The Fleet (SFW)

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And why not just do it again?


 


 


 


 


 

 

[athayer187]

I know that I'm about to get a hard time, but how about a Honda K swap for the Datsun?  Small, light, reasonable power (sky's the limit with FI), known platform, lots of aftermarket/swap support, etc...

[CanadianMiniFan]

Not 100% sure but height may be a big issue. Can be sorted with dry sump etc but the K is a relatively tall engine.

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Today and yesterday was "get the interior cleared out so that all the stuff for plating and powder coating can get sent off before I leave for 2 weeks" day.

Plus a little get-together at the shop.



Took all the fasteners from both cars and got them prepped for plating. Most of the interior stuff will be clear zinc. The rest will be yellow. 


This stuff goes to powder coating. Various colors.



Didn't remember I had this! Chrome is a bit rough, but it matches the patina of the car. Woot.


This is the cover from the other engine. Bitch to get off, but did it. Cleaned up nice and is in great shape. I'll powder coat it aluminum.





Pretty sweet condition. I'm going to transplant modern electronics into it. Because Bluetooth.


New seat covers inbound. I was going to disassemble them today so I could powdercoat the frame. But they're not as rusty as I expected and I'm worn out. 


Disassembled the beat up dash to salvage all good parts. 


The interior is going to be so nice!



I made one good center console out of 2.5. It's not good enough though, so I'm ordering a new cover from datsunparts.com.

[CanadianMiniFan]

Hey I noticed you have the carburetters in the powder coating pile. Even disassembled I would not powdercoat the dash pots of the carb. The fit to the pistons is very precise, and the heat of baking could damage them. Best bet is to clean and polish the aluminium dash pots. The main carb bodies can be Vapor honed or even sand blasted, but the piston and dash pot have a very close fit that is necessary for the piston to lift when the throttle opens. 

[tig]

Hey I noticed you have the carburetters in the powder coating pile. Even disassembled I would not powdercoat the dash pots of the carb. The fit to the pistons is very precise, and the heat of baking could damage them. Best bet is to clean and polish the aluminium dash pots. The main carb bodies can be Vapor honed or even sand blasted, but the piston and dash pot have a very close fit that is necessary for the piston to lift when the throttle opens. 

Thanks for noticing. Those are not going to PC; I know better than that.

They were sitting there so I wouldn't forget to send them off as cores to ztherapy .

[Karl Grau]

Today and yesterday was "get the interior cleared out so that all the stuff for plating and powder coating can get sent off before I leave for 2 weeks" day.

Totally love your new project! I always had a thing for the Datsun Roadsters but ended up with a 74.5 MGB back in the day.
Great T-shirt BTW.

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Inigo has arrived!

 


Drove to ABQ yesterday to pick him up.


 


 



I named him "Inigo". Since I'm getting married this week and it's True Love, I had to go with Inigo.

If you don't get the connection, you've not lived.

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AAAANNND....

I bought this on BaT 2 weeks ago. Been quietly shopping for the right one for about a year. I really wanted a 99+ Kei truck because thats when fuel-injection started, and living at 6500ft needs fuel injection. I also really wanted an Acty Attack because of the locking diff (!) and ultra-low range. Spent a bit more than my original budget but not a ton. Ended up with a VERY nice rig.

2000 Honda Acty Attack in Battleship Gray. It was not my intention to color match with Inigo, but hey. Freshly painted (nicely too) and fully serviced. 104k km. 

The seller couldn't find a shipper that could get the rig all the way from CA to Durango, but fortuitisouly, I needed to be in ABQ in the same time period (see post above LOL). So he shipped it to the Lexus dealer.  And the sales guy helped me find an AMAZING shipping co based in ABQ who was able to get it to me in Durago THIS MORNING for $300.

Here's a shot of it at the Lexus dealer yesterday.

 

At Gruntled this morning.

 


First order of biz was to remove the gawd awful wind deflectors and windsheid tint.


 


 


 


 

No name yet, but I'm leaning towards:

Nezumi: Direct from nezumiiro, meaning "mouse" in Japanese, this name captures the Acty’s delicate yet resilient gray hue. In Japanese folklore, mice are clever and adaptable—perfect for a kei truck’s agility and towing strength, with a nod to love’s quiet perseverance.

[Galahad]

AAAANNND....

I bought this on BaT 2 weeks ago. Been quietly shopping for the right one for about a year.
  
 

Happy to help inspire a vehicle purchase  Looking forward to seeing this (and you) in a couple days!