jcd0402 Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 Okay my name is Julio I’m from Texas. I’m 15 years old and i have always been fascinated with all types of cars. But up to now I’m starting to work together with my dad on restoring cars. So that means this is my firs son and father project. The car we are restoring is a 1970 1600 Datsun with the r16 engine and 4 speed transmission. The car has some rust but not that bad due to the age it has. Up to now i have only seen 4 holes on the whole car and the biggest one is smaller than a penny. But i will have to change the floor panels because they have gotten rusty and weak and that is not so much of a big deal. The only parts I think I need from my point of view up to now will have to be the carbs and the carb manifold to have it running and the fuel pump. As none of them came with the car when purchased. Other than that i will have to do the normal like changing the interior carpet and seats re upholstering. My future plans for this car is to get it painted under and all around including the chassis. But that will be done by a car painter. Also the wiring will be changed and the grill will have to be homemade because i haven't found one. The engine has been renewed so that a + for me also the brakes and al the master from the clutch and brakes. Also the suspension was replaced with new ones. The car was bought for $830 us dollars and it think it was a good deal for all the new goodies it has. If you could please help me out how to post pictures here i will post some. Quote Link to comment
dennis Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 upload them to photobucket and use the IMG tags that they have setup for you already. 1 Quote Link to comment
jcd0402 Posted July 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 http://s1052.photobucket.com/albums/s460/julio-cesar-jr1/?action=view¤t=DSC01654.jpg#!oZZ6QQcurrentZZhttp%3A%2F%2Fs1052.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fs460%2Fjulio-cesar-jr1%2F%3Faction%3Dview%26current%3DDSC01654.jpg Quote Link to comment
Digi7al Trauma Posted July 15, 2012 Report Share Posted July 15, 2012 it looks like shes really straight and solid, congrats on the find! And Welcome to Ratsun! Quote Link to comment
jcd0402 Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Thankyou I need to find out how to post pictures i have about 8 more. You know where there is a thread on how to post them? Quote Link to comment
Digi7al Trauma Posted July 16, 2012 Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 I have allready sent you a message a while ago on that Quote Link to comment
jcd0402 Posted July 16, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2012 Here are some pics. Thank you Digi7al Trauma and dennis. Quote Link to comment
jcd0402 Posted July 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 So finaly today i might be able to get the car to my house. So i can start on fixing it when i finish helping my sister with her car. Anyone know were i can find some carburators that fit the r16 engine and the manifolds? Help would be muchly apriciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 posted in the wanted section for R16 intake and SU carbs Quote Link to comment
Alec 720 Posted July 17, 2012 Report Share Posted July 17, 2012 That is a nice find! Quote Link to comment
socaldatsun Posted July 18, 2012 Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 welcome! every time i see these roadsters on the streets they grow on me more and more. Quote Link to comment
jcd0402 Posted July 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2012 thanks for the welcome. I will try and post my progress on the build. Quote Link to comment
MikeRL411 Posted July 19, 2012 Report Share Posted July 19, 2012 So finaly today i might be able to get the car to my house. So i can start on fixing it when i finish helping my sister with her car. Anyone know were i can find some carburators that fit the r16 engine and the manifolds? Help would be muchly apriciated. Thanks See "Parts for sale" section. Tana "Vindats 1" is selling the carbs, filter housing and above all the filter. Just posted so hop to it! Quote Link to comment
jcd0402 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Okay it's been some time since i last posted something here. Well that going to change because rlater on tonit i will be posting some pictures. Most of them are from the interior rust and all that kind of stuff. Also yesterday i got to take the car to the painter so yeah i will be posting pictures of that too. Hope you start to like the progress. O and by the way i got new carpet for the car and some heat isolation. 1 Quote Link to comment
jcd0402 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Okay here are some pictures i took 3 days ago from the interior. [url="http://s1052.photobucket.com/albums/s460/julio-cesar-jr1/?action=view¤t=DSC01725.jpg"][img=http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s460/julio-cesar-jr1/DSC01725.jpg][/url] [url="http://s1052.photobucket.com/albums/s460/julio-cesar-jr1/?action=view¤t=DSC01722.jpg"][img=http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s460/julio-cesar-jr1/DSC01722.jpg][/url] [url="http://s1052.photobucket.com/albums/s460/julio-cesar-jr1/?action=view¤t=DSC01721.jpg"][img=http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s460/julio-cesar-jr1/DSC01721.jpg][/url] [url="http://s1052.photobucket.com/albums/s460/julio-cesar-jr1/?action=view¤t=DSC01718.jpg"][img=http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s460/julio-cesar-jr1/DSC01718.jpg][/url] Quote Link to comment
jcd0402 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Sorry the first picture didn't load Quote Link to comment
jcd0402 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Here are some pictures from today. Sme parts i removed from the car. Big hole on the driver side. Quote Link to comment
jcd0402 Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 here are some pictures from today. Quote Link to comment
Alec 720 Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Good going! you got a lot done so far :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 gonna have to patch up the drivers floor, which is very common in the datsuns 1 Quote Link to comment
yenpit Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Welcome to the forum! That looks like a really solid Roadster. Be sure to remove ALL of the "tar paper insulation" on top of the floors, as there is always more rust under there. I just used dry ice for the first time to do that, and it worked great! Go buy a big chunk of dry ice, break it up in pieces, and spread it all over the floor boards. It flash freezes the tar paper, making it brittle, then just tap it with a hammer and/or use a chisel to pry it up, and it just just "pops" right off! The leftover ice will just eventually evaporate, and disappear. WARNING!! DRY ICE IS VERY DANGEROUS IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY, SO GET YOUR DAD INVOLVED!! It will burn your skin badly if handled without gloves etc etc. Good luck with the project! Quote Link to comment
jcd0402 Posted August 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 The floor did have a huge hole. Sadly the floor was non repairable. Because one of the previous owner decided to cut it wrong. So we just preferred to change the floor with new metal and paint it the same color as the exterior. That’s why I removed the brake lines and brake and clutch masters. So I could lift the body from the frame and paint them both from underneath. The frame is going to get painted with the paint used like on the bed liner of the pick up trucks. Also the body will be painted from underneath with the same paint. Tomorrow I will be going and help the painter remove the dash board and the gauges. Mainly because I want to clean them up from the inside and outside cause they are dirty. Anyone knows if the Miata seats look good in the car or do you all prefer some Procar seats. This one’s ----> http://www.amazon.com/ProCar-Scat-80-1605-61R-SPORTSMAN-Velour/dp/B002L1IMIS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1343882039&sr=8-5&keywords=racing+seats+procar) By the way the car is going to get painted tarnish silver gray like the 2008 corvette. Also I will be buying some Rota RB wheels like these ones. http://www.ebay.com/itm/ROTA-WHEEL-RB-15X8-4X114-3-12-RS-DATSUN-ROADSTER-/300737660837?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item46055c87a5&vxp=mtr Thou of course everything at its time we are not rich. Sadly my dad will probably be leaving to work to Colombia for some time we still don’t know. He could be there for 1 week up to even 1 year and I hope that doesn’t happen. But I will still be working on the car but I won’t finish it till he comes back so he can be the first one to start it and add the finishing touches. Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 miata seats should look great in the roadster Quote Link to comment
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