

[@wasabicars]

Lol. (I know you mean 'a daring move', but...) You're right. To be honest, they were right that I was wrong. They were just douches about it.

[@banpeinet]

@@wasabicars damn autocorrect! Yes maybe they were right, but indeed there is no need to be a douche about it

[@racerex100]

Lived near Tachikawa from ‘78 - ‘81…. This was one of the Holy Grail cars…. Brings back some great memories.

[@wasabicars]

Ah, cool. I just had a google of that place. (I'm over in Kyushu) I've come to notice that there appears to be a strong car scene in Hachioji. I wonder if you got a taste of that when you were there.

[@racerex100]

Yes, quite a lot going on on rt 16 from Yakota AFB down to Hachioji…. Celica’s, Skyline’s, Z’s and me in my little ol’ Mazda Savanna… (RX-3)…. High School Days… Lot’s of Fun…

[@htahana3461]

What a beautiful car very rare indeed cheers Danny.

[@wasabicars]

My pleasure. Thank you for watching

[@TVtwarn]

You bring us cool stuff to look at . We appreciate you

[@wasabicars]

Thank U

[@AutomotiveKarnage]

Yet more quality cars from our man in Japan. Its almost like this car is to Nissan, what the e49 Charger was to Valiant.

[@wasabicars]

Oh! Good call. And it's even kinda Vitamin C with a dash of Hemi Orange :)

[@FLIPMYRIDE]

Ahh love it when you get things off your chest. Great and interesting car Dan.

[@wasabicars]

Thanks, mate :)

[@50629]

Met a cool old guy in a remote Japanese prefecture today. Showed me his warehouse, yes warehouse. The classic JDM cars inside would blow your mind. In the back tucked away was an orange Z just like the one above. My heart skipped a beat. I walked over and there I saw the badge, 432. Damn near shit myself and was hyperventilating. He appreciated the fact that I knew what a 432 is. Then he said the best thing I’ve ever heard: “The weather is really nice right now, I need some help driving these and keeping them running. They can’t just sit here sleeping. Can you come back next weekend with your girlfriend and take it for a drive? Oh and bring beer!” Currently working on getting adopted by him, will update later if I dont faint next weekend.

[@kdpwt]

MY GOD YES People will talk about carbon everything and air con delete but not even think about deleting the brake booster which is a good chunk right there. Makes braking a bit harder but it's better feedback and free gym Sound of this car is heavenly

[@wasabicars]

Yeah, man. Everyday's (right) leg day ;-)

[@uncle_iroh4839]

Good showing of the 342...

[@wasabicars]

Thank you :)

[@SvenQ45]

Finding real Rs are even rare than the 432 itself! R or not the sound is just awesome!

[@wasabicars]

Yes, rare. I forget exact numbers, but hundreds of 432's were built, just 20 or so 432 R's

[@SvenQ45]

@@wasabicars One of your old videos say 20 and I think that is the number. There are I think 420 Z432s.

[@67tomcat]

Amazing 432-R! Lovely.

[@wasabicars]

Definitely. Hey, you'd have been watching, perhaps, when I showed the car the first time. Back in 2013... Maybe :)

[@chevdad1566]

Awesome car. I'm not sure if the Japan market was the same but in the US you could custom order cars back on the day to muddy the facts up even further.

[@wasabicars]

Ah, like COPO Camaros and stuff? I think you're spot on through. I've heard rumours of 'white body' Nissans that were intended for racing, and that there was a brief window of time that some got papers allowing them to be road-registerable. Didn't wanna bring that up in the video without concrete info though.

[@chevdad1566]

@@wasabicarsyeah COPOs, but also I saw a documented 69 Camaro that was painted a GTO only color factory. Would be cool to find one of those white body cars for video.

[@elijahinky]

Yesssssss...... thank you Daniel for this one. 😁

[@wasabicars]

Lol! It takes me forever to get around to some cars, doesn't it?

[@elijahinky]

@@wasabicars absolutely fantastic car. The center console had me puzzled. You mentioned it in your video about the ignition as well... maybe it's something that got swaped out for a missong part during a restoration? 🤷‍♂️

[@RagdollRacingInc]

Awesome facts awesome car thanks Dan

[@norrekaka3ks1]

Thank you for sharing, she is indeed gorgeous.

[@wasabicars]

Thank you. My pleasure :)

[@traxnada]

This guy goes everywhere! He was at the last meet on Takao Parkway in Kyoto with it... EDIT: Ah my bad.. both owners REALLY look alike lol... but different 432R

[@wasabicars]

Oh, cool. Next time I'm in the area I'll make a point of visiting Takao Parkway. I've heard stories of high-end Ferraris roaring through, too

[@traxnada]

@@wasabicars this time make sure to let me know BEFORE you arrive in Osaka haha. The monthly meet is every second Sunday of the month, at 8am... You kind of need a car to get there, so i can just pick you up

[@shanetyler9391]

So many things you can do with a Z car they are timeless cars also so awesome ❤

[@keithsmodelsandrcs6593]

looks cool I've model kit made off 432 R 240,z fairlady looks like the boxart down to wheels

[@wasabicars]

Nice. Was it the Hasekawa kit? Proportions were good? I bought an old Aoshima (or, Fujimi??) kit of a 432, it came with the S20 engine, but the proportions were terrible.

