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Project: SR-71 (make an S30 drift like an S13)


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Why did you switch the hood direction? The front hinge is a great way to prevent it from flopping open while driving.

 

Also, the link of your accident just takes me to a Facebook login page. Do you have a working link? I am curious.

 

Fun work so far...

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Why did you switch the hood direction? The front hinge is a great way to prevent it from flopping open while driving.

 

Also, the link of your accident just takes me to a Facebook login page. Do you have a working link? I am curious.

 

Fun work so far...

 

The changing of the hood direction was a necessity and a preference due to the wheelbase extension as well as the countless modifications to the front end.  I'm guessing you don't have facebook?

It is a good way to keep up to date with the build progress though as that is where I primarily post updates to.

https://www.facebook.com/ProjectSR71

 

I also have all of the same photos posted on my website here:

http://www.nostalgicimaging.com/Project-SR71/SR-71/

 

 

I'm not sure which page the wreck photos are on though as I have over 1,000 photos documenting the build.

 

If you like photography, you may want to have a look at my site:

http://www.nostalgicimaging.com/

 

and on facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/NostalgicImaging

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I got this pipe for free and it will be used somewhere in this location.

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This is the Datsun, S30 steering rod/column and it's mated to the Nissan S13 rack.
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It has to go through there
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And I cut it in half
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I had to cut more off of both sides in order to get it to the proper length
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This is what happens when you are only 1 person, only have 2 hands, and only have basic tools lol
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Sorry I haven't posted here in a while.  A little over a month ago (in Pensacola, FL) we were involved in an epic flood!  We lost almost everything, so we have been trying to get our life back together etc.  My family and I are currently staying with my grandparents until we can get everything sorted out.  The flood was caused by Pensacola getting something like 27" of rain in a few hours time and caused lots of devastation and destruction in the area.  We had waist high water in the house and in the garage.  I have lots of photos, but I really don't want to post 100 photos lol  We lost both of our cars (a 2004 Evo and a 96 Mercedes C220).  While the datsun did have water over the engine, nothing really happened to it that could be fixed.  I had it towed to my grandparents house and I'm starting to work on it again.  When I pulled the drain plug, about 4 quarts of water poured out.  I pulled the head and the top of the pistons look fine.  The head needed to come off anyway so the machine shop can remove these 2 broke cam cap bolts.  Somehow I acquired 2 Evo8 seats ;-) and they are going in the datsun!

 

You can see all of the updated photos on my website or the facebook page.

 

http://www.nostalgicimaging.com/Project-SR71/SR-71/ 

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/ProjectSR71

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Insurance paid off the Evo, yes.  There was a lien against it.  

Well, I finally got the Evo8 driver seat fully mounted and installed last night. The seat is solid and the sliders still function. This involved cutting off all stock mounting tabs from the seat, cutting them down, welding them back on in a different location/orientation, as well as making custom mounts on the Datsun so the seat would bolt in correctly. Next up is to complete the custom steering setup.

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I have so many photos.  Here are a few of the Evo 8 seat installed.

 

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This is page 5 and at the bottom is about where I left off posting photos.  If you scroll up from there you will see all the photos of the flood.  Then if you keep going forward in time, page 4....page 3....page 2....page 1, etc, you will see all the recent progress photos.  The seat install and the custom steering craziness.

http://www.nostalgicimaging.com/Project-SR71/SR-71/i-g4BX2cM

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