My Datsun Skyline C210 bodywork project

Skyline7937Japan · **Posted:** Mon Feb 07, 2011 5:15 am

Hey JNC Guys...

Greetings..pardon my english.will try to make u guys understand n correct me if im wrong..here is my car Datsun 180k PC210 year 1980, CA18 powered which i juz purchased on 31st December 2010 n the continue from my thread in 'introduce yourself' section as promised regarding my bodywork.

I sold my car which was a Trooper 2.4cc Turbo 2 Doors year 1986. So i was told that a guy is selling a car. So we went to meet the guy. There i was jaw dropping n deep inside i feel that i muz hav this car. I fell in love with the car at 1st sight hehe

Soon after i got this "skyline", a lot of things came to my mind n how it shud hav luk like. 1st..i drop this car at the bodywork shop which my fren introduced to me. The guy Andry is a fren to my fren. I was told that he can be gentle to this precious piece of mine

So here we go...

the engine bay hood cover

Stripped down..and seeing her naked bring tears to my eyes

how she was not treated well..seeing all those rusts n holes all over her

Sad pix..

behind the driver seat's floor...a hole..seems the floor will drop anytime..thank god not while thrs ppl sitting thr

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rear windows n gutter..rust everywhr..

thats for now...sure will upload more n keep u guys update

Eric · **Posted:** Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:35 am

Lots of work to do but if you get her rustfree and painted again she will be a nice car and worth a lot of money!

Skyline7937Japan · **Posted:** Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:00 pm

Eric wrote:

Lots of work to do but if you get her rust free and painted again she will be a nice car and worth a lot of money!

yes..tht is wht im going to do

make her rust free n respray her again..am thinking of these color..wht u guys opinion about it?

Midnight Purple II

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OR

Midnight Purple III

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yella81celica · **Posted:** Mon Feb 07, 2011 7:22 pm

fixed it for ya

Skyline7937Japan wrote:

Eric wrote:

Lots of work to do but if you get her rust free and painted again she will be a nice car and worth a lot of money!

yes..tht is wht im going to do

make her rust free n respray her again..am thinking of these color..wht u guys opinion about it?

Midnight Purple II

OR

Midnight Purple III

Skyline7937Japan · **Posted:** Mon Feb 07, 2011 8:00 pm

thx a lot thr yella81celica dude..hell im still a bit rusty wit the pic attachment

yella81celica · **Posted:** Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:28 pm

when you post a pic link that ends in .JPG make sure you have '[img]'%20at%20the%20front%20of%20the%20link%20and%20'[/img]' at the end of the link

Skyline7937Japan · **Posted:** Mon Feb 07, 2011 9:35 pm

ohh...thts wht i missed..ok dude..wil make sure next time

thx again

Datsun1600 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:31 am

You have a los of work to do with the rust... an the rims are cool..I like it

Eric · **Posted:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:55 am

I would use a color that fits the time the car was made in, no flashy modern stuff, just silver or brown, maybe white.
That looks good on this car.

Skyline7937Japan · **Posted:** Thu Mar 10, 2011 3:17 am

Eric wrote:

I would use a color that fits the time the car was made in, no flashy modern stuff, just silver or brown, maybe white.
That looks good on this car.

Sori guys..ive been bz moving out to a new hse..hell was so caught up wit it..thx Datsun1600..yes, a lot of headache..recently got news that the whole rear suspension area is full wit rust...thnk god the car didnt break apart whn i was driving it..u like the rims?i kinda not ok wit it...as the offset kinda sad..i wud prefer a better rear wheel wit crazy offset tho

well, as for nw i'll jz use it...going to use the money for bodywork..sure wil go for a better set of rims later on..Eric, thnk for ur comment. i reli appreciate it...but im tired of ordinary original paint color...thinking of trying sumting new..yet, i love this original datsun color Dark Blue / Blueish Black Metallic color code 826..jz by luking at the datsun color codes at http://www.ratdat.com/?p=340 but dun reli hav an idea how it luks like on a real car

NSRz32 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 10, 2011 4:50 am

A lot of work but should be a great project! I'm excited to see it come together over time :tu:

Skyline7937Japan · **Posted:** Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:03 pm

thx NSRz32

i've been bz lately..but sure will get back on the project...i'll upload sum pix soon

Skyline7937Japan · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:57 am

shit!cant find any pictures on the net with the original datsun code 826 color Dark Blue / Blueish Black Metallic ...help anyone?

gtr fan · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:48 am

I'm really surprised because the interior trim bits I can see look like they are in really good shape, but the car is very rusty.

I can't believe this actually drove. How can you possibly rebuild some of this (drivers side floor-up the subframe then into chassis rail. In that whole section their doesn't look like any useable original material.

This is a big project for you, just make sure you use more metal than bog.

Good luck.

kpgc10 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 5:30 am

Good work man

Nice pics too.Be happy with your car!But too much rust on it isnt that?

Drive510 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:24 pm

That is seriously going to be alot of work but it's C210's and C211's are awesome cars.

Skyline7937Japan · **Posted:** Thu Mar 24, 2011 7:29 pm

gtrfan, kpgc10 & Drive510 : yeah..it does look like okay on the outside huh?that was what i thought also when i bought the car..when the car was stripped down naked..it was heart devastating..i feel so sad because it was not treated right by the previous owner and looks like it was dipped in salt water for a quite sometime. but, i feel happy because i love the car and im gonna restore it to its glory..thx for the uplifting spirit support & i know its gonna be a long tiring heartbreaking restoration :tu:

gtr fan · **Posted:** Fri Mar 25, 2011 4:08 am

These are very cool cars, I hope to get a c210 sometime.

If you can make it happen and are passionate then I am sure it'll be awesome when finished. Good luck and I look forward to seeing more pics as work progresses.

GTS-Retro · **Posted:** Fri Mar 25, 2011 7:02 am

I can imagine it would be difficult to keep a car from rusting especially during wet season there. Make sure you treat the car well it would be a shame for rust to come back after it has been painted.
The VIN number on the ID look like they have been changed at some stage?

LoneDatsun · **Posted:** Sun Apr 10, 2011 5:30 pm

Guh! Rust, hatehatehate, HATE IT! Can you tell I hate rust? Your doing it the right and once your done I'm sure your going to have to look at her with sunglasses on.

So what will you seal the body with once you get all the rust gone and repaired? I suggest a product call Por-15, it's pricey but well worth it.

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