Fazpioes,
Thanks for the link! After 14 years of sitting outside neglected you can imagine I have a rust spot or 2(thousand) to deal with.

( If it ever * Bluebird * comes to a Movie or a Book, it

Body first Paint - Can

What an amazing project! Good luck

THATS AWESOME!!!!!

i love the work that has gone into this!

Is he working in his living room?

First Acrylic Primer : : :

Engine Compartment F i i i i n n a a a l l l y y y : : :

For Final Painting we

Time for taking care of The * Lovely INTERIOR * of Bluebird before the FINAL PAINTING ...
Maybe We get there SOMEDAY ...

COLOUR to be something like That : : :

green is the way forward This is just my humble opinion

Hi FinTuukka

I can

This is honestly some of the most amazing panel work I've ever seen.

That thing was lucky not to be landfill, but now it's resurrected and as straight as a dime to boot.

WOW

OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME in HOT SUN : : :

As Carlos says : some TINY RUST SPOTS ! ! !

* * * THAT

FEEL The POWER of my INSPIRE DIVA : : :

HOT *Anne Melchor* from :*** COUZIN IT *** they just add some videos ...

Fair enough (...about the color)

P.S. she has an amazing voice

How can I resist to show you THIS ONE ( Scar left on purpose - that

Carlos start Today Testing Colour Effects : : :

HERE GOES 4TH VIDEO - How this *THING* came so FAR : : :


*** BLUEBIRD - VIDEO 4 ***

WORLD'S BEST BODY REPAIR & PAINTER DID IT : : :

CARLOS TIMOCHENKO PINTO ! ! !

Starting to look great, cant wait to see it all together & complete.

Cheers. Adam.

mate i love reading this thread, it inspires me to actually do some work on mine!!
that carlos is an absolute wizard with that work he has been doing.
simply outstanding.

You wondering what we are doing ? : : :

Engine Compartment READY ( and painted in the Open Air ) : : :

and CARLOS checking last body imperfections before Final Cover : : :

how hard you think it would to get him a work visa for australia??!!! i am sure he could earn HEAPS here in australia just from us here on the site!!

who agrees with me!!!??????????

Hi whoridas_girl

For sure I won

That

Y E SSSSSSSSSSS ( 508 HOURS AFTER )

holy #### your my hero

Hi Moisabamf


BLUEBIRD VIDEO - PART 5 *** LAST EPISODE ***

of Course I ADD Credits for *DATSUN1200 site* in there ...

damn, were barely starting to paint ours.
i need ambition like yours
but this is my dads project anyway.
i want to buy an old skyline
and restore that

IT continues HERE : : :

*** BLUEBIRD 2nd DAY ***

Hi Kelmo

Here the link for * Electrolytic Rust Removal * with sodium carbonate ( that

this is an amazing thread you should do a panel beating book....Ive learnt a stack from this thread however time is my enemy....

Hello , we

The Outside Door Panel :::

OMG this is such a major rebuild!!!!

This is giving Carlos major kudos!!!

one SECRET : Best way of removing RUST is with WATER ( just try , it comes out easy ... ) :::

and NEXT to WATER ::: " PHOSFORIC ACID BATH " - then WATER again :::

Kids won

Better than Original :::

Hi Datsun Friends - I won

Rear BONNET : : :

And front BONNET like a mirror :::

Totally awsome, got a smiling head shot of Carlos for us? he is the man.

Awesome! - Have you seen the Datsun 240Z restoration (search for "hugo 240z" on google video).

I think your restoration is even more inspirational than his!

Here CARLOS TIMOCHENKO saying Hello to ALL Datsun1200.com friends :::

- His 1st car was a DATSUN 1200 he had to leave in Angola with 38.000 Kms

- This is is 2nd car

- CARLOS SAYING HE LOVES HIS 1883 RW *** TOYOTA ***

That

And AFTER :::
(still some tiny holes to be fitted )

Right FLARE :::

TIME FOR UPLOAD 3rd VIDEO :::



*** DATSUN BLUEBIRD - PART 3 ***

Those vids are awesome!!!! I'm a tin bender by trade, just seeing the tools he uses in the vid is cool. I'm so used to having a break I would never think of clamping to pieces of angle iron together.... Wow!!! just amazing!!

