sinner720st Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 just drive it in reverse through drivethroughs Quote Link to comment
fastdadd Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 Going to be tough going through drivethoughs. just make sure you always have a passenger Quote Link to comment
The Dat-side Posted April 3, 2011 Report Share Posted April 3, 2011 just make sure you always have a passenger Had to do that at KFC years ago. Quote Link to comment
Eric Garside Posted April 4, 2011 Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Epic is not even close to describing your build! cant wait for the finished product Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted April 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2011 Going to be kinda odd driving it. But I get experience in a coupe!. That's what I say epic... Everyone has epic. I want to build something I'll be happy with. Never ending hunger Quote Link to comment
polski ogorki Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 Nice work man. Your car was awesome before you started this refit and now it's fuckin epic \m/ I hope your going to run a roof rack? I drove a rhd Pajaro for 3 yrs as my boss bought it for our work commute. It was odd at first but felt normal after a week. The one thing I didn't like was how if you wanted to pass a semi or something large you couldn't just poke your head to the left a touch to see if anyone was coming. If you couldn't see around who you want to pass then you just had to wait. I dig the super custom mods though. the wiper cowl and rhd is bad ass and I'm sure your Datsun is loving all this attention! My 510 is patiently waiting for some attention lol Keep up the good work man! Rich Quote Link to comment
anth Posted April 5, 2011 Report Share Posted April 5, 2011 love your work Phil. Have you got some 68 wiper arms? they're angled bit different, I found out the hard way after attempting to fit some spare arms to my '69, wondered why they didn't line up properly, figured out they're actually '68 arms! Quote Link to comment
68Datsun510 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 . Dude!!!! .... ... .. you need to put the LHD steering box on the other side instead of a idler arm ....... run two steering wheels yo ...... :lol: I MUST AGREE Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted April 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Nice work man. Your car was awesome before you started this refit and now it's fuckin epic \m/I hope your going to run a roof rack?I drove a rhd Pajaro for 3 yrs as my boss bought it for our work commute. It was odd at first but felt normal after a week.The one thing I didn't like was how if you wanted to pass a semi or something large you couldn't just poke your head to the left a touch to see if anyone was coming. If you couldn't see around who you want to pass then you just had to wait. I dig the super custom mods though. the wiper cowl and rhd is bad ass and I'm sure your Datsun is loving all this attention! My 510 is patiently waiting for some attention lolKeep up the good work man!Rich I loved it before all of this. Unfortunately the rack is on my 4 door now. The passing thing is not exiting. love your work Phil. Have you got some 68 wiper arms? they're angled bit different, I found out the hard way after attempting to fit some spare arms to my '69, wondered why they didn't line up properly, figured out they're actually '68 arms! Haha that pic is awesome! My car is happy. Yup I have 68 wiper arms and aero blades as well I MUST AGREE We were joking around here at the shop. I could do that. Just modify the centerlink and dash frame. But then the clutch/brake/throttle would need figuring out. Quote Link to comment
68Datsun510 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 No i mean do the whole RHD thing, but run a 2nd steering column with a wheel on it that turns when you turn your wheel! Quote Link to comment
NICKLE&DIME Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 What color you going to paint that??? Tri color would be sweet. Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 What color you going to paint that??? Tri color would be sweet. Solid color man. Mild or wild... Quote Link to comment
MYDAILYROUTINE Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 And it just keeps getting better! I'm clapping really loud right now. Quote Link to comment
dennis Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 I wonder how many times you are going to jump in the left hand side getting ready to take off? Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Did somebody say tranny, :) Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Did somebody say tranny, :) Yeah its not a passable tranny but I'd do it. Haha sex robot sex robot!!!!! Oh yeah nohomo!!!! Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Some more body work. Waiting on a welding helmet. Our old one was malfunctioning. Then I could proceed with the rest of the quarters. Weld up the marker lights and patch spots on the rockers. I wish I could have glued the roof brace a week ago. I could have blocked and moved the roof to the next step. Dumb me for not thinking ahead and asking questions. Has to dry a couple days. Blocked the tail panel. Filled pinholes. Sprayed with primer Here's an example of getting the panels roughed for first primer coat. No real damage so a skim coat is the next step. The goal is to get the panel straight enough for a skim coat. Long blocked Primed That's just the beginning. Hopefully my skills were good enough or more blocking and priming is involved. This is the end result of these steps My doors ready for paint Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 And it just keeps getting better! I'm clapping really loud right now. Yeah man hopefully. I wonder how many times you are going to jump in the left hand side getting ready to take off? Never though of that scenario. I can just imagine. Key inhand. Lol Quote Link to comment
dennis Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Never though of that scenario. I can just imagine. Key inhand. Lol Like those people trying to get into a car that looks exactly like theirs Quote Link to comment
sinner720st Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 , its looking soooo good dude, your getting so close to paint. great yob. dont slow down now! Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Rust never sleeps!!!!! Stupid 2 doors... They have a rocker inside a rocker. Base models . Not a well thought out design. Goes to show. Not even trim on the quarter windows. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 We need a sticky on 2 door rocker panel repair so people don't continue to do the poke & prod attempt at fixing them :( You're better off cutting the whole section out from door to wheel in one piece, removing the inner sandwich piece and replacing it with a new reinforcement (eg diagonally from the bottom of the rocker to the outside top of the inner horizontal piece), then repairing the outer skin and putting it back on as one piece... Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 We need a sticky on 2 door rocker panel repair so people don't continue to do the poke & prod attempt at fixing them :( You're better off cutting the whole section out from door to wheel in one piece, removing the inner sandwich piece and replacing it with a new reinforcement (eg diagonally from the bottom of the rocker to the outside top of the inner horizontal piece), then repairing the outer skin and putting it back on as one piece... You're right !! Problem I'm having is finding a donor car. Can't justify cutting a good car just for rockers. Then time is another. My goal for this car is to make it 100% better than it ever was. This is just one if those things I have to live with. If it lasts me 5 Years then starts looking like it's old self. I'm perfectly content. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 That's cool, and I didn't mean to sound negative. I wish I had known better, too, when I started working on mine X| Quote Link to comment
philcas1987 Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 That's cool, and I didn't mean to sound negative. I wish I had known better, too, when I started working on mine X| Don't worry about it :) constructive criticism. I will tell you this I'm learning everyday Quote Link to comment
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