It really is an infection...Datsunitis

[Eagle_Adam]

this is the door frame in the drivers door that was missing its felt channel runner

 

this is the hole in the drivers side rocker directly under the drain hole for the door

 

I dont even wanna see the inside of the rocker panel right now :/ Its gunna be nasty when we can finally tear this baby down for paint.

[Eagle_Adam]

the body work/rest repair continues! Still.........

 

 

I think we are about done with the body/rust now :D!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Gotta finish up the brakes, idler arm, emissions delete, and then test everything we have done to make sure its all up to par.

 

 

The deadline has been set, jassifrass need to be able to drive to school on the 24th!

[datzenmike]

the drivers door is pretty bad compared to the rest

 

bottom

 

 

Inside

 

found out why tho, its the only door with the window channel felt missing so in rainy oregon weather it turns into a swimming pool in the door.......

 

It's not so much the rain gets in as pine needles, dirt and leaves get in and act as a sponge holding the water in there, just like behind the front fenders. The door has drain holes and theses are plugged. BTW I have plastic inner liners on my cars to prevent dirt and road crap from flying in there behind the front wheels. Seems like yours are mission? or just removed??

[Eagle_Adam]

they were just removed to clean the car mike, most of the debris were from the cowl drain. I saw a write up i think figbuck did where he put screen on the under side of the cowl to stop shit from dropping in. That is another thing i want done to help this gem stay alive

[datzenmike]

I've used fly screen in front of the rad too. Keeps the bug from plugging the fins.

[Eagle_Adam]

I've used fly screen in front of the rad too. Keeps the bug from plugging the fins.

 

Not a bad idea, ill probably end up doing that before the wagon hits the road.

[Eagle_Adam]

HOLY FUCKING FUCK!!!!!!

[Eagle_Adam]

ok, now that thats out of the way i can start to fix the antifreeze in the transmission issue i seem to be having. :/

[Eagle_Adam]

but before i go into what ruined my weekend how about some update pics :D

 

rear window trim is back in and cleaned up

 

 

Before:

 

After:

 

 

 

Windsheild is resealed and the trim is back in ( AGAIN HUGE THANX TO REDBANNER!!!!!!!!)

 

 

 

Got the harlines and fittings for the MC fixes

 

cus they looked like this ( cus someone decided vicegrips or plyers were a good idea)

 

 

 

 

The drivers door channel felt has been replaced! No more ratteling window 2 inches from your ear when you drive the wagon

 

Before:

 

After:

[Eagle_Adam]

Soooooo all of this gets done by friday night! Banner, jassifrass and I come out to wrench saturday and banner is uder the wagon working on the idler arm and im filling the rad when i hear him holler to STOP!

 

So i do, and take a peek under the wagon, ATF is pouring out of the vent on the trans!!!!

 

 

At first im like WTF? :confused:

 

 

then i see the radiator level still dropping and more ATF pouring out, than im really like WTF!!!!! :confused: :confused: :confused:

 

 

AND THEN!!!!!!

 

 

then coolant starts to pour out the vent on the trans!!!! And it hist me, the new radiator we put in must have had a failure between the ATF cooler and the Rad itself letting coolant into the trans.

 

 

 

 

 

Sooooooo, now its time to drain and drop the trans so we can replace the rear main and drain the trans as much as possible of the water and coolant that has accumulated in the system :mad:

[Eagle_Adam]

And so begins the race to get the wagon running ASAP.

 

Tonight will be an all hands on deck event of me and the friends i trust helping me out!!!

 

On the list:

replace idler arm and bushings

drop and drain the trans

replace the rear main seal

get the new hatch lock functioning

valve adjustment

Re-bench bleed the MC

install the MC

bleed the break system

install the newest radiator

and what ever else i forgetting about right now......

[MicroMachinery]

Damn, that's rough. Looks like you have a good group of peeps to get the job done, though. If I were closer, I'd be there.

[Eagle_Adam]

Damn, that's rough.

 

Ya, it was unexpected to say the least. Ive read tons on ratsun and other sites and never heard of this happening. BUT from now on i will be checking every rad i put into an automatic car!!!

 

If I were closer, I'd be there.

 

I bet you would be micro! No worries, ive got a few good sets of hands coming and that about all that can work on the wagon at one time :D

[Eagle_Adam]

Found a rad in a 610 wagon at a local JY

 

 

cleaned and ready for paint!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

this time i tested to make sure its good :rofl:

[INDY510]

get the new hatch lock functioning

 

My rear hatch "push button" lock, keeps slipping off the push arm, inside the rear hatch panel .. . so I have that vynil panel removed, and climb over the back seat whenever it slips off, and the "push button" lock becomes useless and Hellaflush with the rear hatch .. :mad:

 

..... it's a poor design .. . I want to weld a big washer onto the stud that pushes the latch arm

[MicroMachinery]

I almost snagged that radiator. Glad it didn't get crushed.

[Eagle_Adam]

My rear hatch "push button" lock, keeps slipping off the push arm, inside the rear hatch panel .. . so I have that vynil panel removed, and climb over the back seat whenever it slips off, and the "push button" lock becomes useless and Hellaflush with the rear hatch .. :mad:

 

..... it's a poor design .. . I want to weld a big washer onto the stud that pushes the latch arm

 

RIGHT!!!!! that little fucker is one of the PIA's on the wagon, i even got a new lock set off egay and they new one i got is still half impossible!!!!

 

 

I almost snagged that radiator. Glad it didn't get crushed.

 

ME TOO!! :thumbup: saved out ass's cus the only other option is a big trans cooler hanging off the front -.- and that would be OK but not very clean or in the long term plans so eventually it would have gotten removed after i found an aluminum radiator

[RedBanner]

Oh shit yo... Ima try and make it but its not looking good.

[Eagle_Adam]

Do what ya can man, sounds like NismoDr wont be able to make it either.

[Eagle_Adam]

the fluid that dripping down out of the trans still looks ruby red and feels correct - all good signs

 

Out with the drive line and exhaust

 

Out with the tranny!

 

The old rear main seal littlerally fell out with nothing more than a firm poke of my finger -.-

 

so in with the new one!!

 

Flex plate is ready to be bolted down just gotta get some locktite so thats where we stopped last night.

[Eagle_Adam]

one of my favorite pic's from last night

 

 

big thanx to Nelsontr, Mimzey07, ARMY AUSTIN(my little bro), and jassifrass for all the help last night, hopefully we can get her buttoned up tonight!

[Laecaon]

Ugh, flywheel/flexplate bolts in car. No fun. Looks like you are making this car a great driver!

[Eagle_Adam]

thats the plan laecaon! after all this the only weak link is the power plant, smoked like a mofo prior to this round of repairs and it smoked on the decel so i think its top end related. Once shes running again i can begin to diagnose the motor issues. Honestly i just wanna find another L20 block and build a new motor and just swap them.

[Skib]

after all this the only weak link is the power plant

 

:rofl: thats always been an issue

[Eagle_Adam]

:rofl: thats always been an issue

 

:sneaky: not for long :ninja: