fisch Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 New art! Finally! Some of you know I've had a craving for some fenderless datto ol skool action. But getting a pre war datsun in the US is almost impossible. And fenderless doesn't look right on most US Datsuns. So I checked into what and when export datsuns had a solid front axel, (way more tradiditional than IFS) and my man Purple let me know the 58 and 59 210 did. And it got even better when I took the fenders off. So I revisited the '58 210 and took it a new direction. It is amazing how close it is to the '36-'37 era ford humpback. THis is pretty stock believe it or not (not the engine of course!). I didn't even lower it much. Even the front parallel leaf springs are on one. You'd have to cut the frame and extend it forward a foot or so and add frame horns. The grill is a Ford, but if you could get a hold of a pre war JDM grill and lights, you'd be set!! A total Japanese Ol Skool Rod. Big props to Purple on this. He sent me shots of the front axel and even had a fenderless shot on his photobucket so I could see how the firewall sort of looks. I think this would be my ultimate Datsun. I gotta have one! Who wants to sell me one? Iceman, sell me yours! In fact, give me a price for y'all to do all the work and then sell it to me!!!!!:) Quote Link to comment
CharlieBucket Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 nice one! you really need to start printing posters for us! i love the hot rod look, i always try picture hacked521 without the fenders but it the IFS that would mess it up. Quote Link to comment
jknc90 Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Thats awesome, I love it! Great work as usual. When are you doing an s30 though? lol Quote Link to comment
ariascarlos1990 Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Thats so sick! I've always loved your work. You some amazing art skills! I think a calender would be awesome!!! Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 very nice! 6 more and we got us a Ratsun calendar :fu: Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 As always..awesome! I like the SR-20 w/ duals :D Quote Link to comment
Edz280zx Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 very nice! 6 more and we got us a Ratsun calendar :fu: Good idea!! Fisch...great work as always...still waitin' for a Z tho:D Quote Link to comment
ariascarlos1990 Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 As always..awesome! I like the SR-20 w/ duals :D looks more like an fj20 to me. :D Quote Link to comment
420n620 Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 (edited) i'd be up for a calendar, maybe 2 ok i said it....again .. lol Edited April 24, 2009 by 420n620 added a word do u no which one.......... Quote Link to comment
Wharf Rat Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Thats COOL ...... great job again my friend :) Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 bad ass man i agree calender calender calender !!! i cant wait to see what you do with a 610 :) Quote Link to comment
69FJWagon Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 looks more like an fj20 to me. :D ^^^X2^^^ Quote Link to comment
LAYEDOUTB2K Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 thats awesome. definitely one of the few cars that could pull off the look. you definitely should put a calender out for '10. i would be down for preordering 3 of them along with probably quite a few other members to help with getting the initial cost of printing them. i am totally serious about that and would love to have a calender with that art on it. Quote Link to comment
comply Posted April 24, 2009 Report Share Posted April 24, 2009 Looks awesome! I say you chop the roof at least 1/3 and drop it a bit more! I love it :D:D Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 i am totally serious about that and would love to have a calender with that art on it. same here, Id so be down for a few copys Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Thanks guys! Now I just have to do 5 more!! A datsun for every season! Quote Link to comment
Beau M Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 A z or two would be cool. Quote Link to comment
Rubberman Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Great looking fisch, I second on doing a Z. Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 A z or two would be cool. you make it digital and Ill make it physical Fisch ;) (or close as i can if its got some major body mods) Quote Link to comment
purple Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Sweet, I had acually thought about doing this when the front end was off. I have a model A shell and a Hupmobile shell. But I think a 37 Ford truck grill would be best. Quote Link to comment
vindats1 Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Thanks guys! Now I just have to do 5 more!! A datsun for every season! hi, I know I would want a few calendars too, we love your art. Tana Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 Sweet, I had acually thought about doing this when the front end was off. I have a model A shell and a Hupmobile shell. But I think a 37 Ford truck grill would be best. Thanks guys! The 37 truck grill would be rad. Since I did this without actually having the parts in front of the the scale of the grill is prolly not right. I imagine it is bigger. But could always be chopped down! I am curious what the earliest Jap tractor that was sold in this country. Tractor grills rock and that would be Japanese. But I'd also think about chopping up the original grill or one from a 521 and rotating it vertical to fill the ford shell. That'd be a pretty easy way to get a mostly Japanese grill!! Quote Link to comment
dat u racing Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 chop the top, section it and of course i want a calender!!~ Quote Link to comment
hessianben Posted April 25, 2009 Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 looks more like an fj20 to me. :D FJ fo sho... ANd yeah- I WILL PAY REAL PAPER MONEYS FOR PRINTS!!! You've got skills my young friend- I would be so stoked to be able to hang up some of your Datto pieces! If you're down to do individual prints, or a batch, please let us know!! Maybe if we got enough orders together??? Maybe a sticky.....:D Quote Link to comment
fisch Posted April 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2009 FJ fo sho... ANd yeah- I WILL PAY REAL PAPER MONEYS FOR PRINTS!!! You've got skills my young friend- I would be so stoked to be able to hang up some of your Datto pieces! If you're down to do individual prints, or a batch, please let us know!! Maybe if we got enough orders together??? Maybe a sticky.....:D Hmmm I will make a post about it. http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?p=153974#post153974 Quote Link to comment
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