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

mitch_04 · Post by **mitch_04** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 4:09 pm

Scraped all of the sound deadener under the carpet off. Took 2 hours with a hammer and a gasket scraper. Real blast, as fun as a barrel of monkeys!

Nissanman · Post by **Nissanman** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 5:49 pm

Show more respect for the monkey kingdom, please!

Down under 311 · Post by **Down under 311** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 6:41 pm

Swapped 50mm da tubes out for 75mm tubes - nice result
Need to modify new air box to fit ....
Added some bigger air jets to the solexes now nice and crisp
Waiting on long pipes for Xmas

mitch_04 · Post by **mitch_04** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 11:10 am

In this day and age I should have known better than to disrespect monkeys....

Today has consisted of large amount of blasting and will be followed with epoxy primer. My heater box will now be nice and black while it awaits new o-rings for it's friend, heater valve.

mraitch · Post by **mraitch** » Sat Dec 27, 2014 5:23 pm

Mitch,

next time use a heat gun and one of those Dremel type vibrating tools - better monkey tool. <G>

pebbles · Post by **pebbles** » Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:27 am

Pulled a u20 5sp in the traditional way. 5 hrs.
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theunz · Post by **theunz** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:09 am

made this

http://311s.org/phpBB3/posting.php?mode ... =2&t=18124#

Look like this

theunz · Post by **theunz** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:12 am

back side

Alvin · Post by **Alvin** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:45 am

theunz wrote:back side

What a difference! Did you re-finish the spokes or just clean them? Those tires are huge!

Gregs672000 · Post by **Gregs672000** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 2:23 am

Those are really cool! Having had to restore my Cosmics from a similar condition, I can relate to the amount of time and effort... Well done!

theunz · Post by **theunz** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:15 am

Thanks guys, really not that much "work" involved. Spent about 30 minutes on each wheel in the blast cabinet ( one of the most time and back saving tools I own) and 15 minutes with the buffer. Alvin, the tires are 215/60/14. Wish I could find some more as those fit perfect with stock suspension and no fender rolling. Can't seem to find anything bigger than 195/60/14 now other than race tires. Even the 195s don't seem to be any kind of performance tires. Any suggestions, I'd really like to keep my Empis. Greg, I know what you mean about work as I repainted the wheels on a Infiniti G37s I had a few years ago. I must of spent at least an hour sanding each wheel. Mike

Curtis · Post by **Curtis** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:32 pm

theunz wrote:Thanks guys, really not that much "work" involved. Spent about 30 minutes on each wheel in the blast cabinet ( one of the most time and back saving tools I own) and 15 minutes with the buffer. Alvin, the tires are 215/60/14. Wish I could find some more as those fit perfect with stock suspension and no fender rolling. Can't seem to find anything bigger than 195/60/14 now other than race tires. Even the 195s don't seem to be any kind of performance tires. Any suggestions, I'd really like to keep my Empis. Greg, I know what you mean about work as I repainted the wheels on a Infiniti G37s I had a few years ago. I must of spent at least an hour sanding each wheel. Mike

What did you blast them with? Soda?

theunz · Post by **theunz** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:21 pm

Curtis, I used glass beads, they leave parts "ready to paint".

RCMike · Post by **RCMike** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:21 pm

theunz wrote:Wish I could find some more as those fit perfect with stock suspension and no fender rolling. Can't seem to find anything bigger than 195/60/14 now other than race tires. Even the 195s don't seem to be any kind of performance tires. Any suggestions, I'd really like to keep my Empis.

http://www.onlinetires.com is where I buy my tires..

DanR · Post by **DanR** » Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:40 pm

Discovered and removed the plastic coating on my brake lines.

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