my datsun 1800 c30 laurel

stev · **Posted:** Wed Feb 08, 2012 11:53 am

so,i have removed all the old undercarpaint and painted it with a white primer.

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jdmjunkies · **Posted:** Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:35 am

oh damn, i missed these updates!

Great to see you almost don't have rust. your underbody looks mint :tu:

wish mine was as clean as yours...

stev · **Posted:** Sat Feb 18, 2012 3:30 pm

after the primer i was sealing it.and after that repainting with undercarprotection paint.

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i also started to rebuild the front axle.first part the steering rack

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jdmjunkies · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2012 7:57 am

Wow, looks good stev :tu:

Steering rack seems to be the same as in the 240Z, i need some parts to get my steering rack rebuilt, specially the housing, because a piece broke off

stev · **Posted:** Sun Feb 19, 2012 12:37 pm

which piece is broke off,on the aluminium part.maybe i can weld it??
or maybe we find a new one end of march at this part dealer i told you about!!??

Adzmax · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:25 pm

Hey nice work! You've got some great skills there. I wish I was that handy with steel.

stev · **Posted:** Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:47 am

@thanks for props.i have a lot of experience.its my daily business;-)

Hmmmmm the 2 "most hard to get parts" on my car are the rear cross member and the fueltank.guess which parts are fully destroyed by rust!!!???
is anybody able to help me:-/

Eric · **Posted:** Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:38 pm

rear crossmember form a 240 or 510 will fit i guess.
fuell tank will be hard, maybe a 510 one will fit.

stev · **Posted:** Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:03 pm

yes 510 is the same one,240 does not fit.
fueltank from the 510 is not the same.the 510 tank is into the car behind the rear seats:-(

stev · **Posted:** Thu Mar 08, 2012 2:25 pm

while i'm thinking about my 2 BIG problems,i won't stop the whole project so i'm working also on other parts of the car.
the front axle:sandblasted,powdercoated,install the rebuilt steering rack,new poly bushings by prothane,new swaybar endlinks(built by myself),new lower ball joints,new tie rod ends....voilà

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my new built fueltank straps in stainless steel

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jdmjunkies · **Posted:** Fri Mar 09, 2012 5:14 am

oh boy! great work, as usual

Doc · **Posted:** Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:51 am

stev wrote:

@thanks for props.i have a lot of experience.its my daily business;-)

true story - that is what all here can see on your pictures :tu:

perfect body work

really nice car/project at all - were did you get the urethane bushings?

stev · **Posted:** Mon Apr 16, 2012 2:10 pm

hey thanks @DOC
this time i was ordering at

http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/ca ... p?cat=cars

good store,sometimes you have to wait a little bit longer if you want the red bushings.

stev · **Posted:** Wed Oct 31, 2012 11:49 am

ufff its a long time since my last post,but i'm still working on the laurel and it takes some progress!!!
about 11month of watching after the control arms,hundreth of e-mails and lots of companies... i've found them in seattle!!!and i really hope they will start their journey next week!!
its sad to see that some guys do wait up to a month to answer emails or do never answer them!!!!!!!!!i just want to spend money for parts,nothing else!!!
whatever i think now i will receive my set!!
trough the summer i had a lot of car shows with my silvia and also built an rx7 fc3s convertible drift car...just for fun....and it is funny

at the moment i'm restoring the rusty fuel tank.
i did cut it in 2 pieces along the factory weldings,sandblasted(glass) and now weld the small holes with a point and cut the big rusty pieces out to replace them with new sheets.
after that i will weld them together along the cuttingline sandblasting one more time then primer and black color.
you see my english is still not better :mrgreen:

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i also found an "1800" emblem to replace the "deluxe" emblem. i want to have the same on both sides.i did also order some bilstein b6 ae86 rear shocks and some tokico blue 280zx front shocks for the laurel

Eric · **Posted:** Sat Nov 03, 2012 1:38 pm

Nice work Stev!

stev · **Posted:** Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:24 pm

thanks eric :tu:

today i received the shocks and the dust boots for them.i think its gonna be fun to drive the laurel with these babys :wink:

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who could help me???
i need to know the difference between bluebird 510 frontstruts and 280zx frontsruts??
i want to swap for 280zx struts but i want to keep the original brakes,bearings and stuff.is that possible?

Eric · **Posted:** Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:49 am

then whats the use for the 280 struts? people swap to them because of the bigger brakes. std. 510 brakes wont fit the 280 struts.

stev · **Posted:** Sat Nov 10, 2012 2:00 pm

okay!well my problem is the pipe of the strut is very rusty on the top right under the thread.
i have no idea at the moment how to repair that!
and the reason why i want to use the 510 brakes is because i allready have all the parts for it.new discs,wheel bearings,brake pads and stuff!!
i think its not possible to replace just the pipe of the strut??isn't it??

stev · **Posted:** Sat Nov 10, 2012 2:10 pm

today i was cleaning the differential,and gave him a better look

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i was also cleaning the drive shaft and disconnecting it to add some new grease and replace the dust boot.
before and after:

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Eric · **Posted:** Sun Nov 11, 2012 12:34 pm

Nice work on the axles and diff!

You can saw off the top part of the strut tube and weld on a new bit, with your skillz that would be easypeasy, thats how they do it when putting coilover sleeves on it, look on youtube for sectioning struts.

maybe 260z or 240z struts have the same diameter?

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