[Roadsters] front quarter removal--thanks all

[Tim]

Now that I have removed all the rust--er...I mean doors and quarter panels, now I see what I could not see: The head of the bolts were already gone. 

No wonder I couldn't figure out how to remove the quarter panels. At first and second and even third look, it appeared that the heads of the bolts must have been INSIDE the A pillars. Both quarter panels were rusted to the body and when a PO had tried to remove the quarter panels, he or she only managed to break off the bolt heads. This does not surprise me since I broke nearly every fender bolt with less then 10 pounds of pressure. The A pillars were rusted out all the way around. It is a wonder we didn't break the car in half when we loaded it onto the flat bed. I swear I saw the frame flexing when I was putting the car on jack stands!!!

Like I said, this car is a basket case. The only good part of this story is the car has not been on the road since 1981 so I did get a solid windshield, low mileage two liter block and five speed tranny and a few other nice chrome bits.

Thanks for everyone's help!!

Tim
Belleville, WI.
'70 SPL AND SRL
Still clueless but always learning

---- E Scanlon <escanlon at wa-net.com> wrote: 

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Remove the doors.

Then again, if you don't mind trashing the edge of the fender and/or the 
doors, then a 1/4" socket with extensions and a swivel....maybe...

FWIW
E

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim" <tputland at charter.net>
To: "datsun-roadsters: autox.team.net" <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2008 4:13 PM
Subject: [Roadsters] front quarter removal--cloaking device territory for me


>I am trying to remove a front quarter from a basket case part car I just 
>got.
>
> Since this is the first time I have tried to remove a front quarter--with 
> out trashing it,  I am in never before explored territory--kinda like 
> Greg's "cloaking device" and someone else's nuclear powered Roadster...
>
> Any way, I, FOR THE LIFE OF ME, cannot see how to remove the three bolts 
> just in front of the A pillar. Am I missing something here? Or is that a 
> totally enclosed space?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> OH YEA...in case you forgot, read the last line of my signature again....
>
> Tim
> Belleville, WI.
> '70 SPL AND SRL
> Still clueless but always learning
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