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Alvin wrote: Mon Apr 02, 2018 10:22 pm Chuck why no Solex package in the sale to Phil??!!!

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Datsun-Roadste ... x~&vxp=mtr

IIRC, that's the wrong air cleaner.

can you say!!!!
2.3 with crankfire Ignition and fuel injection.........LOL

I like the blue with the grand sport hash marks.

I drove to Las Vegas to pick up SRL311-00148
660 miles in 12 hours towing a trailer. I love my Diesel F250 and an aluminum Car trailer.
There are a bunch of nitpicking items that I would like to attend to before Solvang.

660 miles and 12 hrs... should have just driven the Roadster, 660 miles, 7.5 hrs

Excited for you man!

I wanted to fly over and drive back, but Chuck talked me out of it.....Lots of spare parts that came along.
Hard to stick a rear axle in the passenger seat......no room for the extra rims with tire......

Hauling treasure... well worth it!

Rebuilt the drivers seat by replacing the webbing.
From what I am told Pirelli rubber webbing is the correct webbing, but I used Two-Inch Latex Elasbelt Webbingso I doubled it up on the center two because of gravity.

Reinstalled the Comp front sway bar. Found JT's Bilstein Yellow shocks with mounting plates on the front, White KYB's on the rear.
I ordered a few parts, but still have a few I can't decide on yet....Tires and wheels are the new big choice.

Ok - novice question - I would have thought the front to back center two seat webs woukd go under-over-under (opposite the outer webs) to help disperse load given that is the primary sitting zone. Is there some other magic at work here I am not considering? Have not actually disassembled a factory seat yet so definitely learning here.

Great car btw. Love the color.

I tried several different ways, did not make much of any difference. I think weaving it should keep the straps from separating, but I tried sitting on it without the cushion and it made no difference. The two that are on the bottom are doubled. I found little in way of how much pre-stretch for the webbing. One upholstery site suggested you stretch the webbing so it can only stretch 7-10% more. I think I am closer to 20%.

That car is a looker, congrats Phil. Love the color.

fj20spl311 wrote: Mon Apr 09, 2018 7:39 pm Reinstalled the Comp front sway bar. Found JT's Bilstein Yellow shocks with mounting plates on the front, White KYB's on the rear.
I ordered a few parts, but still have a few I can't decide on yet....Tires and wheels are the new big choice.

Get the rears... trust me.

I will get the rears
along with Flex-Form composite or Calvert Split Mono-Leaf Springs.

I am slipping down that slope....LOL

New Shoes more like "hand me downs" I put my VTO Retro 4 wheels on today.....I am getting old...my fingers still hurt from the other day.
Had to install 4 new studs on the right rear as they were loose. The wheels fit nice with the narrower RX7 rear axle. 15x7 +12 with 205/50 rears and 195/50 front in Dunlop tires.

Really like the look! One of the most "period correct" looking wheel out there I think.