Popular Post NickJ Posted February 14, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2019 This car has been a long time in the making acquiring, but being the descendant of an original Datsun foamer, it could be said it was my destiny..... The car being a 1972 Datsun 1600sss, the back story? well, take a seat..... 20 years ago the car in question was owned by a young man in Palmerston North, being an easy target it was stolen and taken on a joyride, thankfully once they had had their thrills it was abandoned to be recovered by the boys in blue, but the good luck didn't last, while in impound some scrots jumped the fence and stripped her of all the fancy sss interior, with the badges, steering wheel and dash board gone, there was not much left to identify it as the performance upgrade intended by the factory. Being the Datsun man he is, when my father got word of it being up for grabs he beelined for the impound yard for a nosey, even though the interior had been stripped, the body was in fairly good shape and for a price that we'd all love to pay now, he loaded it onto a trailer and tucked it up under a tarp in the back lawn. At this stage he had a standard 1600 set up as a track car for competing in classic classes at Manfield & car club sprints, but with a teenage family, i'm sure restoration of the sss was still a long way off. Here's a younger me in the 1600 race car in the early 2000s during a carclub motorkhana, most likely the first time I drove a 1600 too! Somewhere in the mid 2000s the race car got close and personal with the tyre wall at the end of the back straight at Manfield, coming out very much second best a donor shell was required, with the sss being in pretty good shape it was quickly fitted out with all the bits and went on to serve race duties for a number of years, thankfully my father realised that sss body shells were getting hard to find and so when a standard shell popped up cheap, he brought that to convert to a more modern safety standard and the sss was reunited with standard parts and retired to weekend road duties. As all this unfolded, I left home, traveled the world, invested heavily in Ladas, eventually to settle in the Datsun capital of NZ, Christchurch. Two years ago the stars aligned on a SAR training exercise and while stocking up on pies in Fairlie, I spotted this wee beaut Sparking a deep down affection I followed it around the corner to where it stopped and of course I started chatting with the owner, turned out its been in their family for quite some time, and the lovely lady informed me that there was a Datsun club and that they had nationals on in Ohakune, even better was that year's theme, 50 years of the 510! Looking at dates they lined up and before I knew it I was hitching a ride north with our very own Datsun barry Runamuck to meet my father and other 510 foamers from around NZ. After a weekend driving around the central plateau I was convinced I needed a 1600 in my life and a plan was struck to purchase a dereg but complete vehicle that was tucked away, sadly after discussion with panelbeaters over the required rust work for re-vin the costs looked a bit daunting for my current plans. A few months later my father slipped up and offered the road legal sss to me, I rapidly agreed before he could back down, only downside was I had no leave left and a work schedule needing much attention, this meant I had to wait until Christmas break to pick up the car! For now it's late, but I shall dig out some more pics and tell more about the car itself and the mini and major plans ahead. Discussion thread here: 40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted February 15, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 15, 2019 Enough backstory, now for the car. As mentioned, I picked it up over the Christmas break from the family home up north, being that it has been used sporadically I put aside a few days to go over every nut and bolt to be sure the trip back to Christchurch would be uneventful. First up, a few small jobs... Sort the petrol smell: The original rubber joiner had given up years ago meaning the tank couldn't be filled past halfway, a crowd in the west island have reproduced them so out with old, in with the new Then came a tune of the engine, I had been nervous about this as i've never touched SU style carbs, turns out they're easy, plus my learning was made faster by having a full set spare to look at. The engine also has a mysterious click from about #2 or 3, I have adjusted the valves but it still doesn't change, oddly it comes and goes, is mildly engine temp dependant and there is good compression on all four, for sure something that will need more digging..... The eagle eyed 510 spotters will notice the brake master setup is not correct, having be swapped out for a different style for race duties. for now I will run with these until I get the original rebuilt and cleaned up. With mechanicals looking ready for a drive I moved onto the interior, how about the stolen dashboard you say? well as luck would have it, a history of writing off Datsuns racing had left my father with just enough bits to kit the car out as required, he even produced a full set of badges that I now have