Hi everyone,
just putting up some pics before I start my next project, this will replace my 180b autoX/rally car, gradually will put more pics from start to finish. Should be great fun doing up the 1600.

cheers Mark O

Hi Mark

....depends on your definition of 'fun', I suppose! Shell looks pretty straight and rust free (except for that gutter line ?) though. Look forward to seeing how it develops...

Cheers, Neil

can I please have a closer look at the speedo in that car??

It looks to have a totally different version of speedo KM/h reading on it than I have seen before, looks like a nice version to scan and make copies of to me??

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1981 910 SSS with Z18et, Leather interior

Hi Neil
Part Fun, Part headache I whould say is the more appropriate term, around the bootseal has badly rusted, rear quater are not to bad, still to grind more bog away and I'm sure I will find more rust.

Will take a better shot of the speedo and put the pic up in the next couple of days.

Cheers Mark O

hey Mark
I have seen that 1600 b4, I want ment to fix it and paint it for Lucas. Good luck with it, cant wait to see how she turns out.

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Yeah that is the one Lucas had, we have done a deal and he is going to get my 180b and I get the 1600, plan is to put a cage in it, fix the body and then swap some of the parts from the 180b into the 1600.



Cheers Mark O

Cant tell you much about this speedo its a 71 model Datsun 1600, if I see the previos owner I'll see if he knows anything about it.

Cheers Mark O

good project you've got there.

Im in melbounre and wrecking a 1600 so if you need anythng give me a buzz 0403784764


Cheers

Jonno

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68' datsun 1600 FJ20et - carport sitting once a year warrior


90' 180sx - bit of sh*t skid machine. one day sr20det donor for the 1600.

Nice one Mark. Good luck with your rustoration.

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Thank's for the offer of parts Jonno, I give you a buzz if I need some parts.

Cheers Mark O

Hi ozdatters,
just a couple of updated pics of 1600, 80% of the rust removed at the moment. I replaced a lot of patches of metal. Car has just a cheap spray can primer on it at the momet, will eventually get bead blasted, got some roll cage tubing will start building cage soon.

Can anyone recommend what I should use as the primer after bead blasting,

Etch primer how good are the corrosion propeties of this primer, there is a product called POR15 has anyone used this product before, could I maybe paint the whole car with POR 15 as the primer.

Any info greatly appreciated
cheers Mark

Hi everyone,
a couple of updated pics, I have just gotten back into fixing rust as some bloody neighbour complained to the council about me making to much noise (grinder), so I had about 3 months down time as I found somewhere else to work on the car.According the the local council you are only allowed to do minor vehicle modifications at home. Anyway that problem is fixed as I have been given a storage room at work to use, the bonus is an engineering workshop for me to use on weekends. Time to get stuck into fabrication.


Purchased the roll cage tubing, that will be the next thing to do after the rust repairs

Cheers Mark

Mmmm, spot welder.....

One of them would be nice.

And aren't rotisseries great

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1971 P510
1972 180B SSS
1965 SP310 Fairlady
1966 SP311 Fairlady

Saves me getting a sore neck working under the thing

Nice,

You can even paint them in the booth like that!

That's what I did!

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