Re: Project Unicorn, the resurrection of 1967.5 Datsun 2000 SRL-00342
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2018 12:00 am
Stripping it Down
With a lift, removing the body is a very straight forward endeavor. Remove the interior, remove the brake lines, body bolts, steering shaft and wiring:
A video: https://flic.kr/p/275JAVG
On to the body cart:
Then it was down to the careful disassembly of the body, cataloging all the parts, and getting the body stripped down to it's bare shell.
We made a few interesting discoveries-- the A-pillar was completely full of dog food from a busy mouse:
Hydraulics are a bit, ahem, dry.
All the way thru, the correct hardware was cataloged, and photographed:
All hardware will be cleaned, and replated in the correct clear zinc, or yellow zinc depending on location:
And once it was all stripped-- off to the body shop it went...
With a lift, removing the body is a very straight forward endeavor. Remove the interior, remove the brake lines, body bolts, steering shaft and wiring:
A video: https://flic.kr/p/275JAVG
On to the body cart:
Then it was down to the careful disassembly of the body, cataloging all the parts, and getting the body stripped down to it's bare shell.
We made a few interesting discoveries-- the A-pillar was completely full of dog food from a busy mouse:
Hydraulics are a bit, ahem, dry.
All the way thru, the correct hardware was cataloged, and photographed:
All hardware will be cleaned, and replated in the correct clear zinc, or yellow zinc depending on location:
And once it was all stripped-- off to the body shop it went...