OK so starting this thread sort of half way through, i had another one joined with my 180b but decided the 1600 deserves its own one!!
Ok so were starting at the stage where the car has been stripped of EVERYTHING and has just had the underneath sandblasted aswell as the engine bay,
trust me i know all the problems with sandblasting so lets not get into that

It came back worse then i hoped but better then i expected with a few rust holes here and there underneath,

But heres some pictures to give you an idea

will try and dig up some old pictures eventually, the plan so far is L18 carby turbo elec dizzy ect ect, all the generic datsport upgrades, (suspension brakes) eventually but want to get it running first.
with a datsun lightblue metallic paint job!

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Its not that i have no money, i just have a huge investment in my datsuns!

Looks good mate, keep the updates coming

Cheers,

Trent

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1600 Build: http://ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=22694

good work, your pretty safe sand blasting the bay and under body, it only gets a bit hit and miss doing large panels like bonnet, roof etc. are you going to get the rest soda blasted? also did your underbody have any of that underbody spray thats like tar, rubberised etc on it prior to being blasted? keep up the good work

also theres a cheap SR forsale in the forsale section

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-1969 1600 SR20

haha cheap sr ive been thinking about it but not commited atm, im not getting the rest blasted going to paint strip the outside of the car, doing the respray at work, should be second to non body and paint work!! if a cheap sr kit came up at the same time i'd be keen jasol :p

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Its not that i have no money, i just have a huge investment in my datsuns!

so figured i'd try keep this thread updated as my other one got kinda left behind,

Stone guarded and painted the underneath of my car this weekend, left up a few bits that need rust repair attention

few picssss

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Its not that i have no money, i just have a huge investment in my datsuns!

Inner guard made from Swiss cheese. Awesome. How good is gravitex! Sprays on so nice.

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Ongoing Project: 1972 Datsun 510 S13 SR20Det. http://ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=17898
New Daily: D22 Navara (The new workhorse)
Retired 12/2016: MY98 Subaru Impreza RX
Previous Car: Restored Green 1972 Datsun 510, Hot L18

yeah, the rust is a pain but its only really the inner rear guards and a bit under the drivers side wheel arch, so i can't complain too much really, at least i dont have to replace and of the floor pan or anything

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Its not that i have no money, i just have a huge investment in my datsuns!

Oh! you haven't lived until you've replaced the floor pan!

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Ongoing Project: 1972 Datsun 510 S13 SR20Det. http://ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=17898
New Daily: D22 Navara (The new workhorse)
Retired 12/2016: MY98 Subaru Impreza RX
Previous Car: Restored Green 1972 Datsun 510, Hot L18

nice work, whats holding the car there?

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-1969 1600 SR20

the fat bits of wood you can see in one of the pictures lol ill take a picture tonight of my dodgey setup but really was the only thing i could think of without paying $1400 for a rotissery

ps it worked and nothing was damaged

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Its not that i have no money, i just have a huge investment in my datsuns!

few more pictures and starting work on the engine bay, just bogging over where its been seem welded and the battery shelf been drilled off and knocked out ect!

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Its not that i have no money, i just have a huge investment in my datsuns!

Great work Jack. Are you going to smooth out the entire engine bay?

Cheers,

Trent

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1600 Build: http://ozdat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=59&t=22694

probably not the whole thing, just over the parts ive welded and where it looks a bit rough and messy although it wont be half smooth half original ill try and blend it all together and keep it looking neat

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Its not that i have no money, i just have a huge investment in my datsuns!

Bit of an update, got the engine bay all done and painted! took a while but came up worth it

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Its not that i have no money, i just have a huge investment in my datsuns!

wat colours that

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YOU JUST GOT TO LOVE JDM AND BMX
current rig's:
1970 datsun 1600 p510: 73 SPEC WITH SR SHED
prev rides:
1970 datsun 1600 wp510 project SOLD
1969 datsun 1600: SIMS metal
1984 KE70 corolla:defected/crushed
1985 KE70 corolla:SOLD
1982 KE70 4AGE drift pig SOLD
1978 120Y wagon SOLD