Where did you DRIVE this weekend? (Roadsters only!)

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Datsun.David wrote:Did you get to drive it? The two beauties look great together!
Yes! I posted a video here:
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Drove up to the hills..
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I love tunnels.
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pebbles wrote:I love tunnels.
What a straight line to deliver.

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Took a little ride around Auto Club Speedway..

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Zip tied my phone onto the visor and took a video..

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Thankfully your phone survived better than several of your GoPros...progress! LOL
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It was really a good day.. And GoPros are usually pretty safe with me. I learn from my mistakes..

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Beautiful day on Sunday, 82 in Malibu, perfect for a beach run.
Took the usual way in...Paul was busy snapping:
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And not too far behind was Jay:
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Summer fun til Fall gets here!
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Gave myself a day off and went for a drive. Beautiful sunny 1C day, perfect top down weather. I even noticed the engine pulling a little stronger breathing the cold dense air! :roll:

One the way back home I stopped off at Sports Imports to see Ross's current builds. In progress was a nice "sea foam green" 2000. I was most impressed with Ross's new sheet metal tooling to form front and rear floor boards. Cars will be saved!

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Drove to Bodega bay today from Sausalito and down California highway 1 today.Major twisties! around a 90-100 mile loop.Datsuns are driven.
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It was a brisk 25-degrees F when my son AJ and I left the house at sunrise to drive up to Wilsonville for Cars & Coffee-- but a nice big cup of hot chocolate and some beautiful rides heated things up for us-- it was all over by 10am, and we went up to PDX to do a little x-mas shopping-- all-in-all, a great day out with lots of thumbs up from people and quality time with my son!

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Amazing pic Michael! Does your little guy share your passion for Datsuns? Or is he just happy for the one on one time? My girls are finally old enough that I have been able to take them for a spin in the Figaro... I am going to outfit the 69 with a harness bar over the winter I hope so I can put some proper belts in it and then take them for roadster rides in the spring...
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David,

We are setting the hook with AJ-- he LOVES anytime we can take the car out, and he is starting to work more and more with me in the shop (albeit for short amounts of time), but I am not forcing him-- just letting him decide what and how he wants to work, and I'm working on making sure that it is a teaching experience each time. He did just start MIG welding with me a few weeks ago, so we get another lesson in every weekend. I'm taking the slow and soft approach and we will see what sticks... :)

He does want to build a Miata for himself (and I'm all for that), so who knows what the future will bring!

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spriso wrote:David,

We are setting the hook with AJ-- he LOVES anytime we can take the car out, and he is starting to work more and more with me in the shop (albeit for short amounts of time), but I am not forcing him-- just letting him decide what and how he wants to work, and I'm working on making sure that it is a teaching experience each time. He did just start MIG welding with me a few weeks ago, so we get another lesson in every weekend. I'm taking the slow and soft approach and we will see what sticks... :)

He does want to build a Miata for himself (and I'm all for that), so who knows what the future will bring!

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I DROVE some Datsuns this weekend!
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I know some of you are lucky to own a Z car in addition to the roadster. A friend of the shop let me take his Series 1 S30 for a spin:
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I've driven a completely bone stock '72, but this one is a totally different animal. 3L stroker w/triple Mikunis, full suspension, Recaros and a KA24 trans. It just feels incredible. Every shift gives you a huge surge forward, the torque is incredible. Steering/chassis are so wonderful. Makes the roadster feel like a wind-up toy. I get it now. I do want one :D

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