Wait, what? What's this about WD-40?
What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
66 stroker, almost done.
67 basket case, paint coming soon.
67 basket case, paint coming soon.
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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
Whenever I get them back together I'll add this to my upkeep .. thanks for info on it . Well I got one together but cant get it apart again. Haha .. . And this plastic stuff is everywhere . All the way down to tank . Your welcome. haha .. yeah , the woes of my life .. oh
I knew I came here for a reason .
I filled up all the zerks (or however you say it ) things with grease today and the hydraulic piston stuck really good in the cylinder . . Proud of this mess up. Can't even spin it . Have it soaking in grease now . haha .

"Is it me, or does everyone want to race ?"
late 68 1600 3 main motor .
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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
The WD-40: "pulling back the boot and injecting WD-40 under it annually to get the water out" The boot is there to keep the water out. We don't want water in there or the cylinder is rusting from the outside in. Yes, it is supposedly sealed. But why leave water there even though it is not supposed to be there?
located in Chester NH
1967 1600 in restoration
2013 Arctic Cat F-1100 turbo
Ford F-350 6.0
Ford 9000 puller, Ford 960 puller, Ford 901show, Ford 971 worker, Oliver 70 waiting its turn
1967 1600 in restoration
2013 Arctic Cat F-1100 turbo
Ford F-350 6.0
Ford 9000 puller, Ford 960 puller, Ford 901show, Ford 971 worker, Oliver 70 waiting its turn
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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
I have been going over my wiring harnesses. Checking all the connections, replacing bad ones. put all new LEDs in the dash harness. found two short lengths of wire that needed replacing. I Covered some butt connections with heat shrink tube. Then I put new covering over all of the engine bay portions.
The picture below is of the two connections to the brake pressure switch. The blue one is one that was added by someone working on it prior to me while the new one is one that I just put on.
I have two more pics that show the new shiny covering but they won't load.
The picture below is of the two connections to the brake pressure switch. The blue one is one that was added by someone working on it prior to me while the new one is one that I just put on.
I have two more pics that show the new shiny covering but they won't load.
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located in Chester NH
1967 1600 in restoration
2013 Arctic Cat F-1100 turbo
Ford F-350 6.0
Ford 9000 puller, Ford 960 puller, Ford 901show, Ford 971 worker, Oliver 70 waiting its turn
1967 1600 in restoration
2013 Arctic Cat F-1100 turbo
Ford F-350 6.0
Ford 9000 puller, Ford 960 puller, Ford 901show, Ford 971 worker, Oliver 70 waiting its turn
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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
Today I got my new 15X7 Rota RB’s , hyperblack, 12mm offset, mounted and balanced. Dunlop direzza Love em. Lower the car at a later date.
Had to take s bit of meat of the hub, other than that, easy on
Had to take s bit of meat of the hub, other than that, easy on
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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
I didn't blow mine up today and that's good ..

"Is it me, or does everyone want to race ?"
late 68 1600 3 main motor .
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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
I installed some noise control. On the firewall and adjacent areas and on the deck behind the seat I installed Xmat lightweight mat, while on the rear wheel wells and the back wall of the cockpit I installed heavyweight Grace Vycor Plus.
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located in Chester NH
1967 1600 in restoration
2013 Arctic Cat F-1100 turbo
Ford F-350 6.0
Ford 9000 puller, Ford 960 puller, Ford 901show, Ford 971 worker, Oliver 70 waiting its turn
1967 1600 in restoration
2013 Arctic Cat F-1100 turbo
Ford F-350 6.0
Ford 9000 puller, Ford 960 puller, Ford 901show, Ford 971 worker, Oliver 70 waiting its turn
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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
The Side-Pipe roadster is no more! Today we had a stock style exhaust system installed:
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Alvin Gogineni
San Jose, CA
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San Jose, CA
1967.5 SPL/SR20
1997 Acura Integra GS-R
2022 Chevy Bolt EUV
zcarblog.com
YouTube
My SR20 Build Thread
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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
sprayed the final coat of paint on the dash surround. I like the look of the semi-gloss.
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located in Chester NH
1967 1600 in restoration
2013 Arctic Cat F-1100 turbo
Ford F-350 6.0
Ford 9000 puller, Ford 960 puller, Ford 901show, Ford 971 worker, Oliver 70 waiting its turn
1967 1600 in restoration
2013 Arctic Cat F-1100 turbo
Ford F-350 6.0
Ford 9000 puller, Ford 960 puller, Ford 901show, Ford 971 worker, Oliver 70 waiting its turn
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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
Dug up my extra face plate that had the middle bar cut and mocked up the radio. Need's some touch up paint and after some fiddling got it mounted pretty well. I'd like to order one of there other faceplates to look closer to original later.


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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
I have the wiring pretty much all sorted out and powered the dash lights up.
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located in Chester NH
1967 1600 in restoration
2013 Arctic Cat F-1100 turbo
Ford F-350 6.0
Ford 9000 puller, Ford 960 puller, Ford 901show, Ford 971 worker, Oliver 70 waiting its turn
1967 1600 in restoration
2013 Arctic Cat F-1100 turbo
Ford F-350 6.0
Ford 9000 puller, Ford 960 puller, Ford 901show, Ford 971 worker, Oliver 70 waiting its turn
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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
Drilled holes and relocated fuel tank hangers.
Next up...wired FM modulator.
Dan
Next up...wired FM modulator.
Dan
SPL311 aka Skooter. Sold. Now wasting away in the SF area.
1990 Nissan 300zx. Sold this one too.
2018 VW Tiguan
1990 Nissan 300zx. Sold this one too.
2018 VW Tiguan
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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
Today... (well, yesterday, actually...)
Fender mirror installation... the door mirror on the 67.5 is an ugly thing held on with sheet metal screws... popped it off and added Nissan fender mirrors from Ross @ Sports Imports:

Actually are functional and look great. Will get the door holes plugged and filled
Fender mirror installation... the door mirror on the 67.5 is an ugly thing held on with sheet metal screws... popped it off and added Nissan fender mirrors from Ross @ Sports Imports:

Actually are functional and look great. Will get the door holes plugged and filled
Rob
1969 Datsun 2000 Solex # 12921
1967.5 Datsun 1600 # 14262
1990 300ZX Twin Turbo
another 1990 300ZX Turbo
1993 300ZX Convertible
new garage DONE Oct 2019!!!
Edmonton, Canada
1969 Datsun 2000 Solex # 12921
1967.5 Datsun 1600 # 14262
1990 300ZX Twin Turbo
another 1990 300ZX Turbo
1993 300ZX Convertible
new garage DONE Oct 2019!!!
Edmonton, Canada
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Re: What did you do TO or FOR your Datsun today?(Roadsters only)
Spent some time in the garage masking the pass side inner fender to spray it once the temps are in the 60s again. Also organized some stuff, should have a decent amount of parts here soon. Just need some time to get it all done
Simon
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-2017 BMW i3 "Modern E30"
-1999 Porsche 911 "Modern Beetle"