What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)

[pebbles]

Removed the brakelight switch. Plunger was plunged. Being aluminum, i thought mabe the end was mushroomed. Sanded a few .001s off of the end, and sprayed some maf cleaner in it. Backed the jamnut off a few threads and tapped the switch on the jamnut. Plunger popped out! Tested it. Good! Next step; check power to the switch.
License light and backup light next.

[John B]

Installed a new electronic ignition distributor, coil, cap, rotor, and wires from East Coast Roadsters.
It had the old Smog distributor that was supposed to go from zero to 35 degrees advance, but actually didn't.
The new EI distributor has pre-smog advance weights that only advance the timing 15 degrees so static timing is set at 20 BTDC instead of 0 BTDC. The engine runs more advance in the mid-range and also has more spark power everywhere. The car fired right up and ran noticeably stronger in mid-range and also at high rpm. It revs up quicker and is more fun to drive. I have no affiliation but want to pass along how satisfied I am with this. It's a nice kit, reasonably priced, and with very clear instructions. Thumbs up!!

http://eastcoastroadster.com/

[notoptoy]

Thanks for the endorsement John!

[Lorna c]

Set up rollbar after sanding rust and painting to keep rust away . Wrapped up soft .
Ordered 1mm ball bearings for distributor advance plate thing . The teeny tiny ones that I have zero of.. haha now I'll have #150 of them ..I guess I can loose a few now ..haha anyoy need some ?

I need some. They dropped when I took it apart and I found more on the floor than I was supposed to have.

1mm was a bit small .. haha can fit 6 in there .. I'm reordering some 3mm unless anyone knows the bearing size that's stock or fits there .. I put solder on the rough edges to keep smooth untill I get this right .. wow 1mm is small small .. haha so going to be a bit longer to get more .. anyway , #150 never looked smaller too .. had to count them to believe it ..

[Lorna c]

Thinking more 2mm- 2-1/2 mm now I zoom on it and really look ..

[pebbles]

Brakelights!

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[C.Costine]

Set up rollbar after sanding rust and painting to keep rust away . Wrapped up soft .
Ordered 1mm ball bearings for distributor advance plate thing . The teeny tiny ones that I have zero of.. haha now I'll have #150 of them ..I guess I can loose a few now ..haha anyoy need some ?

I need some. They dropped when I took it apart and I found more on the floor than I was supposed to have.

1mm was a bit small .. haha can fit 6 in there .. I'm reordering some 3mm unless anyone knows the bearing size that's stock or fits there .. I put solder on the rough edges to keep smooth untill I get this right .. wow 1mm is small small .. haha so going to be a bit longer to get more .. anyway , #150 never looked smaller too .. had to count them to believe it ..

Yes, that ball looks a little small in that depression. Please keep me posted.

[Lorna c]

I will .. got 2mm .2-1/2mm and 3mm on the way .. hopefully it'll be one of those ..haha

[pebbles]

Initially I thought the fwd outbd bolt c/t the floor and the parkbrake quadrant was sheared. Poked a drill bit in the hole and it went through. So II backed off the adjuster nut and removed all the nuts that were stacked up. Loosened the quadrant and got a bolt run in the open hole. Wire brushed the adjuster threads and ran the adjuster nut on. Lubed all the pivot points.
Changed the trans and diff fluids.

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[Linda]

Got the transmission oil changed to a 50/50 mix of Stalube GL4 and Redline MT90 GL4 so will be interesting to see how it works and also if it leaks. I know many stated that the Redline leaked when they changed to it.
My transmission is good, and I am trying to keep it that way.
Linda

[Curtis]

I just found out something while finishing up a 67 2000 dash harness. As I was putting on the ignition switch wire terminals it made me think about if you could put plug on instead of using the 3 separate wires.

I looked at the switch and I notice there is a terminal pin with an A on it but no connector. It turns out the switch has an accessory pin that works as you turn the switch back to the garage position. But it has no stop built in and no spade so I'm guessing they used the switch for other cars as well.

And you can use a plug like the later cars.

[pebbles]

Removed the front bumper in an attempt to execute better fitment. Almost prefer the look without...
Rustled up a couple of foglight plugs. Chips off the layers of paint, sanded and polished.
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[spyder]

Removed the front bumper in an attempt to execute better fitment. Almost prefer the look without...
Rustled up a couple of foglight plugs. Chips off the layers of paint, sanded and polished.
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I agree!

[RBMann]

Initially I thought the fwd outbd bolt c/t the floor and the parkbrake quadrant was sheared. Poked a drill bit in the hole and it went through. So II backed off the adjuster nut and removed all the nuts that were stacked up. Loosened the quadrant and got a bolt run in the open hole. Wire brushed the adjuster threads and ran the adjuster nut on. Lubed all the pivot points.
Changed the trans and diff fluids.
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Is that Boeshield T-9?

[pebbles]

Bel ray