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hey folks here is my 70 4dr 

the car is clean inside and out, was well taken care of but a oil leak was neglected from the PO

and has just coated everything on the suspension and steering linkage

i cant say that i hate grease,i work in a oil refinery!  but i hate grease on my car.

so this project, is going to be pulling the motor and replacing seals and cleaning the bay and repaint 

and clean and replace steering and suspension bushings and such where needed

and fix any other lil things that i come across 

so this will be my project 

 

 

well here she is up on stands 

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first things first drain all her fluids oil/rad

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while fluids are draining, tackle this PO battery containment system 

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also the tray and pan are in real good shape just a lil surface rust

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get rid of the PO stereo crap and battery jerry rig 

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next removing the hood make sure to marks where it lines up on the hinge

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look ma no top

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next up radiator and fan cowl

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next the grill

this is what i do to keep all screws and bolts in place with there respectable parts 

ziplock and written ID

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before the radiator can come out  had to remove the the automatic transmission cooling lines

make sure that you have a catch bin they are going to have fluid in them

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here is the radiator look what i found

ouch 

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well thats it for today 

thx farmer

 

 

 

 

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Nice to see a build thread started for this and also glad (for your sake) to see the battery tiedown go!

 

You can try a brush with strong bristles on it to try and straighten the radiator fins, or I also find a small flat blade screwdriver does a good job as well.  Boring process but sometimes worth it.

 

I like the aircleaner :rofl:

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When you finally [no telling how many years this can stretch for very good causes] get around to hooking up the automatic transmission cooling hoses, invest in Voi Shan [tapered seat seals] when you reconnect.  40 plus or minus years take their tolls on the integrity of the faces of the female and male fittings on the radiator and the mating hoses.  Keep up the good work, the more Datsuns the better on the road!  I have been driving my stable for so long that most of my neighbors have bought Datsuns as the "first car" for their new teen age drivers.  Got to get them off to a good start.

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well here we are with some more progress

 

the radiator looks like something got in between the fan and the core 

looks like it had a some type of repair,  but i dont like it so its going to be boiled out and repaired if needed

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next out the starter

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next alternator wires being labeled and removed

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now the heater lines make sure to use a catch bin they should have fluid in them

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so pretty much everything on the passenger side needed to be un hooked or removed has been done

so now to the a/c unit and stand

pulley first to get the belt off

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 belts off the pulleys but will not clear the timing gauge oh well,,i will get it off when the motor comes out

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a/c brace and stand removal

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well a/c is off the brace and remember always bag and label

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well thats  it for today

thx farmer

 

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well this is a lil update not that much 

work and being 108 here 

just makes working in the garage unbearable 

so here you go and yes 

yes the A/C will stay  it is more a item of survival than a convenience

here in this town

 

took the fan off

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label wires to proper spots

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misc throttle linkage removal 

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exhaust header bolts

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and of course one had to break

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thats it nothing much 

but it is to damn hot 

thx farmer

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Ok well it's been a long time since I updated this thread and so far

I have the motor pretty much rebuilt just a few things to tidy up

Have removed pretty much everything in the bay getting ready to paint

Front suspension on both sides out

Cross member out

Just waiting on a few more parts here and there, but I'm having problems with removing my steering linkage

I want to just remove it from the steering box arm

I've removed the pin and nut, but I can't get the linkage to fall

Do I need a pickle fork, some heat and a hammer

Any help

I would post pics but my cpu does not like photo fu@ket

I will try to figure something else for pics

Thx farmer

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This 4 door is ridiculously clean but, you can tell from farmers build he is a perfectionist.

Looks good man

Well I don't know about perfectionist, but I do like a clean car

Thx for the kind words

If you're keeping the engine driven fan, and the AC, I would suggest getting a 7-blade fan from a 620 instead of that 4 blade.   :thumbup:

I'll look into that, but aren't 620 fan clutch?

 

I'm going to try photo f@ucket again to see if I can get some pics

Thx farmer

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You saw the word "roadster" right?   :rofl:

 

620 is the one I have firsthand experience with, so it's the only one I would suggest.  :thumbup:

Ha I've looked or a hour trying to find the fan you guys are talking about, I can find a 7 blade but the all a wide hole pattern compared to the roadster fan pic above

Does anyone have a p/n for one of the early model ones you folks are talking about

I did see a Toyota one the are putting on the the old fj's but still trying to get specs

Thx

Farmer

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Ha I've looked or a hour trying to find the fan you guys are talking about, I can find a 7 blade but the all a wide hole pattern compared to the roadster fan pic above

 

Yeah, looked at both of the 240Zs here and they have clutches too. I know I didn't imagine this stupid thing. I've installed at least 5 of them...   :rofl:

 

Does anyone have a p/n for one of the early model ones you folks are talking about

 

I'll see if I can dig something up...

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