punk_a_saurus Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 sup bought this last week, got it pretty cheap, one owner from new. been sitting in a shed out whitford for around 8 years... so i got it home, it was in a pretty bad state, gave it a good clean and came up with this: as you can see it still needs some work. wof is booked for next week tho. has rust in the bottom of front guards and boot lid, thats about it. my mate told me i would pass a wof coz it aint structural??? but hes probably talking out his ass. anyhoo.. what u think?? plans are to sack on its ass, find some decent rims for now. then eventually im gonna paint the roof/door pillars white, then the bottom half gloss red. ive also been thinking about engine conversions... what is easiest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted March 14, 2010 Share Posted March 14, 2010 its mine, all mine, muhahahahaha did the danger mouse run home and made it with only 2 mishaps had to top up brake fluid as the pedal was going soft. the exhaust decided it had had enough of gravity and had a lie down so a bit of wire later and it was back to where it should be plans so far = WOF, lowered and mags probably not in that order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 starting to get on top of the electrical issues. dirty connections and blown bulbs mainly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 Brakes are sorted. stops pretty good for an old girl. electrics all ready to rock. just have to buy some bulbs. cleaned the glass for shits and giggles things to do before WOF check -new rubber mounts for exhaust -weld up a hole in the muffler -new battery -battery strap should be heading for a test next weekend all going to plan no pics cos im to lazy at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted March 21, 2010 Share Posted March 21, 2010 got creative with the white paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted March 27, 2010 Share Posted March 27, 2010 had some time today to get my hands dirty removed the rear bumper to straighten it up a little Found a dead wasp nest hiding behind one side( no wasps left on it luckily) sorted the rear muffler mounts so its hanging properly again. oh and removed tow bar while i was at it. Have been polishing her up a little this week. is not super shiny but it came up alright also got the rear lights all working sweet sorted a battery mount fixed leaking heater hose got the heater contol unstuck (still need to fix the fan) fixed the head light mounts so the hi/low beams were both on the outside and hi only were on the insides, the passengers side ones were reversed? nothing a dremmel cant fix in 5 mins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 let there be light - 4 new head lights are in and doing what they should new battery and it starts on its own again - sweet sanded the cam cover and painted it matte black, this makes the engine bay look 138.4% tidier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted April 16, 2010 Share Posted April 16, 2010 had the exhaust welded up and took her over for a WOF. failed on a few things but less than i was expecting 2 little bits of rust - all sorted now exhaust leak - 2 zaps with the MIG and its all good brakes not balanced - have bleed and adjust the rears head light not secure - damn trim ring lost a leg, will hit the wreckers today and all 4 tires are perished and need to be replaced - new this but took it down like that anyway so find some tires and a trim ring an see should be ready to roll, might even happen today if i can get my ass in to gear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 four tires and some wire on the light ring and She's legal fucking stoked. now to do some driving full update and pics tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted April 18, 2010 Share Posted April 18, 2010 did some cruzing around last night put 130 miles on her with out a hitch apart from the blue whale like handling she runs sweet pic of cleaned up engine bay and painted cam cover here is the curent ride hight - went down to a 185/60r14 tire in preporation for lowering to come( looks a bit odd at the moment) and here is a quick photoshop at about 2 inches slower, will aim for 3 but want at last 2 inches of drop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 had a play with the rear springs flipped the top two leafs(the second leaf over hangs the eyes so cant flip just one without trimming the ends) chalk line is springs original arc vs new reset hight and all bolted back in and its dropped it about 5 inches its about an inch off the bump stops like that, will flip it back till i get the front dropped as she's too nose high at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted May 4, 2010 Share Posted May 4, 2010 took to the parcel tray today. the old fabric was ripped and looked like ass removed the old and laid down some new its just taped to the board at the moment. when its back out to put speakers in i will put some thin foam under the fabric and staple/glue it down and back in the car looking so much better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted May 9, 2010 Share Posted May 9, 2010 bit of maintenance crap done oil change and filter new fuel filter changed a couple of heater hoses that were well past there use by date nothing pic worthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 didnt like the idea of a new sterio in the dash all the talk of running an ipod/mp3 player got me thinking. am radio has no static and has a built in amp opened her up and had a quick look at my options cut the ear plugs off an old set of head phones and bridged the channels together Located the volume control and tapped in to the input connection an grounded the negative channel from the head phone jack heres how its connected at the moment set a button to a blank station. uses the factory volume control and the AM radio still works as Factory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 have obtained these wheels from Ratt as seen on some thread or another, jacked the rear end up and polished two of them up with the car idling in gear damn it makes it quick and easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 Lower front springs will be in my possession tomorrow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted June 3, 2010 Share Posted June 3, 2010 springs in and im happy as a fat kid in a candy store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 have lowering blocks just need some u bolts now and damn it nothings open Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted June 16, 2010 Share Posted June 16, 2010 so alternator died the other night and took the regulator with it so after much searching on the net and some measuring, ended up swapping on an r33 skyline unit mounts line up and with a little time on the lathe the Datsun pulley fits the new alternator i little wirering later and its all ready to rock oh and did some other stuff as well will get some better pics some time soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloNLo Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 the front shocks were toast, so i managed to find some suitable replacements for a great price. holey crap it drives so much nicer. huge reduction in body roll and boat like handling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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