my datsun 1800 c30 laurel

stev · **Posted:** Tue Nov 13, 2012 2:09 pm

hey eric I really appreciate your support,thanks a lot!!
yes i think the Z sruts have the same thread and i think there is no other option than this.
i will update here when i have found the solution;-)

stev · **Posted:** Fri Nov 23, 2012 11:04 am

i almost cant believe what happent!!!
i received my control arms!!!!big up to ray from garage autohero,it seems he is the only guy in the world who was able to help me.thanks a lot!!

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i burned out the old bushings and brought them allready to the sandblasting company.
there is also the newly restored fueltank and the front struts.yes i've allredy fixed them.i show you how i did it.

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i opened the factory welding around the springplate with the saw to remove it.

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then i was grinding plain the weldingseam.and prepared a piece of pipe with the same measure like the strut.

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pull the springplate before the pipe over the strut.

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and then weld together one after the other :-)

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sorry for this picture turning thing,wasn't me!!!

stev · **Posted:** Thu Dec 27, 2012 3:46 pm

here we go with some nem updates.
all the axle and suspension part were powdwercoated an i started to install them.also the fueltank is ready to get installed.i want to use my holiday between xmas and newyear to put the car back on wheels.and i do good progress so far!!

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familycar · **Posted:** Thu Dec 27, 2012 11:20 pm

super fresh :tu:

Eric · **Posted:** Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:03 am

Can you please do my Laurel too when you have finished yours

stev · **Posted:** Wed Jan 02, 2013 3:24 pm

of course eric,do you rent a hotelroom,or do you put a bed right next the laurel..???
i just need the bed,tools a lot of beer and maybe work permits for 1or2 years

Eric · **Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2013 12:05 am

Consider it all done, is there a nice hotel near you that rents rooms for two years

stev · **Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2013 1:04 pm

oh eric i thought i will have a trip to the netherlands.i ve never been there!!!
but if you want to bring the laurel to switzerland...just do it :-)

by the way,i hope to finish my car before august 2013,then i will take a trip to a car meet in the netherlands,maybe we will meet together :tu:

Eric · **Posted:** Thu Jan 03, 2013 3:29 pm

17the of august whe have the 2nd edition of Dumpd! Perfect meet in the old Enka Factory! Thats what you should visit! I am trying to get my Laurel and 240Z up and running by then

check it out: http://www.dumpd.eu/

I was there last year with the freshly found 510

stev · **Posted:** Fri Jan 04, 2013 2:38 am

Yep thats the meet i want to visit.i heard about it last year,thats exactly what i expect from a perfect car meet!!
Jep i ve seen the 510 on pics,didnt know its yours.
Well its still a lot of work on the car but it would be a plasure to be there and we meet together!!!

Eric · **Posted:** Fri Jan 04, 2013 12:04 pm

I will be there for sure, hopefully with one of my cars again, i know some of the people who organize it so ill tell you that your car must be allowed on the premesis

what are the ods of getting two C30's on your meet?

stev · **Posted:** Fri Jan 04, 2013 3:18 pm

oh yes please!!! tell them they will maybe have some swiss dudes on their next meet!!
ooouh!! eric that would epic to have the only two c30`s i know in europe at the same place!!
that pushes my motivation very massive!!

Eric · **Posted:** Sat Jan 05, 2013 12:40 am

I already told them

now for the big dissapointment:
Another C30 was discovered in the Netherlands just recently, blue one, badly rusted but as it was bought by one of the Netherlands biggest Datsun collectors i am quite sure he will fix her up.

Maybe our little dutch facebookgroup is interesting for you : https://www.facebook.com/groups/441312762568037/

stev · **Posted:** Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:19 pm

i`m allready in this group,i think you added me last week(stefan schär) :wink:

oh,but it's nice to hear from another laurel,and if he is giving him some new life its a very good thing.
save them all!!!

sounds nice when you talk about collectors.is there a site on the web to see this collection??

Eric · **Posted:** Tue Jan 08, 2013 12:31 am

Ah, that was you

here's some pictures: http://www.manenschijn.nl/museum/foto_s ... an_museum/

Adzmax · **Posted:** Tue Jan 08, 2013 3:26 am

Looks fantastic, factory fresh. Love the powered coated finish. Does it work out the most durable for these parts? I'm going to be stripping mine down too. Thought I'd get my parts blasted and coated too.

stev · **Posted:** Tue Jan 08, 2013 2:23 pm

@eric:he has a very nice collection,and a lot of love for nissans/datsuns i think!!
@adzmax:yes i say its the best way for a durable surface protection on suspension parts.i never had problems with powder coated parts and we have alot of snow and salt in winter and very wet spring and fall times in switzerland.so its a hard job for tese parts!!

the last 2 weeks i had a lot of time to work on the datsun.so many things are back on the car as well as the wheels!!!
the rear brakes are back to work!!

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back on wheels

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merry christmas laurel.you get some custom made strut braces!!

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and your set of jdm nissan laurel taillights

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drive-by · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2013 6:39 am

Stunning resto so far!

May I ask, if you are fitting braces etc. how come you didn't opt to modify the shock body to a 2 1/4 coilover? Not criticism just curious.

stev · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2013 2:00 pm

@drive-by:its a good question.at first i produced these braces more for show than for performance.
in switzerland we maybe have the hardest rules in the world to have a car streetlegal.we ned certificates and very expensive test for every aftermarket part we want to put on a car.
i don't even have a certificate for my lower springs!!
in switzerland you can get legal coilovers for the most classic volkswagen and bimmers.but there is no chance to get one for a jnc!!!
very very sad!!!!!!!

drive-by · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:02 pm

stev wrote:

@drive-by:its a good question.at first i produced these braces more for show than for performance.
in switzerland we maybe have the hardest rules in the world to have a car streetlegal.we ned certificates and very expensive test for every aftermarket part we want to put on a car.
i don't even have a certificate for my lower springs!!
in switzerland you can get legal coilovers for the most classic volkswagen and bimmers.but there is no chance to get one for a jnc!!!
very very sad!!!!!!!

I was aware europe was strict on modification but I had no idea it was that bad over there for you

Unfortunately "the man" is trying to push european motor law onto us in the UK too. I do hope I get to enjoy my cars before we suffer your fate

Companies like Rally Design over here supply parts like 4 link kits and coilover conversion kits to weld on threads and seats for your own 2 1/4 springs.

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