haha i was just throwing it out there. doing up a car to original standards has its positives, you dont have to worry about colour combos etc, i thought a lot of what he's done works well. all that gear in the boot has its purposes, obviously there's nothing in the engine bay so it had to go somewhere!

i reckon it'd be too much weight up the front end, much the same as jamming a holden v6 in. you'd have to weigh the rear down to balance it, which kinda wrecks the point. the CA's work well cos they aren't too heavy, i was tempted to go a v6 cos they cheap as chips haha, but the weight wouldn't work well

and clearly fitzy didn't, good on him for not going fr simmons, original paint and working the stock motor. for a 21 year old i reckon its top dollar, spesh the engine bay. hell i'm only 21 and i couldn't imagine having such a car at that age. good on him for thinking outside the box, althought yeah i wouldn't have bothered shaving the rear door handles. haha

yeah its off its dial. i wish i could say mine looks this neat haha. it'd be interesting to see an inside shot. yeah hate it or love it there's no denying it is one well built datsun

hey guys, check this out

http://datnet.org/Readers-Rides-f34/F ... Cars-f5/FIVETEN-t171.html

the legendary 510 from the even more legendary fitzpatricks shed. these guys know how to build cars! his brothers GTR is off its nut

haha yeah at times it seems like they're more effor t than their worth eh. i reckon i've spent about 300-400 hours getting mine to a similar stage like yours. apart from fuel filler lol. so much effort spent on em eh, looking the business there mate

mate thats coming along heaps nice, it's taken me months to get it to the same stage you're at now. only having a tiny shed to work in doesn't really help haha. good form ;)

haha hey i'm a beema owner, i reckon they go alright. def would love an m3!

sh*t yeah brother thats looking the business, i wanted to paint mine that sort of colour. well i still wish i was haha. go the ca18det for the win!

looking the part mate! shaving the tail gate hinges, sucks, my tailgate sagged because of the heat from the welder. fun and games eh. how hard was the beaver panel to replace?