Will

Hey Portland - looks like you have a fresh 610: Pick-n-Pull - Portland North [More Information] 9635 N Columbia Boulevard Portland, OR 97203 US 503-286-6262 Store Layout Map | Part Pricing Make Datsun Model 610 Year 74 Row 0035 Date On Yard 09/04/2012

I remember seeing that car on craigslist for something like 7000 dollars! I also found some photos of the car from before it was repainted yellow:

double-fixed.

Well, for starters you're in Pittsburgh... Not many 710s left on the east coast (I think I've heard of 8 or so.) All of the road salt tends to dissolve our old cars. On the plus side, there's always Kennywood and a ride on the Thunderbolt.

You'll be getting a lot more attention in a Datsun than a Ferrari. Plus, unlike the Ferrari, everyone won't assume that you are a dick. I've driven a number of Datsuns in New York and Rhode Island, and it is always nice to get smiles and waves and "...I used to have one of those" stories. On the minuses side, you might go a month or two between Datsun sightings. That's why you've noticed people going nuts at the sight of a 30-year-old Japanese car that doesn't look like it was pulled out of an ancient shipwreck. Cars out here do this:

I've been thinking about getting a new coat of paint (either #302 Leaf Green or 113 Green Metallic.) Maybe I should go with Maaco, since I have a coupon for ultraviolent sunscreen: In 2 weeks I'll finally have some time off from work to get the 710 back on the road. I'm really looking forward to spending a week in the garage.

Welcome to the east coast... Have you been getting lots of "Is this car for sale?" notes left under your windshield wiper?

I guess I'm used to going to the regular pick-n-pull yards, where the cars died of natural causes, but the drivers survived. Seems almost like grave robbing to get parts from a car with a mangled passenger compartment. I saw a salvage 210 wagon on one of these salvage sites with a smashed steering wheel and a spiderweb on the drivers' side of the windshield. Now I feel compelled to check up on the inertia reels of my safety belts.

There's Copart too - sometimes the cars come with free "Secondary Damage: Biohazardous/Chemical" http://www.copart.com/c2/homeSearch.html?_eventId=getLot&execution=e3s1&lotId=20992042&returnPage=SEARCH_RESULTS

Looks good, with no bubbles - how does the strength compare to the factory plastic? Is it brittle?

Best of luck - I'll be curious to see how many different 510s need to contribute parts to piece together a complete car.

Did he need to replace the roof? It's nice to see that he got it back on the road again!

300 dollar 200SX - there has to be 300 worth of parts on this one! http://billings.craigslist.org/cto/3179364907.html

Judging from the detailed description, it's probably something like an LZ20.

...just be careful not to get glue on the painted side of the plastic - the repair should be almost invisible since the break is so clean.

Some solvent glue from a plastic supply store will glue it back together. This stuff: The acrylic plastic is very brittle - never use clippers to cut it - cutting slowly with a saw, and sandpaper work really well though.

I think that the flexible "Great Stuff" foam - the stuff for windows and doors - should work pretty well. It is very sticky, and it dries softer than the regular stuff.

Just because you have a new bumper on your car, that's no excuse to run over bums.

Licence Plate Penpal Project! Nice to see that this site is getting more international. All I have to trade at the moment is a German moped license plate.

I live in NYC and my folks are in Syracuse, so I drive through PA and sometimes swing by Harry's U-Pull-It in West Hazelton along the way. http://www.wegotused.com/ The staff are rude, but the yard does have some older stuff (though usually just Z-cars as far as Datsuns go.) It you find anything, post over on the wrecking yard thread - it would be nice to know of other yards on the east coast! http://community.ratsun.net/topic/925-wrecking-yard-report/

Saw these on Yahoo Auctions - fancy fiberglass bumpers for the 610 http://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/154907080 http://page4.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d130865569

One F10 does pop up with the pick-n-pull search, but it's been there for a month, so there might not be too much left. Pick-n-Pull - Portland South [More Information] 6241 SE 111th Avenue Portland, OR 97266 US 503-760-5820 Store Layout Map | Part Pricing Make Model Year Row Date On Yard Datsun F10 76 0044 07/17/2012

Never again will there be uncertainty about your remaining supply of Energon. It's nice to see a good re-use of the clock location, there's always space in the console for gauges and radios too.

There was never any need to hack up door panels - The friendly folks at Datsun put holes for speakers behind those cardboardy kick panels - below the fusebox on the passengers side and below the hood release on the drivers side. So many door panels have died in vain.

Long time no update... I picked up some 160J fenders - the airline put a dew small dents in them, but they should clean up okay Also, I've been working on an air cleaner that will clear the brake booster - this one is made from a Z car's air cleaner with the back cut off and the back plate from a 411 grafted on, and the hinges switched to the opposite side. Hopefully it will work. I wanted to make something that looked similar to a stock housing. The MIG welder at work had me fondly remembering the days when I had access to a TIG welder!