Granny's Goon 1968 510

[hobbes_the_cat]

So I was contacted by a young man a while back about his 510 wagon that was just given to him by the family of a decessed neighbor. I gave him a few tips for getting it running and of course mentioned if he ever wanted to get rid of it to give me a call. Months went by and I got a text out of the blue from him saying he was ready to sell so I made an appointment, hooked up the dolly and this is what I found when I got there...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

So there is a down side. The little old lady hired some shady guys to do some body work and repaint it at some point. It has the worst bondo job I have ever seen in my life! fortunately there are only a few places that they got to, the drivers door being the worst. Another good thing is they didnt sand or prep at all before laying the bondo so it flakes off fairly easy. Did I mention it runs and drives too? The other down side is I have too many Dattos now so if I keep this one I need to thin the heard.

[Draynor]

Wow wow wow!  :thumbup: 

Same blue as mine, just mines not a 68  :crying: 

Did it come with the bumper?

[hobbes_the_cat]

Yes the bumper and license light came with, as did the gas cap. ;)

[datrod]

Nice score.

[Draynor]

Yes the bumper and license light came with, as did the gas cap. ;)

Sweet! Can't wait to see what you do with it!

[izzo]

Omg a sixty eight. Nice dude.

[DatWifey]

Nice!!  Looks like a great score. 

[spitznoz]

nice find dibs if you thin out the heard hehe   :thumbup:

[MicroMachinery]

Oh dear Gussie.. I like where this thread is going...

[d-510]

Nice score! If you ever wanna sell it lmk! :thumbup:

[danfiveten]

Awsome dude, one day ill have a wagon.

[Tristin]

Is this going to be one you flip? Youve got a 68 and a 69 wagon now... Id be in for either if you decide to part with one. Im right up the road if you want to make a deal :D

[Z chopper]

of the 68 and the 69, the 68 one is the one I'd keep and flip the 69. then do a RHD conversion and build an SSS engine to slide in place. hmmm did Datsun ever build an SSS Wagon?

[Spoona_Jay21]

NICE! uber clean! can't wait too see whats in store

[jalen]

of the 68 and the 69, the 68 one is the one I'd keep and flip the 69. then do a RHD conversion and build an SSS engine to slide in place. hmmm did Datsun ever build an SSS Wagon?

Horrible idea. The dash looks straight no sense in buying a rhd dash and swapping it or cutting up this one to make it rhd. And there was no such thing as a SSS wagon.

[Draker]

um... holy fuck?

 

That dash is crazy nice... as is the whole car!

[devilsbullet]

looks to be the same color that mine originally was. and damn you and the gas cap! still trying to find one for less than 200 bucks lol. if u get rid of it I wouldn't mind trying to figure out a way to have twins :devil:

[izzo]

Door cards look good too.  seems like there's still rubber on the windows :rofl:

[hobbes_the_cat]

Yeah the door rubber is still pretty nice, dash and door cards are MINT. It will take a little work undoing the lame bondo job but all in all the cleanest, original dime I have had.

[hobbes_the_cat]

I would really like to have some words with the "professional" auto body guys that did this work.

 

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[Z chopper]

looks like backyard hacks did that

[hobbes_the_cat]

Does any one have a good way of removing poorly applied bondo? I want to peel it off without totally destroying the paint underneath so i can cruise with less embarrassment. I dont want any one to think I applied this stuff and i dont want primer patches either. The sparp flathead screwdriver is taking forever. Heat gun? Rubbing alcohol?

[darrel]

heat gun will soften it up.

[Tristin]

Yeah, heat gun should do the trick... let me know if you need one. I have one in the garage. 

[hobbes_the_cat]

Thanks guys for the heat gun tip. It was much easier to peel the bondo off while it was hot. Bummer is the hacks that put the bondo all over also went to town with a slide hammer. I don't want to swap doors even though I have a good spare, because I thought 68's had different handles and window regulators. So I guess I'll have to find a good body guy or try it myself.

 

 

 

Here is a pic of the muffler that exploded after a backfire when the PO had it. I have a flow master in the garage that will go on it soon.