Hey, does Mr. Vitorino want a holiday in Australia? He can stay with me for free if he works on my datsun!

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Hi again!

Today I will continue with some metal work and cleaning some of the old parts from the interior!!!
I think everything is staying in good conditions, because they are old arts and so on…
Thank you for the comments!!! I appreciate it a lot…



The body...


The hood arm that will be niquelated


The electrical system...and I think it has some little surprises, because I saw on it some wires cutted…


All te rubbers to clean…


Now look at this Picture, a lot of scars and crashes over the part...







And metal work!!!

Before...


After...





But in the end Sr. Vitorino had to cut the canal and rebuilt it, it was very rusty and with no resistence…


The door...It keeps running to the final step..




And another hole to be corrected...
A lot of fibre was covering it…


And the cut...






Inside the hole, the bodywork was in good conditions, but it was also treated.



The metal cutted...


The mould to apply...


And Mr. Vitorino working on it to apply the soon as possible.





And now some new and clean material to restore the B110

New column...






A new steering Wheel...


E o que deu mesmo tabalho...além dos $$$$$$





The dash also restorated...




The cleaned ashtray...



And the Clarion rádio...



The dash grills...and I think not every 1200 model brought it!!!




And a back ashtray, mine was broken and it needed to be substituted!!!



I hope you liked it!!!

Cumps.
Mário

Hi everybody!!!

Today I leave you some more pictures about my Project!!!
In continuation from the last post the hole as been covered with new metal and some advances on craft ship have been done!!! The doors, some structures pillars and new discoveries…for the bad!!!
From day to day the 1200 is being stronger than never, I hope soon enjoy it a lot!!!


Here are the photos!!

Thanks again for all the comments!!!


The hole before Mr. Vitorino cover with new plate
Antes...


And then...






The door also finished...


This part of the door was warped and now is correctly with the body!




This new part, packer, has been also replaced for a new one!!! Inside it was very rusty and covered with fibre. Some holes too!!!









When it was replaced, Mr Vitorino weld point by point, like the original one…



And this side almost finished!!!





The left packer had been replaced too...




The same process, weld inside and outside the car...and Mr. Vitorino also put an anti-corrosive product on the inside to prevent rust!!!



The left side...general view...



The back of the car ready to paint, and the rear bumper tested and corrected...it was very damaged and Mr. Vitorino corrected!!! Now it goes right to cromate and will be new again!


Thei side wing also ready....


The interior of the front wing had also been protected to prevent rust! It was protected with anti-gravel and silica!


This side ready!!! Isn’t it beautiful?


And finaly the front restoration!!!

Before...


Then...




This part had passed through the sandblasting and metallizing process!!!




And now, and while Mr. Vitorino is fixing the car, I’ve done some extra work at home!!!


The steering Wheel cleaned and ready to apply on the car!!!


Some rubbers also cleaned...


Depois...




Thje signal switch, cleaned and painted…

Before...


Then...



I hope you enjoy it!!!

Cumps.
Mário

Hi everybody!!!

Today I leave you some more pictures about my Project!!!
In continuation from the last post the hole as been covered with new metal and some advances on craft ship have been done!!! The doors, some structures pillars and new discoveries…for the bad!!!
From day to day the 1200 is being stronger than never, I hope soon enjoy it a lot!!!


Here are the photos!!

Thanks again for all the comments!!!


The hole before Mr. Vitorino cover with new plate
Antes...


And then...






The door also finished...


This part of the door was warped and now is correctly with the body!




This new part, packer, has been also replaced for a new one!!! Inside it was very rusty and covered with fibre. Some holes too!!!









When it was replaced, Mr Vitorino weld point by point, like the original one…



And this side almost finished!!!





The left packer had been replaced too...




The same process, weld inside and outside the car...and Mr. Vitorino also put an anti-corrosive product on the inside to prevent rust!!!



The left side...general view...



The back of the car ready to paint, and the rear bumper tested and corrected...it was very damaged and Mr. Vitorino corrected!!! Now it goes right to cromate and will be new again!


Thei side wing also ready....


The interior of the front wing had also been protected to prevent rust! It was protected with anti-gravel and silica!


This side ready!!! Isn’t it beautiful?


And finaly the front restoration!!!

Before...


Then...




This part had passed through the sandblasting and metallizing process!!!




And now, and while Mr. Vitorino is fixing the car, I’ve done some extra work at home!!!


The steering Wheel cleaned and ready to apply on the car!!!


Some rubbers also cleaned...


Depois...




Thje signal switch, cleaned and painted…

Before...


Then...



I hope you enjoy it!!!

Cumps.
Mário

Hi there!!!

