Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 09:41:41 -0500
For those with OEM Windshields, what is the factory tint? ProSource indicated that early Japanese cars had a blue tint where as all modern cars have green tint. I would appreciate confirmation of th
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 13:23:50 -0500
As a Midwesterner in the US, I am terrified to expose my Datsun to water. Those that did no longer have a Datsun to drive. As a well regarded Z restorer explained, as long as your car is exposed to
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 07:45:03 -0500
An immaculate red '68 1600 attended last weekend's Newport Antique Car Hill Climb in Indiana. I did not attend this show, but fellow Indy Z Club members reported back about the car. It is great to s
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 13:50:31 -0500
All of the parts (upper spindle 54536-10600, rubber boots, bushings - aka "washer", retaining clips, etc.), are available from Nissan except the lower spindle. The spindle threads should appear as n
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:09:52 -0500
Tractor-trailer awaits contributions for hurricane relief Rhode Island News, The Providence Journal 01:00 AM EDT on Monday, September 12, 2005 BY BENJAMIN N. GEDAN Journal Staff Writer WEST WARWICK -
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 09:09:49 -0500
I am requesting a series of detailed pictures of the windshield frame for a 1968 Roadster, along the top and sides in hopes of revealing the detail on weatherstripping, interior trim, rear view mirr
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 16:59:24 -0500
Since my last project update (late March), the servo synchro 4 speed has been rebuilt. All of the parts I bought were from the local Nissan dealer (Mike Whitman, parts manager, Fort Wayne Nissan) My
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 17:16:51 -0500
Not my workspace...that's Lee's garage. He has a couple of pre-'68 project cars and has been extremely generous to me in so many ways, not to mention using his terrific shop. I have a tiny workspace
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2005 08:24:36 -0500
Yep, the '68 windshield ordered last September arrived at the Nissan dealer yesterday with one corner wiped out. Difficult to understand how that happened as the glass is suspended in a large box an
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:25:09 -0500
John F Sandhoff wrote the following back in April, 2003. I have just experienced the same problem. How, and perhaps where, do I obtain the correct counter shaft? At this pace, I am on track for the
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 11:44:42 -0500
That's interesting... My order included both the loose needles and the caged needle bearings. Will this shaft work since the end has a roller pin and not the notch? The transmission has been at a fri
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:42:58 -0500
Since my 9 month wait for a broken windshield debacle from a few weeks ago at another Nissan dealer, I have been in contact with my excellent local Nissan parts manager who is pursuing Roadster wind
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:23:47 -0500
My employer, a tool and die shop, manufactured a new 4sp servo synchro counter shaft to replaced my galled one. Research indicated that availability of this part is limited. I may be able to encoura
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 11:11:51 -0500
Part 11~14 on the parts manual diagram: It is a pretty simple shaft, with a notch in one end. Eric Isaacson So, can someone point that out in a parts breakdown? I'd like to see what it looks like. Th
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 08:56:03 -0500
In reference to the transmission control diagram. http://www.gordon-glasgow.org/Images/33-1.gif Thanks again to my employer, a tool and die shop, for repairing the shift linkage of my 4 sp servo syn
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 2005 16:36:12 -0500
Of the Nissan gear-reduction starters used in the forklifts, which one is the correct one to use for the R16? Last time I checked, there were 6 or more different part numbers and I did not determine
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 12:57:08 -0500
Except for the rear taillight area, you are describing the body of my car. As a mentor once told me, "every car is worth saving". I proceeded with the frame-off restoration of my '68 1600 and have 3
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 14:12:58 -0500
An immaculately restored 1967 Datsun 1600 was on display at "The Chrysler Indianapolis Concours Grand Prix" on June 18th. The owner was listed as "Tom Drake, Indianapolis, Indiana". As a fellow Road
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:58:40 -0500
A 2000 with a roll bar heading east on US 30 near Bucyrus, OH. A group of us from Fort Wayne, IN (members of the Indy Z Car Club) were traveling to Mid-Ohio for the vintage events on the 26th and me
Author: "Eric A. Isaacson" <eric.isaacson@jbtool.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:58:32 -0500
The order was placed with a Nissan dealer in September 2004 (as I recall) for a number of items, one of which is a new windshield ('68). It arrived today in perfect condition (I need to confirm that