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Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 9:29 pm
by frank.grimez
Hi All, I found a Datsun Fairlady shell in a farms shed about 2 months ago,it was covered in dirt and rust missing most parts like the engine, gearbox lights. So after a long look i purchased the shell and now the restoration has started.
I have loved these cars ever since I was a little boy, for one reason or another I have been at the wrong place or wrong time when these cars go up for sale so I'm very happy to have the old girl in the shed now.
I purchase some gear from ebay and the guy let me know about this site, but mostly the forum I haven't stopped reading for about 2 days now and don't think I will any time soon.
I'll try and post some pics of the old girl tonight.
Kind regards Marek
Re: Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 4:49 am
by frank.grimez
Some recent pics, as you can see its really only a shell with surface rust.
Re: Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:01 am
by sleepyzzz
welcome to the site, and keep us posted on your progress.
Re: Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:45 am
by notoptoy
Welcome! Great start with the pics looking forward to more. Always great to see another Roadster saved and another Aussie as well.
Re: Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 5:51 am
by Nissanman
Hi Marek, I'm at Morphett Vale and have a 1965 SP310.
Let me know if you need any help
Looks like a reasonable car, what are you planning to do engine wise?
Re: Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 6:56 pm
by frank.grimez
Thanks guys. I will keep the photos coming, I'm just starting and from what I can see I have a lot to learn.
My first project is to take the car apart one panel at a time...have it either sand blasted, dipped in acid or something like that because really all the info I find online differs greatly.
As for an engine, I don’t have one at all, just a U20 head. So need to track something down.
Re: Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 4:47 am
by 1600dave
http://www.ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=55&t=27086
Might be worth a look for the R16 engine / gearbox since its in SA as well ?
Re: Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 6:43 am
by windy311
Welcome to the site.I own 1965 SP311 00278.
Re: Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:37 pm
by frank.grimez
I've PM that guy about the engine. That would solve a few problems.
windy311, our cars would have been made on the same day and shared the same boat over
Re: Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 8:54 am
by WOODY
Congrats. Very nice project ,
Re: Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 12:35 pm
by dbrick
Selling a good U20 head will put you most of the way toward buying a 1600 engine and trans.
Re: Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:35 am
by frank.grimez
Could i put the u20 head on a h20 motor? I've also found a gearbox in the boot. I've i take some pictures of the head and gearbox would someone be able to let me know what they actually are.
Re: Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 4:41 am
by Nissanman
U20 is OHC, H20 is push rod.
Re: Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:28 am
by notoptoy
Post the pictures, I'm sure someone here can identify them!
As stated above, the U20 head will not work on an h20 motor.
frank.grimez wrote:Could i put the u20 head on a h20 motor? I've also found a gearbox in the boot. I've i take some pictures of the head and gearbox would someone be able to let me know what they actually are.
Re: Newbie from Adelaide South Australia 1965 SP311 00274
Posted: Sun Oct 30, 2011 6:26 pm
by frank.grimez
Ill get a better picture of both in a day or so, but in my second photo the head is sitting by my sons feet .
I'll take pictures of gearbox and head an any numbers and or marking I can find.
If its a U20 head will it bolt on anything else? L20b? How hard are U20 bottoms end to come by?
Sorry very new to the Datsun world.