74 Datsun 620 project

[GhettoRigs]

Hello to you all. School is finally over and i now have free time to molest my truck!!... for the better

 

so this is the current condition, lots of rusted areas and lots of work to do

my plans is to convert this into a 4x4 but im just going with the flow right now, whatever i can currently do i will try to do. so the first thing i am focused on is restoring the body, and the hood is my first victim.

here is a video of myself working on my hood

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGrO_xkE6QM&list=UUwNpuP64VMW2ZItu8rKT8ug&index=1&feature=plcp

i wanted to make sure i go through everything so i went on to remove the structure from the skin. cutting the crease that holds the hood together was a pain with the tools i had. a cut off tool and a sanding tool/paper that was meant for wood made it a long process. after that i thought it would just be peeling the glue off of the two peices, but it was held together so tightly. i tried using a flat head but ended up bending the edges. eventually i said f it and went on to cut the whole lip off. i figure ill just weld it back on when its time to put it back together. i will begin stripping the paint and prep the metal tomorrow

[metalmonkey47]

Nice project.

 

 

Castrol fan much? :rofl: Welcome to Ratsun fab school.

[GhettoRigs]

haha yea i just feel like castrol is the only decent motor oil out there. i base this on no facts tho

[GhettoRigs]

so i am currently taking these clay like adhesive things off the hood and had pretty much a rough time getting them off

i am basically scraping them off with a screw driver. effective, but i kno its hurting the metal. any ideas how to safely take them off for future reference?

[GhettoRigs]

so after cutting off the bracing, theres still the adhesive along with another layer of metal

i keep having this feeling that if i dont do anything about it, rust will eventually begin from there. i ended up cutting it. eventually i could weld a new piece back in, lets hope im able to in the future

[GhettoRigs]

threw some paint stripper on, worked like magic

bare metal under the sun can get really hot. it even caused the paint stripper to fizz

decide to work on the hood in my shed

couldnt find a brush so i ran to luckys to get this bbq brush

rust began to die after the first coat

but i realize from this pic i didnt get all the paint/primer off

just gonna wait for the first coat to cure and gonna hit it with 80grit tomorrow

[GhettoRigs]

im going to eventually take the bed off the frame but theres this ka24 in the way. wondering if anyone is interested?

engine and transmission was running when i pulled it out of a 96 240sx about a year ago but it sat in the rain a couple times

if anyone is interested for parts or whatever let me kno and take what you want, if not im going to scrap it

[GhettoRigs]

for those of you who prefer video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCLYvmEtZTE

so after rustmorting the hood i hit it with some etching primer

then i focused on wirewheeling the bracing

i did the best i can and decide to hit it with some etching

eventually i will put the hood back together and finish up on restoring the rest of the hood. slowly but surely