New Zealand Datsun Club

Great progress Ging, hope everything down your way dries out soon and that you don't get any more water creeping up your driveway.

Keep it up.

Great to see strong Health and Safety policies being adheared to.

Looking good there mate, keep up the good work.

Long live the '69 510!

Godzilladat wrote:Going to be a shame to get any dirt underneath this perfect undercarriage.

Yea been thinking about that. Worried that I might be too scared to take it out once its finished. Dumb aye.

Mikewazowski wrote:

dirtyleppa wrote:every time i see this, im blown away even more. keep up the unbelievable work

I was just thinking the same thing.

Thanks heaps guys. Will post more pic's as I progress.

Can't wait to actually have it back on its wheels again.

Did you have to cut the brace behind the diff to fit the R200 moustache bar in? Could you please post a pic of what it looks like? Here you are gents...... http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff14/acustx/020.jpg And some other pics of the rear end assembled and in place for the second to last time!!...

illusive wrote:I'm pretty sure the clearance of the diff to the body is achieved by using the finned LSD rear cover on the r200

Yea that may have helped but I know that Shane (BRE 510) didn't have the finned LSD rear cover and he also didn't have any issues with clearance.

I made a large mistake when modifying my moustache bar as i used a mig welder-not realising that its spring steel. Result...diff dragging on ground after giving it the welly in 2nd gear making for a terrible situation. Ended up getting a whole new one made out of a single piece of spring steel. Awe...

Bartman wrote:Did you make the moustache bar yourself, or buy it from Aussie?

Na used my original one, cut the ends off, made up the new centre and welded it all together.

Shot man, this is going to be one nice car indeed! Wish I could be going that hard out on mine! I especially like that you used the hydraulic tubing and fittings with the 3/4" JIC tube nuts and sleeves, should seal up nice and tight, was thinking I would do it on my car one day, but now if I d...