Date of Manufacture is stamped on in many locations on our Z32's.

 

But I didn't know it was on the triangle base of the mirrors, I believe this drivers door mirror I have pictured here is original to my Jap Nov 1994 car and is clearly stamped 31/08/94, my other side as been replaced at some point and that is dated 19/11/94 which is after D.O.M.

 

However, I do have another set of mirrors which I do believe are UKDM and although there is a stamp in the exact same location I cannot make head nor tail of it :thumbdown:.

 

Hey,

 

only real way to tell age of JDM is by the VIN/chassis number against the manufacturing date list...

 

any other parts can be swapped... :)

 

http://www.pexcom.com.au/z32cms/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.79

Edited March 13, 201312 yr by Medallion Man

So what do the prefixes mean before the 'Z32'

 

Mine is listed as GCZ32.... Is that Green Colour Z32 ? lol

No gcz32 I brlieve is series 1 after that they labeled z32 blah blah, mines a early one 89 its got the gc

mines a series 2

Thought the gcz32 was the turbo chassis and the na chassis was just z32

Thought the gcz32 was the turbo chassis and the na chassis was just z32

 

you could be right....

The letters refer to lwb, swb, turbo, na, vert

Z32 = 2 seater Non Turbo JDM

CZ32 = 2 seater Twin Turbo JDM

GZ32 = 2+2 non Turbo JDM

GCZ32 = 2+2 Twin Turbo JDM

HZ32 = Convertable Non Turbo JDM

RGZ32 = 2+2 Twin Turbo UK

Z32 = 2 seater Non Turbo JDM

CZ32 = 2 seater Twin Turbo JDM

GZ32 = 2+2 non Turbo JDM

GCZ32 = 2+2 Twin Turbo JDM

HZ32 = Convertable Non Turbo JDM

RGZ32 = 2+2 Twin Turbo UK

 

that clears that up lol, wealth of knowledge strikes again.

Z32 = 2 seater Non Turbo JDM

CZ32 = 2 seater Twin Turbo JDM

GZ32 = 2+2 non Turbo JDM

GCZ32 = 2+2 Twin Turbo JDM

HZ32 = Convertable Non Turbo JDM

RGZ32 = 2+2 Twin Turbo UK

 

That has me rightly confused so , i was always under the impression that my Z was a SWB , but it turns out that its a LWB.

Now when i have my seat in the driving position, you wouldn't fit a midget in the back seat.

What the hell are the SWB ones like.

Do they even have a rear seat ?

Is there a pic of a SWB and a LWB side by side to compare ??

That has me rightly confused so , i was always under the impression that my Z was a SWB , but it turns out that its a LWB.

Now when i have my seat in the driving position, you wouldn't fit a midget in the back seat.

What the hell are the SWB ones like.

Do they even have a rear seat ?

Is there a pic of a SWB and a LWB side by side to compare ??

 

SWB does not have a rear seat, its a pure 2 seater. Its 21.5cm (8.5") shorter than the LWB.

 

The easiest way to visually tell between them is that the SWB has a Fuel filler cap in front of the Wheelarch, and on the LWB its behind the Rear arch.

 

Edited March 13, 201312 yr by Yowser

Aha Thanks man