[@keithsmodelsandrcs6593]

@@wasabicars yeah fujimi version iv it here comes with both Datsun engine and the engine from old GTR HAKOSUKA kit nice kit i was thinking of doing it to the real one replicating it yeah its id 91 fujimi kit 03477 kit number 👍

[@peteanderson2533]

Very nice! Thank you

[@wasabicars]

Hey, Pete. Thank you :)

[@nevillepretorius8948]

Awesome car, thank you for the video Daniel. Haters.....thats whats wrong with the world. Just ignore them Daniel. 👍

[@wasabicars]

I'd love to be able to ignore them. When you put out content, you become a bit of a focal point though.

[@my74alfa]

Love this one.

[@wasabicars]

Thanks, Lynden :)

[@michaelb5330]

Nice to see such a rare car

[@wasabicars]

For sure. Good to know they're still out there.

[@anhiirr]

the dream is to nab a 240Z roller, and put a TC24-b1z in the thing with some welds on the interior and a custom fab stitch welded front end/engine bay. To add rigidity but have a cageless build for ultimate fun. Most likely over fender for wider tires/grip/cornering potential and wider fronts. Easily my dream car/build of builds. If only i had the salary XD

[@wasabicars]

Oh. Looks like you've given this build some though. Yeah, money... Even the 1/6 scale ones you display on a shelf are out of my price range

[@shanetyler9391]

Super rare! There is a Z432 then there is a Z432R

[@KenanTurkiye]

I got to go and hang the washing, somebody explain to me what a 432-R is? lol Ok, i'll watch and learn shortly. :) Yeah, it's a hard life getting the washing done and learning your 432-R! lol

[@wasabicars]

Well, the washing's not going to do itself ;-)

[@abdulrashidabang5583]

I love Nissan z 432,. Beautiful car.😀

[@wasabicars]

Yes, truly beautiful :)

[@pauloconnor7951]

Interesting. I did my "apprenticeship" on Zeds; in California; when they were everywhere !!!!!!

[@wasabicars]

Oh, that sounds awesome. Not sure if you loved it, but likely a dream of many

[@adriangoede7433]

Beautiful car. I can dream… 😩

[@wasabicars]

Yes, you can! And, don't need to pay for petrol either :)

[@douglasholloran6513]

When I was well below the driving age there was a story of how the Datsun copied the Oldsmobile 442 . I was young but didn't buy that story . Well below my mind it makes sense even if things were not 100% accurate. Yes we had local you owned many Z cars over the years one might have been a 432 .

[@wasabicars]

Ah! The 442/432 thing? I was googling and everything before it clicked. Lol! You're in the US, yeah? A 432 over there is surprising indeed

[@douglasholloran6513]

@@wasabicars yes I'm in the United States.

[@mikeyerke3920]

Dream Car. Rare as hen’s teeth!

[@wasabicars]

Most certainly is

[@gred_cz]

cool :)

[@wasabicars]

Thanks, man :)

[@L.C.A.car_adventure_channel]

Boro, boro Arrggg with a 100L fuel tank is good enough for me.

[@wasabicars]

Hahahaha! " Boro, boro Arrggg" sounds funny. I hope you've been well, Ljubo. :)

[@gaijincoolgoods9955]

Sexiest 2L engine ever

[@wasabicars]

So hawt lookin'

[@scaleartsg]

did you get a nose bleed? i did!

[@wasabicars]

Yeah, it became a bit of a speed run by the end of the video. Lol

[@Schlipperschlopper]

Sadly soon all combustion cars including classics will be banned from public streets in entire EU and Scandinavia :-( In Germany the Green Peoples Party gave order to shorten fuel supply from 2025 on by reducing all conventional fuel stations to only one state operated central gas station per city or county. Now they want to slow down all the gas station pumps from 20 litre per minute to 2 litre per minute...From 2027 on in the EU certain car spare parts will be banned too....as exhaust systems, turbo chargers and even some engine and gearbox oils...California and New York will do the same from 2027 on.... So no investments should be done in oil burning cars any longer....They even created a new kind of crime here, called emissions and smoke crime.!!!! (BABBVEN LAWS AND TEBBVEN ORDERS)!!!!!!!

[@wasabicars]

I'm sorry to hear all that. Times change

[@gregh7457]

convert them to hydrogen so you can keep the old ice engines going