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Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011

"Crossmembers are very different so are not interchangeable. Datsun 1000 has a leaf spring running inside of it You will have to excuse all the aluminum angle bolted to my 1000 crossmember, but here are 1000 and 1200 crossmembers side by side. ."

Post #1302 | Wednesday, 25-Oct 2017 @ 9:17pm

Datsun 1000 vs 1200 | Read full post

Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011

"I am currently in the process of mocking up engine mounting on a spare crossmember which i had cleaned up previously. Here is an old pic of the spare crossmember while i was cleaning it up. Once the crossmember was cleaned i had a buisness next..."

Post #1303 | Wednesday, 25-Oct 2017 @ 9:07pm

Edited by beetwenty
Wednesday, 25-Oct 2017 @ 9:37pm

Beetwenty's B10 2 door | Read full post

Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011

"I have now painted the block, honed bores, replaced rings, conrod bearings, head studs, spark plugs and oil filter. Plus gaskets etc. Checked timing chain stretch, valve gaps, and rough set distributor timing. I have temporarily replaced the head..."

Post #1304 | Wednesday, 25-Oct 2017 @ 9:00pm

Edited by beetwenty
Wednesday, 25-Oct 2017 @ 9:40pm

Beetwenty's B10 2 door | Read full post

Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011

"Time for an update on the A14 which im going to be using in my 1000. I purchased an A14 a few weeks ago and have been chipping away at it ever since. Eventually i plan to use the manifold and carbs, but for now it will be going in with a single 40mm..."

Post #1305 | Wednesday, 25-Oct 2017 @ 8:53pm

Beetwenty's B10 2 door | Read full post

yaknakz

Perth

Joined: 25-Oct 2017

9 posts

Post #1306 | Wednesday, 25-Oct 2017 @ 8:41pm

"Hi all, Apologies if ive posted this in the wrong place. I've just bought myself a datsun 1000. My question is will an engine crossmember out of a datsun 1200 fit into a 1000 with out any/little modification or are they very different? Thanks"

Datsun 1000 vs 1200 | Read full post

Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011

"Track stays as is. The 10mm plate takes up free space where the drum brakes were doing their thing. All the suspension bits bolt as they were and hubs stay the same. I would need to check disc thickness vs drum thickness to see if there is anything..."

Post #1307 | Thursday, 19-Oct 2017 @ 8:26pm

Beetwenty's B10 2 door | Read full post

Oz + JPN

Joined: 23-Apr 2011

"does this setup widen your track to double the thickness of the caliper brackets?"

Post #1308 | Thursday, 19-Oct 2017 @ 11:03am

Beetwenty's B10 2 door | Read full post

Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011

"I had some steel plates water cut to do my brake swap. (Vk non finned calipers, U12 Pintara rotors and custom brackets to suit). I decided to water cut in 10mm and 5mm to keep my costs down. Tapping threads. I needed to remove some steel from the..."

Post #1309 | Wednesday, 18-Oct 2017 @ 10:11am

Edited by beetwenty
Wednesday, 18-Oct 2017 @ 10:13am

Beetwenty's B10 2 door | Read full post

Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011

"Just a quick update on my build. Fitted a new old stock front sunny embmem. This completes my set to be sunny for all my emblems now. Brakes and A14 are next on the list. I have made an off the car start on both these projects... I'll put up some..."

Post #1310 | Wednesday, 18-Oct 2017 @ 7:57am

Beetwenty's B10 2 door | Read full post

DattoUte

Queensland

Joined: 09-Oct 2017

1 post

Post #1311 | Monday, 09-Oct 2017 @ 1:36pm

"Hey Peter, I know this is a long shot but is your ute still for sale? Thanks."

Datsun 1000 ute unfinished project | Read full post

Oz + JPN

Joined: 23-Apr 2011

"paint has come some way in the last 10 years polyutherane was what I thought the bees knees as a finish for engine bays and that was the choice I would have take if I ever painted an engine bay. However of recent there is a silicon top coat clear that can..."

Post #1312 | Tuesday, 12-Sep 2017 @ 9:39am

JAMBOREE 2017. WILLOWBANK | Read full post

Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011

"No offense taken Mine is black because i know im going to be clumsy. When I beat up on it i just hit it with a can.of elcheapo black and its all good again. If i knew i would never scratch it, i wouls prefer color as well."

Post #1313 | Tuesday, 12-Sep 2017 @ 5:47am

Edited by beetwenty
Tuesday, 12-Sep 2017 @ 5:47am

JAMBOREE 2017. WILLOWBANK | Read full post

Oz + JPN

Joined: 23-Apr 2011

"engine bay looks very clean from the little that is visible always a fan of bright finished bays, not a stab at yours Ash "

Post #1314 | Tuesday, 12-Sep 2017 @ 12:07am

JAMBOREE 2017. WILLOWBANK | Read full post

Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011

"Over the week/weekend i have fitted 120y seats into my sedan. I made up an adapter to even out the mismatch in height on the 120y seat mounts. Then added 20mm box between the seats and rails to allow full movement without hitting the box section..."

Post #1315 | Monday, 11-Sep 2017 @ 3:11pm

Beetwenty's B10 2 door | Read full post

Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011

"The wagon has been done to an excellent build quality. I have paint envy..."

Post #1316 | Monday, 11-Sep 2017 @ 3:06pm

JAMBOREE 2017. WILLOWBANK | Read full post

Oz + JPN

Joined: 23-Apr 2011

"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU9mrrdpCE4 I still wonder how they made the incredible machines that made the machines good viewing for those who like moving steel also for the ones that like stationary wood https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMtSc2MJLcw"

Post #1317 | Monday, 11-Sep 2017 @ 1:33pm

Edited by d
Wednesday, 06-Feb 2019 @ 8:21pm

yesterday at work in 1936 | Read full post

Oz + JPN

Joined: 23-Apr 2011

"looks like your masterpiece was made yesterday Ash That wagon on the otherhand like it was made in the 1982 "

Post #1318 | Monday, 11-Sep 2017 @ 1:32pm

JAMBOREE 2017. WILLOWBANK | Read full post

Gold Coast, Australia

Joined: 05-Feb 2011