Nothing big today, just removed those ball joint mounts so i can get them sandblasted and powdercoated soon: before: After: And cleaned the engine mount bracket (That big front bar..) for easier sandblasting as well:
Can’t be happier! Usually good and simple plans never work as i thought, but this time it worked very well. istead of sourcing some new JDM Fairlady fender mirrors i decided to buy sume used ones, but these were too … Continue reading
After another 1,5h sanding by hand out in the cold garage finally the wing has no mor old rattle-can paint left Also got those old emblem-pins out. Now only need to replace the broken screws then it’s done
Im in love… With my brand new NOS (New old stock) Watanabe-RS (Japan) “Falcon” steering wheel. It’s kind of the “holy grail” of vintage japanese sports steering wheels: A little investigation at rs-watanabe and i figured out only 250 of … Continue reading
Nothing big today either, just started to sand down the wing i bought recently. Before: After 1,5 hours sanding by hand – one side done (still need to do the rear side, but don’t have any feeling in my arms … Continue reading
So after i got my new delfir-chips i decided to make a little how-to: 1) Add Delfilr-chips and the parts you want to clean-up into the tumbler: 2) Add water (water 1:4 delfir chips ratio), and 2-3 drops dish washing … Continue reading
Today i visited Ruedi Schnüeriger, former head of the Datsun-z-club Switzerland, to pick up a used, but cheap genuine datsun rear wing: As you can see it needs new screws, a bit of sanding and new paint, but otherwise it’s … Continue reading
So you remember stripping the old screws from paint and rust didn’t work with the nutshell grain delivered with the tumbler? thanks to Markus’ Ford Project blog i found the information on which abrasives i need to get thos damn … Continue reading
I have a new favorite tool of metal destruction, but more on that later 1) Started with cleaning the “Elephant” oil filler cap today: – Tools of choice: old toothbrush, acetone and the oil filler cap: got inspired by inzane’s … Continue reading
1) Im still busy planning and ordering a lot of stuff, so no progress at the car itself. anyway, was looking for a few “rare” parts for the datsun and figured out i alleady have a “sought after” part on … Continue reading
