Home sweet home V.1969 Roadster

[Catnip]

Just got her home earlier today, did some cleaning up. Not too much done today.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g146/84_318i/datsunnn.jpg

Tranny is going in this weekend if everything goes smoothly with the repair to the casing.

[slostang]

GLWS

[slostang]

o wait

[Me86Rob]

GLWS

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

reps reps reps reps

[puregroove]

:goodjob:

[Catnip]

New front tires tomorrow (rears are new).
Then I'll polish the rims again :)

[vinayak]

Cool man more details.

[Catnip]

Cool man more details.

Whatcha wanna know? It's a rust bucket :( lol

[mocha latte cupcake]

retro fit Gatling Gun HIDs from a Q45 in your headlamp housings.

:goodjob: you're welcome i've just officially given you a bad ass mod idea :goodjob:

[oneSLOWex]

retro fit Gatling Gun HIDs from a Q45 in your headlamp housings.

:goodjob: you're welcome i've just officially given you a bad ass mod idea :goodjob:

for realz...that would be pretty sick

[Catnip]

retro fit Gatling Gun HIDs from a Q45 in your headlamp housings.

:goodjob: you're welcome i've just officially given you a bad ass mod idea :goodjob:


How about I retrofit your face into the headlight socket?












I kid ;)
The headlights are actually scary dim, lol

[Kaiser]

How about I retrofit your face into the headlight socket?












I kid ;)
The headlights are actually scary dim, lol

The ones in my 240z are pretty dim too. I avoid dark dark roads with it, since my sight distance is about as far as the car is long...and the braking distance is a good bit more than that.

[Saung]

Nice.....what shocks and springs setup do you have to lowered the front of the Roadster?

This is a rust bucket here...I'm just waiting some old type valve seals to finish up the motor.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa169/saungbp/DSC03050-1.jpg

[Catnip]

Nice.....what shocks and springs setup do you have to lowered the front of the Roadster?

Rocking it old school with just stock cut springs, one day I'll blow the shocks and have to get new ones though :D


This is a rust bucket here...I'm just waiting some old type valve seals to finish up the motor.
http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa169/saungbp/DSC03050-1.jpg

nice a low windshield! I'm assuming it's a 1600?

[.gauge.]

Love the car, nice find.

[Saung]

EgEvan, yes...it's an low windshield 1600. It's a '65 but sold as '66. Motor is being put back together now. The motor parts are so old and so worn I'm hoping to get 20K miles out of it once is up and running then do a ka24de swap later.

[xdavidscenex]

EgEvan, yes...it's an low windshield 1600. It's a '65 but sold as '66. Motor is being put back together now. The motor parts are so old and so worn I'm hoping to get 20K miles out of it once is up and running then do a ka24de swap later.

:goodjob: :goodjob:

[quickdodge®]

Junior, you have PM. Later, QD.

[Total_Blender]

The ones in my 240z are pretty dim too. I avoid dark dark roads with it, since my sight distance is about as far as the car is long....

This will fix any problems you have with dim headlights. On most older foreign cars, the wires powering the headlights are too small to do the job. Add to that the voltage drop that happens when the wires go from the battery to the switch and back to the lights and corroding ground connections.

What this circuit does is use your existing headlight wiring to trigger relays that run power to the headlights directly from the battery using thicker wires, rather than powering the lights with thin wires that go from the battery to the dash and back to the lights.

You can get the relays at any parts store for about $6 each... they usually
sell them near the fog lights.

http://www.67chevyii.com/tech/headlights/relay_headlight_circuit_schematic.jpg

[Catnip]

This will fix any problems you have with dim headlights. On most older foreign cars, the wires powering the headlights are too small to do the job. Add to that the voltage drop that happens when the wires go from the battery to the switch and back to the lights and corroding ground connections.

What this circuit does is use your existing headlight wiring to trigger relays that run power to the headlights directly from the battery using thicker wires, rather than powering the lights with thin wires that go from the battery to the dash and back to the lights.

You can get the relays at any parts store for about $6 each... they usually
sell them near the fog lights.

http://www.67chevyii.com/tech/headlights/relay_headlight_circuit_schematic.jpg

Thanks man!
Being that this will be on the road almost everyday, good lights will help a LOT.

[Total_Blender]

The headlight relay circuit is also good if you add higher output H4 headlight housings like these.

http://www.quadratec.com/Assets/Photos/p27112.jpg

[Kaiser]

Blender: Sweet! I've seen plug-and-play kits for adding the relays for the 240z's, and I may still go with those after taking a good look at the wiring, but I haven't had the actual diagram before now either to judge how simple it would actually be to hook up. Think you can come up with anything for fixing all the other electrical weirdness on the car? Like maybe the fact that my turn signal switch feeds full power to the turn signals and the brakes, and is dying, causing both brakes and turn signals to function intermittently? Lol.

[Total_Blender]

I'd have to look at it but it seems like you might have a bad flasher unit and/or a light socket shorting out.

Another thing is you might have a the wrong bulb. Sometimes if its a dual element bulb that lights up for turns and brakes someone will put the wrong bulb in, like a single element or the wrong type of dual element.

[AlliRae]

nice! nice find... some websites you might find useful are

1. http://www.datsunparts.com/
2. http://www.datsunroadster.com/

both sell new and used parts shipped in from japan. Great site when i had to do the brakes.

[Brian*]

Cool little car*

[Catnip]

nice! nice find... some websites you might find useful are

1. http://www.datsunparts.com/
2. http://www.datsunroadster.com/

both sell new and used parts shipped in from japan. Great site when i had to do the brakes.

Thanks! I've actually ordered parts from both already. I really like Rallye.

Are you registered on the forum on 311s.org?

[Sammich]

GLWS

:lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao: :lmfao:

[AlliRae]

Thanks! I've actually ordered parts from both already. I really like Rallye.

Are you registered on the forum on 311s.org?

yes i ordered most of my stuff from rallye... risingsunracing has some good stuff too... not too expensive.


sadly no... i can't figure out the answer to the stupid little question that they ask. maybe i'm just dumb lol

[Catnip]

yes i ordered most of my stuff from rallye... risingsunracing has some good stuff too... not too expensive.


sadly no... i can't figure out the answer to the stupid little question that they ask. maybe i'm just dumb lol


true true, I actually have Don's card on my wall under a Rallye sticker (had to add some datsun stuff to all the posters)

I'd help you out, but i registered there like 4 years ago, lol.