69 project ......and I do mean project

[pete240z]

During the drive home I would see car after car pull next to me, look at the datsun.....then pull forward to see what type of moron buys something like that.

I know the feeling...........I have been there.

[dbrick]

Oh yeah, I've gotten that look too

[ppeters914]

Nice work. You've also got quite the Roadster Brain Trust local, i.e. Spriso, Epperly, etc.

One more word for ya: Solvang!

Closer to home is the Canby event in June and Shedd BBQ (Lebanon) in August, with Shasta (California) in-between in July.

[69shell]

Well, I've made a little more progress in the past couple of weeks. Pretty much finished up the carpet and I dropped the seats back in. The seats need new covers but that will have to wait for awhile, they are usable as-is.
My center radio console was sort of butchered when I got the car so I decided to scrap the radio idea and install a set of 3 guages instead. I went with the white faced gauges, oil-pressure, temp, and ammeter. I'll stash the stereo somewhere later and use a wireless remote for that.
I guess the biggest addition is new wheels and tires that I just installed last night. That little bit of "bling" makes a big difference....all of the sudden my wife isn't embarrased to leave the garage door open.

I haven't tested this yet, but may have also solved a operational issue. The car would not even start lately and I suspected that I may have gotten stuff in the carbs. After close inspection, that wasn't the problem. The problem (I hope) seemed to be that when I cleaned up the wiring, I pulled the wires leading to the Pertronix ignition too tight, creating a bind in the advance. Once I figured that out, the car starts right up again. Now I just need some dry weather so I can tune it up. Actually, that's ambitious, I probably better get insurance and plates first......The car hasn't been driven in 20 years or more.

[spl310]

Are you going to change the main gauges to white faces to match the new console gauges?

[69shell]

no, I'm not nearly that committed to this project. It would look cool, but seems like a ton of work.

[Campos]

Looking good, giving me inspiration to get started on mine....

[pebbles]

During the drive home I would see car after car pull next to me, look at the datsun.....then pull forward to see what type of moron buys something like that.

I know the feeling...........I have been there.

The looks I got ,,,I thought? were,,"thats cool ,,,what is it"
I mean, thats what I was thinking as I looked in my rear view at it