tucked away awaiting some modern technology for reproduction. The carpet was very much in fine race spec consisting of two or three coats of red paint, in order to prevent my girlfriend from running off halfway back I needed something to muffle the road noise, once again the family parts warehouse presented a front carpet in the most delightful shade of poo brown, matched with carefully positioned black mats to cover the tears a more suitable environment to conversation was produced. Yup, white interior, far better suited to summer! With everything packed and a torn bit of envelope to suppress the steering wheel vibration we headed south, we both held our breath over the Cook strait as the Datsun met salt air and stumbled on start up leaving the ferry, incidentally some muppet had forgotten to fully set the distributor after resetting the timing and had come loose, sorting that we drove on to Marahau for a bbq with Alex and Hannah. On stern advice we reluctantly drove over the Takaka hill, well actually I have been fizzing to do this for a long time and boy was it fun, even with 50km speed restrictions and road works its gotta be one of the best drives in the country polished off with an epic view. And that dumps us back home nice and safe. So plans from here? I was planning on a full restoration beginning this winter, the paintwork is pretty rough from being done for the track but i'm just enjoying driving it too much to take it off the road for any considerable time, there are a few things to start with: The engine tick, it may just be me but I want to dig further just in case I have a side draft manifold and throttle bodies, efi was also on the plans, but SU's just drive so nice and the fuel economy is pretty reasonable. Replace a broken shaft spring on the rear carb - this is causing the idle to not fully drop occasionally, no biggie, but sometimes irritating. Complete the CAD models of the badges and get some replicas made, this way I don't have to cry if they fall off/get broken. Get around to picking up a 5 speed or fit the 3.5 diff in the shed, 3500rpm cruise is a tad loud for my increasing age! Repair the split dash, irritates me a bunch looking at it Paint up a few potential rust spots. Actually decide what colour the carpets should be and source new front and rear Polish up the chrome Clean up the wheels Source new window rubbers so the window trims can be installed. While the list is long of potential performance upgrades, I'm not keen on going too far from factory with it and any modifications that can't be reverted to factory are off limits. Long term it really does need a repaint, but the BRE colours are growing on me and the aged look is reflective of why I brought it, for driving! 42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted February 25, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2019 Went for a hoon with some GCs up to Hanmer for the car show over the weekend, had a brief look around but realised I'd much rather be driving/tinkering/sharning than walking around a paddock looking at cars. There was a very tidy sss that I drooled over but came to the realisation that pristine cars aren't really my thing, presentable yes, but I don't want this to end up a shed queen i'm too scared to get dirty. On the way home as I dropped to third for an intersection the charge light came on, my first instinct was the fan belt had jumped off, so I pulled over and baled out fast expecting a run back up the road for a desperate recovery as multiple stock trucks ground it into the asphalt, sadly everything was in order, a quick shake of the main alternator wires and a check of the fusebox I shrugged my shoulders and finished the short drive home. Main suspect now is the fusebox followed by the mechanical regulator then alternator, place your bets! Have also been giving the valve train region click some thought, 500 miles since I really noticed it and no big change, odds are its not terminal/engine killing? I'm thinking a measure up of the rockers/seats might shed some light, so once the electrical gremlins are expelled, I plan to throw some feeler gauges in that general direction. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted April 1, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 1, 2019 Electrical issue turned out to be worn brushes in the distributor, after a solid tour of Chch looking for a replacement brush housing I ended up finding a young fella at Repco who took one look and said, you need bush set xxx, see, they can be soldered in right there. Not often you find someone at a parts store that has the right knowledge, he set me off to another branch with stock and the repair was made in 5 minutes for less than $10 Valvetrain tick investigating time...... Once again, couldn't find much, but one lashpad and rocker had a burr which I took off, unsure if it really changed much. After some more driving and a worsening sound I rechecked the gasket, turns out the new gaskets don't have reinforcement around the exhaust ports, didn't last long! Put the old one back in with a helping of sealant, so far so good. Whats really odd is the tick is most noticeable in the cabin, with the bonnet up it is there, but is