Chronological Updates

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08/15/01 Added cars for sale as a registry entry
08/29/01 Added camera icon to registry cars with pictures
10/22/01 Registry hits 500 plus cars with 127+ pictures
11/07/01 Added VINs to tech section-Registry at 635 cars plus 150 pictures
11/18/01 Updated the single wire alternator install(Early Cars Only)
11/20/01 Registry hits 725 cars plus 172 pictures-1000 some day!
12/07/01 Added Gary Boones EI Dizzy Info
12/07/01 John Sandhoff's headlight tech
01/26/02 Registry hits 788 with 201 pictures
01/28/02 Added a write up I did on my SCCA G Production Race Car
02/21/02 Added write ups to suspension tech section-shocks, front springs
03/26/02 Added a write up with pictures on my SCCA drivers school adventures
04/08/02 Added a write up for the Volvo front caliper conversion
04/09/02 Registry hits 839 with 270+ pictures
04/12/02 Added team.net searchable Datsun-Roadster archives to Links
04/29/02 Added some pictures of the 2002 Solvang Roadster Meet
05/15/02 I was having major problems with my old hosting service so I moved. Thank goodness for backups. Everything seems to be intact. If you do encounter any problems --please let me know about them. And thanks for your patronage.
06/03/02 Added Tim Waltz and Sid Rapers repro ID Tags to the Resto Tech Section
06/28/02 Added what H20 forklift parts work in an R16 reuild
07/09/02 Added Jimmy Claypool's L series motor swap to the articles section
07/20/02 Added a video clip of a lap aroud Thunderhill Raceway from the All/Datsun High Performance Driving School July 2002 on the Skid Mark Racing page
08/21/02 Added Aaron Spesard's 65-67 1600 wiring diagram redo ala pdf(Adobe Illustrator)
08/25/02 Added Laurie's Datsun Only Parking Signs to Other Neat Things
08/27/02 Added Gary Boones You Might Be A Roadster Maniac.......
09/01/02 Added photos from ZONC's Friedman Nissan car show-Event's page
09/08/02 Added another video of Thunderhill Park Raceway test day
09/09/02 Updated Gary Boones EI Dizzy page
09/12/02 Added the start of a parts interchange list
09/13/02 Added PDF of 67.5 wiring diagram
09/14/02 Added Miata seat installation
10/01/02 Registry hits 956 cars with close to 300 pictures!
10/02/02 What size bolts fit the frame on our little cars?
10/04/02 Wheel FAQ updated with much help from Brian Hollands
10/25/02 Datsun Mike provided a Technical Bulletin containing much good information-PDF
10/26/02 Datsun Mike provided H20 engine part numbers-PDF
10/31/02 Added a basic search engine so you can query the site for information. (One in Tech Wiki, One in Bulletin Board)
11/15/02 Added the updated PDF wiring diagram for the 1968 1600/2000
11/18/02 Added a write up on the modifications I did to a 1600 intake to accept the 2 liter carbs
11/20/02 Added a page with links to stroker engine information
12/02/02 Updated stroker information with links and additional information.
12/03/02 Registry hits 988 cars! I might make 1000 by the end of the year yet! And then maybe not!
12/05/02 Installed and configured a real bulletin board for the site. Please go there to register by clicking here! Thanks!!
12/23/02 Mark Hatch provided me with a write-up he had done on rear main seal replacement. You can read it by clicking here! Thanks Mark!!
12/26/02 With a lot of help from the "List" I made my 1000 entries to the registry before the end of the year and then some--1021 and still looking. Thanks to all who registered and Happy New Year.
12/27/02 Added some cool little cut outs for the kids. You can go there by clicking here!
01/01/03 Added the part numbers to install ARP head bolts for an R16 compliments of Dennis Louthan. You can go there by clicking here!
01/04/03 Added a "Car of the month" page. I thought it would be neat to show off some of the rides from the registry. You can get there from the frame on the left of the main page.
01/06/03 Added a write up Ross Mullen did on the gears available to change the speedometer reading on the 4 and 5 speeds. You can go there by clicking here!
01/26/03 Added a front end torque specifications. You can go there by clicking here!
02/05/03 Added 2003 Solvang Registration forms.