Sorry for not updated the topic until this moment, but I hadn’t time to do it!!! I star classes and every minute is busy with school stuff!!!

Well, the car advanced a lot since the last time…it’s almost ready…but the images are far beyond…maybe in 3 post stay up to date!!!

Here are the works we had been doing…



The hood will be sandblasted to remain new!!! It has some rust on it, but the worst is the structure, maybe some parts of it will be replaced!!! You’ll see
.


This was the worst part!!



The grill now dismounted will be restored piece over piece, but he reason is about the aluminium,I was affraid to scratch it!!!






And the symbol will be painted too...It will stay as new...



Now the metal!!!
The car is almost ready about the bodywork, and we have been talking on the painting!!! Good news for me!!! I am missing the 1200 for a long time!!! Maybe and sooner it will have new body paint!!!

The hood ready to apply!!! I







The front is now rebuilt and will be puto n it’s place soon!!!



And a general front view!!!



Inside, the anti-gravel...for na extra-protective reason!!



Hood and front...



And the left front wing ready!!!



This left side is also ready!!!



This part, because os the rain water’s had a hole too…now covered with new metal part!




Under the car!!! The floor...



A lot of rust, land and many anti-gravel mixed…



On the other side, the same...



What about the grill??? Brand new...





The tools bag...original Nissan...but it needs restoration too!!!



The Nissan logo



And inside the toolbag!



Original tools!



And now everything restored and ready to use
!!!


New battery terminals!!!





The front bumper is ready to chrome, it had little crashes and was warped...
The front with it!!!



Side view!!!





Some new supports...but before apply they will be yellow metallized.






Soon I will have more good news!!!

Cumps.
Mário

Hi people!!!

Now that the metal works have finished, me and Mr. Vitorino started restorate some parts!
I restored the easy parts, and Mr. Vitorino the hard ones!!! Eheheheh!!!
In the garage we are now talking about the painting job, I’m in a terrible rush, I want my car back on the streets as fast as I can!
I’m bored without driving him!!!

Thanks you all for the comments made!!!

Today some parts restore…



The Datsun symbol...



The seats protection...



Hardcase around steering Wheel...


And the seal for the shifts...



Look at the leaf spring??? What a mess…






This part was twisted, Mr. Vitorino repaired it…



These are not pretty bad...







The first parts painting...after a primary the paint is added...



And finally, ready to fit in the car...



On the car...



The front bumpers suports ready too...



And this was the only bodywork left for the end...nothing more…

The trunk ready...let’s go to the painting garage!!!






The handbrake reinforcement!!! It was broken...



And the cleaning of the interior, the removal of betuminose and soon will have a new one!!!



And now look what I found!!! My first Datsun 1200, my father bought it in 72…I talked the owner, but he doesn’t want to sell it back…it’s a shame…soon will be rusty and without restoration possible!!! Maybe during the night I’ll steel it…







And a surprise...while my car was in Mr. Vitorino garage, he finished this one!!!
It’s a TRABANT…600 cm3, 2 times motor…and much smoke…..it’s pretty!!!















The mechanic components to restore...



This parts will go to the sandblasting process, metalization and painting, everything to avoid rust!








This ones too...






Transmission, looks new, just clean with aluminium products!!



And now...what an aspect...








Carburetter ...it needs some cleaning too!!!



After it...



And to finish, Mr Vitorino working on the colector...




I hope You’d Liked!!!

Soon I will have more pics.

Hi people!!!

Now that the metal works have finished, me and Mr. Vitorino started restorate some parts!
I restored the easy parts, and Mr. Vitorino the hard ones!!! Eheheheh!!!
In the garage we are now talking about the painting job, I’m in a terrible rush, I want my car back on the streets as fast as I can!
I’m bored without driving him!!!

Thanks you all for the comments made!!!

Today some parts restore…



The Datsun symbol...



The seats protection...



Hardcase around steering Wheel...


And the seal for the shifts...



Look at the leaf spring??? What a mess…






This part was twisted, Mr. Vitorino repaired it…



These are not pretty bad...







The first parts painting...after a primary the paint is added...



And finally, ready to fit in the car...



On the car...



The front bumpers suports ready too...



And this was the only bodywork left for the end...nothing more…

The trunk ready...let’s go to the painting garage!!!






The handbrake reinforcement!!! It was broken...



And the cleaning of the interior, the removal of betuminose and soon will have a new one!!!



And now look what I found!!! My first Datsun 1200, my father bought it in 72…I talked the owner, but he doesn’t want to sell it back…it’s a shame…soon will be rusty and without restoration possible!!! Maybe during the night I’ll steel it…







And a surprise...while my car was in Mr. Vitorino garage, he finished this one!!!
It’s a TRABANT…600 cm3, 2 times motor…and much smoke…..it’s pretty!!!















