I was quite lucky in that area, unfortunately the rest was not so healthy, had been crashed in the left front

The front is not too difficult to fix up, as long you have the parts handy. (my one was was a mangled kangaroo shaped mess when I started)

But a tray can be a real pig- mostly the wheel arches actualy... Looks like your'e doing an awsome job though! Keep it up

Yeah I've fitted a replacement radiator support, turned out alright, not bad for a mechanic anyway. thanks for the support.

Its just really good to see you starting from scratch.. I admire that- & I know how much work it takes.

It kinda looks like your tailgate is wonky... have you looked inside it for rust? Mine was so rusty on the inside

Yeah its had a hard life, will replace whole outer skin, was thinking of putting navara handle and latches on, but too eager to drive it again

You can buy replacement brand new tailgates from some places.

No one seems to carry them in NZ, and the freight kills it from Aus, so unfortunately, just gotta fix it

Nissan probably still sell them, but expect a big quote.. Ask your panel beater i bet he can get them..

How much is frieght? it might be worth it... I got mine for $135.00 brand new.

I havent tried genuine, It was going to be like $800 freight from nispares AUS, plus parts. and they only carried swb panels. the panelbeater has got a specialist that comes in and rolls panels, works out at a reasonable cost (I HOPE) he keeps telling me not to worry about the money.So damned if i know

sweet jeebus.. thats a whole lot of benjamins for a tailgate. un painted.
You should do your tailgate like mine

Tell me about it. although you have done a great job on your tailgate, its not my cuppa tea. Whens yours due on the road?

Well it turns out my suspension is well truly rooted. so probably a while yet.

I love that blue on your car- its gonna looks schmic all over.

Burger

It the factory nissan colour, changes slightly in different lights. bit of a bugger though, most cars being painted at present are choosing the same scheme. no turning back now

Aaaaaah! how annoying... The exact thing happened to me! I painted the Ute (blueprint) the new xr6 and xr8 blue as soon as it came out. Suddenly people were buying hundreds of the falcons, and cars were getting painted all over the place in the same colour! I even saw one with the sparkle the other day! but no stripes

I guess thats always the case when you stick to a factory colour

was checking out the jeep wrangler at a dealer the other day, i really like the light blue colour they have, it has a bit of a sparkle to it

(just been omited from paint colours on the new ones though)

Are you going to buy a jeep, or were you just checking out the colour?

nice to see hard work being put into your datsun!!

no way

bro's mate is looking at em

we have been getting into a fair bit of 4x4in lately

I wouldn't say hard work, more like alot of $$$$