stcos85 Posted 22December, 2016 Report Share Posted 22December, 2016 Sold a couple of old datsuns and purchased this car. Previous owner had it about 9 months after it being in storage for over 10 years.Bought it with a gearbox problem in the hope that it might just be the selector. 2 months after buying it the engine and gearbox are out. In addition front suspension has been removed to allow for repair of the battery tray area and the inner and outer panels where the front suspension arms mount up. That works now complete.Gearbox is being rebuilt, engine tuned and fuel lines and bushes being replaced.The car doesnt have its original engine, has a 77 engine and as you can see has 930 steel guards fitted many years ago.car was originally lime green.Apart from getting it mechanically up to scratch i am considering returning it to lime green and will be backdating it with panels ordered from Mike. This will include bumpers, long bonnet and ducktail.will post up photos as it progresses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 22December, 2016 Report Share Posted 22December, 2016 Nice! I vote for lime green. You should find someone who wants those wide body panels pretty easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stcos85 Posted 22December, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 22December, 2016 Nice! I vote for lime green. You should find someone who wants those wide body panels pretty easily. I should have said the wide arches are staying on the car thats why i wasnt sure about lime green. If it looked like this i would be very pleased Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARTY Posted 22December, 2016 Report Share Posted 22December, 2016 Lime green sounds great to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 22December, 2016 Report Share Posted 22December, 2016 Go the Lime Green. Mikes panels are good, for fibreglass panels but do require a bit of fitment. Just see how he is going with the front bumpers. If you look at my "Fitting the Body kit" video, you can see that it needed a bit of fabrication to get it to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 22December, 2016 Report Share Posted 22December, 2016 Lime green would look made and its the original colour ........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 22December, 2016 Report Share Posted 22December, 2016 The wide guards will look great too! If you look at the singer targas you'll see what is possible.definitely make the targa hoop stainless though ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MFX Posted 23December, 2016 Report Share Posted 23December, 2016 definitely make the targa hoop stainless though ? +1 on the stainless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crsedge Posted 23December, 2016 Report Share Posted 23December, 2016 Yep lime green and stainless hoop (which just means removing the 80s black paint)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stcos85 Posted 23December, 2016 Author Report Share Posted 23December, 2016 Will be going back to stainless The wide guards will look great too! If you look at the singer targas you'll see what is possible.definitely make the targa hoop stainless though ? the singer targa is nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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