teagueauto21 Posted July 14, 2015 Report Share Posted July 14, 2015 Looking good buddy, Im so jealous! Quote Link to comment
Small Factory Posted July 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Leather jacket, great idea to make that shift boot. Have to remember that for later use. so fresh and clean! Looking good buddy, Im so jealous! Thanks so much guys... Quote Link to comment
Small Factory Posted July 15, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2015 Wow. Looks So Sweet. Nice job on the patch for the speaker. Can't even tell it was replaced. And the shift boot is awesome. Looks better then stock. I want one for my truck too. Nice work Tim. David: Thanks man! Hated that radio, as the delete plate is much nicer looking. About the shift boot... I removed both sleeves from the jacket (one sleeve was enough for one boot), and used one and attempted to sew one myself. Well, I realized my sewing skills were not up to par, so my wife jumped on the machine and did this one with the remaining sleeve. I just looked to see if I could make you one, but the jacket body has too many seams in it to make another. Also, I just found out my wife threw away the original boot parts, so I have no template! Wish I could have made one for you to repay you for the tool bag. It wouldn't cost very much at all to go get yourself a cheap leather coat from the thrift store (thinner the better, thick leather requires a big sewing machine) and bring it to a tailor. Would take them about 10-20 minutes. My suggestion: Just don't take apart the boot first, so the tailor can understand how it goes back together. I disassembled mine and took many pictures, but my wife never saw it beforehand and couldn't figure out how to reassemble it. Quote Link to comment
Small Factory Posted July 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Brought the little 620 to a large gathering last Friday. I got lots of pics of all the different cars/trucks, but only a few of my 620. People were generally blown away to simply see a Datsun here in the northeast. Most assumed it had been repainted/restored, and refused to believe it was sitting in original paint with 31,000 miles. Pretty fun evening. Crazy smoke-show on the street afterwards for a good 2 hours. The 620 did not take part... Surprisingly, a small-block chevy Z showed up, and the owner was extremely nice. His car was really something... 3 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 The car world needs more people like you. Taking the time to get the details right makes all the difference. It really shows. 1 Quote Link to comment
qwik510 Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 David: Thanks man! Hated that radio, as the delete plate is much nicer looking. About the shift boot... I removed both sleeves from the jacket (one sleeve was enough for one boot), and used one and attempted to sew one myself. Well, I realized my sewing skills were not up to par, so my wife jumped on the machine and did this one with the remaining sleeve. I just looked to see if I could make you one, but the jacket body has too many seams in it to make another. Also, I just found out my wife threw away the original boot parts, so I have no template! Wish I could have made one for you to repay you for the tool bag. It wouldn't cost very much at all to go get yourself a cheap leather coat from the thrift store (thinner the better, thick leather requires a big sewing machine) and bring it to a tailor. Would take them about 10-20 minutes. My suggestion: Just don't take apart the boot first, so the tailor can understand how it goes back together. I disassembled mine and took many pictures, but my wife never saw it beforehand and couldn't figure out how to reassemble it. No worries Tim. Keep up the good work on the truck. Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 Fantastic work :cool: Quote Link to comment
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