Well. The word dodgy is the first to come to mind. I'm not sure how bad a partial line up is but one that's completely off would be like running a gearbox without oil right?

If that's what you're after you could go for a 1968 Datsun 1600 v8 swap. Has all the nice angular looks and the beautiful v8 music. Lowered and slightly tubbed?

Are you planning on N/A? That would fly even before mechanical tuning.

Back to the actual topic though. SSSUte, does the mechanic need to have additional licensing on top of their standard roadworthy abilities? Or can your average joe do the extra testing?

The logic behind that baffles me. I guess that's why it's better to go with an auction instead of a set price buy; The heat of the moment makes rationality fly out the window.

Careful with the gauges Datsa. You'll be heading toward spaceship level complexity if you're not careful!

Hey mate, maybe take a stroll through the classifieds section. That's where you'll find all of the sales that are currently open.

Are you stapling that onto the bucket list now DD?
(I know I have )

Ha, cheers DD. Doing a full resto for my first Datsun (120y) and both of my gearboxes don't have the pattern. One is missing the knob and one has it worn off! Are there any good suggestions for shifters? Preferences etc?

First find which one on the column goes to the battery (maybe just follow the cable), and then for the wheel which one goes to the contactor and which one goes to seemingly nothing. The nothing wire will be your earth, and the contactor will be the horn. (Hopefully I'm not completely wrong here)

I can barely picture that ey. It would look mad as with a hakosuka front and a worked motor. I wonder if there would be room for a turbo?