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johnnysomersett
 Post subject: 1978 Datsun 330
PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:14 am 

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Hey all,

Some of you know me & my car from other forums but, for those that dont, here is my project:

1978 Datsun 330 (280C)

Work so far:

Welding all done (new sills, door bottoms, nosed & decked)
L28E Transplant (from a 280ZX)
Temporary paint in purple (going black sometime soon)
'Interesting' shifter
Grille 'reworked'
Lowered 5" up front, 3" at the rear

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How it is now:

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Like I said, eventually it'll be black, and also - when money allows - it's gonna get airbags and a new interior. Also the 'VIP' badge I tried to use to hide a paint blemish has got to go as soon as I remember to pull it off. Also, gonna powdercoat the steels black and run spidercaps & trim rings.

For now though Im just rolling like this.

Hope you like

JS

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john
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:28 am 
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Very interesting shifter. 8)
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is that a hatori hanso by any chance sry guys couldnt help my self by the way very cool bro
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one of the most original projects.

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KresSlyda180
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Wow.. Yakuza, indeed. That car looks like it belongs in a Japanese car chase video. Awesome. :)

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arsonist63086
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:49 pm 
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nice ride :tu: ... safety hazard of a shifter..lol :tu: .... Wish we got the Cedric in the us instead of the 810/maxima :|
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johnnysomersett
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:06 pm 

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arsonist63086 wrote:
Wish we got the Cedric in the us instead of the 810/maxima :|


Yeh, I never understood that... for a car SO styled and built like a US car it seems silly they wouldnt market there!!

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arsonist63086
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johnnysomersett wrote:

Yeh, I never understood that... for a car SO styled and built like a US car it seems silly they wouldnt market there!!


my thought exactly especially when we got cadillacs in that era that a family of 8 can fit in and still have leg room.... lol (bad marketing from japan :x )
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onelegmurphy
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I concur, cedric>maxima.

Also, it blows my mind how awesome that shifter is, I wasent expecting that at all. Is it a mock-up or is it a actual sword with an edge and everything?
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me likey

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johnnysomersett
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onelegmurphy wrote:
I concur, cedric>maxima.

Also, it blows my mind how awesome that shifter is, I wasent expecting that at all. Is it a mock-up or is it a actual sword with an edge and everything?


It is an actual sword. I dulled the edge though to spare any finger choppage!

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ben
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Hahaha, that shifter is brilliant! Real kyuusha kulture type stuff. Love it.

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Whoa! if anyone pisses you off, just invite them back to ur car for some guillotine action

I like the paint effect, did you just overspray the original paint?

I reckon it looks great now! just needs some wide polished hayashi's or something similar

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johnnysomersett
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The paint was an accident! We primered it and blew a semi translucent purple over. Unfortunately the workshop was pretty dark and we didn't realise how patchy it was hahaha

Ill be blowing it in a rough black sometime soon...not matt, more of a 'knarly' finish.

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schassisowner
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keep it that color purple

get some 15x11s

profit!
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johnnysomersett
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Had opportunity to respray the Cedric this weekend:

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Looking pretty sharp methinks!

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john
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johnnysomersett wrote:
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Looking pretty sharp methinks!





I agree. 8)

But it is screaming for some fender mirrors... :wink:
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But it is screaming for some fender mirrors... :wink:


+1000 :tu:

It looks exceptional so far! Down to the details now.

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 10:39 pm 

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Nahhh, Im trying to avoid going he easy route with the styling. Im not after a JDM look with the car. Mirror-less keeps the lines clean

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