I think it was honorable of Alan to save that car from the hell it was in...
I try to explain this to my wife when referring to my own roadster!
Bill Barber
SRL311-09363(hibernating?)
----- Original Message -----
From: Daniel Neuman <dneuman@stars.sfsu.edu>
To: <ajb@squirrel.com.au>
Cc: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 10:20 AM
Subject: Re: Chrome fender trim spear thingy..
>
> Wow Alan,
> Now I mean this in the nicest possible way but.... It does sound like the
> previous owner of your car was a complete idiot..but....what about the guy
> that bought this rolling disaster area from him????
>
> Daniel
>
> > You could do what the idiot I bought my car off did. You drill right
through the
> > trim and then secure it in place with the biggest aluminium pop rivets
you could
> > find, completely flattening the trim while you are at it.
> > Other useful tips from "The previous owner of Alan's Fairlady" -
> > - If you break the tabs off the back of the Fairlady emblem just glue it
in place
> > with Araldite, then drill through the emblem and secure it in place with
a wood
> > screw with a nut on the other side. (make sure you use too much glue, so
it can run
> > everywhere)
> > - Rust holes in the floor can be easily fixed by cutting up old
Coca-Cola cans and
> > gluing them in place. Don't bother painting over the repair to try to
hide it, that
> > would be a waste of paint!
> > - If the voltage regularor dies, don't worry about getting a new one,
just route the
> > wires to a toggle switch on the dash. When you find that the car is
getting hard to
> > start, you just flick on the switch and charge up the battery for a
while. (Don't
> > try to hide that toggle switch, stick it right in the middle of the
dash)
> > - There is no up or down side to a head gasket, it will go on either
way. (gee, I
> > wonder why all that oil is spewing out of the back of the engine between
the head
> > and the block?)
> > - If you break a wheel stud don't worry about replacing it, you would
have to break
> > another 3 before you get in any real trouble.
> > - On the rear brakes you can use a 7/8 size wheel cylinder on one side
and a 3/4 on
> > the other. Don't bother replacing both if only one side needs replacing.
> > - Cut your gear stick in half. A 2 inch long gear stick is much nicer to
use.
> > - If you loose your petrol cap just stick a big rolled up piece of cloth
down the
> > hole to stop the petrol coming out. (turn your car into a giant 4 wheel
molotov
> > cocktail)
> > - And last, and most importantly, if you blow a fuse, replace it with a
bolt!
> > Alan Bent - Queensland , Australia
> > 1966 Fairlady SP311 - 1965 Silvia CSP311
> > 1966 Fairlady SP311 - 1964 Fairlady 3 seater SP310
> > 1964 Fairlady 3 seater SP310 - 1964 Cedric Wagon WP31
> > 1963 Bluebird P312 - 1963 Bluebird P312
> > 1963 Cedric P31 - 1964 Cedric Wagon 1964
> > 1969 Super Six G130
> > http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/3823/index.html
> >
> >
> >
> > Daniel Neuman wrote:
> >
> > > Hello All,
> > > I jsut realized that I bought a piece of chrome fender trim
(the 'spear'
> > > that goes on the front fender ) from Ross at Shasta have totally
forgot to put
> > > it on. I want to put it on before the car show this Sat. How does it
attach
> > > to the car??
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Daniel
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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