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The time has come... What a full on weekend getting this done.
Stage 6 camshaft from Auckland Cams, 5.8kg flywheel & new clutch. Something I have been wanting to do for sometime but haven't had the opportunity.
Saturday - pulled engine & box, installed camshaft and timed up as per specifications (18 deg adv), installed lightened flywheel and new clutch. Engine back in and carbs bolted on, chokes changed to 32mm from 31mm (need some 34's) and the main jets upped from a 125 to a 130. Engine mount changed as I found it was broken in half (lol) and causing the radiator fan to hit the shroud... I thought this noise was the clutch being fk'd hence why I got a new clutch and installed the lightened flywheel... alas I was wrong.
Sunday - First start, ran for 20mins at 2000rpm and then went for a sedate drive! Sunday afternoon, drove to Mount Maunganui for a beer and some chips, then hauled ass home, man does this machine sound great on full song.
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Cheers! She's coming together, only been 4 years
On 14/02/2024 at 00:12, RXFORD said:Holy moly this thing was chooched, but you're getting that shit handled !!!
Solid effort.
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Has anyone got any advise on cam installs, this needs to be dialed in and I'll need to re drill the cam gear to suit. Both of which I have not done before.
Cars in Tauranga and I'm hoping to do this on Saturday coming (17th Feb)
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I ordered a new rear 1/4 from Aussie in September and it finally arrived 28th December. I was excited so got stuck in! Images do the talking, ohhh and I got to use the Christmas present I brought myself - a Plenishing Hammer
Yuck. Rot behind, removed back to solid metal.
Remade and replaced the first inner section.
Corner support for the panel remade. This is where the bumper comes around and bolts back into the car.
My new toy, what a machine this is. Absolutely made mince meat of making the curved panels, something I've been needing for a while.
Curved in two directions, identical to the old one.
Welded solid back in place!
Rust treated, primed and painted black (not photographed)
New panel clamped up for fitment prior to cutting it to suit. Very well made panels and fitment is bloody good. Thanks Automotive Panel Craft Australia.
Welded and spot welded in place, ready for a grind.
Ground and ready for primer...................
Progress feels good and its looking a million bucks from where it was!
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https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/86954-120whys-75-datsun-2-door-wagon/
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December was busy, bare metaled the shell and got some 1k primer down. Going to attack the panel beating with this primer on, then sand back to remove and redo with 2 pot epoxy. There are too many dents to warrant using epoxy now as it would just need to be redone (and I havent finished rust repairs yet).
I worked on some small rust to catch up - engine bay, doors, radiator cross member & RH 1/4 window rust.
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Some film images from 2022 Datsun Nationals that I organised last year. We spent the morning on the drag strip, afternoon doing a grass autocross followed by a 60 person dinner. Sunday was a drive to Castlepoint, lunch at Tinui pup then cruise to Martinborough. I say cruise lightly, it was more a sprint
There is a bunch more photos about, it was an awesome weekend
https://photos.app.goo.gl/iYnSCnW6hemBWeV59
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Datsun's love rust, this car is not immune to it either. 8 years of paint has done very well all considering. Bathurst was on, so a good chance to get stuck into it and also work on Dads SSS.
Forgot to take finished images. Blended the paint and buffed it in, happy with the blend!
NZ Datsun North Island Meet - New Plymouth. We had 4 120y come along, a good drive from Auckland to NP, around the mountain and back!
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Phase 3: 1/4 panel behind door, inner sill and sill.
This was fun, lining everything up and having an opportunity at getting the gaps right on the 120y (making them better than factory as they are shiet). The 1/4 panel is from Automotive panel craft in Aus (these guys have saved me with this build) and the sills were rolled years ago.
Poor girl developing rust while I fix the other inside
Next stage, phase 5: RH 1/4 Window rust repair.
Encouragement is welcome:
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Phase 2: Hinge mount reconstruction.
Phase 2 involved some cuts from another car I managed to pick up. This made the process much quicker, something I usually done have the luxury of!
Old cut out, new one cut to fit then rust treated & primed then painted. Tacked it in and aligned the door to ensure gaps were set correctly before fully welding it in place. Photos don't show the work in the sill (jack point support & 2mm plate for strength).Happy with the outcome, much nicer not being able to see through the floor & sill! Photos talk:
Phase 3: 1/4 panel behind door & inner sill.
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I have a Uniden DRF7, mid range priced unit. Its never let me down, been very reliable. You can filter the K bands to avoid false alerts. It also remembers the false spots via gps so learns its route. Picks up cam vans well and knows where all the speed cameras are.
Paid $580 but theyre about $650 now.
Only had a ticket the one time I forgot to grab it..........
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22 hours ago, R3spct said:
Might be quicker one day @R3spct
9 hours ago, RUNAMUCK said:Looks to be original paint?
Given the well documented water solubility issues these whips suffered from, OG paint means the nasty surprises will be limited to what's immediately apparent.
Draw through turbo A12 I hope?
Yup OG paint. The floor is non existent, some geezer back in the day installed some foam pvc stuff under the carpet and its just sweated out. From the floor upwards, its pretty darn good (usual bits and bobs).
A14 Turbo or.......... FJ20ET. Undecided yet, it will be factory A12 for the revin though.
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Sooooo, been wanting one of these for a while!