02/06/03 Updated info for 1600 SU carb adjustment here!
02/09/03 Added a write up on the installation of a SR20DET into a 66 here!
02/23/03 Added a write up on valve adjustment 1600/2000 here!
03/18/03 Want to order some cool looking DATSUN stickers for your wheel caps? Click here for more info.
05/01/03 Added 2003 Shasta Roadster Meet Registration Forms?
05/01/03 Added an alternative to the NLA door panel clips. Click here to read it.
05/01/03 Added an update Travis Rowe provided on his SR20DET swap. Click here to read it.
05/10/03 Added info on brake lines. Click here to read it.
05/12/03 Added info on competition part numbers compliments of Will Campbell. Click here to check 'em out.
05/22/03 Added 200SX rear disc brake conversion write-up compliments of Ed Johnson. Click here to read it.
06/05/03 Started a body parts page discussing the various parts i.e.door, hoods, ect. Click here to read it.
06/10/03 Added bulb information. Click here to read it.
08/31/03 I have not had much new stuff lately as I have been really busy at work and after work. I removed the car of the month due to lack of input. I would be glad to bring it back if there was some interest.
09/01/03 Well, I was contacted by a fellow who likes the Car of the Month and will be submitting his. That works for me.
09/21/03 Added clutch trouble shooting guide. Click here to read it.
10/07/03 Added Mike Pieczarka's alternate air filter choice for the 1600. Click here to read it.
10/31/03 Added Datsun Sports custom front spring information.Click here to read it.
12/27/03 Not a lot of updates of late. The registry grows close to 1200 and the 311s.org forum is being used more than I ever thought it would. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and wish you all an even better New Year.
12/28/03 Ed Johnson shares his 300ZX front brake conversion. Read about it by going here
02/06/04 The registration forms for the 2004 Solvang roadster show are here.
03/01/04 The registration forms for the 2004 Mount Shasta show are here.
04/10/04 Erik Smeby shares his write-up for replacing the early gear drive steering box for the later recirculating ball steering box in his '69 roadster. Read about it by going here!
05/24/04 Robert Brown came up with an alternative to the pricey bearings required to rebuild a 5 speed tranny. Read about it by going here!
05/25/04 Two forum members came up with a great solution to the leaky tach seal problem. Go here to read about it!
06/20/04 Ray Bourgeois came up with some great information on alternatives for the stock alternators for both pre-smog and smog cars. Thanks much Ray for sharing. Go here to read about it!
07/11/04 Suspended posting of Car of the Month due to lack of interest. Updated the software for the forum to the latest release. Added a chat box for live chatting. Working on a PhotoAlbum for the forum as well.
07/12/04 Working on adding State and Country to the Roadster Registry. I am up through the 1968's and will try to get it all done by the end of the month. It was a great suggestion! I also removed the For Sale links from the registry. Too hard to keep it ccurrent. This was another great suggestion.
07/30/04 Finished up adding State and Country to the Roadster Registry.
08/03/04 Added Scott Lindley's stroker write-up in the engine section. You can follow this link to go there directly.
08/11/04 Fergus O found a website for those that want to fabricate their own fuel and brake lines. I put the link under Brake's in the Tech Section. Very good explanation-How To from a Ford Falcon enthusiast.
10/18/04 Updated the Volvo conversion page. Added source for manifold designed by Mark Sedlack.
11/30/04 Updated the parts interchange page grouping parts to application. Also updated the 5 speed swap page.
12/20/04 Updated the forum software to the latest version. Lots of worms and viruses on the Internet.
12/27/04Added an inspirational link to other people's projects. You can view it here!
01/02/05 Leigh Brooks gave me permission to republish his scanned pdf files of the parts micro-fiche he did several years back. You can view it here!
01/07/05 Updated the Volvo brake conversion write-up.
01/30/05 Added quite a few new parts to the parts interchange list.
03/15/05 Registry passes 1400 mark.
03/25/05 Added an online store where you can purchase 311s.org apparel. Money goes to keep website in operation. You can visit here.Thanks for your support.
04/06/05 Frame pads-Where do they go?.
