datsunfreak Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 MK2 Golf? If so, where from? I might need some. ^_^ Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 They look great but you are missing the plastic baffle that sits flat below the cowl grille. Maybe meaningless, but on the USDM cars these were stamped sheetmetal. Bet you could get some water-jet cut easily. And possibly more relevant to Matt, I replaced my metal baffle plates with the 90s-style JDM vent covers, so if you want my metal plates they're yours. Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted September 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 This is the company that sells these great fender pops. https://www.mtmfg.com/ MK-1's is what I got. I looked at the MK-2 Golf next to a MK-1 and the 1 had a slightly wider flare extrusion. I am going to add on to these too. Might not be wide enough for a 10" wide wheel. I will decide once the wheels get here. 1 Quote Link to comment
njoz1200ute Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Maybe meaningless, but on the USDM cars these were stamped sheetmetal. Bet you could get some water-jet cut easily. And possibly more relevant to Matt, I replaced my metal baffle plates with the 90s-style JDM vent covers, so if you want my metal plates they're yours. Already have the baffle drawn up in CAD for anyone that wants it. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 MK-1's is what I got. I looked at the MK-2 Golf next to a MK-1 and the 1 had a slightly wider flare extrusion. I am going to add on to these too. Might not be wide enough for a 10" wide wheel. I want to say with my flares I measured and I could go up to 8.5" in the front and 9" in the rear. The other 1200 at the shop has steel flares about this same size (Dodge Omni) and could easily go 9s all around. You just running 10s in the back or all around? Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted September 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Just the back with 10" What's your offset and back space on your 9" wheels? Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 What's your offset and back space on your 9" wheels? As I recall it was around -25 in the rear. Gave up on trying to make it work in the front since the car wouldn't really turn with that wide a wheel anyway. :rofl: Moises' car with a 14x9 -25. Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted September 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 I went +25mm on the rear for the stud adapters I am making for 4X100 wheels. I figure 6.5 wide with 0 offset would be a nice tuck in the front. Now that I am looking at 8" wide on some cars I wonder if I should have gone wider. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 I figure 6.5 wide with 0 offset would be a nice tuck in the front. I could fit a 14x7 -9 in the front with no flares, so... ^_^ Wider would probably be better. But you can always slap them on and see. 1 Quote Link to comment
njoz1200ute Posted September 14, 2014 Report Share Posted September 14, 2014 I had -12 offset on my 14 x 8.5 rims and they stuck out 25mm on the front but were close to flush on the back. This was on my General Lee 1200 ute though.no spacers. 3 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted September 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Did some of my HTD drive system today. 3 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted September 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 And proved out a couple of these 4 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted September 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 17, 2014 Finished op one for the A12 pulley 2 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted September 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Whats the stock alternator look like? The one that is on my 1200 is not a stock unit. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 19, 2014 Report Share Posted September 19, 2014 Whats the stock alternator look like? Just like all the other Datsun alternators. Only a lot smaller. :rofl: 1 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted September 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 True it's tiny. I guess it is the right one. Just mounted funny. I'm going to be machining the cooling fan into the alt pulley. Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 20, 2014 Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Are these jesel drive pulleys going to be for sale to the public? ^_^ Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted September 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2014 Absolutely they will be. It's why I'm trying them out on my stock A12. Gotta show pride in my craftsmanship and show how well they work. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted September 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Got 3 customer parts to complete and it's back to R&D for the 1200 stuff. Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted November 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2014 So I bought a can of paint stripper to test out. For a $6.00 can it seemed to be a good buy. Applied a even coat and covered the area with some shrink wrap. Stuck it right to the gel so it wouldn't dry out so fast. After two applications I ended up with. and While the remover was doing its job I removed the boot lid and got a better look at my rust issues. Not exactly what I wanted to work with but I have already bought the car lol. Lots of cutting and sheet metal work in my future. 1 Quote Link to comment
graveltrapp Posted November 17, 2014 Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 I am loving all the goodies you have rolling out. Nice work hope you can keep the prices within the ratsun budget and still make a profit to cover all the time your putting into the little gems. I am on board for a few of your parts. Are the pulleys going to work with stock fan? Is the air box going to be a lid or a complete cover like the stock? Yum yum yum. Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted November 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2014 The Air box will be a base-filter-cover leaving the element open for non turbo application, but I will make a pressure box for a turbo setup. For the pulley setup it will incorporate a stock fan. I am trying to keep everything within affordability. I think single unit orders on anything I am losing my ass on. So I have to adjust accordingly, but if things are purchased in large batch orders of 8-10+ I can offer cost rates VS retail. Saves everyone $$ and I can actually turn a profit. Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted November 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Cleaned off the floor pans to get a better idea of how much has to be cut. 1 Quote Link to comment
KiloTango1200 Posted November 19, 2014 Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 Cleaned off the floor pans to get a better idea of how much has to be cut. On my Sedan, I found a bunch of pinholes under the seam sealer, where the firewall meets the floor pan. Quote Link to comment
Mattndew76 Posted November 19, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2014 On my Sedan, I found a bunch of pinholes under the seam sealer, where the firewall meets the floor pan. I found much of the same. All the seams have rust built up under the rubber sealer. I will be taking the metal out all the way to the outer frame rails. PO did some really bad patch work on this car. Hope I can give this a legit shot at repair. Time to unpack the bead roller. 1 Quote Link to comment
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