Carlos got a "urgent" job - a FIAT PUNTO - ( 2nd time front damaged ) - so time for a break on Bluebird long time project ...

With just a small IRON RING on the floor ( marked with a circle ) and some Wood, Carlos can repair ANY CAR :::

Carlos & Fiat Punto - 1st Day :::
( no comment !!! )

Fiat Punto - Finally ready for crazy Portuguese roads again :::

Helloa friends ! ! !

Datsun is BACK ... ( see the Rust coming from under the paint ? )

How it looks after * 3 * ACID BATHES : : :

We were at this point : Filling small holes also prevent possible futur holes ...

We Only Have 2 MONTHES to Cover This " THING " before Winter comes - We must Hurry !!!

This is inspirational mate thanks for sharing it with us!

Remember Left Door - Like NEW : : :

How long till you think it will be finished??

Hi GX1200

Carlos says we must be * HALF WAY * from the start till Final Painting ...
He

Anymore updates on this awesome project?

this rebuild is wicked, I'm loving all the pis and videos keep up the good work man!!

Some more pics : : :

Time for water sand paper : : :

Rear - ( old refrigerator doors great for catching dirty water) : : :

Rust on the Roof : : :

There

Better leave it with Carlos now ( wood sand paper and a rubber ) : : :

3 Days for getting ROOF at this point : : :

The products we are using from * A I R O * : : :

Right PILAR :::

RIGHT FLARE :::

RIGHT DOOR :::

RIGHT DOOR INSIDE :::

NEW CORNERS :::

DOOR done ??? - not yet , just starting :::

Right side :::

Testing ( worst thing is Align parts after welding :::

Estou a adorar ver o vosso trabalho, eu tamb

it may have already been asked but what did carlos do for a living?

Hi Matbighat

TIMOCHENKO is professional car body repair and painter > 35 years - now he

BONNET :::

CAPOT - Aligned with Paint Removed :::

I love updates on this thing, bring it on!

yes mate it is. this is a datsun 1800sss coupe, rare as a smart comment from gixxer...

Datsun1200.com has the Best Friends around ...
( This thing couldn

Quote: No it does NOT look the same.
When you started, the only thing holding it together was the paint, but now it looks like it is coming up strong & straight.
It's the body that's really worth the effort & the money in the end & it looks like you are going to end up with a bloody good one.

Looks like you will owe Carlos his cash money fee, plus 8 virgins [2 at a time, you don't want to kill him] 12 chickens, 2 goats & a pig.
Well OK 10 chickens.

Hmmmm, now that gives me an idea about bride-price for my daughter. I wonder how many goats & ....................

RUST 60% - US - 40% :::

GHOST FACE :::

TIME FOR UPLOAD 2nd VIDEO ::: DATSUN BLUEBIRD - PART 2

What a trick, but I could see Rear go down 10 mm :::

This is an amazing job, particularly when on realises that it's not being done in a high tech professional shop with all the latest wizzbang tools.

I think that you should be most proud of this car when it's done, & you should treat Carlos, your body repair man, to a fair payment, a good feed, & six virgins. [not all at once] He's doing a great job.

Ok, you enjoy, here another Hole :::

LAST Piece of REAR PUZZLE :::
( by the way , Carlos says if you have any IMPOSSIBLE car body that you Adore , send it to him and he

Here VW BEETLE * all hand job * done by Carlos ( 2100 $US the client paid ) :::

FRONT of VW BEETLE :::

( Back to Work after *Beetle* Break - REAR Finally Done :::

Just PERFECT alignments :::

RIGHT SIDE :::
1- Inside Piece
2- Outside piece
X- To be done

Thank You DATSUN FRIENDS for ALL support , NICE WEEK-END !!! ( 1.5 Beetle engine ) :::

Another Week - Isn

???????????? :::

Carlos ANSWER :::

Steel for the INSIDE :::

PROMISING :::

Quote:

OMG! at that price, i could get him a round trip airfare to america, get him room & board for a few weeks, pay his salary, and i would still pay a fraction of the shop price for equivalent work

i saw your video on myspace. hahha

Unbelievable!!!

that is just awesome! all from sheets of metal using hammers, i absolutely love it

Holy crap...

