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| Re: 1972 Datsun LB110 |
Subject: Re: 1972 Datsun LB110
by sunnyd on 2015/7/22 4:17:30
1200rallycar - The body is in good shape. No dings or dents to speak of. There's surface rust on the exterior here and there, nothing major. I haven't had a chance to start taking it apart, but I have a feeling there's going to be some rust holes in the floorboards. I'm going to be gutting the car, fixing the rust/patching holes, sanding it down and primering - all hopefully in the next month. I also just bought my first house, so the two projects will have to contend with one another.
unfamilia - It'll definitely end up being one color. I'm pretty set on orange right now, but I may change my mind. In places, you can see the original color was deep green.
ddgonzal - You are right! It is the Guacomobile. Thanks for the welcome! Greg told me that lately he only drove it 2-3 times a year at most. I don't think I will be taking it to any car shows in the near future - I want to get the car to primer first, for one thing. It's a little silly driving it as is - the looks it gets vary widely. Another thing is that the brakes are borderline unsafe. I was OK getting it home to Seattle, but there's too much traffic here to drive it safely on a regular basis. Has anybody converted to disc brakes?
Thanks for the heads up on the parts! I'm thinking at this point I'm going to need: kick panels, seals all the way around, possible floor patch panels (or make my own if the damage isn't too bad), disc brakes, fix the suspension (it needs a little more give for Seattle roads). Other than that, body work and paint. I'll know more after this weekend when I strip it down.
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