carterb Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 I was contacted today by an enthusiast in Australia looking for a 2dr rear 1/4 panel. I quote his e-mail below: ” Hey there, --snip-- I’m currently in the process of having a lot of panels & parts remade for the 510. Through a company here in Australia, we are having 4door rear ¼ panels, hoods, boot lids, fenders, badging, chrome strips, bumper bars etc remade from new & old stock parts. The company in Taiwan making our panels are after a rear ¼ for the 2 door sedan, so they can make their moulds and pres them out. Do you by any chance have a good ¼ panel, either side, that I can purchase from you, and in return, I will supply you with the new units once made. Im so excited to finally see some new parts becoming available for the 510.. Its been a long time coming !! Can you help me at all with my request , or can you point me in the right direction of someone who does ? King regards Mark Peacock Dural Datsun . Dural NSW Australia. President, Sydney Datsun Club inc & Nostalgic Car Club inc.” If you are interested in helping, Mark is on facebook àhttp://www.facebook.com/dural.datsun You can also e-mail him à getthebackout (remove) @gmail.com Or perhaps contact him through his club à http://www.sydneydatsunclub.com/ Sounds exciting! We all stand to benefit from his work. --carter 1 Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 should be interesting. theres some repo floors and rockers out there but they fit like terribly. Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 this would be really cool! Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 yeah being able to get repo 1/4s would be great Quote Link to comment
DAT510 Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Now Indy can finish his car!!! :lol: 4 Quote Link to comment
duraldatsun Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Thanks for the post here Carter... As it says , im after a full rear 1/4 panel... Hopefully can help spawn a new era of repro 1/4 panels for the 510 !!! In a few months , we will have both bumpers in US & Jap/Aus spec. Guards (fenders), Bonnets (hood), front aprons, eye brow moulds, chrome strips under the bonnet, sill panel (rocker ?) boot lids (hood) and a few badges, door trims & maybe the 72/3 grille assembly.. I'll keep you all posted.. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Does Jap/Aus spec bumpers mean light bar cutout for the rear?- like US spec 68 bumpers? Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 we can save so many more cars if we have 1/4's 1 Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Skip all that and just build a whole new 510, weld our vin number in and call it a day :) 3 Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted July 20, 2012 Report Share Posted July 20, 2012 Yeah, I think that would go right up there with the carbon fiber 510 that no one wants to pay for. :D But I see you're joking there. 1/4s would be freakin awesome. Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted July 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2012 Thanks for the post here Carter... As it says , im after a full rear 1/4 panel... Hopefully can help spawn a new era of repro 1/4 panels for the 510 !!! In a few months , we will have both bumpers in US & Jap/Aus spec. Guards (fenders), Bonnets (hood), front aprons, eye brow moulds, chrome strips under the bonnet, sill panel (rocker ?) boot lids (hood) and a few badges, door trims & maybe the 72/3 grille assembly.. I'll keep you all posted.. I don't see core supports or rear tail-light panels on your list. Seems like those are often sought after as well. What kind of pricing do you have in mind. It seems like this woudl take considerable capitol to make the tooling for these parts. Is your club fronting all this? Need a US distributor? --carter Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 There's an Aussie company doing taillight panels. http://www.allmusclecarparts.com.au/webshop/index.php/datsun/1600/datsun-1600-tail-lamp-panel-510.html Haven't seen one in the flesh although the pics don't look too bad. Will be very interested to see what the Sydney guys manage to end up getting. We're keeping a lot of 1600's alive with fiberglass panels, but nothing beats real steel! Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Poor wagons. +1 Try getting rear doors for a 1600 goon here. Oy Vey. Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 what sort of price ranges would we be looking at? Quote Link to comment
Pedro Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 There's an Aussie company doing taillight panels. http://www.allmuscle...-panel-510.html Haven't seen one in the flesh although the pics don't look too bad. Will be very interested to see what the Sydney guys manage to end up getting. We're keeping a lot of 1600's alive with fiberglass panels, but nothing beats real steel! The same company is doing all the other panels. They have the upfront coin to make the cast iron stamps for the panels in Taiwan. I'm told they guarantee fitment, so they make the mold off a very good or NOS panel, then stamp a panel and send it back for testing. They can repair the mold to fix imperfections after the fact. With the question about the rear bars, I would assume they would come with the cutout for the rear bumper light (but I'm also assuming they will be able to supply the light as well). Quote Link to comment
clean71 Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 Thats great news and put me down for buying some parts. Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 If they come like US 68 bumpers, I'm in a one. Quote Link to comment
DISLEXICDIME Posted July 22, 2012 Report Share Posted July 22, 2012 i need a tail light panel and maybe some 1/4's Quote Link to comment
yenpit Posted July 23, 2012 Report Share Posted July 23, 2012 Whooooohooooo, the Aussies are involved!! If anybody will step up to do this, it's them!! :thumbup: 1 Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Whooooohooooo, the Aussies are involved!! If anybody will step up to do this, it's them!! :thumbup: We can only try! Quote Link to comment
Tristin Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 What's the time frame on this? When do you think you will have units for sale? Quote Link to comment
Ratwagon1600 Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Um, it's not me doing them, but, I am going to try contacting the guy who is doing these as I am VERY interested to see what they can get done. If he's not aware, I'll let him know (assuming I can get in touch with him) the interest this has stirred up. If/when I talk to the guy, I'll post some details. Quote Link to comment
duraldatsun Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 Does Jap/Aus spec bumpers mean light bar cutout for the rear?- like US spec 68 bumpers? The cut out happens after the bar is made , prior to chroming.. So will be available for both markets.. I don't see core supports or rear tail-light panels on your list. Seems like those are often sought after as well. What kind of pricing do you have in mind. It seems like this woudl take considerable capitol to make the tooling for these parts. Is your club fronting all this? Need a US distributor? --carter My club has nothing to do with this venture. Its allmusclecarparts looking after all the manufacturing. Im just helping out providing as many old stock / NOS parts as i can. I have a large collection of 510's, and am keen to finally be able to get new panels/parts for them.. I will also be testing / fitting up all the sample parts, so they are all spot on before the production run.. Too much invested to get 2nd rate parts.. what sort of price ranges would we be looking at? Not sure yet.. but i will definately get back to you when i find out.. Quote Link to comment
duraldatsun Posted July 24, 2012 Report Share Posted July 24, 2012 What's the time frame on this? When do you think you will have units for sale? The parts as a finished sample should be ready for display @ the Datsun Day i organise each year, in Sydney, late Oct / early nov... Will definately let you know.. Quote Link to comment
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