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101. Re: moving the starter!?! (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 01:06:06 -0800; And swapping the tranny? The starter's nose fits into a recess in the bellhousing, so do you get a bellhousing from a different car? (or a whole new tranny, fer us 1600's wit der 4-schpeeds) Or does; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-11/msg00623.html (6,659 bytes)
102. sins, to be regurgitated ad nauseum!... (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 23:22:44 -0800; Letting all the bolts fall out of the engine mounts, and letting most of them fall out of the front suspension! Cutting a 1600 head down far enough so that, when I pulled it, it had left little crec; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-11/msg00643.html (6,590 bytes)
103. Sins visited upon marker lights (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 17:32:24 -0800; If one fender really was from a '70, it'd have a square light, too, with a pretty big square hole. My '68 came with a '69 fender with the hole closed up (actual metal, brazed in!) but, since I liked; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-11/msg00653.html (7,351 bytes)
104. badmouthing epoxy (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 18:06:50 -0800; Epoxy gives me a rash and smells bad <grin> No, actually, epoxy, used properly, is a wonderful thing. You can fix things that were formerly unfixable. You can make new fenders! Bondo, too, is amazing; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-11/msg00656.html (7,147 bytes)
105. Re: sins of POs (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 11:26:33 -0800; Well, then, when you went sparring with it, it must have always lead with its left and followed up with a hard right! <grinnnnnnn> Toby; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-11/msg00672.html (6,853 bytes)
106. Re: Help with upper A-arm (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 11:41:13 -0800; the 'bolts' that stick out of the end of the upper a-arms are, indeed, bushings! And, if you happen to have a wrench and a 6 foot breaker bar, sometimes they even unscrew... new parts are available; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-11/msg00673.html (7,779 bytes)
107. riding in things without seatbelts... and roll bars... (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 23:16:15 -0700; True story #5: Some years ago, my cousin was riding in the back of a friend's pickup. His (not-yet licenced) girlfriend was driving. He wasn't a particularly unintelligent guy, but he stuck his head; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00000.html (7,925 bytes)
108. Re: R1600 Head Stuff (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 22:00:53 -0700; Too true, But the rockers DO care what angle they're at. As long as your valves are about stock length, you should be fine- you'd just back the adjusters out a bit. But I'm starting to suspect that m; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00033.html (8,836 bytes)
109. Re: New Roadsters (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Fri, 01 Oct 1999 22:13:17 -0700; Sadly, I fear, It's US who don't get it. Most of the driving public wants their flash and zoom, and wants clean fingers, too. But I think this goes back to the earlier thread- it means there's a supp; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00034.html (7,308 bytes)
110. What's so bad about the R16 motor? (J series content deleted!) (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 17:52:01 -0700; What's wrong with the R16? I tend to think of 'em as tough little puppies, restrictive head design notwithstanding. Maybe not where you'd start for a race motor, but great for pushing a little roads; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00098.html (7,415 bytes)
111. Re: where to find rust when buying a Datsun Roadster? (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Mon, 04 Oct 1999 18:33:34 -0700; Check the FAQ- can anyone help with the link? I couldn't find the rust Anyhow, there are a few quick checks. The worst spot is inside the back corner of the front fender- crud piles up on the rocker; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00099.html (8,082 bytes)
112. Nasty Airborne Roadster Virus- BEWARE! (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 11:21:49 -0700; WARNING! WARNING! There's a new virus out there that's destroying roadsters left and right. This virus has two avenues of attack. First, it eats your car. Sometimes from the bottom up, sometimes from; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00232.html (7,519 bytes)
113. Re: Metal work question/that rain virus strikes again (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 12:00:11 -0700; With a few exceptions, if a car's rusty in one place, it'll be rusty in others. In the NW, when the rockers were perforated, it usually meant that the whole car had trouble, usually in the door post; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00234.html (8,188 bytes)
114. Re: Carb-itis (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 19:19:18 -0700; I've had the same symptoms with gunk in the tank. A little bit of stuff would jam the fuel pump valve, and it would lose fuel pressure. Cheap solution? Put a filter BEFORE the pump, and change it fre; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00250.html (7,761 bytes)
115. Re: camshaft (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Fri, 08 Oct 1999 19:30:56 -0700; In a 1600, Is it kosher to resurface the lifters? Is there enough hardness to 'em? Years back (7) I had mine done, and the cam reground. So far it seems to be holding up alright, but I havn't measure; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00251.html (7,287 bytes)
116. Re: hi cap oil bump leveller (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 12:13:18 -0700; I keep finding out that the roads were NEVER as smooth as they used to be!<grin> But I'm gettin' really sick of speedbumps on public roads... Toby; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00303.html (6,825 bytes)
117. This is getting bloody! (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 12:36:40 -0700; Or, I suppose, us topsiders tend to have to deal with swelling POSTERIORS! Obligatory roadster content: Why is everyone selling their roadsters? Seems like there's a bunch up for sale right now... If; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00307.html (7,354 bytes)
118. Re: CARB FLOATS (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Mon, 11 Oct 1999 23:42:50 -0700; Well, first 'unpress' the caps lock <grin> If you've got brass floats, and were feeling somewhat suicidal, you COULD open up the hole a bit, drain the gas out, dry the insides out (bake 'em gently fo; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00392.html (7,107 bytes)
119. Eric's rusty car (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:23:26 -0700; http://www.ee.pdx.edu/~wittiner/rust_damage.html Wow, That's sad. It doesn't "look" that bad- until you realize that even the lower edge of the door frame's rusted thru! It looks like it lived on the; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00393.html (7,268 bytes)
120. Re: Eric's rusty car (score: 1): Author: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com>; Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 12:46:56 -0700; Nothing personal, man! Yes, I agree, the car LOOKS good, and it may turn out that the only rust that's there is the visible rust. If so, it WOULD be a pretty straightforward fix, if you can find don; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-10/msg00412.html (9,084 bytes)

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