Hi to everyone from Adelaide, South Australia.

Post by **Linda** » Wed Jul 03, 2013 7:58 pm

You better put a Kangaroo warning detector on that car when it's driveable! Too nice!

Linda

Nissanman · Post by **Nissanman** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 3:25 am

Kangaroos, wombats, sharks, emus, stinger jelly fish, funnel web and red back spiders

Welcome to Oz

Heart break time!
Rubbed back my nice new glossy red paintwork to THIS:-

I am assured by Travis that it is all very essential to achieve the desired end result

Gregs672000 · Post by **Gregs672000** » Fri Jul 05, 2013 9:51 am

Yep! Now comes the fun (or despiration; see previous post!).

Nissanman · Post by **Nissanman** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 2:48 am

Spent all day rubbing back the two front guards and the two doors to the flat red you see here: -

Meanwhile, Travis has wet rubbed the body with #3000 and polished her with a foam pad to make her look like this: -

Time to break out the sunnies

So far so good, there have been no blemishes that couldn't be fixed with wet rubbing

windy311 · Post by **windy311** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 4:24 am

WOW thats going to look awesome in the Queensland sun next year.

Nissanman · Post by **Nissanman** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 4:37 am

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
I take it that you would like to see my car and I at Bribie Island?
That, as they say, IS THE PLAN!

Nissanman · Post by **Nissanman** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:37 am

I have temporarily fitted the doors and guards to the finished body to get them home safely.
There is a flat bed truck booked for noon tomorrow to do the job

I am very pleased with how she looks, Travis is also

Now to tackle the Mother of all re-assembly jobs

Post by **S Allen** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:47 am

I am drooling. Not a fan of red but she looks fantastic. Super job. Good luck with the rest of the assembly.

Steve

Nissanman · Post by **Nissanman** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:54 am

Yes, I understand your comment.
Red is not my choice of colour either but that was the original colour so, to be original, I decided to retain it.
It looked fantastic in gloss white for a while there!

Post by **notoptoy** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 5:58 am

Amazing - break out the kid gloves for reassembly.

Nissanman · Post by **Nissanman** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 6:15 am

The paint is amazingly tough, I haven't broken anything yet.
The guards will come off again until the engine is installed.
All said and done, it should be a little better than what Datsun did in 1965!

Post by **S Allen** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:16 am

My 67 was red originally but I have decided to go with 665 pale yellow as I kind of like the color. Plus there are not a lot of pale yellow 67 2 liter roadsters. But your does look great in its new shade. I can only hope mine turns out as nicely done as yours.

Steve

Down under 311 · Post by **Down under 311** » Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:58 pm

Marking tape will be your friend .... Put it everywhere to minimize scratches!

Looks awesome !

Nissanman · Post by **Nissanman** » Thu Jul 11, 2013 2:12 am

Car is out of Hospital and in my driveway

Now to start putting all the pieces together.
Need to get a heap of fasteners for the doors to replace the original 48 y.o. relics.

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