Today my dad, and I bought my first car, an '83 maxima wagon(910). Under this thread, I will post pictures and updates on what is going on with the car for the next few months.The body of the car is pretty strait and paint is decent the car has ALOT of rust,but you ratsun guys like
that stuff. The interior is all there and is cleaning up very good.The engine starts fairly easy considering it has been parked in the weather for the last four years.It has a few leaks here and there but a few runs to local parts place and it should be good. The car was an original Texas car and then the owner migrated to Wisconsin where it spent 20 plus years, The car was general well taken care of but the passage of time was not kind to it. The car was a daily driver so it bore the brunt of the winter abuse and this is very evident....
The current plans include a full clean up of the interior, access the extent of the rust, get the engine back to running /driving status, brakes, then suspension. The engine starts and the tranny goes into first gear and reverse exceptionally well-no hesitation, the coolant looks fresh, power steering works,.
The issues with the car are ,extreme rust, rotted exhaust, leaking fuel line, non-functioning brakes, door lock mechanisms are seized, power windows need servicing, The good news is the wiring in the car looks like new and no one has messed with the car since it was assembled so very good start. If the rust does not turn out to to be a structural threat....this will be a definite daily again. So stay tuned for updates and pics. This is also the second Datsun currently being worked on as my brother has an 82 datsun 210 under construction.
When i first saw it.
You probably cant see it, but it has moss and dirt on the entire car
At least it came with rims. lol
The previous owner did a pretty good wire tuck
We reached home pretty late so i couldn't really mess with it...I went to sleep like a kid on Christmas eve.The next morning i started cleaning it. Notice my bro's 210 in the back
The interior was DIRTY...but after a few passes of the vacuum the inside started looking really nice considering i didn't spend a dime on it yet. The only thing i need for the inside will be the center console
Now for a few pics of the rust
And yes the sun roof works....praise the lord for PB blaster
If you want to drive with the sunroof open,you gotta bring a poncho and get a tetanus shot