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Re: 1968 Datsun 2000 Pieces
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 8:34 pm
by spl310
notoptoy wrote:The front fenders are welded on from the factory, so not unusual there. The bondo on the other hand is not factory!
Not that I am aware of. All of the fenders that I have seen were bolted on unless some PO got the hot wrench out.
Re: 1968 Datsun 2000 Pieces
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 9:32 pm
by notoptoy
Sorry, I didn't mean the fenders, I meant the front apron - or am I wrong there too?
Re: 1968 Datsun 2000 Pieces
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 9:44 pm
by spl310
Apron is spot welded to the grill support, which is welded to the inner fenders.
Re: 1968 Datsun 2000 Pieces
Posted: Wed May 13, 2015 9:49 pm
by mshort07
I believe the fenders are bolted and the grill support and apron are welded.
Anyway, being on the East Coast and have just bought my 4th roadster / parts car, yours doesn't look all that bad. From what I've seen, that's typical rust areas, not too bad at that, and not too hard to fix.
Taking it apart is fun and fast. Putting it back together takes some time but is so neat to see it come back to life. Be careful, it might just become a sickness. You find yourself buying hole cars just for one part. I have a very understanding wife.
Re: 1968 Datsun 2000 Pieces
Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 2:05 pm
by zippy67roadster
Welcome! I'm sorry I didn't meet you at Solvang but there is always next year. I think you made the right decision to pull and rebuild the motor. with all that dried coolant there were bound to be cooling/ water flow issues.
Re: 1968 Datsun 2000 Pieces
Posted: Thu May 28, 2015 3:41 pm
by fj20spl311
notoptoy wrote:The front fenders are welded on from the factory, so not unusual there. The bondo on the other hand is not factory!
Are you sure about that......I took fender off a 68 in 1969. Turning it into a race car, we need to remove all the excess weight (made our own purple panels)......The fender were only bolted on.