Ratwagon1600 Posted May 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Thanks. In Canberra. Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted May 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 Thanks guys for the supportive comments !! Checked out the front cut a mate has this afternoon. Thankfully, it has some of the sheet metal I need and a reasonable piece of inner guard I can graft onto the shell. Cut part of the rail off a short time ago, interestingly (though not surprising) the inner guard at the front dropped by a couple of millimeters. The crease line can be clearly seen in the photo. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 9, 2015 Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 So hammer that bit back into shape or cut it off too? Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted May 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2015 So hammer that bit back into shape or cut it off too? It gets belted back into shape as the donor piece is rusted at the very top part of the rail, but ok on the lower section. Oics later today when I pick it up will explain. Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted May 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 Got the other front cut home. Once again the Datsun gods are punishing me with rust :( The radiator suppport is straighter than the other two I have though theres significant rust ion the lower edges. Shouldnt be too hard to graft a piece of fresh metal on there and make it all pretty. The rest of it just has minor surface rust. Inner guard is rusted at the top where it welds to the rail. Despite a bit of a hack job someone did removing the battery tray, this piece should also be able to be cut out, added to, and grafted to the other shell. Oh well, someone has to do this I suppose. 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted May 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2015 Spear column from the shell being cleaned and prepped for a journey Stateside (along with some other RHD goodness). 3 Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Watch this space! !! Just ordered a bunch of new sheet medal goodness :) Pickup Friday. Oics to come, and yes, RW is very! Excited beatches 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Sooooooooo, whats on order I hear you ask? LH, and RH rear quarter panels (and inner sections) Rear taillight panel Rear beaver/Valance LH and RH complete sill sections Front valance Still debating whether to save this shell, or search for another, either way the prospect of having new panels, and the markedly reduced time involved in repairing the others, well...... 1 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted May 12, 2015 Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 That's a lot of sheet metal Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 www.allmusclecarparts.com.au Yeh, its a lot of bits, but, no matter what shell I restore, im sick to fucking death of trying to repair old sheet metal. Have some savings stashed away at the moment so may as well buy the nice bits whilst I can afford them. 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Faptastic time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/url] Not so faptastic :( 5 Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Damn! Those are some nice lookin' parts. Now excuse me, I need a little "private time". :wub: 2 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 www.allmusclecarparts.com.au Yeh, its a lot of bits, but, no matter what shell I restore, im sick to fucking death of trying to repair old sheet metal. Have some savings stashed away at the moment so may as well buy the nice bits whilst I can afford them. OMFG!! This is the best web page since interwebs was invented!!!! I can now get what I have been needing!! 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 OMFG!! This is the best web page since interwebs was invented!!!! I can now get what I have been needing!! The quality of the panels is A1, might as well class them as NOS. Had a good talk with the salesman yesterday. On the way, though unfortunately no firm delivery date yet are front door skins, complete floor section (he has to confirm individual pans) and radiator support panels. Ultimately, he said if there is enough demand, its feasable the Taiwanese will do the tooling for boot floors, boot lids, and probably the scuttle section below the rear windscreen (he's also chasing them for the boot rubber channel replacement). Bloody exciting times if you have an old beater you want to do a good quality resto on. The sill panels themselves are a work of art. I thought about bending my own but when I looked at the multiple angles, recesses etc on the repro ones Im glad I went with them. As previously stated, quality is A1. Also looked at their interior trim repro parts as well as taillights. Quality as good as the panels. Sadly for me, no radiator support panel yet so I have to repair the yellow one in a previous post :( 3 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 The core support is pretty easy to repair since a large majority is flat metal. Got a bead roller? I sent off an email to Muscle Car Parts to see if they will be doing Floors for the 1200 stuff. No response yet. 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted May 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 The core support is pretty easy to repair since a large majority is flat metal. Got a bead roller? I sent off an email to Muscle Car Parts to see if they will be doing Floors for the 1200 stuff. No response yet. No bead roller, will either make or invest in one (I start on my Ratsun inspired folder today once Ive seen Fury Road). Theres a bucketload of stuff available for the 1200's, though dont remember seeing any floors. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 Yeah the holy grail floor pans are not on the sight. APC hand makes them but are $275.00 a single pan. :( They look worth every bit of it though. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 OMFG!! This is the best web page since interwebs was invented!!!! But why are the 510 fenders four times the cost of the 1200 fenders? :huh: 1 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Cause 510 is less common compared to the 1200 in AUS? 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Cause 510 is less common compared to the 1200 in AUS? Shouldn't cost to produce them be more of a factor? ^_^ I can see them selling ten times as many 1200 fenders, for sure... 1 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I have their front valence panel and it is very nice. Good quality repro, and it fit with zero problems. AND, we're keepin' it Aussie! :thumbup: The quality of the panels is A1, might as well class them as NOS. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 AND, we're keepin' it Aussie! :thumbup: I think they're from China, though... ^_^ 1 Quote Link to comment
Dirttrack510 Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I tried going to the Musclecargt.com website and couldn't seem to access the online catalog or get the pdf file to download. Am I missing something or is there a problem with their site or do they have to email the catalog to me? I'm sofa king cornfuzed :confused: 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 I tried going to the Musclecargt.com website and couldn't seem to access the online catalog or get the pdf file to download. Am I missing something or is there a problem with their site or do they have to email the catalog to me? I'm sofa king cornfuzed :confused: http://www.allmusclecarparts.com.au/webshop/index.php/datsun.html But you can order the same stuff stateside with a heck of a lot less shipping at: http://www.futofab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59&Itemid=66 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 And we need to stop jacking Ratwagon's thread... :rofl: 1 Quote Link to comment
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