This little gem made its way up from the deep south in 2020 to the sunny BoP where it resides in the shed.Not many of these left!
Rust rust and more rust is on the agenda for the next wee while, and has been for the past year when I get free time.
If you have/know of/potentially have a lead on parts.... please sing out!Discussion:
https://oldschool.co.nz/index.php?/topic/86954-120whys-75-datsun-2-door-wagon
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On 07/12/2022 at 14:44, tortron said:
As tempting as it is to send a photo of thr cst with new plates on it to him saying no worries, all sorted
You shouldn't do it
Haha extremely tempting but I bet he will just cause another drama.
On 07/12/2022 at 15:17, cletus said:So you got a set of white plates printed with the same rego number?
If so, only thing I'd be worried about, would be him using the black plates on a car and getting tickets etc , being able to drive around "with a wof and reg" ie yours
That is indeed by only concern, however, there are not many 140j's in NZ so would be unlikely
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White remade plates have arrived - all paper work associated with them came through as well. Legit, all in my name and home address. I dont think old mate could play many games now?
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On 29/11/2022 at 13:08, GARDRB said:
My brother is in a similar situation with a car he bought. A previous owner put the rego on hold, he bought it under the impression he was going to have to revin, and the testing station said, "nah that's in the system on hold". They said to have a yarn to the cops about it and the cops said "Get new plates for it, you bought the car, if he wants to complain he's admitting to something illegal"
Ive just ordered a new white set from Licensys.co.nz. $23.80 lol. Plan is as per Bling to get Doozie to make some repro ones for 'events'.
4 hours ago, Bling said:How much looking does $3000 get you? I'd just get new plates on it and live with the fact it won't have the original plates. I've only had imports which never had black plates. Get personalised plate done in the repro style from Dooli(?) And forget that guy ever existed. They clearly think they have good bargaining power to extort that money. Prove them wrong.
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2 hours ago, DB8-TypeR said:
Just tell him you will dereg the plates and tag, or give him $500.
Either you get what you want for about what the hassle of sorting it out through NZTA and getting new plate issued would cost and he gets $500, or you go through the hassle and he ends up with fuck all
That's where I think I'm getting to.
I can order new plates in black or custom JDM spec from Kiwiplates for $199. Still doesn't solve the fact he has the OG plates.
Thanks everyone for their input. Im still pondering on best way to proceed as I like having black OG plates
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3 minutes ago, Flauski said:
Yep, this is the simplist solution.
Not having the OG plate and body tag is less of a hit than any other shonky idea.
It's all about having possession of the car with the stamped chassis number, which you have. Body tags don't mean shit unless you have a 70s nz assembled car which some don't even have a stamped chassis number.
Same thing happened to a chap I know with an rx2, yes he wanted the OG plates and body tag but he didn't want to pay the exuberant price for them.
Or you could make a blackmail complaint to Police, if you can find a sympathetic ear and be prepared to waste a year of your life with going through court.
Yep I agree with the MR6A form. However, I want to retain black plates of the original era. If I do MR6A form, Ill get a PUK plate from 2022 that ill have to personalise to make black - doesnt sit well having this on a 1970's classic
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I may as well be open here:
I bought car for 2k with rego on hold. No plates and missing tag. Rego on hold. Car is now in my name (just got the PDF from NZTA stating this).
I looked at this car in 2014 when it popped up for sale, it wasnt the right time so I didnt purchase it. Regret. I took photos and somehow i took one of the vin tag so I have all the details.
It popped back up again and I grabbed it this time, wasnt going to let it slip again. It came without the tag and plate.
I still had old mates mobile number so tried to call and text - he said he has the plates and tag but wont find them unless I pay him his day rate at time and a half. The figure was 3k somehow..... anyway, hes not being a GC and I dont want to pay that.
So now, I can get the tag remade and I have a friend who can make the plates as they have the tools. Or I can order a new plate via custom plates and get it in black and white (it already is a black plate). My concern is up until i get it on the road, he could chuck those plates and tags on another car? I probably have 5 years work ahead of me to get this one back to WoF standard.
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1 hour ago, cletus said:
Does the car in question have a stamped number in the body anywhere?
If you have a car with no legitimate ID tag or plates , you should probably sort it sooner rather than later, ie go to a testing station that deals in re registration stuff, there's a form to fill out and they can put a new 17 digit vin number on it and new plates etc
If you get some repro plates and a repro chassis tag it's just going to look like you are the dodgy one
Can you get the ID tag and plates off the other guy?
Do you own the car as a whole? Is it in your name? Or was it some dodgy thing where you bought a parts car and they kept the ID
Yep it has a stamped vin number on chassis that matches the stainless screw on tag. Old mate has the OG tag and plates. I know all the info on the tag (have a photo of it and it on carjam) and you can get repo ones easily.
I hypothetically own the car as a whole, plate is in my name yes. Ive got car off a guy who got it off oldmate 7 years ago, old mate not playing ball and wants 3k for the tag/plates
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Cam is going strong, 1500kms of ripping round, haven't had any issues to report. Did a decent loop today, about 250kms of varying road type.
Next step is to CC the pistons and the head again to up the CR a bit, slightly more boggy down low and I think upping the CR a bit will help this.
ALSO. SSR MK2's are back, need to be painted. These were fully intended for the Wagon build, but with the rust progress not happening - I think these can do on the Sedan for now. Watch this space