Your's isn't gold you knob

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z's were never meant to be 2 + 2, this is definately the type to go for! looks like a great start on the project, we need you back on the track!

ps where the hell do you live where you can just pop up a couple of huuuuge barns!? looks good lurch

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LAGWAGON gracefully retired... LAG 510 - the next generation

Hahaha, aesthetically yes - the 2+2's doesn't look quite as balanced, but the longer wheelbase works better on the track
I'll be back on the track once it's rego'd & the brakes/suspension done.

The olds live out past Warragul (in Vic) on a few acres - we just cleared a bit of scrub, a
few tree's & knocked a shed up!

BTW, the PS door is finished!

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Any tips / tricks / suggestions to doing the door skins ?

I've got a few new 1600 skins (and plenty of rusty doors), just never got around to doing it.

I guess you just grind down the edge of the existing skin, take it off and carefully fold the edge of the new skin over the old door shell ?

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1970 ex Group A Rally P510
1971 P510
1972 180B SSS
1965 SP310 Fairlady
1966 SP311 Fairlady

Lurch,

Alfa fibreglass are apparently gunna be making S30 doors in the next few months.
Maybe worth considering for stage 2?

Dave

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USA Daily: 2014 Nissan GT-R, very minor modifications for the track
USA Project: 1978 280Z, minor suspension upgrades, VK56DE conversion in progress. SOLD
AUS Race Car: 1973 240Z, L28ET, Autronic, GT35R. SOLD
AUS Project: 1972 1600, 3200km old S15 SR20DET, ground up rebuild. SOLD

they are a big door but how much do they weigh all up?

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Pretty much as you described Dave.
Just take care not to stretch the lip of the new skin as you peen it over - otherwise it'll wrinkle.

Helix, how'd you hear about that from the other side of the Pacific?
I didn't know they were going to be making them...
Looking at the classes of racing here atm, I doubt weather I'll be competitive for the money I want to spend.
I might just build it up as a fast road car & use it for the occasional track day.
(BTW I called Brent the other day. I could ship it to NZ & race in GT2 for half the cost of racing here & be fairly competitive. Hrmmm...).

Stony, they are heavyish, but not unreasonably so.

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I use to live in warragul, off stoddarts road. Im not the biggest fan of gold either, but at least its not very common and as long as the car is straight you can make most colours look good. rear spoiler looks good.

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My garage:
180b sedan daily (needs some TLC)
180B sss (under restoration)
180b Wagon daily
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Love the gold.

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1972 Datsun 1600, S14 SR20DET Engineered (204rwkW @ 17psi.)
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#SR20Datsun @SR20Datsun

Have heard that the 2+2 may be eligible for IPRA. Which is a very competitive series but thats the usual for anything which is national, can't understand why more Zeds are not run at a higher level.

Is it because most Datsun owners are tightarses and won't spend whats required to be competitive?

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Richard... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqM9_Wq-TKc

While I was waiting for the old man to finish with the angle grinder,
I decided to remove the door catch - it turned into a right PITA...

The plate behind in the door catch was fairly fooked...
I found that there was no thread left in the top hole & there was a seized bolt which I had to drill out.
So I decided to remove the plate to fix it properly...
Two spot welds drilled out & the plate fell out the bottom (where the sill is open atm where I'm repairing it).
So I welded up the holes & redrilled/tapped 6mmx1.0 them.









Let me know if I'm boring people...

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- is that all you've done in the last 2 months, gee your almost as bad as me !!

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Stephen,
Tanilba Bay Tyres & Mechanical - 4982 3599
Formally "Datsun_16_Hundred".

Thy Beast 1600
Datfusion

I've been doing other little bits & pieces Steve that arn't worth posting...

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ok, so not as bad as me ... yet


nah, but on a serious note - were is the RB ?

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Stephen,
Tanilba Bay Tyres & Mechanical - 4982 3599
Formally "Datsun_16_Hundred".

Thy Beast 1600
Datfusion

Lookin good mate . A RB25DET or SR20DET would go down real nice later on in the build

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1928 Model A CC Pickup