drowned out by general engine noise and you'd struggle to pick it up. I'm starting to lean further towards i'm just being paranoid. The only thing I am yet to do (and probably should have done first) is check clearances when hot, that might offer a different view. Went for a hoon down Central Otago way Was a bloody good drive, midweek and late afternoon meant little to no traffic through all the fun bits, until overheating at lake Pukaki on sunset, I topped up with water and limped into Wanaka, unsure to the exact cause as it drank quite a bit of water, wasn't down on power or using fuel and the oil was all good. Turns out I had blown a heater hose and thankfully the old L series is a tough beast, a quick visit to tractor services for some tube to bypass the split hose and she was all go again. However I no longer had a heater. Calling around the usual suppliers and Nissan didn't provide any replacements, the hoses are all listed NLA so to the parts shelf I went Generic Gates hose 01-0005 covers the heater feed behind the block and a Holden commodore hose Gates 02-0912 was just enough for the return line. While in the mood, next on the list was to get the 3.5 R180 diff into place. Standard R160 top, R180 bottom. Quick check up, close enough. Out with the old In with the new. Needed a pair of sump plugs which were happily provided by pick a part and their solid collection of R180 equiped Subaru wagons. This should bring the 100k rev limit down around 3200rpm, it may be at the cost of of the line go, but the car is more of a cruiser than racer now, its worth a go. During the process I cut my hand on the wheel, not sure if its from being old or due to damage, but a new set of tyres is now on the list. Bloody happy to have found it here and not on the Lindis! Have also sorted CAD files for the badges, currently waiting on some tiny carbide end mills to feed the machine, this is so I can keep the actual badges on the shelf and not be paranoid of them falling off. Numb nuts put them in the scanner opposite which is why one is upside down! 20 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted May 12, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2019 No fixing, just hooning update. Went for a cruise down to lake Tekapo with the Datsun club. Car ran great except for the usual niggles, up one of the last hills into Tekapo I seemed to loose fuel pressure, couldn't find any issues on the side of the road and got home no trouble, will pull the filters as first call and go from there. Secondly had the alternator pulley split in two a few hundred meters from home, will dump that out for what I hope is just a quick tightening. Have noticed the back end feels a bit loose at times but with a person in the backseat it feels much better, having checked all the bushes can I interpret that the car is requesting a light serving of low? (is currently on standard springs) I've been instructed 180b rear coils are worth trying, any other suggestions? With the Canterbury winter gloom only a few weeks away, I feel that might be all the driving she gets til spring, winter is Niva season! 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted May 29, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2019 Quick fixer upper for one last hoon on Queens birthday.... Someone left coffee grinds in the fuel filter..... Yep, that sucks, tank is gunna have to come out, will be put on the winter list. Considering the filter is ~2 years old so I am going to just replaced it and let the rust be tomorrow Nick's problem. The alternator issue turned out to be an OK repair, considering I went about it the hardest way possible! The pulley is meant to have 2 flats that engage on the shaft, my guess is that years ago the nut got loose, was also stripped at some stage in its life to finally work loose until it spun and made a right mess of the lot. My fix? In some odd moment of cheap and quick I decided that fabricating a new pulley was the correct approach. (I really should have just fizzed the pulley onto the spacer and been done with it) Step 1) Wait for the workshop staff to go home and leave some machines unguarded Step 2) Spin bit of 6061 real fast like Step 3) Dig around behind the CNC mills and uncover a largely neglected indexing head and spin many dials real slow and orderly Step 4) Realise the M12 thread is actually poked and have to change the design, interference fit for the pulley and cut a M10 thread with stuff all material free. Step 5) Bake till crispy and seal in the luck thus far. Step 6) Plug it back together Step 7) Dump it back in the hole where no one will ever see it again. Step 8 turn in for the night, waking the household this late with Datsun noise will not be in my longterm interests, will be a long day waiting to test drive! Very stupid/illogical that I put in all this effort, half as much would have grafted a modern alternator into position with much less future hassle. 