05/12/05 2005 Mount Shasta Roadster Meet Forms
05/31/05 Dave Nortrup's step by step for safely removing the body from the frame. Thanks for sharing Dave(Oliver).
07/20/05 Need to wire up a relay? Check it out here!
07/23/05 Wanna reupholster those worn out Miata seats?
10/05/05 Flyer for the Road Atlanta "Mitty" 2006
10/18/05 Daryl Smith did a write-up on installing a dizzy less EDIS ignition system common on Ford's into a roadster. You can view the article here!
05/16/06 Added Scott Sheeler's well written Roadster Manual to the reading material section of the web site. Order your copy today by going there Today!
11/02/06 Added the 1963 1500 parts manual provided by Tim Corcoran. I converted Tim's jpeg scans into PDFs. Go there by clicking here!
11/18/06 Added the Mike aka exit64 from the forums write-up on rebuilding choke cables. View it here!
11/18/06 Keith Williams did a write-up on building and using an O2 sensor for tuning the SU carbs. Read it here!
02/26/07 I updated the write-ups on the GM-Delco install to reflect a possible pulley problem. Read about it in the electrical section.
05/08/07 Currently in the process of updating the main website design-a work in progress.
05/25/07 I added a screen saver I made from cars in the registry. You can get it here! Be forwarned as it is a big file.
06/27/07 Added a Wiki Tech Section with a lot of great info-some of it new- PMWIKI Tech Section
08/08/07 Added a scanned copy of the 1964 SP310 Handbook- 1964 1500 Handbook
08/18/07 There have been quite a few service manuals, handbooks and Australian Road Tests added to the Wiki Tech Section-Thanks to Steve Roberts from downunder for the Road Tests Manuals
12/04/07 Jim "Slowboy" and Lars Tungen have been adding much to the Wiki Tech Section- Manuals
03/15/08 Created a database driven version of the roadster registry. It will take me a while to get all of the entries added. Registry Database
05/31/08 I had fallen behind on entering new registry entries. Catching up today but still not done yet. Still have a long ways to go with the Database driven version.
10/12/08 Tried changing the forum and website styles but many people were not happy so I went back to the old style. The registry is approaching 1800. Still not much progress on the database driven registry. The year is almost gone.
01/28/09 Updated forum to the latest phpbb3 software. I had to update the version of Mysql per my host provider as well. Still waiting on Garage for phpbb3 so I can add it back as a few folks really liked it-me included. Still not much progress on the database driven registry. Any one want to help? We are at 1817 total sporties.
01/29/2009 Jim (Slowboy) updated many of the old links to point to the wiki tech section. Doing some general website cleaning.
02/03/2009 Current situation with the forum board. This is for the folks who want to know what is going on. Last week I updated the forum backend database as required by my host provider. All went well and everything was up and working for several days without incident. Around Thursday night the 29th everyone trying to post anything to the forum started getting errors. It seems my host provider did something that has caused these issues but they are now blaming it on the phpbb software. I was out of town until Sunday afternoon and started working on a fix then. My real dilema is the phpbb.com website was hacked and is down. It was not the phpbb software but a third part application they use. So my support is pretty much screwed at this point. I have been trying lots of things and nothing to this point has worked. I am at the mercy of the phpbb.com being down. They have a temporary support site but it sucks and no one has helped me. So if anyone knows phpbb3 and MySQL5 really well-I could use some help. I have no clue how long the forum will be down at this point but we will be back!!
02/04/2009 Well, after trying many things I believe I have the forum fixed. So it looks like we are back in business. Glad to be back!!!!
01/09/2010 Wow, not many updates during 2009 and the year flew by. I fell behind close to four months on entries for the registry. I will not do that again. Quite a few things have been added but I have no clue how to track them now. I will try more diligent this year.
01/10/2011 Guess I blew it again last year. There are a few things that have changed in the last year. Enrique Scanlon has offered to help with the registry entries. He has been plugging away and making some very nice changes. This is much appeciated as I had been dropping the ball on this. Also, we added three new moderators-Nototptoy(Tom), Garth and Enrique. Thanks to spriso, Dave and Shifty for their help in the last few years. Also, thanks to all who have donated monetary funds during the past year. I realize it is a tough time we live in and it is truly appreciated.

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