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Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:08 pm
by Randalla
I restored this Roadster over the last three years. It literally came to me in boxes with nothing bagged or tagged, body off frame and engine out of the car. The good news was that the previous owner had been collecting loads of NOS parts for years so I didn't have to chase a lot of parts. He also had the engine re-built professionally with an overbore, performance cam and headers. For a 1600 this car scoots. The wheels are super rare. I bought them from a soldier that had been stationed in Japan and bought the wheels there for a 240Z he had while stationed there. The car never made it back to the US but the wheels were shipped back. They are a JDM wheels, but as far as I have been able to determine they were never sold here. I liked the magnesium look and the polished outside edge. They look vintage and suit the car well. The color was picked out by my wife (Lisa). It's a Lexus color called Matador Mica Red Metallic. I've put about 700 miles on the car since finishing it. There are still a few electrical components I'm trouble shooting, but nothing that keeps me from enjoying her. Pictures are from a recent photo shoot, at a location near my home, with my iPhone camera.
Re: Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:30 pm
by bakerjf
Great job - cool wheels!
Re: Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:35 pm
by tjp
Outstanding!
Re: Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 10:42 pm
by notoptoy
Looks amazing, great job!
Re: Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:02 pm
by AC77
Looks great! Good job
Re: Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:40 am
by pebbles
Nice choice of color Lisa!
More exhaust pics please
Re: Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 9:40 am
by theunz
Good job, looks great. The wheels have an Italian flair, I like them.
Re: Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 10:09 am
by dynaguy
Saweet!!
Re: Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:36 pm
by Randalla
Dave, I''ll post some exhaust pics after I make a change to the tips. Decided I didn't like the side by sides as they are stainless and change color to more of a yellow cast over time rather than the whiter chrome on the rest of the car. The shape also just wasn't right for a vintage roadster so I'm going to a round single outlet, chrome resonator with a 45 degree angle cut.
Re: Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 12:55 pm
by 2mAn
Great looking car!
Re: Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 1:26 pm
by JT68
Looks like nice work. For sale? Price?
Re: Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 3:09 pm
by Randalla
Planning to enjoy it for a while with my stable of other Datsuns. Thanks for the kind words guys!
Re: Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 5:05 pm
by GeoffM
Looks great! Love the colour.
Re: Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 12:32 pm
by Randalla
Exhaust tip/resonator just arrived yesterday. Here are pic of the current install as well as the new tip. I'll do the swap next week.
Re: Lisa's 67 1/2 1600 Roadster
Posted: Sat Nov 18, 2017 3:48 pm
by theunz
Like the slash much better, the others look a little to modern to me.