Well thanks for the encouragement blokes, i feel all warm & fuzzy inside now.
I'm in too deep to stop now, so i gotta follow it through to the end as a car in bits like this is worth nothing.

I have been keeping the bankbook open & wow, my god how the money just dissapears. This is the point where it looks its worst, but with new paint it will be well on the way there,... for just a few dollars more, again. [sigh]

That cheque book dosen't open up all the way, so I hear LOL.

But she will look a million dollars once you have finished

I plan on starting my coupe later this year........ wanna pop over and help ? (bring said cheque book too )

W-Y-D-1200
The chequebook doesn't actually exist [i've never owned one] I pay cash, that way i know when it's all gone, & it's going fast as i have other irons in the fire.

Dattoman1000
I'd love to pop over, but as for the chequebook,..... sorry.

A14force
This project isn't the one that wories me. This one is the practice project for the '33 coupe.
I am working so much to pay for everything that i have had three days off this year & today [sunday] isn't one of them.
The '33 will cost about four or five times as much as this as i will need to build a solid body from a wooden framed skin, or shell.

Everything for the hemi will need to come from South Carolina, which means that i will need to freight it across the US before it can depart for Australia.

Wanna buy a kidney?

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Hey Chris I live in North Carolina at the moment so let me know if I can help with the hemi parts.

Teretonga
Thanks very much for your offer & i may well take you up on it. The Hemi is a '57 Dodge 325 cube D500 option & if you send me a blank e-mail i can talk to you direct, as this is a Datsun forum & we probably shouldn't muddy the waters with Mopar talk.

Looking foward to hearing from you.

Once the paint is on, you'll remember why you started. And a strong feeling of worthwhileness and fulfillment will ease your aching wallet.
For the more impoverished among us, (like me) It can be a real struggle to keep your eye on the prize, when you have to do it all yourself.

Keep up the energy
don't lose heart
we all want to see a great ltiile coupe.
Whats your time frame?

Time frame? Well i had delusions of driving it at the Goulburn nats. at easter.
Maybee next easter,... maybee.

looking good mate it will all be worth it when you have a 30year+ car with a with better body and paint then a brand new car.

Will you be bothering with having it seam welded while its like this?
It will be a real little pearler when she's all finished.

It has been seam welded in the all important front chassis area & this can be seen in some of the earlier photos in my photo album.

I say "all important" front chassis area as i have had a real good look at the structure of these things & they were quite strong enough for a stocker, but may be a bit margonal for something with sporting pretentions. I now know why 1000's are so light & i realise that strength will come from welding everything together properly.