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well yes i hope that this is the case !,i havnt kept a log on the amount of hours that i have put in already because it would be absolutley massive!!!! if you consider that i usualy work friday night ,all day saturday,that is 8 in the morning to around 5 or 6 and then about half of sunday,and some times a few hours a night each day of the week ,since i got the ute,so the amount of hours work that has gone in all ready is huge,and thats not mentioning the amount of money i have also spent allready ,
ive kept a detailed log of exactly the mounts spent and what was brought ,
so at the end i will know how much this hole restoration has cost!!,,also the little custom things that are being done that im sure some one else could probably do but ,would they go to the effort that i have??? so yes i really hope that the new owner fully apreciates it and also keeps really good care of it too !!

thanks for the comment

hey evil betty, firstly the job u are is doing awsome, and i am also currently prepareing my datto for spraying, just got to fire a few questions at ya. um i have been sanding back the paint, but would it be quicker to use paint strippers and is it hard, and laslty the datto has so stock paint on it now so do just sand back to take off gloss or right to bear metal. cheers mate and keep up the work

cheers there mate,getting ready for paint huh,well what you do at this point all depends on what you are looking for in the finished product,if you just want to paint it and not really worryed to much about dents of scratches or what ever then i would suggest priming the hole car from where you are at with a good 2 pak primer,but if you are really after a good quailty finish then yes by all means stripp the paint back to metal,paint stripper will work well or if you can get sand blasted or bead blasted better,but if not paint stripper does the job well ive gone thru the process in my thread somewhere mits a bit messy but can really speed things up if your not to keen on spending hours and hours sanding back the old paint,also it isnt hard just a little messy,small tip if you choose to do this sabd the area your stripping with 36 or 40 grit first this alows the stripper to really bite in and get to the lower levels of old paint ,
cheers

ok a small update,ive just started fitting the hard cover!! so scott if your reading this mate keep an eye out should have a few pics this weekend up ,

jeez u really like showing off the ass of this car dont u? lol i scrolled and all i seen was the ass of the car but its so so sweet good work on it!

hahaha yeah well thats the stage im up to so may as well show whats being done,
i spose i do get a bit carryed away with the photos ,but its only becasue i ihave a #### camera and i have to take like a 100 shots and maybe get a couple of good ones out of it ,either way im sure people are enjoying the pics ,cheers for the comments ,yes i was pleased to with how the rear end turned out/..................

Yes im keeping an eye on your progerss, looking good. I think the hard top will top off your rear end nicely.
Scott

ok heres a few pics of hard cover being fitted.......................

ok heres the sick datsun sign on the top of the tray check it!!!!




heres a plate i made up to hold one of the struts locking on bolt thingy,i then screwed this to the inside of the cover







this is the main suport frame attached.....










othe side .............

cant wait to see this bad boy painted up and if you are going to do any color schemes on the hard top.
hahaha good ol end of plastic rolls the cardboard is always good for something