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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 4:09 pm
by mitch_04
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!
Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 5:49 pm
by Nissanman
Show more respect for the monkey kingdom, please!
Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 6:41 pm
by Down under 311
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
Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 11:10 am
by mitch_04
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.
Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2014 5:23 pm
by mraitch
Mitch,
next time use a heat gun and one of those Dremel type vibrating tools - better monkey tool. <G>
Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2014 1:27 am
by pebbles
Pulled a u20 5sp in the traditional way. 5 hrs.
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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:09 am
by theunz
Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:12 am
by theunz
back side
Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:45 am
by Alvin
theunz wrote:back side
What a difference! Did you re-finish the spokes or just clean them? Those tires are huge!
Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 2:23 am
by Gregs672000
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!
Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:15 am
by theunz
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
Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 12:32 pm
by Curtis
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?
Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:21 pm
by theunz
Curtis, I used glass beads, they leave parts "ready to paint".
Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:21 pm
by RCMike
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..
Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters o
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 1:40 pm
by DanR
Discovered and removed the plastic coating on my brake lines.
Look like this