27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted October 3, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 3, 2019 Datsun nats coming up so best drag the covers off and give her the once over.. Lifted up off the deck and gave everything a solid shake, only item out of place was some play in a rear wheel bearing, a closer look put the play in the spline.... Lucky enough it was only loose, caught early enough! a quick clean up and back together. Next on the list was sorting the blanked off water passage, normally there is a circuit running from the head, through the inlet manifold returning to the water pump. From the past race life, the ports on the head had been welded up as the sidedraft manifold didn't have such provisions. The port on the water pump was just blanked off and this hose was starting to perish. I turned up a shiny new ali plug and with a new stub of heater hose dropped it into place. Also flushed the radiator and dropped in an oil change, i'm sure you'll excuse the lack of pics there. With nothing left on the list, arrangements were made for a date with Rocky Auto. Only a few minor issues to sort and WOF status was obtained. Many thanks to daylight savings for the celebratory trip to Governors bay after work. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted October 4, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 4, 2019 Had another play with casting the badges after work.... Built a new mould using timber scraps Left the plaster a couple of days between each pour, the last few practice moulds had been too green and I lost detail removing the badge. Baked it out for 24 hours and then poured at about 200C, no bubbling/spitting at all. Not 'perfect' but so much better than the previous attempts and I have proved a few fundamentals for myself. Gave it a quick file and it fits the contour of the bootlid surprising well, considering the worst bits can be filed out or painted over, it may just do the trick. 30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted October 6, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2019 Managed to scratch up some suitable paints from the horde and now the badge looks much better than expected, time for a beer! 28 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted October 16, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 16, 2019 Quite an odd delivery from the family parts horde this week via some friends in town for swapmeet. The original brake master, pedal and booster from the Datsun plus a front diff housing for the Niva. Also snuck into the crate was some interior trim I was missing and a boot badge. This is the only badge I don't have an original of. Without messing about I drew it up on the computer and hopefully will have a replica sorted by the time this one is due home. Also keen to try cast it, the geometry is quite challenging, but only one way to find out! Have been putting in some hours on the Sumitomo MK63 4 pot callipers from my fathers race 1600, they are coming up nice and i'm struggling to resist fitting them to mine! So far we've sourced a set of NOS pistons and seals, just need to suss the pads and hopefully some dust boots Picked up some paint today and scrubbed out the last of the rust, looking forward to seeing these rebuilt. And just to tease, here's a 45 year old picture of the car they'll be going into.... 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted December 13, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2019 Summer is back! Time for WOF and general Datsun activities Got the CNC cut boot badge back from a mate Also waterjet cut some stainless fender badges and boot badge just in time for Datsun Nats Very fortunate to have a visit of a private track for general tyre demolition Many Datsuns, much fun! With now a year since agreeing to purchase, I finally picked up the 5 speed box and spare engine from Karl, cheers Will for getting it done with the forklift What i'm most excited about here is that it is indeed a 5 speed dogleg box, an oddity from Datsun where reverse is located in 1st and 1st in second. The plan is to strip the box, give it the once over and rebuild as needed. Was the "cool" swap to do back in the day, think hooning between 2-3rd on winding roads.... When we dropped the oil on removal the sump plug had all the furry bits...So no fucking about and I had it in pieces. Appears that all the grinds came from reverse gear, reminder to mind the gears coming up to the lights! Initial inspection it appears to have had a birthday not long before getting parked up but i'll get in close with measuring gear and the workshop manual just to be sure. The other end of the bargain was another L20b, again unknown condition and seized, looking down the carb looks heathy and the oil was relatively clean. I was banking on the usual Datsun story, parked up cos of rust with mechanicals just run in. Again I couldn't help myself and chipped away at it after dinner, head off, no glaring issues, same with the sump Only find so far is the 1mm oversize pistons. Flipped over and nothing untoward downstairs either Last thing to do was push the pistons out......What a fight! took a fair amount of bashing to get them to move, even after soaking in CRC! It appear the pistons are all carboned up and potentially some corrosion on the rings (I'm still to clean them up fully to inspect) I'm mostly happy the block appears serviceable, I can now move forward with the plan... The big L20b plan: New flat top pistons, raise