The mechanic components to restore...



This parts will go to the sandblasting process, metalization and painting, everything to avoid rust!








This ones too...






Transmission, looks new, just clean with aluminium products!!



And now...what an aspect...








Carburetter ...it needs some cleaning too!!!



After it...



And to finish, Mr Vitorino working on the colector...




I hope You’d Liked!!!

Soon I will have more pics.

Hi again!

Thank You all fot the comments!
I appreciate it a lot!!!

So, I have some more developments and a lot of news…The car went to the apint garage!
On the next post I’ll show the car fresh painted!!!
While, and before the car went there, we’ve made a lot of things…
Here are the photos of the work we’ve been done…

Hope you like it!!!

The gear box, cleaned with an aluminium product…






These are to restore...but I like most the white ones! I’ll see later!




These parts are ready to paint! They were on the sandblasting and metallization process…Even the exaust colector stayed like new!
















And I bought a new grill! The Datsun symbol is already restored!








This photo is just for you to see how the parts were before it were restored...



Another angle!



General view...



Air filter...



Air box...



Air filter box...



Spring box...



And the Datsun symbol!




New rubbers for the front axels...



On its place!



They all were substituted!



And the exaust colector painted with high temperature paint...



Gear box support...



The stabilizer!



Oil protector...




Some new tar plates!





General view!



Even on the bag those tar plates were applied!



And finaly...the 1200 ready to “take off” to the painting garage!




And here he goes...”Bye”





Thank You all!
And I like you are enjoying the work!

Cumps.
Mário

This project is amazing. I hope one day i'll be able to do something like this to a car.

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Looking very nice Mario. With all the good work you have done to stop the rust, the car will now probably live longer than you!

I hope you are buying Mr Vitorino the good quality beer for his good quality work

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SR20DET 1971 Datsun Bluebird 1800SSS Coupe - 11.58 @ 122.40 MPH 18PSI GT2871R and PLMS NIStune
Historic 1971 Datsun 1600 Wagon - L series nostalgia
Historic 1967 Datsun 1000 Wagon - A series resto

nice arrows

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510

Hi There!

Here are the photos from when it came from the painting Job!
Its so beautiful!!! I love the colour and everything! That’s the original paintig code and reference!
Are there some 1200’s with this colour in your contry?
Soon it will be on the road again!
Now the rest of the restoration begins…with so many parts to put on I don’t even now where to start!!!

SX-510 - Sr. Vitorino doesn't drink beer, just wyne, But I've been bought him some very good wyne...the beers are just for me!!! And you are right, the car will liver longer than me!!!That's for sure!!!

Thanks you all for the comments and support!!!

Meanwhile I got married, and here is a Picture of the car that taked me to the altar!!!
Pretty cool isn’t it?

It’s from a friend, quite original too…It’s a car that doesn´t matter the colour…but this kind of blue is cool!

Here is the photo from my wedding day!!!



Back to my Datsun, Here is the result!!!

How it looks????


The back...



General view...


Detailed Picture...



Side view...



And inside Mr. Vitorino’s garage...







The steering column is almost ready…it has been cleaned and is now prepared to be painted.



And the stabilizer bar and supports being painted…







What bandage should I put in your opinion? Or simply let him like it is?
In Portugal the bandage was an option…That’s why I don’t’t mind not to put nothing on it…There were 3 different types, and these were the ones that could fit 1200!




Then we cleaned all the master cilinder, from brakes and clutch! Almost new!!!



Where they belong...
There is missing the springs around the glasses of oil, they are now on metalization process along with some other parts.



And a general view!!!



The suspension member painted and on its place....



The stabilizer bar and tie rods already apllied...
Stearing column treated as well…


Some little porminors...the rubbers...





And the front of the car black as the original!!!





New headlights....



Then I found in na old stock shop these Tokico shocks!!! Hope they’ll be good!



The brakes tubes...



More rubbers, one for the chromes arund lights and the other for the ventilation!



And a little bag with some plastic items. They are for the doors, to hold the interior carpet of the doors!



And that’s all for today!

Thank You
Best Regards
Mário.

Hi everybody!

I couldn’t update the topic because of my Job! I hadn’t time to do it!
But to reward you, I’ve here some of the most brilliant photos and restored parts that Mr. Vitorino made! Its pure art!
This time we treated the suspension, brake system and many other details that you’ll see!


Cumps.
Mário

Here is Mr. Vitorino...



Brake pump...

Before...


And then after a restoration...pretty new!


