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Hey everyone,
If you have seen my other thread here, you know I'm not a "new" member. Back in July I got a 66 Roadster that caught fire and insurance claimed her as a total loss. But I now bring good news!

I posted a wanted ad on craigslist, and within a day I got an email from a guy that said he has a 1970 1600 Roadster he bought from the original owner a couple months ago. He had saved it from sitting underneath a tarp and got it up and running again. Its not the prettiest thing, but I think it's a better start than my previous roadster.

The body is very straight with basically hardly any rust to be found. The engine runs strong. Everything looks to be original parts (other than the roll bar?). All gauges and electrical works flawlessly. I'm very pleased, and super excited to start playing around with it.









I was also given these. Can anybody tell me what Z series these are off of?

Hub Caps are 280Z

Looks good.

Congratulation!

TravRad wrote: Its not the prettiest thing, but I think it's a better start than my previous roadster.

What are you talking about? "it's not the prettiest thing" That's just plain crazy talk, it's a beaut!

Congrats on your new purchase and very quickly getting back in the game.

Looks GREAT, in very, very good shape for not having been restored. Great score!

Nice car. one question Trav, a better "Start"?
Advice,,,
Replace the positive and negative battery cables.
Replace all of the fuses, inspect and clean the fuse block.
Replace the fuel lines, filter and clamps. add a second fuel filter after the pump.
Inspect all the wires to the coil, ballast, and distributor, repair and insulate as required.
Inspect the wires to the starter, clean, repair and insulate as required.
Drive the crap out of it.

What Dave said. Congrats- looks like a great find!

What Dave said, and get a fire extinguisher!! Maybe a nomex glove too.

Congrats.

Thanks everyone. Also, I really appreciated the help from the guys that were helping me find a new roadster. I dare say... you are much nicer than the Subaru guys on the other forums...

pebbles wrote:Nice car. one question Trav, a better "Start"?
Advice,,,
Replace the positive and negative battery cables.
Replace all of the fuses, inspect and clean the fuse block.
Replace the fuel lines, filter and clamps. add a second fuel filter after the pump.
Inspect all the wires to the coil, ballast, and distributor, repair and insulate as required.
Inspect the wires to the starter, clean, repair and insulate as required.
Drive the crap out of it.

theunz wrote:What Dave said, and get a fire extinguisher!! Maybe a nomex glove too.

haha thanks! I will definitely follow that advice..... and already looking into getting a fire extinguisher. haha

Congrats! And yes, you won't likely find a better bunch of gear heads or non-gear heads than here! It's part of being a true Datsun Roadster Owner!

I think it looks great, too! Headrests and everything! (mine didn't come with those)
Interesting to see the changes from year to year. Like, the way the rear reflectors "fell down" to the side of the rear lights...
There does seem to be many Roadster fans up here in the PNW.
This should be fun...!

TravRad wrote:Thanks everyone. Also, I really appreciated the help from the guys that were helping me find a new roadster. I dare say... you are much nicer than the Subaru guys on the other forums...

<--- subaru guy

The silver looks really good!

Im in the Couve too. There are several people scattered locally
We outta have a get together for coffee or some sort of beverage soon.
Dan

I actually like the look of the Z hub caps on a roadster.
My 67.5 had them.
If you don't upgrade the wheels they are a nice design element to connect the heritage of the z to the roadster.