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

[C.Costine]

I sprayed the dash with texture paint.

Datsun dash 1.JPG

the first pic is before. second after, third is closer of the area of transition from un-patched to patched part.

Datsun Dash 4.JPG

Datsun Dash 5.JPG

Next step is to top coat, probably with gloss black bumper paint.

[Jujuman]

that is amazing, I see the last after pic is upside down but that looks phenomenal.
spray foam, regular expansion, sawed down to sculpt. did you sand at all.
what do you suspect the longevity to be?
I assume bumper paint may have some strength to it.

[Jujuman]

almost finished with my new garage.
20x30 9.5 foot ceilings. roll up doors. - no power yet, no lift yet
moved in the 3 roadsters,
2 on skates
I set from amazon.com 6000lb
the other set from harbor freight - (I kinda like these better - have locks and a handle)
received my seat covers in the mail
pulled my 67.5 seats out of storage, to rehab them.
took the rails to the carwash to de-gunk (its cold)
and bought some pretty new jewels for the red one.
pics to follow

[C.Costine]

that is amazing, I see the last after pic is upside down but that looks phenomenal.
spray foam, regular expansion, sawed down to sculpt. did you sand at all.
what do you suspect the longevity to be?
I assume bumper paint may have some strength to it.

The texture coat is for texture only. Here is another pic of the filling process.

Datsun Dash 3.JPG

After veeing out and filling with foam, and trimming that with a hack saw blade, I tapered the opening back some more with a cutting wheel in my 4.5 inch grinder. The larger wheel works much better than a dremel for this. Then I filled with Bumper Bite by SEM for repairing plastic bumpers. It stays flexible. I applied numerous coats sanding between them. I filled a good portion of the area where the cracks were with probably a 3/16 to 1/4 thick layer of the Bumper Bite, to hopefully get a lot more strength, so that it should last a long time. In the transition area near the center the filler is probably 3/8 thick. This process is kind of a combination of four different ones that I found. Hours and hours of sanding.

[Jujuman]

almost finished with my new garage.
20x30 9.5 foot ceilings. roll up doors. - no power yet, no lift yet
moved in the 3 roadsters,
2 on skates
I set from amazon.com 6000lb
the other set from harbor freight - (I kinda like these better - have locks and a handle)
received my seat covers in the mail
pulled my 67.5 seats out of storage, to rehab them.
took the rails to the carwash to de-gunk (its cold)
and bought some pretty new jewels for the red one.
pics to follow

[notoptoy]

Roll up doors are nice for enhanced overhead clearance. How tall/wide are those door openings?

[Jujuman]

8X8 DOORS 9.5 FOOT CELINGS
gonna get a bendpak 4post lift in the spring
gonna try to lay the power over the winter. gotta dig soon befor ground gets too cold

[C.Costine]

8X8 DOORS 9.5 FOOT CELINGS
gonna get a bendpak 4post lift in the spring
gonna try to lay the power over the winter. gotta dig soon befor ground gets too cold

Jujuman, whenever lifts come up on another forum that I visit frequently, two posters are pretty much always favored over four due to the greater accessibility of the underside of the car when those long wide ramps are not in the way.

[66Dustin]

that is amazing, I see the last after pic is upside down but that looks phenomenal.
spray foam, regular expansion, sawed down to sculpt. did you sand at all.
what do you suspect the longevity to be?
I assume bumper paint may have some strength to it.

The texture coat is for texture only. Here is another pic of the filling process. Datsun Dash 3.JPG

After veeing out and filling with foam, and trimming that with a hack saw blade, I tapered the opening back some more with a cutting wheel in my 4.5 inch grinder. The larger wheel works much better than a dremel for this. Then I filled with Bumper Bite by SEM for repairing plastic bumpers. It stays flexible. I applied numerous coats sanding between them. I filled a good portion of the area where the cracks were with probably a 3/16 to 1/4 thick layer of the Bumper Bite, to hopefully get a lot more strength, so that it should last a long time. In the transition area near the center the filler is probably 3/8 thick. This process is kind of a combination of four different ones that I found. Hours and hours of sanding.

First off howdy.

Been away from the forum for years and recently got my 66 back at my house where she belongs.

I too am needing to redo a dash so your post is interesting and relevant to me.

So I googled "bumper brite" it's on there about halfway down the page. But the first several results were for a (no kidding) anal bleaching spray from a gay sex toy website. I laughed....hard.

Just thought I'd share.

From the ad

"Developed just for us and tested by over 100 Grunts, Bumper Brite, anal whitening, is proven to lighten 'n even out the darker tone of your tuckus to match the surrounding skin. This cream reveals the real YOU.

Simply apply a light coating ONLY on your hole 2-3 times per day for a week. In no time flat you will have a brighter sphincter that you'll be PROUD to show...and other guys will admire! The 2 ounce bottle with PUMP is all you need to get started."

[pebbles]

Um,,, i think you spelled "bite" wrong... lol

[66Dustin]

Um,,, i think you spelled "bite" wrong... lol

That's even funnier.

[Mainer311]

*walks into Datsun forum, promptly walks out*

[66Dustin]

*walks into Datsun forum, promptly walks out*

Yup, I read wrong and holy smokes. Glad I didn't do an image search.

[Jdflyer]

Almost finished the new socks.

[Linda]

Plan is to replace gear reduction starter which is not engaging well. My records show it lasted 6 years, so not bad. After checking excellent Tech Wiki page to refresh my memory, I got a new gear reduction starter from DBElectrical on eBay, 45, free shipping, likely Chinese:-)

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Finished. A little tighter going thru the opening than the last one. I used a short ratchet and deep socket for the top bolt with the rear carb removed. Shined up all connections and ground. Lower bolt needs to be a bit longer on this one as lower flange is slightly thicker., size is 10 mm x 1.50 x 50mm
Starts well.

Linda