Roadster update:
The cool thing about the La Jolla Concours event is all the promotional stuff that goes on prior to the show. On April 2, I will be at the FOX station with several other cars from the show for a promotional plug. This will be the roadsters debut on TV, so it is very exciting. We arrive at the TV studio at 6:30 AM and the promo will air at 7:20 AM. Hopefully the car gets some good TV time
. I will also take the roadster to the Aston Martin event that evening, should be fun. We will see what else they have in store for the event.
Car updates:
Got the Uniroyal white wall tires installed, cleaned up the trunk, got the oil pressure guage and horns working. I also cleaned up the center console (new stick shift boot and arm pad cover) and some of the interior vinyl. So, the interior is looking pretty nice right now.
Bought some new wire clamps for the engine bay fuel hoses(hope they show up in time) and cleaned up the washer bottle with the ‘retrobright’ formula. Will replace the yellowed electrical connector housings, polish the valve cover and SU tops. I also got the exhaust manifold paint touched up. It came out better than expected. Then will just do an overall engine bay clean.
I will probably take a day off work here soon and polish up the paint and do any touch up work that is needed. Then will spend the Saturday before the show just doing detail clean-up. There is nothing like a car show to help you get your car in shape.
Rich
. I know my roadster is not the best one in SoCal (took third at the 2014 JCCS. Of course I have done a bit of clean-up since then), but I am glad that a Datsun will be present amidst some of the finest cars in the nation. I don’t expect to win anything, but just glad to be there showing off the Datsun.
