General Update

[6spd_monte]

Greetings everyone!

 

It's been a while since I was active here, like 2 years or so...

You see, shortly after I signed up on the forum and introduced myself we ended up moving to Washington State and I wasn't able to bring the Datsun with me at the time.  But fear not!  I still own it, it's just temporarily living in storage in San Diego.

I've been down there to visit a few times and the 810 fires right up and runs like a champ each time I'm there.  

 

It looks like I might have an opportunity to drive it home to the PNW in early July.  But of course I'd like it to look a bit cooler on the road trip than it currently does so I've got some stuff planned.

I'm ordering new wheels and tires for it.  I'm having them shipped straight to SoCal so I can just throw them on and hit the road.  

Well, it also needs an altitude adjustment so I'm hoping to lower it a bit while I've got the wheels off and all the tools out. (I have a couple of questions about that, I made another post in the suspension section for it.)

And I yanked the big square US market bumpers off of it before we moved, but it shouldn't be running around all bumper-less right?  I was able to get my hands on one of those fancy slim bumpers off a 200b, so it will have a front bumper for the trip.

No luck on the rear bumper yet but I'm still looking.

 

Anyway, that's what's new with me.

 

I'll post updates as things (hopefully) progress.

 

-James

[datzenmike]

Hopefully the new rims have the correct offset so you can lower it. Check before you put the rubber on.Road trip!!!

[6spd_monte]

They're 15x7 with zero offset and 195/50 tires. This combo has been done successfully by others so I'm feeling pretty confident. 

Still open to feedback though.