[Roadsters] FS: Roadster Steel Wheels & Update on our 67

[Marty Escarcega]

Hi David
How do you mean?
Marty
On Jun 27, 2012 6:43 AM, "David Bentz" <davidbentz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Marty,
> This is a fantastic father daughter project. You should see if you could
> get some assistance or coverage from groups like hagerty or the groups
>  That are for keeping the hobby alive.
> Keep up the great work.
> Dave
>
> On Wednesday, June 27, 2012, Marty Escarcega wrote:
>
>> Hi Linda
>> The car is not at our home. We don't have the.room and live in a community
>> with an HOA. We keep the car at the friends house. Temps in the evening
>> and
>> nights approach 90 and our sticky monsoon season is about to.start. we are
>> content waiting for cooler weather. :-)
>> On Jun 26, 2012 9:43 PM, "Linda J" <ljordan704 at netscape.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Really great that you are working on it together.
>> > Question: What about working on it at night when it cools down?
>> >
>> > Linda
>> >
>> > Sent from my iPod
>> >
>> > On Jun 26, 2012, at 7:28 PM, Marty Escarcega <escarcega at cox.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > > All, I still have a set of 4 steel wheels with the hub cap tabs but no
>> > hub
>> > > caps. We had them sand blasted and then painted them with semi gloss
>> > black
>> > > paint. Would like to see them go to someone that can use them.
>> > > I was asking $100 plus shipping from Mesa, AZ 85206
>> > > Pictures here:
>> > > RoadsterWheels | marty.escarcega<https://picasaweb.google.com/marty.escarcega/RoadsterWheels>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > A brief update on the progress of our 67. As some of you know my 14
>> year
>> > > old daughter and I have been working the last couple of years on a
>> > Roadster
>> > > we found. The original engine had the head shaved too much and pistons
>> > were
>> > > slapping the head. We decided to upgrade the engine and trans to an
>> > engine
>> > > and 5speed trans out of a 1991 240SX. An S13 KA24DE. All the frame
>> mods
>> > are
>> > > done, engine and trans bolted in place. Our goal before it got too hot
>> > was
>> > > to hear the engine fire in the chassis. Last Sunday we got to do that.
>> > > Wired up the engine, made a makeshift gas can with fuel pump, and she
>> lit
>> > > off and ran. That was a great milestone to achieve before we put the
>> car
>> > > away for summer. (We live in Mesa, just East of Phoenix. Our summers
>> are
>> > > brutal, don't want to turn Kelsey off by trying to work in this heat)
>> a
>> > few
>> > > pictures:
>> > >
>> > 1967Datsun1600SPL311Roadster | marty.escarcega<https://picasaweb.google.com/marty.escarcega/1967Datsun1600SPL311Roadster>
>> > >
>> > > Oh, and thanks to Linda we have a nice hood for our car. We hope to
>> media
>> > > blast the body, prime it and put it back on the chassis this winter
>> and
>> > > start on some body work. Our goal is a nice dependable daily driver,
>> not
>> > a
>> > > show car.
>> > >
>> > > Marty & Kelsey
>> > > Mesa, AZ
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