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Re: Mods, Upgrades, Thoughts - WAY OT now.....

To: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>, <solex67@hotmail.com>,
Subject: Re: Mods, Upgrades, Thoughts - WAY OT now.....
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:52:52 -0400
Sid,

Sounds like a kit car or one of those FiberFab bodied Brit cars.

Mike
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From: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>
To: <solex67@hotmail.com>; <LauryV@MTA.NET>; <Kensington_FC@hotmail.com>;
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Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 11:29 AM
Subject: Mods, Upgrades, Thoughts - WAY OT now.....


> I have been thinking about this a bit lately.  Keep in mind that I am
> somewhat of a purist and don't care to do an engine swap or wild change
> myself.  I have been thinking about a modern Fairlady.  It would have a
late
> engine (SR20 or KA24 sounds fine - not the big issue)  The interior would
be
> leather with improved stereo and a more contoured dash/console area.  Some
> seats like the Miata seats with the speakers would be good.  A chrome dual
> hump roll bar with a fiberglass speedster type cover that covered the rear
> area and comes up to the roll bars.  the body would have the more radical
> mods.  The front end would be more rounded to be a little more
aerodynamic.
> Replace the sealed beams and headlight scoops with some of the modern
> moulded lights.  change the side markers to flush mount markers.
Integrate
> the bumpers with the body front and rear (chrome inserts to retain the
> flavor though)  In the rear, the taillights would be similar to the
current
> Altima taillights and the rear end smoothed to be more aero.  The "fins"
> would become less prominent (more like character lines).  Hood and
trunklid
> ridges would be smaller and less prominent.  Fenders would have a mild
> flaring - not lip flares, but the entire fender would swell out - like
some
> of the SCCA racers have.  Nice alloys of course - but not the crazy
sizes -
> 15x7 would be fine. Third brake lights incorporated into the speedster
rear
> deck - behind each passenger.  the speedster deck would open to let the
top
> be raised and then go back down (like the 63 - 67 corvette idea.  Grill
> would be "laid back" more and the fron end brought to more of a pointed
> center rather than the curved front. gas cap would be an aircraft type
cover
> on the r/h rear fender.  license plate would be frenched with a glass
cover.
>   emblems and side chrome strips would still be there but would be the
thin
> stick on type stuff - no holes and pins to cause issues.  The name
FairLady
> would be revived with  the model based on the engine size (ie. KA24 -
> FairLady 2400)
>
> What do you think?
>
> Sid
>
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