Skillard Guides

Yoshihiko Matsuo designed one car. What landed on the dealer lots in Torrance looked remarkably different from what sat in Tokyo showrooms - and if you've ever tried to research why, the answers ar...

Months of bodywork, fresh paint and plenty of careful prep - and then the panels go on, and the gaps tell a very different story. Misaligned doors, uneven fender lines, a hood that sits just slight...

Taillights for a Datsun S30 are hard to shop for. The 240Z, 260Z and 280Z all left the factory with their own lens setups. The reproduction quality swings wildly from one supplier to the next, and ...

Most S30 owners go through the same troubleshooting cycle at least once. The headlights start acting up, and the first move is usually a new bulb. When that doesn't do it, you wiggle a few connecto...

Weight reduction is usually going to be faster than a power gain - especially on a budget build where every dollar has to count. Lap times respond far more to lost pounds than to gained horsepower,...

Modern gauge kits look like a plug-and-play job right up until the first needle reads backward or the temp gauge pins itself at maximum before the engine has even had a chance to warm up. The actua...

A battery relocation from the engine bay to the trunk sounds simple enough - just move it and wire it up, right? Well, the cable sizing alone can be a headache, and then you have the fuse placement...

Many Datsun S30 owners love to remove their side markers. But this project actually takes a lot more work. The amber and red side marker lenses on your Z car aren't decorative pieces that were just...

Most S30 engine bays will show you what decades of heat and neglect can do to a car. Cracked wire looms wind their way around oxidized brackets, and thick layers of oil-soaked dust cover up what us...