1975 C110 (KHGC110 240K) Build

uras1 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:07 am

more updates needed as i require motivation for mine haha

Datsun style · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 7:04 am

+1

I figured they rust along the sill like most old cars. Nice to know about the windows.

More photos pronto !!

uras1 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 1:33 pm

also bonnets and boots rust along there leading edges

familycar · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:48 pm

such an awesome build :tu:

Datsun style · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 4:49 pm

Thanks uras. Just waiting for a clean coupe in Melbourne now

But now... We wait for some photos nudge nudge :twisted:

Adzmax · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 4:57 pm

Ahhhh i know......it's driving me nuts too. I have SO much stuff away being worked on at the moment, waiting, waiting....

I'm going to pick up some paint stripper and supplies this arvo so I'll hit the car on the weekend, then more pictures

Personally, as much as I love the C110.....if I was looking for another project car I'd be looking for a KE25 Coupe. There is an amazing Orange one for sale in Tasmania at the moment. If I didn't have my C110 I'd buy it in a heart beat and build this...

Some food for thought mate

Datsun style · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 5:04 pm

Did you see the white one at classic Japan ??

My brother in law has a ke20 and a ke25.

Had to admit this one was beautiful. But I can't put a picture of it up for some reason

Datsun style · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 5:07 pm

http://gripshiftslide.com/2012/12/03/cl ... tter-best/

It's in here. Along with a green/black tureno 25

Adzmax · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 6:43 pm

Yep sure did, nice engine upgrade! Yeah the Green TE27 is nice huh

Datsun style · **Posted:** Thu Dec 06, 2012 7:34 pm

That two tone 510 is my old mans. The cream on brown one.

That white Rolla had a rack and pinion conversation apparently, to go along with the nice turbo upgrade

It's kinda obvious I have no idea now about corolla models :oops:

Adzmax · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:11 pm

I did some more work on the weekend. I've removed most of the remaining interior now including the roof lining, dash and heater parts. I starting labeling the wiring loom and connectors to make the job much easier when it comes time to reassemble.

I also had some new seals for the doors arrive

and a blanking button for the cigarette lighter

Had some parts come back from powder coating also, the bumper supports and the bonnet latch support

I've had a lot of trouble finding some new rubber seals for the outer window chrome work. I got in contact with Datsport and it turns out they have a guy who can replicate seals. I'm going to send off my old front and rear seals and he'll replicate them and then they'll be able to offer them for sale so stay posted on this! Very cool!

Also went to see a restoration specialist about my body work. I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with him as this stage. I'm hoping to strip out the rest of the car including engine and running gear and build a frame for the chassis similar to this.

Going to be a long wait though, minimum 6 months before I can get the car in but that gives me plenty of time to have the car blasted and primed etc. Oh, and save money for body work!

Datsun style · **Posted:** Mon Dec 10, 2012 10:28 pm

Loving the stand !!!!

uras1 · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2012 5:04 am

nom nom nom

Adzmax · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2012 8:45 pm

Uhhhhh, so hot.

Datsun style · **Posted:** Wed Dec 12, 2012 11:51 pm

Yes it's hot. But it's off topic. Stop distracting the guy and let him post the updates we all crave!

Adzmax · **Posted:** Tue Jan 08, 2013 8:30 pm

Happy New Year everyone! Bit of an update on the grill. So to recap I bought the grill on Yahoo Japan, from the pictures I could tell it was rusty but thought I could simply dip it, repair and then refinish it. When it arrived it had a lot more rust than I'd bargained for.

As you can see the base and supporting brackets are pretty much dust.

I drilled out the old alloy rivets and disassembled the grill. The mesh and surround are actually stainless so I had this dipped and linished ready for paint. It's not back yet though.

So quite a few parts were well beyond saving. I send the top section away to be dipped and zinc plated with some other stuff. It came back with quite a few small holes where the rust had taken it's toll.

I filled these with lead and then rubbed the surface back flush ready for filling. No doubt once it's filled and primed it will look as good as new.

I had the lower section and brackets remade by a local custom body shop. He did a great job!

Once the mesh comes back I'll rub back all parts including the plastic ends and prep them ready for priming then reassemble ready for paint. Some people are probably wondering why I bothered with this grill instead of buying a fiberglass replica, I just prefer to use as many original parts as possible and enjoy resting these old and broken parts.

ewokracing · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:28 am

Nice.

If you need some brackets made etc, I have access to a brake press and some other cool stuff at work (in the cbd).

You're more than welcome to come and make brackets etc.

Who is doing the bodywork? I have a lightly crashed bodyshell that needs a new rear beaver, two rear quarters and a boot floor.

Adzmax · **Posted:** Fri Jan 11, 2013 11:45 pm

Hey thanks for the offer! This metal work was done by Jamie at Kustom Garage in Bayswater, some awesome projects there. He doesn't do cars like ours, he's more custom stuff but he's willing to do rust replacement sections for me.

http://www.kustomgarage.com.au/

Adzmax · **Posted:** Wed Jan 16, 2013 10:49 pm

Small update, I finally finished the fuel filler cover. This turned out to be a much bigger job than I anticipated. I wanted to fit a lock with a key flap to the cover but all the local flaps just had a hole which any key would work in and no flap. After inspecting both caps and the lock mech the whole thing was quite different and required some modification.

Japanese

Local

Anyhow after much stuffing about and work with the Dremel it came up looking good!

Adzmax · **Posted:** Sun Feb 17, 2013 2:37 am

An update, finally. Did some more work on the interior, I had the remaining blue trim pieces dyed black including the door handles and the roof trim.

They came up pretty nice. While they look ultra shiny in these images, they actually match the door trims quite well.

I also had the dash badge vacuum metalized and the I masked it with blutac and sprayed it black. That was a tough job! It's very tricky to get it looking nice.

The blue dash I removed was in really bad shape. It wasn't until I took it to be repaired that I saw just HOW bad it was, full of bog and spray painted.

I had a pretty nice black dash I purchased a couple of years, it had no cracks but had been slightly damaged.

I called the Dash Doctor to see how he was getting on and he told me that while he could probably fix the blue dash, it was going to be pricey. I ended up having to use the black dash and have it re-trimmed. It wasn't such a bad choice because on closer inspection the black dash was really brittle and would probably have cracked after a while anyhow. The end result is great, he did a fantastic job, the badge fits flush and it also has the factory speaker hole.

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