I must say, reading this made me laugh so hard that I'm "pimp,L". (Peeing
in my pants, LAUGHING) I have had things like this on occassion happen, but
never this clever. You people in the land down under apparently have a very
resourceful imagination when it comes to repair. {τΏτ} Pat
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Bent <ajb@squirrel.com.au>
To: Daniel Neuman <dneuman@stars.sfsu.edu>
Cc: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Wednesday, September 22, 1999 8:21 PM
Subject: Re: Chrome fender trim spear thingy..
>You could do what the idiot I bought my car off did. You drill right
through the
>trim and then secure it in place with the biggest aluminium pop rivets you
could
>find, completely flattening the trim while you are at it.
>Other useful tips from "The previous owner of Alan's Fairlady" -
>- If you break the tabs off the back of the Fairlady emblem just glue it in
place
>with Araldite, then drill through the emblem and secure it in place with a
wood
>screw with a nut on the other side. (make sure you use too much glue, so it
can run
>everywhere)
>- Rust holes in the floor can be easily fixed by cutting up old Coca-Cola
cans and
>gluing them in place. Don't bother painting over the repair to try to hide
it, that
>would be a waste of paint!
>- If the voltage regularor dies, don't worry about getting a new one, just
route the
>wires to a toggle switch on the dash. When you find that the car is getting
hard to
>start, you just flick on the switch and charge up the battery for a while.
(Don't
>try to hide that toggle switch, stick it right in the middle of the dash)
>- There is no up or down side to a head gasket, it will go on either way.
(gee, I
>wonder why all that oil is spewing out of the back of the engine between
the head
>and the block?)
>- If you break a wheel stud don't worry about replacing it, you would have
to break
>another 3 before you get in any real trouble.
>- On the rear brakes you can use a 7/8 size wheel cylinder on one side and
a 3/4 on
>the other. Don't bother replacing both if only one side needs replacing.
>- Cut your gear stick in half. A 2 inch long gear stick is much nicer to
use.
>- If you loose your petrol cap just stick a big rolled up piece of cloth
down the
>hole to stop the petrol coming out. (turn your car into a giant 4 wheel
molotov
>cocktail)
>- And last, and most importantly, if you blow a fuse, replace it with a
bolt!
>Alan Bent - Queensland , Australia
>1966 Fairlady SP311 - 1965 Silvia CSP311
>1966 Fairlady SP311 - 1964 Fairlady 3 seater SP310
>1964 Fairlady 3 seater SP310 - 1964 Cedric Wagon WP31
>1963 Bluebird P312 - 1963 Bluebird P312
>1963 Cedric P31 - 1964 Cedric Wagon 1964
>1969 Super Six G130
>http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/3823/index.html
>
>
>
>Daniel Neuman wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>> I jsut realized that I bought a piece of chrome fender trim (the
'spear'
>> that goes on the front fender ) from Ross at Shasta have totally forgot
to put
>> it on. I want to put it on before the car show this Sat. How does it
attach
>> to the car??
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Daniel
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