New member from Canada
Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2009 12:36 pm
Hi everyone,
I was recently given a Datsun roadster 2000 (or 1600 with an engine swap?). A friend of mine who presently owns the car thought it was a 1966, but he doesn't really know. To make a long story short, not much is known about this car as it was given to the last two owners and neither of them really wanted it. The car is totally dismantled, but I was told it had most of its parts. The seats were in a severe state of decomposition and were tossed. The body has been sitting under a deck for the last 6 years exposed to the rain and the snow, and therfor shows quite a bit of rust. The frame is in really good condition and was stored in a garage. I haven't really looked closely for the vin number, but I'm assuming it's been grinded away as the frame was supposed to be part of another restoration project and they had started to prep it. The U20 engine, which leads me to believe the car could in fact be a 1967 instead of 1966, is missing the carburetor. There is no exhaust. Needless to say, it's going to be a major restoration project. Oh yes!... have I mentioned that I have absolutely no mechanical knowledge... So, you're probably wondering why I would undertake such a project. Well, it's simple, the car was going to be scrapped. I just couldn't let that happen. I've lately develop an interest in cars and I've been wanting to purchase a classic muscle car to try and restore it. I know, the roadster isn't a muscle car, but it was free. So here I am, spending hours on the internet trying to find as much information as I can to make this restoration project a success. I'm thanking you in advance for all that I'm going to learn from you.
J-F
I was recently given a Datsun roadster 2000 (or 1600 with an engine swap?). A friend of mine who presently owns the car thought it was a 1966, but he doesn't really know. To make a long story short, not much is known about this car as it was given to the last two owners and neither of them really wanted it. The car is totally dismantled, but I was told it had most of its parts. The seats were in a severe state of decomposition and were tossed. The body has been sitting under a deck for the last 6 years exposed to the rain and the snow, and therfor shows quite a bit of rust. The frame is in really good condition and was stored in a garage. I haven't really looked closely for the vin number, but I'm assuming it's been grinded away as the frame was supposed to be part of another restoration project and they had started to prep it. The U20 engine, which leads me to believe the car could in fact be a 1967 instead of 1966, is missing the carburetor. There is no exhaust. Needless to say, it's going to be a major restoration project. Oh yes!... have I mentioned that I have absolutely no mechanical knowledge... So, you're probably wondering why I would undertake such a project. Well, it's simple, the car was going to be scrapped. I just couldn't let that happen. I've lately develop an interest in cars and I've been wanting to purchase a classic muscle car to try and restore it. I know, the roadster isn't a muscle car, but it was free. So here I am, spending hours on the internet trying to find as much information as I can to make this restoration project a success. I'm thanking you in advance for all that I'm going to learn from you.
J-F