Paul,
I agree totally. I've had a blast bringing my 67.5 1600 back to life!
It sat in my garage for about 5 years, til I found this list. Now it's
back on the road, and I'm always looking forward to the next project.
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul [mailto:9laser3@bright.net]
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 11:55 AM
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
Subject: Never finished!
"I don't think it ever ends!"
Well I hope not! Half the fun I have with my 1600 is working on it and
fixing and beautifying one thing after another. I bought my 1600 almost 5
years ago and then spent the next year getting the body rust free and
everything in running order. Budget, not time, stopped me from a complete
frame off restoration. Since then I have: rebuilt the rear brakes
completely, replaced and rewired an electric fuel pump, replaced the stock
alternator with a newer GM one and moved it to the 'cool' side of the motor,
played (I'm still learning how to 'fix') with the SU's several times, had a
bunch of OROC'ers in for the weekend to help rebuild the front suspension
including new ball joints and spindles, installed a roll bar, seats
recovered, new carpets, new shocks all around, rewired the head lights,
installed driving lights with their own circuit, and a bunch of little
things. Right now the motor is headless awaiting new valve seals and gasket
set. And there is a new pre-smog distributor waiting to be installed this
spring. Then, if I can find a few bucks left over, the new top I bought
last year might actual get installed on the front bow I had repaired the
year before.
If I ever finish 'playing ' with this car, I'd get bored with it and have
to find something else to do. I hope I never get finished!
Paul
OROC
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert.Long@CSDInc.com <Robert.Long@CSDInc.com>
To: datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 06, 2001 1:40 PM
Subject: RE: Re: [none]
>What I found is, when I fix/redo 1 thing, then something else sticks out
>as needing attention.
>
>For example, I used to think that my seats were prety good/OK. Now that
>I've
>refinished the dash, redid the door panels, redid the rear compartment,
etc,
>the
>seats look pretty shabby. I don't think it ever ends????
>
>Robert
>67.5 1600
>83 280ZX
>Albuquerque
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