izzo Posted November 4, 2018 Report Share Posted November 4, 2018 Hello Ratsuners... It's been quite some time since I've posted or been active here. Still been in the datsun game. Anyways. Am blessed with the honor of getting Dave's infamous 210. The drive train has been swapped out to 200sx. Including the engine/transmission. Rocking the 2.2 motor from the 200sx. The fuel injection stuff is gone. But it will be running a weber 32/36 for now. Later down the road some side drafts would be sweet. For now the goal is to go over the brakes, hoses, bearings. Drop the fuel tank and clean it. Replace any hoses while it's out. Get the it running and driving. Going to leave it mostly as is like Dave had it. And just drive and enjoy it. I will be taking it to car shows like Canby and such so other people can see it and remember him also. Paint scheme will remain the same. Only thing I'm planning on changing, is putting a dashboard back in it. Maybe swapping out the wiring harness, and then seats. The intake and carbs he had on it were stolen. The hood is gone, too. Also the rear seat is missing, along with the slotted mags. If anyone has the following to donate to the cause, that would be cool! Slotted mags for it Rear seat Door panels Weber carb Front seats 8 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted November 9, 2018 Report Share Posted November 9, 2018 I so wanted this, but do not have any more space. Good on you for taking it on and thanks for posting here :) There is a fastback in the local yard, I can't remember if it had a hood or really what was left on it. I can go take a look again. Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted November 9, 2018 Report Share Posted November 9, 2018 Looking forward to seeing this car at Canby again (hint hint) 1 Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted April 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 ^^^ Update. Picked up the car about a month back. Have got the engine out of the car. Have cleaned out the inside (read swept, not scrubbed). Got the tie rods figured out. Need to figure out tension rod yet and some other bits. But so far, looking like it will line up and come together. Some people have generously donated parts to help get it on the road. 4 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 Keep the memory alive... Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted April 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 ^^^ That's the plan. Been a while Mike! Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 Certainly has Tim. Quote Link to comment
Draker Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Always welcome here Tim. Good to see you saving this one. Quote Link to comment
ArchetypeDatsun Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 On November 9, 2018 at 12:06 PM, Trophy24 said: Looking forward to seeing this car at Canby again (hint hint) No more Canby if you haven't heard. Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Have definitely heard. Planning to be at Powerland this year Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted May 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2019 Have located motor/trans, front suspension, wiring Still in the market for seats Got a set of wheels for it for now also! 2 Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 Did you get slots? I have a set i can get up there. 1 Quote Link to comment
Josh K. Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 I have a weber progressive carb if you still need one. Quote Link to comment
hang_510 Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 Saw a vanity plate here: pumpkn (Ill steal it if I see it parked) 1 Quote Link to comment
sunny310 Posted May 23, 2019 Report Share Posted May 23, 2019 Can’t wait for this lil beast to hit the road again Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted June 16, 2019 Report Share Posted June 16, 2019 A series, ready for pickup. :) 1 Quote Link to comment
sick620 Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 IZZO we really need updates! have to know if this thing is crusing bumpin some wu tang in daves honor! Quote Link to comment
bananahamuck Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 H2theIzzo doesn't own it anymore .he gave it away or sold it cheap when he moved to Nebraska. . i think a Dude named Ace owns it . 1 Quote Link to comment
Logical1 Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 I miss that bastion of good everyday. One of the most original characters I have ever met! Love ya Dave... 1 Quote Link to comment
sick620 Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 someone track down "ace" and get him to post some updates, where did the bird shit goon end up? Quote Link to comment
sick620 Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 I think of pumpkin dave as one of the original ratsun prophets. I love clean nice painted and restored cars as much as any car nut.. but there was something about how edgy and fun datsuns were when you left them a little rough and put your own flavor into them. The first year I went to canby (2010) I felt apart of something camping in what some people would call "the ratsun side of the fairgrounds". dave was an integral part of the experience and I will never forget watching him riding a datsun hood pulled by a 620 as a sled... He was an amazing soul and his crazy whimsical ratsun builds had a soul of their own as well... He lives on in the spirit of this forum I can't think of anyone that embodied "ratsun" more. 1 4 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted March 6, 2022 Report Share Posted March 6, 2022 Dave did me a favor, a debt that I was unable to repay. I guess I thought that there was lots of time, that we would all live forever. I was there in '10 and remember the hood surfing and later the ass pennies. $50 worth of pennies paving the fairgrounds roads. 1 Quote Link to comment
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