datzenmike Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 8 minutes ago, wayno said: There is nothing there worth rebuilding, cheaper to buy a complete decent driver, Datsun Roadster parts are unobtanium. Anything on them is worth something. Easily breakable things like marker and tail lights, anything chrome, emblems, Dash knobs, switches, gauges. Extremely unlikely but the H-190 may be LSD. They are money pits though. 2 Quote Link to comment
wayno Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 They certainly are money pits, I put a fortune into mine back in the mid 90s and parts were half of what they were even 10 years later, I do not regret buying the car, doing it the way I did it was the only way I could afford to do it(nickel and dimed to death), and used parts were still around at a reasonable price. Mine runs and drives great, but I daily drove it for years back in the 90s/early 2000s when I was still flying hanggliders, now I hardly ever drive it.(insert sad face here) 2 Quote Link to comment
Dguy210 Posted December 26, 2018 Report Share Posted December 26, 2018 4 hours ago, Fetch said: Yup, Datsun, what a shame. I can't make out a lot of detail from the picture size, both look to be between '65-'70. Engines are out of both, front disk brakes are gone from the white one. Most likely, parts have been sold off or taken off and used on good roadster(s) in the garage. There could be a bit of salvageable parts yet. 41 minutes ago, wayno said: There is nothing there worth rebuilding, cheaper to buy a complete decent driver, Datsun Roadster parts are very expensive. I was thinking more like potential new Datsun friend. Roadsters are in my opinion not worth restoring vs. buying restored due to the cost unless you have a giant stash of parts already. 2 Quote Link to comment
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datzenmike Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 14 hours ago, VFR800 said: Looks like they are in a trailer to me. And her daughter is also her sister. 2 1 Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 Call the auto parts store for items needed for the vintage cars - "NOPE! The computer says I can't even ORDER it! It's unavailable!". Browse rockauto and they offer it from three different manufacturers. Wait......it shows I purchased one. Look in the glove box of the ailing vintage vehicle: yup - there it is, new in the bag. Many such cases. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 If you find a Datsun in a wrecking yard and are looking it over for parts you need, always check the glove box. Often the PO will buy a part and then not get around to replacing it. I've gotten a brand new U joint, crank seal and spark plugs. Not in the same truck. 2 Quote Link to comment
Fetch Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 On 12/25/2018 at 6:48 PM, datzenmike said: Anything on them is worth something. Easily breakable things like marker and tail lights, anything chrome, emblems, Dash knobs, switches, gauges. Extremely unlikely but the H-190 may be LSD. They are money pits though. Mike, don't get all down on roadsters. All cars are money pits. You yourself stated you would cry if you kept track of the money you have spent on your rig. Parts are getting scarce and these cars are kept going through the great handy work of their owners. I have seen it on these pages and am envious of the work put into them. 1 Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 When scrap prices went nuts about a decade ago many of my honey holes finally crushed. Datsuns, Falcons, Comets, Darts, Valiants all used to be dirt common - not any more. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 About 10 years ago there were 20 Neons in the J yards. Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 Yeah, neons aren't a great loss. A local yard had a Rambler with an I6 and some kind of aftermarket water injection system that just looked so cool plumbed into the base of the carb! He wouldn't sell the system without selling the entire engine so I never got the system. Eventually he crushed the entire car, having never sold a part off of the car. 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Sounds just like a Datsun parts hoarder..... Quote Link to comment
angliagt Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 19 hours ago, VFR800 said: I'll bet that the neighbor's dogs don't mess with that cat. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Or porch pirates. 2 Quote Link to comment
Jesse C. Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 11 hours ago, a.d._510_n_ok said: Call the auto parts store for items needed for the vintage cars - "NOPE! The computer says I can't even ORDER it! It's unavailable!". Browse rockauto and they offer it from three different manufacturers. Wait......it shows I purchased one. Look in the glove box of the ailing vintage vehicle: yup - there it is, new in the bag. Many such cases. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
angliagt Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 Man,those Aussies sure know how to live life "on the edge"! That driver probably also tore the tag off of his mattress. 1 1 Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 14 hours ago, datzenmike said: Sounds just like a Datsun parts hoarder..... A few years ago an article turned up on line about the estate sale of a Nash/Rambler parts hoarder. The pictures were full of nothing but very elderly men on scooters and walkers. The author suggested the fellas were tripping one another to get to the parts they wanted. Men on the verge of death still fighting over parts for an orphan make whose minty hardtops and convertibles don't even bring major cash struck me as especially sad for some reason. 4 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 What's the real difference here? Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 The first stands for fascism, the second for a republic based on inalienable God-given rights for all? 2 1 Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 meanwhile....in Canada 2 Quote Link to comment
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