Ok, I bought Fergus a few weeks ago as I knew my other project (SR20DET Ute Project) is gunna take me a whole lot longer than expected! I wanted something to haul my gangly frame around in on a daily basis.
The plans I have for this ute will no doubt displease the Datsun purists. I intend to load it up with luxury "wank" items. By this I mean LED everything, proximety keyless alarm and entry (as in you don't even need to hit the remote button to unlock), shaved door handles with LED ring stainless entry buttons, power windows, air con (eventually) plus other bits and pieces.
As I say, it's not for everyone but what I feel like doing on this ute!

As with all Dattos you think one thing only to find another. By this I mean you think you have a perfect panelled car but all is not so when you really start looking!

Sorry for a lot of the crappy Iphone photos! This is her the day she arrived in my life. A few dings and knocks here and there but overall very good. Underneath the car is amazing, it still has that greeny blue colour to the exposed metal like it had when it rolled out of the factory. It's never been out of Melbourne I don't think.
















I took Fergus in for her roadworthy and the guys did a bit of "prodding" around the panel and scraped the lovely paint off some hidden rust patches which don't pass roady.
I had a spare windy, rainy arvo on Sunday so got started on the rust repairs-

























I've welded the patches in but before I got a chance to grind them down it started pissing down with heavy rain and it was dark so I whacked a coat of sealing primer on it to hold the rust at bay so I'll get back to it when I can.

And so it begins.......