Draker

First off: RIP Ralph! It's easy to avoid that thread. There are a bunch I avoid, that's the beauty of it. But just as avoiding those threads is a choice, so is not posting here entirely. Hope you come around more often. This site is the encyclopedia of Datsun content which is what AI is training on. Sites like google now favor AI answers and limit actual crawled search results. Leave your legacy by posting/helping others for a long long time, even after you may no longer be able to post.

I did it in my 1200 too. Even did the headliner in the vehicle and it came out great!

Tons of work! Nice 👍

I realized I didn't finish editing this video yet. I'll get to work on it.

I’ll just say.. it’s doable. People do it.. I wouldn’t do it. But it’s possible to do. Just depends on your risk tolerance. Make a plan, have a ton of spare parts. Get AAA. Have a plan B and plan C. Worst case youre towing it to a uhaul and trailering that mofo 2500 miles or so. best case, minor shit goes wrong but you make it. It’s all in the prep work and a little good fortune. might be cheaper to ship. More fun to drive though.

it’s true I could dye them. Anything Recaro is crazy expensive including these seats haha. I’ve got a few other seat options I’m considering. So these might go back on the shelf at some point. I think I used 2.5 cans to coat the entire interior panels. It has pretty good coverage actually. But yeah for fabric/carpet I could see needing more. Your seats look great!

I used SEM color coat, landau black. It’s a vinyl dye. Really it’s just flexible paint that adheres vinyl. It’s a 4 step process. Clean with SEM soap, vinyl prep, paint, tac free spray. I made a video about it. Maybe I’ll post here.

I’m there. Let’s run it back!

What you asking for the V912?

Funny enough, it's that exact shift knob. LOL.

More investigation needed, but there could be a 4 speed in this truck. Got a few proper miles in today and couldn't get it to go into 5th. But I swear I've had it into 5th dry shifting it. Previous test drives have been only into 1-4th. But got a few highway miles into day and couldn't get into 5th. I'm puzzled. But I do have another 5 speed kicking around.

It’s go time!!

@ggzilla you know what’s up?

are you able to bring a console to potentially swap?

I'd assume if you could find a block of aluminum you could make a block off plate with a pcv. But you'd need a drill, and be able to tap the pcv threads. With some of the more exotic printable materials, could be possible to print. But I don't know what that'd look like, or what material would hold up.

You'll need the gate code. Just park, walk in. Find someone that knows the code. If it's super late, that probably won't work. But usually people are roaming around until at least midnight.

Most people toss the EGR stuff. I'm sure someone would sell you one cheap. I'm going to need to do something similar. Catch can is more than suitable also!

if you happen to have a picture of any of this stuff, it would help move it. I sell quite a bit of stuff, pictures will move it. It takes time though.. that's the problem. I might be interested in some of these parts. would love to see them.

You have a 510 2 into 1 exhaust collector pipe by chance?

I have a stack of them, I'll check if any are a match.

At least is was the back tire. Pretty crazy though. I'm running ebay tires on at least 2 or 3 cars now and a trailer. They cost less... but also they're offered in sizes a local tire store would never ever ever carry, let alone be able to order. I guess I'll keep a close eye on them and hope for the best. That's a good data point on Donovan's car. Maybe you just got a bad batch, or tire.

Personal note, I'd rather have black seats in here. But the path of least resistance was fitting these blue recaros. Super comfortable, but not fitting the theme. I'm always looking for seats, so I'll find a pair eventually!