1973 Datsun 140j rebuild

[Lang Inder]

Did you make the hood lining or new old stock?

got an auto upholster to make it, i just gave him my old one for a pattern.

[Lang Inder]

got the boot and rear wheels arches all done today, came up way glossier than in photos.

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Also my new noltec camber plates turned up yesterday, not the exact design i was after but they were a good price and they should work the same

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Right, tomorrow engine bay!!

[Lang Inder]

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got the engine bay primed then painted last weekend then got all the door shuts ready to go aswell, but then got sick of sanding so i moved on to the front suspention, got a spare 180b front end so i could tidy that up while still keeping the 140 mobile, decided just to get it all sandblasted then painted in super gloss enamel rather than the powder coating. Will post pics tomorrow when i get it all put together.

But also went and had a spend up on bushes, asked for notholane and what do they send me? lol

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Still needing to find new sway bar mount bushes and all the rear leaf bushes if anyone can help.

Also the 180b noltec control arm bushes pictured, they're ment to be for 180b (cos 140j isn't listed from what i can find) are they correct?? if so how are you ment to fit them?

[Datto_610]

Those control arm bushes look like the rear trailing arm bushes for a 180B with IRS. If yours is solid axle then they are useless to you. I can try and find the part number for front control arm bushes they should be same for 180B and 140J. Also did your parts get to you in time?

[Lang Inder]

Those control arm bushes look like the rear trailing arm bushes for a 180B with IRS. If yours is solid axle then they are useless to you. I can try and find the part number for front control arm bushes they should be same for 180B and 140J. Also did your parts get to you in time?

yeah parts showed up thanks, yeah the bushes i just asked for 180b control arm bushes and thats what they sent me? but still how are you ment to get the old bushes out of the control arms anyway?

[datsunboy]

you have a fantastic fun time, removing them with a hacksaw! lol
rip the insides out, then the old bush's will have an outer steel sleeve that will likely be really stuck in there. I used a hacksaw to carefully cut through a section of the outer sleeve, then get a screw driver or cold chisel, and start beating/bending it out.

[Lang Inder]

you have a fantastic fun time, removing them with a hacksaw! lol
rip the insides out, then the old bush's will have an outer steel sleeve that will likely be really stuck in there. I used a hacksaw to carefully cut through a section of the outer sleeve, then get a screw driver or cold chisel, and start beating/bending it out.

stuff that, the old ones can stay in there

[160jsss]

big arse hydro press think i had the one at work up to 22 ton before some i did popped out

[Lang Inder]

Got all the door/boot shuts painted today, also fixed a couple of runs in the boot so its looking quite good, then got it all sitting on axel stands so i could drop all the suspention out and finish the underside off.

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[Lang Inder]

onto the suspention side, got my front end done

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-Front end sand blasted and re-sprayed in super gloss enamel
-New Ball joints
-New Notholane and whiteline bushes
-Alot of zinc plating thanks to datto 610
-22mm Sway Bar
-Hr30 struts
-r31 skyline hubs discs and calipers
-Superlow cobras
-Noltec adjustable camber plates (yet to be installed)

Last pic is the orgional 140j struts as opposed to my new ones.