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81. antennas (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2004 22:10:27 -0800; I've always liked the look of the rear-mounted antennas on many of the Modesto roadsters. If I remember correctly, they are mounted to a plate that comes off of the frame where the back-up lights mou; /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-02/msg00086.html (6,670 bytes)
82. zetec roadster (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 20:07:05 -0800; I got an email from Jason who built the Zetec roadster I saw in a British car magazine, Retro Cars. I have installed a new Ford Zetec engine and a Merkur 5 speed, along with the stock Ford fuel injec; /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-02/msg00374.html (6,919 bytes)
83. posties (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 20:30:57 -0800; I have a collection of posties from the various cars I've taken apart over the years (four at last count!). And there are just as many types of posties - the studs that the top and tonneau attach to.; /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-02/msg00375.html (6,888 bytes)
84. likely reds? (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 20:37:29 -0800; One last post! My '68 rat project was originally 665 yellow, but got a respray sometime in the last 30 years. I found some General Motors DSGM388 Bright Red that is pretty close, the car is a bit mor; /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-02/msg00376.html (6,116 bytes)
85. Re: Remember your first time? (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 11:17:22 -0800; Must have been about 1981-ish. My dad decided that I would get into too much trouble with my '74 260z (never did get a speeding ticket in that car!) He had friend who dealt in sports cars. After sitt; /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-01/msg00009.html (8,271 bytes)
86. OT- shooting brakes (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 22:07:30 -0800; I was under the impression that a "shooting brake" was a 2-door wagon, like the Chevy Nomad or Reliant Scimitar. See <a href="http://www.pestalozzi.net/motors/shootingbrakes/british.htm" target="_bla; /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-01/msg00166.html (6,949 bytes)
87. OT - Victory By Design (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 22:23:45 -0800; Have you folks been watching Victory By Design on Speed? Amazing series. The Alfa episode is on this Sunday. I've ordered the Alfa dvd as I'm developing a taste for GTV's! Check it out! Leigh Brooks; /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-01/msg00169.html (6,912 bytes)
88. OT - what happened to the subarus? (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 22:21:29 -0800; My first car was a '79 Subaru DL - http://members.aol.com/subaru3/dl.jpg A friend had a two-door in green - http://members.aol.com/Subaru3/gf-snow.jpg Interesting car. I don't see any of the the late; /html/datsun-roadsters/2004-01/msg00470.html (6,836 bytes)
89. loft garage autoshiro (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 22:25:07 -0800; Got this link from the latest Nostalgic Hero (a Japanese classic car mag - can you tell I did some Christmas shopping at Kinokuniya?) loft garage autoshiro http://www.h2.dion.ne.jp/~ashiro01/ check o; /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-12/msg00032.html (6,670 bytes)
90. carography z-car (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 15:19:15 -0800; I'm watching the Carography on the Z-car from Fine Living channel that my Tivo recorded last night (love the satellite Tivo) and what do I see? My old 1500 - several shots, must have been when Andrew; /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-12/msg00178.html (6,774 bytes)
91. black: flat or gloss? (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 22:56:54 -0800; Here's a question about painting (or powder coating) the hood and rims on the rat. It seems to be a common Japanese race car aesthetic to have a black hood and rims. Most of the cars I've seen in Nos; /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-12/msg00209.html (7,311 bytes)
92. buggy seats? (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 10:15:46 -0800; On a lark I checked out a HotVW's magazine. Several vendors offer "low-back buggy seats" for about $40. Covers are about $40 as well. An example: http://www.chirco.com/cgi-bin/chirco.storefront/ 3fed; /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-12/msg00305.html (6,763 bytes)
93. battery cutoff switch (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 22:55:37 -0800; Where do the racers on the list mount their battery cutoff switch and TIA, Leigh Brooks Seattle; /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-12/msg00311.html (6,430 bytes)
94. '68 sidemarkers (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2003 10:18:17 -0800; '68's did not have side markers in the US. '69's got the teardrop side markers that were used on the JDM cars. Check out Greg's model guide at http://datsun.org/roadster/info/modelguide/front.html Le; /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-11/msg00042.html (7,049 bytes)
95. OT - corporate auto-x (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 20:06:09 -0800; Hi folks, I work in an industry where flash and ostentation are the order of the day. The senior management all have whatever the current 911 tail-waggers are, boxsters, french-racing-blue bmw's, or; /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-11/msg00118.html (7,721 bytes)
96. Re: OT - corporate auto-x (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 11:26:33 -0800; Seems like the best advice is to get everyone to go to an existing event. It would help the local scca and the big liabliity issue would be covered. Thanks! Leigh Brooks; /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-11/msg00131.html (7,135 bytes)
97. Re: Thoughts on perspex...clear or tinted?? (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 20:45:11 -0800; Depends on when you put the top up. If it only goes up when it's raining, it doesn't make sense to reduce visibility. If it's up to keep the sun out, then tinting makes sense. Leigh Brooks Seattle (t; /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-11/msg00258.html (6,888 bytes)
98. mirror location (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 00:22:11 -0800; I'm a big fan of fender mirrors - must be from growing up looking at pictures of exotic sports cars. There seems to be two stock locations on the roadster: 1. JDM - forward and down from the antenna; /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-11/msg00368.html (7,007 bytes)
99. zetec roadster in retro cars (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 11:21:08 -0800; Retro Cars is a british car mag - my new favorite. They feature classics that have been uprated for modern use. This month's issue has a '67 1600 with a 2-liter Ford Zetec engine. News section - page; /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-11/msg00382.html (6,611 bytes)
100. the rat gets wings (mirrors that is) (score: 1): Author: Leigh Brooks <shifty@shiftco.com>; Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 19:58:46 -0800; I put the TEK mirrors on the '68 using the body lines as a guide. I located them behind the antenna hole on the driver's side - in line with the sweep of the fenders. Lined them up with the squirters; /html/datsun-roadsters/2003-11/msg00391.html (7,093 bytes)

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