Skib Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Nearly perfect. All I gotta do is get the right angle cut on the dash frame and it will look like it belongs in the car sweet, lookin forward to seein it in there. Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted April 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 I'll try to keep it up to date here between work hours. :P Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Can't wait to see how the dash turns out. :cool: Like your choice in datto :D Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 2eDeYe' date='27 April 2010 - 06:11 PM' timestamp='1272417101' post='296807']Can't wait to see how the dash turns out. :cool: Like your choice in datto :D Thank you sir! I'll have more updates when I get back to the car in a short bit Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 On an unrelated note, I found something very sexy!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
PurePontiacKid Posted May 2, 2010 Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 When are you going to lower it!!! lol The dash looks good, I wish I was brave enough to even take my current dash out... lol Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2010 When are you going to lower it!!! lol The dash looks good, I wish I was brave enough to even take my current dash out... lol I was waiting for someone to ask. It's on my to do list. One of these day's I need to get around to finding another job that pays better money, because minimum wage isn't enough for a Datsun. lol I'll end up cutting the springs one of these days. As far as the dash, it's not hard to find the courage to rip it out when someone has already started the project before you had the car. lol Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Quick walkaround video of the project. Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 the the music in he backround a man of good taste :D Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 the the music in he backround a man of good taste :D Can't beat that good ole' Disturbed So I said fuck the Datsun today and got to work on the motorcycle project again. Fuel was stale and nasty. Took forever to get it to run at all. Only runny on one cyl most of the time. You can see the Sunny behind it. lol ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> Quote Link to comment
310joe Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 The old honda cb's are awesome. The 175's are super fun. They are more fun than the 360's or 750's...I have some parts for that rx7 dash if need some... I even have a whole center section along with the center console in good shape... I was going to toss it... love the 310. Looks like an awesome project. Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 The old honda cb's are awesome. The 175's are super fun. They are more fun than the 360's or 750's...I have some parts for that rx7 dash if need some... I even have a whole center section along with the center console in good shape... I was going to toss it... love the 310. Looks like an awesome project. Yeah man, the 175's are cool little bikes no doubt. Just hard to find good parts for. What color is the center console you have that you wanna get rid of? Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2010 (edited) Started doing paint today! Picked up a quart for $8 of Rust Oleum safety red. I originally was going to just test it and decide if I liked it, however now I've fallen in love with the color and I'm doing the whole car. Heres some crappy pics. More in the coming days, Also, started polishing the valve cover. Edited May 12, 2010 by metalmonkey47 Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 I decided I liked the color, so I went to work with the rest of the car! Hope you like it as much as I do. We also decided that we wanted it in the sun to help dry the paint. Didn't want to bother trying to get it to run (Choke doesn't work) so we pulled it Ratsun style :D Quote Link to comment
PurePontiacKid Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Is the duct tape holding your wheel on? lol the color looks freaking awesome in the sun, can't wait to see the whole thing! Quote Link to comment
CharlieBucket Posted May 13, 2010 Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Looking good Matt! Want to spray my new z car next!! Is that the paint peaple roll-on? are you mixing it with mineral spirits? For $8 i want to it also. Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 Is the duct tape holding your wheel on? lol the color looks freaking awesome in the sun, can't wait to see the whole thing! OH MY GOD I didn't even look at that until now. haha No, its covering the bearing while I search for new dust caps. Don't want shit getting in the bearing. Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2010 (edited) Looking good Matt! Want to spray my new z car next!! Is that the paint peaple roll-on? are you mixing it with mineral spirits? For $8 i want to it also. Perhaps :) It's cut with 15% acetone to thin it an spray with a gun. We could probably do something with your Z. Let me know when you aren't busy and we can take a look! Also, it generally is used for roll on applications, however it states on the can that it's for metal too and the back says it can be sprayed if cut with 15% acetone Edited May 15, 2010 by metalmonkey47 Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 A few more pics of the paint, just to show you what I'm working with. ALSO got my Weber 32/36 DGAV today and started cleaning it. :) I started polishing it, to get a better finish. Got it for $100 from another guy on here ;) Forgot his name, but I'll get it up here. THANKS man!! As soon as I get an adapter, I'll have my car up at daily driver status. Only reason it's not now is because the choke is fucked. Quote Link to comment
Tomakze Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 digging the car, man! rustoleum looks better than expected! how much paint did it use? Quote Link to comment
INDY510 Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 Perhaps :) It's cut with 15% acetone to thin it an spray with a gun. I have sprayed black rustoleum mixed with %10 paint thinner,,,, any more and it goes on like water... I would get a nice layer of the red down,,,, then wait a month, and wet sand it with ~4-600 grit....... then spray very thin coats,,, once every 15 mins.......... and then maybe spray clear over that Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted May 14, 2010 Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 I see some orange peel :rofl: Itll look ok if you do what indy said, or just use some stuff and cut it Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2010 digging the car, man! rustoleum looks better than expected! how much paint did it use? Not even half a quart. A little bit goes a longggg way. And that's with 2 coats across the whole thing. I have sprayed black rustoleum mixed with %10 paint thinner,,,, any more and it goes on like water... I would get a nice layer of the red down,,,, then wait a month, and wet sand it with ~4-600 grit....... then spray very thin coats,,, once every 15 mins.......... and then maybe spray clear over that Well, it's been a few days now. The paints sat a bit. The coat is pretty good other then the occasional nick and peel. Got the wet/dry paper sitting to the side and I'm going to go over it sometime this week. :) I'm not going cheap on the clear coat. I'm going to use the DupliColor clear for $20 a quart. I see some orange peel :rofl: Itll look ok if you do what indy said, or just use some stuff and cut it It's got some iffy spots like that. Its not bad though! I'm wet sanding the rest of the car in a few hours and I'm going to paint the other fender. Hopefully it all turns out better then this one. Quote Link to comment
metalmonkey47 Posted May 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 SWEET!! Scored some caps from a 280Z for $20 off craigslist. Will look good on my Z rims. Also about 2 min away from a winning bid on a transformers badge for my car. About $1.34 with free shipping. EDIT: FUCK some asshole just submitted a bid and I was 2 sec away from submitting mine before it ended! SHIT Quote Link to comment
PurePontiacKid Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 polish your rims foo. They look sooo much better when they're shiny lol Quote Link to comment
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