I may have lied earlier. Not sure I would have fixed this must rust, even for a Coupe...

This car probably needed a tube frame...

That thing is giving not a book but an encyclopedia ...

TESTING ::: ( shall Carlos think of rebuilt these flares ??? - His answer : YES !!!

Hi Matbighat , Carlos says he can

1 - INSIDE Part in Place
2- OUTSIDE part :::

right, i don't know anybody who'd do this kind of restoration on a 510 even if it was a coupe, but hey, hey do things a bit differently in europe

It looks better from this angle.

"Oh, that'll buff right out..."

Oh, and these things are so stinking rare, any of them are worth fixing.

Although if this one was mine, I'd be cutting out the floor and doing a tube frame. Otherwise the next 4 years would be spent on rust repair...

Second day - now I start to believe ...

My friend Carlos Pinto is an artist - He

And what comes next :::

3rd Day ... Hand made : : :

3rd Day ... ( hand made in 1.5 mm steel ) :::

easier to repair - taking it all OUT...

You know here in the states you can buy these new right?

Quote:

Oh, and if you ever decide you want to give up on this project, let me know. I'll be there to collect it.

Looking Better ...

Great work, if your mate is ever in Sydney I have a couple of jobs waiting for him.

Hi sidedraught - see how "Carlos" does it : ( before welding ) :::

wow, you got a bit of work on that one!
any chance you want to pull that leather top off and sell it to me?
I want a leather top for my coupe.

http://datnet.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=9722

Hi Datsunboy , I saw your COUPE - it is really cool and gives me some courage to fight RUST RUST RUST ...

I think you mean vynil top - that

awesome.
na Im not painting it, I want my coupe to have original stuff on it.
tho I wouldnt mind making a new one if I had to, those dimensions would be great!
or ordering a new one from anywhere that might sell them that you know of???
you can email me dimensions ( whenever you can, no hurry ) at mydatsun@hotmail.com

cheers!

Datsunboy.
Datsun did in fact refer to them as a 'leather top'. Mind you, it was made of simulated artificial imitation fake leather. This is better known as vinyl to the rest of us.

You have not bothered to give us some basic location info, so I don't know if the bloke that did my top would be able to do yours, but he is a specialist that just does these & he's mobile as well.

LINK

Atacking SIDES :::

RIGHT SIDE only Testing :::

LEFT is BAD TOO :::

yeah, I figured they'd be Vynyl, but as the parts books said leather, I thought Id say that to be safe.

sorry, Im in NZ, I only really joined up to 1200.com to ask about this coupe .
I hang around on the NZ datsun forums aswell as datnet and ozdat also.

( Hope I

Left Outside - taking original measure for doing it in 2 pieces long :::

Keep the progress photos coming.

I am enjoying this. Good work.

LEFT FRONT CORNER DONE :::

Another BAD SURPRISE :::

BABYES :::

WOW that is bad rust looks like your sure getting into it good luck and keep the photos coming.

Right Side BAD Too :::

Geez mate, you & your friends should get a medal for rising above all adversity & saving a very desirable Datsun.
It looks to be a huge job, particularly when you have no factory repair panels to do it with.

Keep the pictures coming.

LEFT SIDE :::

LEFT SIDE DETAIL :::

LEFT :::

RIGHT BACK inside in Place :::

LEFT BACK inside FIXED :::

FRONT LEFT corner FIXED :::

LEFT again :::

CORNER DONE :::

2nd Steel Sheet 2500 mm x1250 mm x1.5 mm :::

Let

1st STEP - In fact there

WELL , I UPLOAD FIRST *** VIDEO *** OF IT :::

ENJOY ...

BLUEBIRD - PART 1

We

Right side DONE ::: ( these 2 holes were the trick to PULL the Car Back ) :::

Right side Again :::
1 - ALL ROOF corners are original made in ALUMINIUM ??? :::

Now we got a problem : ALL This mark must get down 10 mm ... Let

After Getting a Solution for the *Back getting DOWN - ATTACK ALL RIGHT SIDE :::

LEFT FRONT OUTSIDE :::

hmm, shouldn't the whole car have been acid dipped or media blasted first?

I feel like an idiot now for questioning whether I should build my '69 2dr 510 because it has a few holes in the floor and lower rear quarters.

First Corrections : : :