Who's Black Roadster in E'ville?

JoeK · Post by **JoeK** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 12:22 am

Any claims to the black Roadster I saw today in Emeryville, Ca around 4:45pm near the Home Depot. I was so excited, it was my first random Roadster sighting since I got my Roadster. Unfortuneatly, I wasn't in mine at the time. I barely got a look at it, I was at a stop light and she went by heading East on 40th. All I really saw was a luggage rack on the back. I was working, otherwise I'd have chased it down.

bengelhardt · Post by **bengelhardt** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 2:43 pm

That was probably me.

Was this the car in question?
http://www.billengelhardt.com/roadster/

JoeK · Post by **JoeK** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 9:33 pm

That looks like the one. That car looks great.

Maybe you can tell me what front end shop you used for the alignment. I called my regular place and they said they had no info on my car and didn't really want any, even when I offered to come up with the spec's myself. I thought I'd try WheelWorks next, but a recommendation would be even better.

bengelhardt · Post by **bengelhardt** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 10:20 pm

Thanks for the compliment. I've had her for a little less than a year now and she really keeps me grinning.

I wound up having McKevitt Volvo & Nissan in Berkeley do it (they used to be Berkeley Datsun-Nissan.) They did an OK job but I had to bring the specs to them and they looked at me kind of funny when I drove in. I looked around trying to find someplace that knows datsuns but they were as close as I got.

I'd be happy to send you the front end specs if you'd like.

Do you have any pics of your roadster that you could share? I see other roadsters around the east bay every now & then, maybe I've seen yours.

JoeK · Post by **JoeK** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:02 pm

Thanks Bill, that would be great if you'd send those alignment specs.

I'll send a few pics as soon as I get a new digital camera. Between buying a camera and buying parts for the roadster, the roadster seems to win out. I took her on a fun run earlier this month. Alvin took a few pics and posted them. Here's the link, it's under "fun run 6/13/04"

http://community.webshots.com/user/alving05

My car's a white on white '68 with stock steel wheels and dome hubcaps. She's also lowered a lot in the front and a little in the back. When I get back from The Shasta Show, I plan on tearing apart the front end much like you did. My idler is loose, as well as my lower ball joints and I've got a leak in my steering gear to fix as well. I hope to get all the parts together ahead of time, I'd like to have it off the road for as short a time as possible. Too much fun to drive.

Hope to see you on the road again soon.

bengelhardt · Post by **bengelhardt** » Fri Jun 25, 2004 7:18 pm

Nice looking ride. SUPER clean engine compartment! Did you do the desmogging yourself? I've been considering doing mine but I also prefer driving to fixing.

I'll dig up those specs and post them over the weekend.

See you on the road.

bengelhardt · Post by **bengelhardt** » Tue Jun 29, 2004 1:10 am

Here are the front alignment specs from my Chilton's "Datsun 1961 to 1972" repair & tune-up guide:
Caster: 1 deg. 30 min.
Camber: 1 deg. 25 min.
Toe-In: .08"-.12"
Kingpin Inclination: 6 deg. 35 min.
Wheel Pivot Ratio (Inner Wheel): 36 deg. 16 min.
Wheel Pivot Ratio (Outer Wheel): 29 deg. 20 min.
Wheelbase: 89.8"
Track (Front): 50.2"
Track (Rear): 47.2"

Good luck with your alignment.

PS - I'd love to see your car in person. Any chance you'd like to get together do a little roadster chatting?