[Roadsters] FS: Roadster Steel Wheels & Update on our 67

[Linda J]

Really great that you are working on it together.
Question: What about working on it at night when it cools down?

Linda

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On Jun 26, 2012, at 7:28 PM, Marty Escarcega <escarcega at cox.net> wrote:

> All, I still have a set of 4 steel wheels with the hub cap tabs but no hub
> caps. We had them sand blasted and then painted them with semi gloss black
> paint. Would like to see them go to someone that can use them.
> I was asking $100 plus shipping from Mesa, AZ 85206
> Pictures here:
> https://picasaweb.google.com/marty.escarcega/RoadsterWheels
>
>
> A brief update on the progress of our 67. As some of you know my 14 year
> old daughter and I have been working the last couple of years on a Roadster
> we found. The original engine had the head shaved too much and pistons were
> slapping the head. We decided to upgrade the engine and trans to an engine
> and 5speed trans out of a 1991 240SX. An S13 KA24DE. All the frame mods are
> done, engine and trans bolted in place. Our goal before it got too hot was
> to hear the engine fire in the chassis. Last Sunday we got to do that.
> Wired up the engine, made a makeshift gas can with fuel pump, and she lit
> off and ran. That was a great milestone to achieve before we put the car
> away for summer. (We live in Mesa, just East of Phoenix. Our summers are
> brutal, don't want to turn Kelsey off by trying to work in this heat) a few
> pictures:
> https://picasaweb.google.com/marty.escarcega/1967Datsun1600SPL311Roadster
>
> Oh, and thanks to Linda we have a nice hood for our car. We hope to media
> blast the body, prime it and put it back on the chassis this winter and
> start on some body work. Our goal is a nice dependable daily driver, not a
> show car.
>
> Marty & Kelsey
> Mesa, AZ
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