The brake discs, I opt to put a Brembo. Give me your opinion…








All the suspension was a mess, but lucky, just dust and mud......





No rust in here too...only mud!



Then we had to clean all the parts...and a lot of time was taken, but with a good purpose…the final will be just brand new!!!



The suspensions we’re oil, but I will put recheargeble, because in my country there are a few people restoring it! But it was cheaper then the ones that I bought!



O Sr. Vitorino working...



And as they wait to fito n oits place, we were working on some other parts......







The left side brake pump and sspension!





The brake resguard...



Even the brake disc looks terrible, but no, I’ll send it to restoration, maybe I can use it on another 1200!



The suspension was covered with rust, and many ,any duts and gravel...This one was worst than the previous one!






The spring...



Then the painture came...





And this littl glass was recovered today too...



Then the mechanical task became! I’ve learnt a lot ...since the lubrification until the tightening of some parts!



The brake disc on its place...



The final tightening...



Then the glass with some oil components...



And now magic...the final result...









On the car...

Right side...





Left side...





And a general view of the car...



And I put myself the gasoline tank...



And for the stabilizer, I’ll put these rubbers; they need to be cutted of to make the same level as the older ones...



Now the last photo for today...can you imagine what it will be doing next post???




The main axle painted and ready to fit the gear box...




Ignition protection...



And the nice A12...





And now, some more cleanings, the fan, the fuel pump and many many other parts...

Before!!!



Then...



Fuek pump…

before...





after...







The ignition recovered as well...



The alternator

Before!!!





Then...



And all the parts that were recovered on this stage!!!






The engine is the next step!!!




I hope you enjoy the pictures as I! This car is part of me…And I’m working hard on it…
Soon I hope I’ll make millions of miles with him!!!

Cumps.
Mário

Hi there!
Here are some more pictures from the 1200!
Everyday is becoming alive!
Today I’ll put many photos because I want you to follow the car at the real time!!!
Is not far from thiese ones…
Thanks all for the comments! Sr. Vitorino is amazed with some comments, he liked a lot!!!
It’s a nice guy!!!

Lots of new material and lots of restoration on old parts!!!

Lets roll to the action!!!

Cumps.
Mário

The motos for a bath…




Dafter it, it bacame like this...not bad...









Then we remove all the components...distributor, alternator…and even the supports were restored!


The alternator support...



After a cleaning it became like this...ready to be painted...



The motor prepared to be painted too...



We cut metal pieces to close the holes of the parts missing, its to avoid the paint pulverazation...



And, ready to paint...





1st step...the first layer...its a paint that hold temperature until 600 degrees...



In the end...













No final do dia o aspecto já era bem diferente!!!
Agora já com alguns componentes no sítio até parece outro!!! Ficou quase montado, mas não está ainda terminado!!! O carter do óleo e uns pormenores vão ser pintados brevemente! Pois quando substituir o óleo do motor aproveito que posso tirar a protecção e é pintado nessa altura!!!

Art the endo of the day it became very different...some components fixed...except the carter that will be painted later...













These parts are new. When I stopped the car for the restoration Project I’ve allready fixed it...the motor is with 300 Km’s...





This part tomorrow will be fixed!





The distributor...restored...





We cleaned even the distributor compartment...lots of rust, but acceptable...



And now ready!



The oil pin...



The washer motor...











After Mr. Vitorino treated the part!









Now where it belongs...



Now the car...


Lights...





After a cleaning and fixed...they are new!!! I bought them in January 2008!



The electric system...





Now covered!!!







The front frieze...



The ceiling lining!!! Like the original in my car, the white!!!



The pilars....



On the inside...









The triangular rubber...

before...






Old vs new...




Final result!!!



Another one, I don’t know how its called....



After...








Then applied!!!



I don’t know its name either...



Air grills!!! Beautiful!!! Treated and ready to be applied...



On this door just the rubbers are missing...not much…





After the cleaning, the elevator is brand new…



The worst part...lots of rust....the glass was separated from the metal…and by the end, the parts were new!!!












One general view...




Some wood parts were made too...this one is the original from the trunk...

before...


And then…but is not ready yet...


Even this part was doubled…lot os imperfections...


It’s just waiting for the final process…


The wheels...ready to be at sandblasting and metalized…then painted…






New side lamps...




A beautiful image...ready to work!





The air entrances appied too...



Is growing day to day....



The car on the inside...












And that’s all for today!!!

Hope you enjoy it!!!

I love this thread. The attention to detail is mind blowing. This will quite litterally be a brand new car once you're finished champ! Incredible.

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Simon,

1978 Stanza, undergoing track spec build.