compression, Polish up head to assist the above, Maybe some minor port tickling, Investigate cam options, Investigate valve options, install/port match sidedraft manifold, Make adapter for sidedraft manifold for GTiR throttle bodies that were meant to be on the Niva, Use the speeduino originally built for the Niva, Build up on an engine stand so its running before swapping out with the current nice running motor. The whole plan is pretty loose, I really just wanted an excuse to build up another motor, but ultimately make it fun, still want it street drive able. And got the Sumitomo calipers all finished up, have to say i'm quite happy with them, just wish they were going in my Datsun! Only thing that pissed me off was the bolts, couldn't find small head M10 fine by deadline so had to run with capscrews, not quite the period "look" but operational beats looks anyday! 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted December 14, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2019 Stripped the head and block today for a scrub up, they always looks better without the grime. Made an improvised valve spring compressor with a long socket, extension and strong magnet tucked up inside, crush the spring and the collets jump out onto the magnet, quite effective. Will drop the head off for hardness testing and a clean, then i'll dive into measuring and making a plan for the build. No picture, but the front cover off the head had "Datsun b/bird" written on it indicates it or the engine is not original... Found this organiser at the warehouse last week for ~$10, helps with the workshop OCD 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted December 26, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 26, 2019 Super motivated to rebuild the motor over Christmas break except stupid me overlooked that machinists take Christmas off too! So I have just cleaned everything up and made measurements where I can. Gearbox has come up pretty good after 2l of kero, bearings flushed out and appears visually OK, syncro rings all measure up in the upper limit which is handy, i'm pretty certain now this box had a rebuild not long before the rust became too much. Just need two new seals and it can go back together. Oil pump is a little concerning, while it measures up in spec, it has considerable scouring, speaking with L series folk this is relatively normal and should still push around sufficient oil, have tabs on a spare if required. Last day of work the sidedraft manifold adapter blank arrived, i'm in two minds as to how to proceed, CNC the ports or just get in there with a die grinder - leaning to option 2 as i'd like to port match it in any case. As much as I want it done, going into work during holidays is not high on my want list. Had word Supercheap had some Datsuns on the shelf, couldn't resist a mini-me. Have given the electronic ignition a bench run and it seems to be playing nice, will get that polished and fit it to the car to see what improvements it offers. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted May 3, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 3, 2020 Welcome to the New Year Datsun thread, year of the dogleg.. Work on the new motor stalled due to Christmas break and needing funds for a special Datsun event - Leadfoot 2020. Mid last year I made a few sneaky phone calls and managed an invite for my father to compete in his 1975 Heatway rally car that has been resurrected. As the story goes, a few weeks out from the event, his co-driver convinced Wishart Helicopters (Now Helicopter Line) to sponsor their entry, they stripped the running gear from Dad's 68 1600sss, swapped it into a bare shell and had at it. With only a few pics and good stories left I figured he needed a good event to bring the car out for the first time. While he wasn't near the top of the impressive field of entries, the car ran, sounded and looked the part, We had an amazing weekend which made all the travel and preparation worthwhile. With lockdown now in effect, the motor build is well and truly on the backburner, like alot of NZ, surplus spending is a luxury so i focused on what I had in the shed. This gearbox really tested my patience, advice given was to test everything before fitting, the linkage bellcrank is a tricky beast, it however, was a breeze... This little shi(f)t insert was the source of my pain. Every time I put it together, these would fall out of second gear synchro. Somehow I was slow to learn that the front cover acts as a travel limit for the shift rod, once installed, no problem. Once the box was together and shifting nicely, I popped it back (if only it was that easy on my own!) first test drive and it really did not want to shift 1-2, so out it came (Again) Issue was tracked to the spacers on either side of the sandwich plate bearing, swapped them over, and everything lined up much better - thats the punishment for many months between strip and rebuild! The only saving grace was carpet on the workshop floor, made life much more comfortable. Final lockdown task was cleaning up the centre console from the 200sx the gearbox came from, hot soapy water and plastic doctor, very nice and suits the care 100% Test drive was short lived with a squealing alternator belt, but proved the gearbox was happy, this morning I swapped out the belt for a spare and went for a quick drive, while it ran terribly, a tank of fresh gas brought her back to life. And that brings us up to tucking the car away for the winter, fingers crossed for some pottering about this winter, getting ready for a spring time hoon! 