1971Datsupra Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Today I took pics of my truck and broke my rusty hood relese cable. Started it up and let it idel for a while then pulled the shifter through the gears. (check my Questions about my datsun thread) Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Over the weekend I pulled the dash out of my truck and started pulling off the puffy dash pad to discover that the original padding was still there! Today I took it into work and filled all the cracks with silicone and smoothed it all back out. I cut some new door pannel boards and tried to line up the clip holes (what a pain in the ssa) I ordered 6 yards of black suede and 2 1/2 yards of back sparkle vinyl. Found somewhere that sells a full re build kit for the 1600cc but for 510 bucks :blink: Quote Link to comment
Lifted2wdatsun Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Haven't got a datsun. but on the '83 i accidentaly forgot to put the oil cap back on after adding some oil in tukwila, and drove it for a couple of days. now she gets an engine detail :) :D:mad: Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 I got new doors today at Pick N Pull. I screwed up the doors on the 620 as there were many holes from lantern mirrors, and I pretty much warped the shit out of the skin. These doors aren't too rusty and have much smaller holes to be filled in. Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 rebuilt the carb and found that i might have a bent valve!! :fu::fu: eh... whadaya gonna do. should have kept my mouth shut when i said "i havent had any problems with this thing in forever!" :( Quote Link to comment
nukeday Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Played with pretty colored wires. Thunk myself stupid. Asked for help. Got some help for stupid thinking about colored wires. Finalized my fuse box wiring diagram. :D Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 "Removed" the steering wheel, clam shell, and turn signal switch for repair and refurbish. Broke 2 of the clips for the horn button. Push and twist... who knew? And now im on the hunt for a knob set... Quote Link to comment
Nissan_Boy85 Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 This is for the last couple days, Monday: Drove her to Kelso to do a Job Shadow at the Toyota Dealership there. Used the drive as the major test of my Weber rebuild/install. Tuesday: Drove to Kelso again, filled her up with what the British call petrol and found out i get about 6 or 7 better MPG then the old stock carb I had on her. Gave her a new fan belt since the old one decided to sing her death song. Killed a ricer (Prelude) on the freeway too. :D Wednesday: Gave her a name finally (Nissy). Installed a Idle Cut-Off so she won't diesel. Made a list of stuff I want to do before the year is done. Main things on list is get her heart rebuilt, give her a fresh coat of paint, and straighten the right front corner out. Anyone know the code for that stock Tan I got? If ya do, PM me. Quote Link to comment
HRH Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 "Removed" the steering wheel, clam shell, and turn signal switch for repair and refurbish. Broke 2 of the clips for the horn button. Push and twist... who knew? And now im on the hunt for a knob set... Don't feel bad, I screwed up on that the first time I took off the 521 steering pad too. Quote Link to comment
Nissan_Boy85 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 Lets see...today I drove Nissy to school and back without the damn oil cap on! Now I need to clean the engine bay... Quote Link to comment
ImInked Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 i bought a new palm sized sander and got to sanding my door down. hoping to get it in primer by saturday, wet sand it on sunday and shoot it with some nice black suede. aka flat black Quote Link to comment
Farmer Joe Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 i didnt do a damn thing to it today!! i just drove it and enjoyed the wonderful ride. it runs freakin primo! i cant wait to get the 5 speed in it!! Quote Link to comment
lynchfourtwenty Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 i drove my truck to the auto part store an picked up an engine hoist of my very own!!! then went an dropped some cloths off at good will.. bout it. Quote Link to comment
Madness Posted February 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Thursday: Went into work and tried to fill the cracks in my wheel with corian glue... didnt work, i think ill use jb weld putty. I recived 6 yards of black suede, 2 1/2 yards of sparkle black vinyl, and a pair of hog ring plyers. Friday: drove all over denver to upholstery suppliers to find everything i need at the right price. Picked up foam, scrim, piping, chrome trim, glue, hog rings, burlap, thread, and needles. But today is VD so this is about all the datsun ill get today. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment
OG lil E Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Thursday: Went into work and tried to fill the cracks in my wheel with corian glue... didnt work, i think ill use jb weld putty. Hey Madness, not to get off track here, but JB weld will work. I've restored a number of steering wheels and it is easy to do, but it's VERY time consuming! It seems to hold up very well. I did the steering wheel in my '62 Buick about 8 years ago and after all that time and close to 25,000 miles it still looks great. Last fall I finished another steering wheel I was going to use on my old bagged fullsize Chevy truck, but I sold the truck and now it is sitting around gathering dust. It was pulled out of a car in the junkyard and had substantial cracking. My friends all said restoring it was crazy because it was in such bad shape. But, after many many hours of work, it turned out beautiful. I use the JB quick. When you are filling cracks, if they aren't very wide, you may have to widen them. Use a small thin file similar to what is used for model car building or model railroading. Finger nail sanding boards that girls use to do their nails will work too, they just don't last very long. I know that sounds crazy, but if they aren't wide enough for the JB weld to get way down in there it will crack out again. Trust me, I know. Nothing more irritating than repairing and sanding a steering wheel for 40+ hours to get it prepped, sand, prime, sand, prime and then shooting it in Kandy only to have it crack out a short time later. I've included a picture of the steering wheel in my Buick. Sorry the picture is so small, but it gives you an idea of what can be done to bring a steering wheel back. Good luck! E Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 I borrowed my neighbor's battery charger yesterday. Charged the battery all night. May try to get her fired up and fully charg the battery today. Looks like th weather may warm up so have to get that leaky water pump out. But someone today have to order the gasket. And I still have to cut the clutch of a spare pump for a replacement. Quote Link to comment
ImInked Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Got my door down to bare metal and then shot it with primer. Stood around and looked at the rest of my truck while drinking a beer. i love saturdays! Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 Damn, they had a gasket. On to making a new pump. Quote Link to comment
73dat Posted February 14, 2009 Report Share Posted February 14, 2009 install a orig.int.view mirror in my '72 620,replace damage radio anntena in my '63 320...................:D Quote Link to comment
ImInked Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 i actually got my door primed and painted. on to the drivers side Quote Link to comment
nukeday Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Painted some stuff Cleaned some stuff Masked the firewall tray for paint (yesterday, actually. And the day before, I think...) Quote Link to comment
kvn_13 Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 i installed dash insert i got from work today, and also found an air cleaner truck didnt come w/ one. sprayed pb blaster on drums ,doing the brakes in the morning hope i get to drive around the block .:D Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Fired up first time in weeks. Hope it's warm tomorrow. Will begin to pull rad 5th time, and pump third time. Quote Link to comment
denveratsun Posted February 15, 2009 Report Share Posted February 15, 2009 Friday: drove all over denver to upholstery suppliers to find everything i need at the right price. Picked up foam, scrim, piping, chrome trim, glue, hog rings, burlap, thread, and needles. And you didn't even call me? WTH? :D You should PM me with some of the "good" spots to get interior stuff. I truly need to get started on my panels and center console. Look forward to hearing from you man. Pulled a new clutch master (zero dollars!!) from a 620 in my friends JY...will install Monday:cool: Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 today i installed an antenna on my truck I also took out the center console. I started cutting into the dash to install a stereo, but after making one cut i figured it wouldnt fit in there anyways due to how long the newer stereos are. So I took it out, and i have a plastic case i can install the stereo in, then screw it to the metal bracket where the center console was mounted to. I got the wiring done for the ground/accessory on the stereo. Afterwards it was to dark so called it a day. This week, will pickup a cheap speaker box from sounds waves in warrenton to put my speakers in, and find a good spot to mount the tweeters. Quote Link to comment
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