320 Newb Posted January 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2019 I think so but I'll find out for sure tomorrow--I'll let you know. I went after the brake/clutch first since they were a little more complicated. 1 Quote Link to comment
320 Newb Posted January 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 I'm going to have a new VIN plate made and I'm wondering if anyone else wants one while I'm at it. I bought one from Ted Heaton, scanned it, and cleaned it up digitally so it's pretty much an exact copy. It's not a recreation with modern fonts. The originals are actually a little crude and by scanning an original it preserves that character. I can't make the stupid "insert other media" button work but here's a link to the image. https://ibb.co/Ns3dvSq Also if anyone else might be interested let me know--I could probably make a handful. I'm thinking I could do them for about $35 shipped within the US. 1 Quote Link to comment
Conner Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Great idea, I will definitely buy one if they turn out. I have actually worked on this a bit and have drawn the tag on a CAD program, with dimensionally accurate and crisp black areas/clear voids for the text and stampings. If you'd like I'd be happy to share that with you and you can layer on the white text from your file. That may eliminate having to clean up the blocks for the stampings perfectly on Photoshop since you'd be starting with a clean edge. Also, the "L" should be stamped on the tag, not part of the blank. Finally, I have a vendor I used to manufacture the the Datsun 1200 valve cover badges I had made. If you're interested I can give you my contact there. They do really good work with space-age technology. Send me an email or PM for details if that's of interest. 1 Quote Link to comment
320 Newb Posted January 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, Conner said: Great idea, I will definitely buy one if they turn out. I have actually worked on this a bit and have drawn the tag on a CAD program, with dimensionally accurate and crisp black areas/clear voids for the text and stampings. If you'd like I'd be happy to share that with you and you can layer on the white text from your file. That may eliminate having to clean up the blocks for the stampings perfectly on Photoshop since you'd be starting with a clean edge. Also, the "L" should be stamped on the tag, not part of the blank. Finally, I have a vendor I used to manufacture the the Datsun 1200 valve cover badges I had made. If you're interested I can give you my contact there. They do really good work with space-age technology. Send me an email or PM for details if that's of interest. Here's a link to the image I'm working on if anyone wants to take a look. Or can someone smarter than I am get it uploaded to the forum here? https://ibb.co/Ns3dvSq 1 Quote Link to comment
Conner Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Your image looks good. There is some aliasing around the white boxes but it's hard to tell if that's because of the resolution of your jpg or just artifacts on your actual scan. Here's what I've got. It was drawn on a CAD program using my measurements from the VIN tag from my truck. Then I filled in the black in Photoshop. What I was suggesting was in Photoshop merge your scan of the cleaned up text onto this, which is a clean start on the bare badge. 2 Quote Link to comment
320 Newb Posted January 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Nice! Can you email me that image as an attachment? moses.thompson@gmail.com 2 Quote Link to comment
320 Newb Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Had a new windshield cut by my local glass guy. Turns out '06-10 Jeep Commander glass fits the curve. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 You were lucky to find a glass guy even willing to even look let alone cut one, how much it cost total? 1 Quote Link to comment
320 Newb Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 $300 2 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Great info. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment
320 Newb Posted January 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 4 minutes ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: Great info. Thanks. Get another 320 we'll get all this shit figured out for you! 2 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 I have a personal vehicle backlog of about four, but I would gladly fit a 320 into there somewhere. 1 Quote Link to comment
320 Newb Posted January 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2019 Replaced my rear shocks tonight and it turns out '65-73 Mustang rear shocks are a slam dunk: https://www.cjponyparts.com/monroe-shock-absorber-monro-matic-plus-rear-1965-1973/p/MON31069/ 2 Quote Link to comment
320 Newb Posted January 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 Bed and rear chassis are finished. Up next the cab comes off and I start work on the front chassis. 3 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted January 19, 2019 Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 The cab is not so easy, lot of stuff will have to be disconnected or removed. looks good so far. (thumbs up) 1 Quote Link to comment
320 Newb Posted January 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2019 (edited) Disconnecting was the easy part. Putting together on the other hand... I'm gonna need help from all you Datsun vets to give me advice. I've got everything off the cab but the steering column. I mean everything: dash, pedals, everything hydraulic and electrical. I got a pretty close match to a stock Datsun green off an early 60's dealership paint chart. The codes on the chart don't come up anymore in the computer but the paint guys did a pretty good job. I used a tintable bed liner and the color matches other than the texture/sheen. I'm going to use the tinted bedliner on my cab floor and firewall. Also I got my VIN plate back from the printer. I made it from a high resolution scan from an original I bought from Ted Heaton so it's pretty dead on, including all the imperfections. Once you blow up the originals they're pretty crude. In my eyes the reproductions that are made digitally with modern fonts and CAD backgrounds look too crisp. I did it in a satin sheen which I think is the closest match that I could come up with. Edited January 19, 2019 by 320 Newb 1 Quote Link to comment
jetattblue Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 I love that green! Did they spray the bedliner that color, or did they paint it after? It looks awesome. 1 Quote Link to comment
320 Newb Posted January 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 They sprayed the bed that color. The bedliner product is tintable: https://www.amazon.com/U-Pol-Products-RAPTOR-Tintable-Truck/dp/B00NOIKON8/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1548045445&sr=8-5&keywords=tintable+bed+liner 1 Quote Link to comment
jetattblue Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 Thank you for posting that link. It looks great on your truck. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted January 21, 2019 Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 That original VIN plate looks great. Maybe I missed it, but why do you want to replace the original? 1 Quote Link to comment
320 Newb Posted January 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Stoffregen Motorsports said: That original VIN plate looks great. Maybe I missed it, but why do you want to replace the original? Some knucklehead took the VIN plate off before I bought it. I wish I had the original. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted January 23, 2019 Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 Oh, I see. Were you able to confirm the VIN from the body and frame numbers? 1 Quote Link to comment
320 Newb Posted January 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2019 yup! It's a fairly low production '62 2 Quote Link to comment
stevecar Posted January 24, 2019 Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 The trucks that were sold in 62 VIN plate has all painted letters (1962) for the Model for Year field. After 63, they made a more generic plate and left the last digit blank to be stamped. So If you have a 62 sold in 63 then the 3 would be stamped, but if it were sold in 62, the 2 would be painted like the 196. 1 Quote Link to comment
320 Newb Posted January 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2019 Now you tell me!!! Hahaha. Looks like I might have to print another one. Anyone else want to buy a blank? Can anyone else confirm all the 320s sold in 62 had the year fully printed out? 2 Quote Link to comment
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