w_datsun_a Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 I saw this in GrassRoots Motorsports: http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/build-projects-and-project-cars/my-datsun-build/18604/page1/ The builder is creating a replica ~4/3 scale 1932 Datsun 11 Phaeton. So very cool! Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 I was expecting an actual build thread. Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 It's probably a good thing that most of us don't try to build a body from scratch out appliances and office furniture. 1 Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 :rofl: Quote Link to comment
paradoxx Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Nice!! i just went thru the whole thread. Quote Link to comment
w_datsun_a Posted September 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 I was expecting an actual build thread. It is an actual build thread....just not mine (otherwise it would be in the project section). I appreciated it because he is doing it all himself, with materials on hand. Don't know how it is going to finish up looking but the effort is there. Besides, using appliance sheet metal is probably orders of magnitude better metal than what it was originally built with. :P Quote Link to comment
yellowdatsun Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 Would have been cool if it he was actually building a replica, not just a home brew hot rod. It's not even remotely close to what Datsun built. He should have started with period correct parts, even model T stuff would have been better than what he's using. Quote Link to comment
Silky_Johnson Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 The builder is creating a replica ~4/3 scale 1932 Datsun 11 Phaeton. So very cool! So he's making it a 1/3 larger than Datsun did? Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 5/4 people have a problem with fractions Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 5/4 people have a problem with fractions prepositions Quote Link to comment
w_datsun_a Posted September 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 So he's making it a 1/3 larger than Datsun did? Yes to account for the increased physical size of the engine/etc. Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv Quote Link to comment
Abe Froman Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 There is NOTHING awesome about this !!! Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted September 21, 2012 Report Share Posted September 21, 2012 There is if you're an old toaster hoping to get a new life as a hot rod. Bet he his favorite animated movie is Robots. Quote Link to comment
Dat Lurka Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 Whatever. How many of you are building a 1931 Datsun replica? :poke: Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted September 22, 2012 Report Share Posted September 22, 2012 So he's making it a 1/3 larger than Datsun did? Yes to account for the increased physical size of the driver. fixed Quote Link to comment
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