240zip Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Does anyone make a reproduction of the UK / Euro and JDM front bib spoilers? http://jdm-car-parts.com/item-for-sale/datsun-240z-ukeuro-genuine-front-bib-spoiler-used-rare/ I know you can get the BRE (with and w/o ducts) all day. I'm more interested in the euro-looking one above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two80z4me Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Its probably going to be a "make one" or find one that fits kind of thing. Mk1 Rabbits have similar ones that I've heard fit on z cars with modification, but don't quote me on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240zip Posted January 31, 2012 Author Share Posted January 31, 2012 I could simply get the fiberlgass BRE non-duct'ed one and perhaps do a little body work on it to round it out. I talked with a shop in the UK that has them ... cost is around 200 pounds shipped to the US which is a bit steep for such a thing. I saw MSA now has the 432-style JDM rear spoiler ... you'd think they'd add the 432 front spoiler to get a matching set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rome Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I got mine for 60 bucks! ebay deal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luseboy Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 I could simply get the fiberlgass BRE non-duct'ed one and perhaps do a little body work on it to round it out. I talked with a shop in the UK that has them ... cost is around 200 pounds shipped to the US which is a bit steep for such a thing. I saw MSA now has the 432-style JDM rear spoiler ... you'd think they'd add the 432 front spoiler to get a matching set. They sell a BRE air dam... http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/PROD/7AD1/50-1521 They make it in CF too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS30-H Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Does anyone make a reproduction of the UK / Euro and JDM front bib spoilers? I saw MSA now has the 432-style JDM rear spoiler ... you'd think they'd add the 432 front spoiler to get a matching set. The factory urethane 'bib' spoiler you are interested in ( the original Nissan part number was 98300-E8100 ) was fitted as standard equipment in the UK and mainland European markets only. It required the special lower valance and corner panels too, as they were factory fitted with captive nuts to match up with the spoiler. They were never fitted as standard equipment to Japanese market models, and the 'PS30' Fairlady Z432 and 'PS30-SB' Fairlady Z432-R didn't have front spoilers as standard equipment. If you're looking for a used original in good condition you're going to need to be lucky. The steel mounting brackets that were moulded into the urethane material of the spoiler tended to go rusty and swell up. Worst case scenario is that they split the urethane and made a bid for freedom. It's hard to repir them neatly, and anyway the urethane degrades with age and sunlight. I don't know who makes it, but there's a complete FRP panel that replicates the look of this urethane spoiler and the valance / corner pieces - so it's a one-piece bolt-on. When the spoiler part is painted satin black, and the valance and corners body colour, it's hard to see the difference until you are close up. Nissan UK's yellow showpiece 240Z - used for display and publicity here in the UK - has one of these FRP items. You might be able to find pics of it in a Google image search. EDIT: Here are some Google Images results for the Nissan UK 240Z: http://autophotosite.com/car/2010/10/1970_Nissan-240Z_1970-03 http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=nissan+uk+240z&start=376&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-GB:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GGLL_en-GB&biw=1843&bih=958&tbm=isch&tbnid=Fh6VRTsJ5QxcXM:&imgrefurl=http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp%3Ft%3D748777&docid=SMYW1NTz6wxg7M&imgurl=http://www.pistonheads.com/pics/news/20672/datsunSmall-L.jpg&w=750&h=562&ei=lhEpT5rUBIeb-gbW5dSpBQ&zoom=1&chk=sbg&iact=rc&dur=0&sig=109562176890793220141&page=9&tbnh=141&tbnw=186&ndsp=49&ved=1t:429,r:17,s:376&tx=130&ty=57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhm Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 HS30- Great info...thx for the background. Seeing the additional images now has my interest piqued!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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