flatcat19 Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Happy birthday, datsunfreak!!! 1 Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Bwahahaha. Had to. 1 Link to comment
Ron1200 Posted December 22, 2016 Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 Not gonna lie. A love of old school Italian cars may have been partially responsible for the move... ^_^ Was just checking in on your progress, read ^^this^^ and had to chime in... Mine :) My build thread at AlfaBB. BTW... Happy BD! 4 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted December 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2016 John, the car looks great and nice work! XMAS test drive in the cards? Sadly, no. But it won't be long I think. Maybe another month or so, assuming everything in the dash works as designed. ^_^ Was just checking in on your progress, read ^^this^^ and had to chime in... Mine :) My build thread at AlfaBB. That's awesome! One of these is still on my short list of "someday" projects... 3 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted December 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2016 Wasn't able to get any work done today (thanks to Star Wars), but I did order the new tires (185/50-14) from England, and a new OEM headlight switch from BProjects in Japan. :thumbup: 4 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Ran the wiring for the fuel pump inside the rear cover panel, then drilled a hole in the battery box to mount the relay to. Looks nice and clean with the lid on... After thinking on it a bit, I need to add an inline fuse to the wire powering the relay. And when I do that, I might flip the relay and bolt it to the inside of the box instead. We shall see... 1 Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 I might flip the relay and bolt it to the inside of the box instead. Oh, yeah! Do that! There was something bothering me about this installation while grokking it in person, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. Yes, inside the box will be much better aesthetically... of course if the battery outgasses hydrogen into the box and the relay ignites it, we could have an issue. Maybe we should leave it outside the box after all. Link to comment
TSKB310 Posted January 1, 2017 Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Just a crazy idea but if the battery box isn't going anywhere, why not tuck the relay under the little handle? Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2017 Yes, inside the box will be much better aesthetically... of course if the battery outgasses hydrogen into the box and the relay ignites it, we could have an issue. Actually, I'm doing this... ^_^ why not tuck the relay under the little handle? 1 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2017 Headlight switch came in today... :thumbup: As did the tires... :thumbup: The tire dealer I was talking to in England about the sporty Yokohamas in a 185/50-14 had these in the same size but a cheaper brand. He said people seem to like them, so for half the price I thought I'd give them a try. Worst-case scenario, I can buy the Yokes next. Since I am planning to absolutely shred the first set of tires this car gets... :rofl: 7 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2017 And I know we are only talking about switching from a 165 to a 185, these new tires look like they are at least 2" wider... ^_^ As did the tires... :thumbup: 2 Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted January 5, 2017 Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Not just a comb...Bit a comp comb. How fast is it really? 1 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2017 Not just a comb...Bit a comp comb. Looks like it's for a station wagon too... Hope they didn't send me the wrong one... Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Worked on moving that relay today and got tired of the creaky trunk sound every 1200 seems to make. Decided to sort out why it creaks... The trunk spring rides on the trunk hinge via a little plastic bushing that keeps it from making noise. The plastic bushing on one side was worn out, and busted in half on the other side. Worn bushing... Got those off, cut a one inch long piece of 1/4" fuel line, slipped that on... Now the creak is gone. :thumbup: 2 Link to comment
KELMO Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Welp, I learnt something new today.....time to go home. Thanks DF. 1 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2017 About 1/8" taller, but 1" wider... This time instead of painting the letters on, I got some from tirestickers.com. To make the letters stick better, I started the tedious process of removing all the little nipples on the sidewall... Then started reading the instructions and saw this... Yeah, it's 39 degrees in the shop, so those are going to wait a few weeks... :rofl: Looking for something else to do, I remembered that awhile back I bought a new ignition switch. See, somewhere in the move from the last shop to this one, we lost the keys to this car. Since I replaced the door locks with Solex locks anyway, we only need the original key for the ignition switch anyway... Old switch out... New switch in... That's much better. So buttery smooth... :thumbup: What we were doing for an ignition key up until now was using a random Datsun key that sort of fit. It was good enough to test things with, but was so notchy and inconsistent it had to go... ^_^ 6 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2017 Was at the shop the other day after work and decided to try and do one of the tires. Came out okay, but had a hard time getting the letters to stick down. I think it was just too cold in the shop (around 50F). Need to wait for a warmer day to do the rest... 8 Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 That is cracking me up :lol: Maybe some hairdryer action? Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Maybe some hairdryer action? Maybe... ^_^ Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted February 7, 2017 Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Maybe some hairdryer action? Y'know we have a heat gun at the shop, right? Of course I JUST thought of it right now myself. 1 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted February 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2017 Y'know we have a heat gun at the shop, right? Yes, but the problem is you are told to hold pressure on the letters for 40-50 seconds with your hands while the glue dries. This will be difficult if you have heated them up beforehand. And make it seemingly impossible to heat them up while the glue is drying. It may be a moot point. The first one turned out so bad, and pissed me off so much, I ripped them off and just had the tire flipped at a tire shop. I may readdress this when the weather warms up, or I may just never do it. I may also go back to stencils and spray paint because racecar... :rofl: 1 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted March 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Wanted to see what the muffler clearance looked like with a plate on... 4 Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted March 22, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Started this thread nine years ago today, at this exact moment. That means I'm crowding ten years of owning this car, and I've still never driven it... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :crying: Before: And here's the "after"... 3 Link to comment
DaBlist Posted March 22, 2017 Report Share Posted March 22, 2017 Started this thread nine years ago today, at this exact moment. That means I'm crowding ten years of owning this car, and I've still never driven it... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :crying: And here's the "after"... If you'd said 9 months I would have Like This 2 Link to comment
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