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted May 24, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2020 A pic from Datsun Nats last year appeared on the internet, the bodyroll might be unsettling for some viewers... When I brought the car, dad dug out a sway bar and said I better have it to keep the car complete, on viewing the above photo I pretty much dug it out, stripped the surface rust and re-installed as soon as the paint was dry! While the brain was on suspension and handling, I lifted the bum to work out the origins of the "weird" rear end characteristics, i've always been unsure about the backend, if the road is just right, it feels to drag the car to the left. Setting up string lines, the alignment was pretty much spot on, maybe a bit too much toe on oneside, trailing arm bushes are also moving freely without detectable play. Best bet right now is the subframe bushes, they are not looking too happy and likely 50 years old, going to order some urethane and machine up a set as a starting point and go from there. Has anyone here experimented with subframe mounting, solid etc? keen to hear your results. So much for locked up for winter, went for a lap over the port hills to "check" the new rollbar, I can report i'm an idiot for not fitting earlier! 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted June 9, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2020 With COVID depleting the play budget, to keep my mind running I decided to finish the throttle body adapter for the spare motor, even though the cashflow is no where near rebuilding the motor, this is "free" progress for down the track Took the forgotten box of bits off the shelf and put it under my desk at work, currently aiming to knock off 1 hour each week until done. So far 2 weeks and 2 hours down, i've drilled and tapped in the right places so that everything bolts together, just need to port match and surface the throttle body side.... Love to have a mill at home, so far most of the hour is setting up! So cleaning throttle bodies, just like carbs, or is the internets claims of special internal coatings something to beware of? 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted November 22, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2020 Had a pretty bit scare and save with the Datsun a few months back, went for an extended cruise up to Arthur's Pass and had some weird handling issues, incredibly unpredictable bump steer which felt like a gust of wind picking the car up. even getting out multiple times didn't show anything wrong. The following weekend with the car on stands it was obvious, the inner control arm nut had fallen off, the only thing holding the bush/arm in place was the steering knuckle (which obscured it from view on the roadside) all time holy fuck, bullet dodged kinda moment! Searching through my collection of odds and ends I found a new nyloc but the washer has a tab to prevent spinning, quick CAD and sent to the waterjet This has left me wondering if the mystery wobble i've been chasing is related, I can confirm the handling has been far better since. With the car on form, we loaded up the convoy and headed to Datsun Nats in Cromwell, not many pics cos driving, but a bloody good weekend! Tomorrow's rust, today! Did get a few laps around Highlands, quality teaser to wish I had the money to do it in anger. 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted March 18, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2021 More of a placeholder for me.... Got the car on corner scales, full tank of gas, battery in the right side of the boot and me in the drivers seat gave the best results without getting carried away. Found a younger sibling parked up in a paddock, couldn't resist the photo op WOF expires in a month or so, time to dig into some major work over the winter, possibly ambitious, but I need to start somewhere. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted April 10, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 10, 2021 WOF has all but expired, got up early this morning to grab some last chance sunrise shots for additional motivation. Lofty goal but the rough plan as above is a quick...... 6 month rust removal and respray. Or will I have kids? Need to buy a bigger house? Need emergency repairs to current house? Start a new job? Move back offshore? Spend all my project money on new tools instead of parts? Get mad project creep and go all out resto? Oh crystal ball be kind to this Datsun! 15 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post NickJ Posted April 18, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2021 And another shot from last week, this one is growing on me and may have to have printed larger. 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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