71DIMER Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 Lookie lookie at what I found in my carport storage :P 2 Quote Link to comment
71DIMER Posted September 10, 2014 Report Share Posted September 10, 2014 The process was messy... But worth it! 4 Quote Link to comment
KiloTango1200 Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 The process was messy... But worth it! Wow, those turned out awesome! Quote Link to comment
71DIMER Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Wow, those turned out awesome! Thanks, I didn't take nearly as many pictures as I used to, this is probably my 8th set of wheels that I've refurbished (polished lips and painted face) so I kind of skipped over a lot of the elbow grease pics :P So not wanting any fitment or rubbing issues, I ordered some 175/60R13 tires and got them on ASAP! Sorry if it's too many pics guys...but here you go: 2 Quote Link to comment
KiloTango1200 Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 There are never too many pics. And it is beautiful! Quote Link to comment
71DIMER Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 There are never too many pics. And it is beautiful! Thanks, I was going to go with gold center faces, but since the car is cream colored I didn't think it would look best...and I hate dark wheels, so I figured silver would be the way to go. I really like how they came out. :) 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 That looks great! And glad I'm not the only one in the tiny tire club... ^_^ What brand are those? I didn't know that size was so easy to get. Been thinking about going to 13" wheels, but the 185/60-13s I have are just a tiny bit too tall. Those might be the solution... B) Quote Link to comment
AZ_L320 Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 I like the silver! Did you sand blast them or just paint? What paint color did you use? Looks good. I have thought about painting the centers of the wheels on my 1200 Silver.... Thanks, Dale 1 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 great looking addition! Quote Link to comment
71DIMER Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 That looks great! And glad I'm not the only one in the tiny tire club... ^_^ What brand are those? I didn't know that size was so easy to get. Been thinking about going to 13" wheels, but the 185/60-13s I have are just a tiny bit too tall. Those might be the solution... B) Thanks DF! I know you're thinking (or were) of going with 15's but I really dig the old school look of smaller sized alloys. I originally ordered a no name brand from tire-easy.com but after a shipping address problem, they couldn't fix it without canceling the order so after canceling I just ended up having my local independent tire shop order them for me and they got them the next day. The big tire places couldn't get them, Pep Boys, Big O, tire america, wheel works, Tire Rack, etc...oh and the tire brand is Federal. :) I like the silver! Did you sand blast them or just paint? What paint color did you use? Looks good. I have thought about painting the centers of the wheels on my 1200 Silver.... Thanks, Dale Nope, not sand blast, just paint stripper and scotchpads to get the filmy mess off. Then hit the lips with a wire brush wheel (yes a wire brush wheel), then varying grades of sandpaper (120, 200, 400 wet, 800 wet, 1200 wet, 1600 wet) then hit it with a polishing compound and a polishing wheel drill bit. Lots of elbow grease basically, then cleaned up all the mess with simple green, let dry and masked the polished lips. Primered the faces and hit it with Krylon brilliant silver paint a few coats, then put a few coats of clear coat. great looking addition! Thanks Matt! 3 Quote Link to comment
71DIMER Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Some closer shots of them :P 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 12, 2014 Report Share Posted September 12, 2014 Thanks DF! I know you're thinking (or were) of going with 15's but I really dig the old school look of smaller sized alloys. I tried a few sets of 15s, but they just don't look right. If the car is only lowered 2", they look okay, but since my car is down about 4-5" right now, the car wouldn't turn with them on. :rofl: They just don't make a tire that's a small enough overall diameter to work on 15s. I went 14s just because I could get a 165/55-14 easily, and that's about the smallest diameter tire that's readily available. Your tire is only about 3mm taller than mine, so it could work very well. :thumbup: I've been considering these Aero wheels for awhile now. They only come in a 13x7 or 13x8, but I can get them in 4 different offsets (would love a hella deep dish rear), and because I think they would look badass... I originally ordered a no name brand from tire-easy.com but after a shipping address problem, they couldn't fix it without canceling the order so after canceling I just ended up having my local independent tire shop order them for me and they got them the next day. The big tire places couldn't get them, Pep Boys, Big O, tire america, wheel works, Tire Rack, etc...oh and the tire brand is Federal. :) Yeah, tires-easy doesn't list the Federals, which is who I usually get my tires from. Guess I need to look around a bit... Thanks! :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
71DIMER Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 I tried a few sets of 15s, but they just don't look right. If the car is only lowered 2", they look okay, but since my car is down about 4-5" right now, the car wouldn't turn with them on. :rofl: They just don't make a tire that's a small enough overall diameter to work on 15s. I went 14s just because I could get a 165/55-14 easily, and that's about the smallest diameter tire that's readily available. Your tire is only about 3mm taller than mine, so it could work very well. :thumbup: I've been considering these Aero wheels for awhile now. They only come in a 13x7 or 13x8, but I can get them in 4 different offsets (would love a hella deep dish rear), and because I think they would look badass... Yeah, tires-easy doesn't list the Federals, which is who I usually get my tires from. Guess I need to look around a bit... Thanks! :thumbup: The tires from tires-easy in the same size are a brand called Joyroad. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 The tires from tires-easy in the same size are a brand called Joyroad. ;) Yeah, I noticed that. :rofl: Would look cool to make the lettering on them white... :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
71DIMER Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 Yeah, I noticed that. :rofl: Would look cool to make the lettering on them white... :thumbup: White paint to the rescue! :P Well I posted these pics on my thread but what the hell...for those that don't check other threads :P Decided to clean up my plates and frame: Before and After: 4 Quote Link to comment
njoz1200ute Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Trying to go from 2d to 3d with my custom 1200 ute / sunny truck vents. In progress, waiting on quotes from fabricators - anyone interested? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Trying to go from 2d to 3d with my custom 1200 ute / sunny truck vents. In progress, waiting on quotes from fabricators - anyone interested? Not many (if any) ute owners on the forum. But I'd bet there is plenty of interest somewhere like datsun1200.com? 1 Quote Link to comment
71DIMER Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Not much of an update...but thought I'd show you guys what I did to my 1200 :P Quote Link to comment
njoz1200ute Posted September 16, 2014 Report Share Posted September 16, 2014 Not many (if any) ute owners on the forum. But I'd bet there is plenty of interest somewhere like datsun1200.com? Posted some photos up there a few nights ago. So far not much interest. I wish I could get the 1200 owners in Japan to look at it too. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 I wish I could get the 1200 owners in Japan to look at it too. Do you have to be in Japan to sell on YJA? Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Jeff Can you save those as a step file? Then I can program them. Quote Link to comment
njoz1200ute Posted September 17, 2014 Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Will do Matt. Try to get that done tonight for you. Cheers. Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Damn, I got my Sunny running and will (for sure now) be at JCCS. I had a no output voltage condition from the coil. Checked out everything with a test light and reasonably assumed the coil was bad. I had checked the points and completely missed this the first time. The two points that arc had somehow fused themselves together. The one that moves from the cam lobe was stuck to the fixed side. Points wouldn't open, so no spark from the coil. I have been screwing around with point-equipped cars for a very long time, and this is a new one on me. About 15 minutes after I got it running, my new coil arrived via FedEX. :confused: At least it runs great again. I shouldn't let it sit for so long... Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 The two points that arc had somehow fused themselves together. The one that moves from the cam lobe was stuck to the fixed side. Points wouldn't open, so no spark from the coil. I have been screwing around with point-equipped cars for a very long time, and this is a new one on me. I'll just leave this here... ;) 1 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 That makes me Dizzy 1 Quote Link to comment
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