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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #141 | Sunday, 08-Dec 2019 @ 8:33pm
"Hi Peter.   I believe an early datsun 1200 idler arm is a bolt in replacment for a 1000."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #142 | Sunday, 08-Dec 2019 @ 8:28pm
Edited by beetwenty
Sunday, 08-Dec 2019 @ 8:31pm
"Thanks Dundee.   Any chance of a picture of your motor in grey?   I like having a black engine bay as I can bang spanners into things and just use a can of black spray paint to repair any clumsy mistakes. Also untidy wiring harnesses hide well on a black..."
Beetwenty's B10 2 door  |  Read full post
beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #143 | Sunday, 08-Dec 2019 @ 6:27pm
"I dont have any part numbers for you sorry Reuby T.   Small chance of it... but if you end up buying seals based on physical sizing be aware that alot of seals are rotation direction specific. They have little angled grooves inside.   So take note of..."
Reuby Tuesdays 4 door sedan project  |  Read full post
beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #144 | Sunday, 08-Dec 2019 @ 5:06pm
Edited by beetwenty
Sunday, 08-Dec 2019 @ 6:52pm
"I think i agree with you about the blue D. So a red or black engine block before it goes in then?   If I went Red I would try my best to keep the intensity of the red down on the engine block and try for a factory-ish looking shade of red.   Maybe just a..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #145 | Saturday, 07-Dec 2019 @ 2:21pm
Edited by beetwenty
Saturday, 07-Dec 2019 @ 10:05pm
"Thanks D.   I did sit the cover and GX air filter in my bay earlier today to get an idea of how it will look when all is said and done.   I definitely like the way it is coming together. The red parts defiantly give my engine bay a look of "Loves..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #146 | Saturday, 07-Dec 2019 @ 6:47am
Edited by beetwenty
Saturday, 07-Dec 2019 @ 6:48am
"Quick update.   Ive gone and bought myself a red Hayashi-Racing A-Series Cover.     This does mean im back to saving up for completing my build.   But to me, it will be worth the extra wait while i save again.   For those of you who dont know, there are..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #147 | Thursday, 24-Oct 2019 @ 5:59pm
"Good work on getting the wagon out and about again.   Bet it feels like owning another new car again with such a long hibernation."
Dundee's 68 Wags..  |  Read full post
beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #148 | Friday, 11-Oct 2019 @ 10:07am
"Good to hear you found one relatively quickly.   Some 1000 bits can take long term relentless searching.."
Wanted park/indicator trims  |  Read full post
beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #149 | Monday, 07-Oct 2019 @ 9:34pm
Edited by beetwenty
Monday, 07-Oct 2019 @ 9:42pm
"I have been ignoring the car and putting my time and money into mountain bikes for the past few months, but recently got a good price on a GX exhaust manifold so put in some garage time again to make a start on the missing 2nd half of my manifold.   I had..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #150 | Wednesday, 12-Jun 2019 @ 9:27pm
"Not a problem.   Im glad that I could you help out with some relevant info."
Dat1000 Ute b20 restoration  |  Read full post
beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #151 | Tuesday, 11-Jun 2019 @ 6:41am
Edited by beetwenty
Tuesday, 11-Jun 2019 @ 6:46am
"Are you tring to undo the nuts directly on the inside of your bumper?   The bumper also bolts to brackets which can be undone from inside the engine bay. You will still need to undo the end mounts that attach to the front guards but access is easy for the..."
Dat1000 Ute b20 restoration  |  Read full post
beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #152 | Thursday, 06-Jun 2019 @ 8:08pm
Edited by beetwenty
Thursday, 06-Jun 2019 @ 8:09pm
"Time will tell if it is awesome or failure. Im not going to bother connecting anything up on the heaterbox until i do my A14.   As for the filter...I just ebayed one. It was $134 with free postage, I didnt bother looking about for a better deal outside of..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #153 | Wednesday, 29-May 2019 @ 8:39pm
Edited by beetwenty
Wednesday, 29-May 2019 @ 8:42pm
"When I took my heater box components to the sand blasters and powder coaters I also added a GX air box to the job.   I had purchased the airbox recently and decided to paint it... Interpon/Dulux, Flame Red.   To keep things easily serviceable i have..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #154 | Sunday, 26-May 2019 @ 8:47am
Edited by beetwenty
Sunday, 26-May 2019 @ 8:48am
"As part of my goal to add AC into my 1000 I have decided to custom build a heater/AC box in the general styling of the original hearer box.   Original VS new.   I bought an aftermarket fan and the smallest heater and evap cores that I could find which..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #155 | Sunday, 26-May 2019 @ 8:07am
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Sunday, 26-May 2019 @ 8:14am
"I Decided to replace my radio with a blankimg plate as my retrosound has stopped working.      I liked how my 120y console had three sets of stripes. To me this matches well with the S-Mark emblem also having a border that is divided into three. So to me..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #156 | Sunday, 05-May 2019 @ 12:32pm
"Mounts are looking nice and tidy.   Great work. "
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #157 | Saturday, 27-Apr 2019 @ 8:56pm
"You will most likley need to make something from another car fit into the space.   I did make a shelf from an RN40 Hilux fit into my 1000 years ago.   Wasn't perfect, but it did go in.     Id guess that other models of cars could also be modified to fit."
Dat1000 Ute b20 restoration  |  Read full post
beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #158 | Saturday, 27-Apr 2019 @ 6:24pm
"Some 1000's have the build date on the type plate.   Otherwise a Chassis number could also help to narrow it down. B20 Chassis No. B20-014367 to B20-040000 (From Dec-1967 to Sep-1968) B20-040001 (From Oct-1968) B20-061001 (From July-69) LB20-000001 to..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #159 | Friday, 26-Apr 2019 @ 7:29am
"To post a picture...   Edit your photos so they are a reasonable size, 1000 to 2000 pixels aqpprox size. Log into your account. Start typing your post//topic etc.  Click the "Image Browser" button above all the smiley face symbols. Within the..."
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beetwenty
Gold Coast, Australia
Joined: 05-Feb 2011
1183 posts
Post #160 | Wednesday, 24-Apr 2019 @ 6:56pm
Edited by beetwenty
Wednesday, 24-Apr 2019 @ 7:03pm
"There is a Dark green colour option for the Datsun 1000 in a couple of my old sales brochures. From the Brochures that I have here, it looks quite dark.   Nissan Lists the colour as 703.   In an old 1959-75 Dupont colour Chart that I also have here, ..."
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