mrbigtanker Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 why is your brake master on the wrong side.lol Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted November 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 why is your brake master on the wrong side.lol I followed the manual. I must not have read it right... 2 Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted November 2, 2014 Report Share Posted November 2, 2014 fixed why is your brake master on the wrong side.lol Actually it's on the right side 2 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted November 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Well, with the Pacifico show and the Eagle Rock swap, I didn't have a lot of quality time with the goon this weekend. I did manage to get the last door final sanded, so now I have 4 doors (theoretically) ready to paint. I'll be in San Diego this Friday and Saturday, so we'll see what happens. Nice seeing and hanging out with everyone this weekend. 1 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted November 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Fixed again... Actually, it's on the correct side.. Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted November 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2014 In San Diego today, and got the engine bay all stripped out. Tomorrow is welding up a LOT of holes and cleaning up a lot of "mung" in the engine bay. 1 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Started welding up holes this morning and got about half of them done. (I counted 30) Ran out of shielding gas, so grinding welds and stripping paint commenced. Actually, I got a lot farther than I thought I would. Stripping the engine bay went much faster than I anticipated, (The parking brake seemed to take the most time) and the welding went well, too. I will sling some lead in here, but plan on using some bondo, too. Purists run away now! In retrospect, I can see I didn't need to paint the strut tops, but I can work with it. More mistakes to come :) 3 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 Looking good mark.this wagon should be done by next week. Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted November 16, 2014 Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 heading down I-5 to the 10 you still need a hood, call me Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Been down in San Diego the last 4 days and this is all I have to show for it :( Stripping the engine bay is very tedious if you want to have it done well. I spent two full days on the front valence alone. It needed a lot of straightening and dents repaired. As always, it took way more time than I had hoped it would, but I got it pretty well sorted out. It's about 90% completed before it gets a serious de-greasing, then onto the body work. After running various wire wheels (We nicknamed the Makita with the wire wheel on it "The Widow Maker") my arms and hands look like I was attacked by a pack of mountain lions. I'm spending about a half day here tomorrow, then headed home for Thanksgiving. I found a little surprise on the firewall right in front of the drivers side. The serial number filled in with paint! If I had known it was there, that could have saved me a LOT of headaches with the DMV here in So Cal. when I first got the car. Have a nice Thanksgiving! 2 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Is it just me? Are the images on post 331 and 332 above not showing? Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 not showing for me either. photobucket is for cavemen btw did you ever post pics of the color on panel? i still can't tell what it looks like Quote Link to comment
goes2fast Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 Is it just me? Are the images on post 331 and 332 above not showing? It's you, I can see them just fine! Quote Link to comment
Burabuda Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 don't listen to goof2fast they were down earlier in the eve Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted November 27, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 They were showing up on my cell phone, but not on my laptop. I use a paid service (Image Shack) to host my photos on their server. Strange thing is, I can see them now. Must be holiday gremlins.. Quote Link to comment
the510keeper Posted November 27, 2014 Report Share Posted November 27, 2014 there showing on my laptop Dude you should of sandblasted, 2hours done and remove the front apron if you can you will be happier with the over all job. I just painted a car and hated that I didn't remove it Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 28, 2014 Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 and remove the front apron if you can you will be happier with the over all job. I just painted a car and hated that I didn't remove it Definitely! Always lots of surface rust hiding behind it that you can't get at without taking it off. :thumbup: It's only about 6 spot welds to drill out, and it's much easier to straighten once it's off. Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted November 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2014 I wish I could sandblast, but not inside the shop where it's at. Also, I got the rebuild sequence all screwed up because I thought I was getting the car out of there. This should have been done with the suspension out. I didn't realize the front valence came off with so few spot welds. This is my first Datsun resto, and the first 510 I've owned. BTW, feel free to chime in. Tips happily accepted and appreciated :cool: 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 29, 2014 Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 I didn't realize the front valence came off with so few spot welds. BTW, feel free to chime in. Tips happily accepted and appreciated :cool: I always drill straight through the spot welds with a regular bit, then install rivnuts in the radiator support and use stainless screws to bolt it back on. 1 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted November 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2014 I generally use a spot weld cutter, but I think I know where that lower apron attaches, and drilling it out and bolting sounds like a good idea to line it back up. (The car is not here, so I can't look at it.) I'm thinking a combo of bolting and welding could be the ticket to re-attach it. Again, thanks for the input. I can certainly benefit from your guys expertise. Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted November 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Well piss on a stick.. I finally get motivated to start back on the doors today. I spend a couple of hours going over details like some final sanding and cleaning and it starts raining :( Normally, that wouldn't be too big a deal, but my Sunny is parked in the driveway, and I didn't want to get that car rained on, so we'll try again on another Sunday. 4 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 I really enjoyed the artsiness of the shot, though. :wub: 1 Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted November 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 I just noticed the Sunny fits within the door frame. It wasn't planned that way. Some people are artsy with an iPhone , I'm a caveman with it. :no: It stopped raining and the sun came out, so I moved the car out again and painted the door. Shit wasn't working good today. Couldn't get it to flow out very well so I reduced it down pretty thin, and I got some sags in it. I can fix it, but I hate that shit. The rain came back and I had to wipe the car down, too. It was a crappy day at the office.. 3 Quote Link to comment
mrbigtanker Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Well it looks good from this angle. Quote Link to comment
Duncan Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Thanks Mr Big. It doesn't look too bad in the photo, but there's more orange peel than there should be. It just didn't flow out and lay down like it should have. I always color sand my stuff anyway, but orange peel = more work. . Well it looks good from this angle. Quote Link to comment
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