New Zealand Datsun Club

If 2 Doors wasn't busy as hell with his latest (Non datsun too!) build, I'd say talk to him about bringing it down for him to have a look see.

I really want to see the old girl saved. But it did have the old bubble in cunty-to-fix places. Buy a $40 angle grinder from the warehouse, and pick up a wire brush cup wheel. (with twisted bristles) Then rip into the cancer and see what the extent of the job is. Rust is like a P head. It never sleeps!

your rust looks like a walk in the park compared to what mine was....least you don't have to get absolutely everything done except the roof

Just do it *insert nike tick*

rust is a cunt. it's almost enough to put me off datsuns. (but not quite)
if that'sall it has I'd say fix it, but like bart says rip into it and expose all the rust then make the decision based on what you find. there's nothing worse than doing a heap of rust repairs then keepfinding more as you go and realise the thing is totally rooted but you've already so far in you feel like you have to keep going. I was lucky to have a spare shell for my sunny and I did exactly what SeEn-ThE_lIgHt said and cut rust patches out of it. Also filled in the sunroof that way. Saved shitloads of fabbing.

The problem with Sunny rust is that often when you start rubbing it back, what looked like a small patch quickly develops into a gaping hole. I'm sure they rust out from the inside at times.
And the metal is so thin that it often distorts when welding.

[____mad_____]~xX wrote:

Dyl Phill wrote:yeah true, but like how much would something like this cost to fix in the shop?

i would fuckin charge you heaps!
hahahahahahhahahahahaahahaha
nah ,...in our shop we charge 65 an hour
and theres a at least a day and a halfs work in that
it soon adds up... but you could always take it to some curry muncher to do a cow boy job
but you dont know what it fully like down that drip rail untill you strip it all back!

haha i know you would , all good lol.

Bartman wrote:If 2 Doors wasn't busy as hell with his latest (Non datsun too!) build, I'd say talk to him about bringing it down for him to have a look see.


I really want to see the old girl saved. But it did have the old bubble in cunty-to-fix places. Buy a $40 angle grinder from the warehouse, and pick up a wire brush cup wheel. (with twisted bristles) Then rip into the cancer and see what the extent of the job is. Rust is like a P head. It never sleeps!

haha yeah i have all that...i think i'll do this in the weekend fukit lol

Lulu wrote:your rust looks like a walk in the park compared to what mine was....least you don't have to get absolutely everything done except the roof

Just do it *insert nike tick*

lol yeah i admire stuff you other fellas do i am envious of the skills some of you have, i have to get other people to do shit like that for me and when i saw that bit of rust i just worried cos its in a structural part of the car.

nzdatman wrote:rust is a cunt. it's almost enough to put me off datsuns. (but not quite)
if that'sall it has I'd say fix it, but like bart says rip into it and expose all the rust then make the decision based on what you find. there's nothing worse than doing a heap of rust repairs then keepfinding more as you go and realise the thing is totally rooted but you've already so far in you feel like you have to keep going. I was lucky to have a spare shell for my sunny and I did exactly what SeEn-ThE_lIgHt said and cut rust patches out of it. Also filled in the sunroof that way. Saved shitloads of fabbing.

fast4motion wrote:The problem with Sunny rust is that often when you start rubbing it back, what looked like a small patch quickly develops into a gaping hole. I'm sure they rust out from the inside at times.
And the metal is so thin that it often distorts when welding.

yeah ive only done a lil poke about and found holes, and then all these rust chips pour out of the holes lol shit fuk..
rust IS a cunt.

fast4motion wrote:And the metal is so thin that it often distorts when welding.

Brother, haven't you heard of bog? It was a structural member in the rear quarters of my last rally car

just expose all the cancer in the roof to start with. it'll only cost you a few hours grinding. Then you caan either cut your losses, or even just tack in some new steel and fix the rest with newtech. As long as the rusty metal has been removed, it cant come back.
When you bring this beast down for the Akaroa cruise, you'll make me a happy man!

Bartman wrote:just expose all the cancer in the roof to start with. it'll only cost you a few hours grinding. Then you caan either cut your losses, or even just tack in some new steel and fix the rest with newtech. As long as the rusty metal has been removed, it cant come back.
When you bring this beast down for the Akaroa cruise, you'll make me a happy man!

yeah i 'll get onto it, and see if someone can gimme a quota
oh on akaroa....my dad is coming over from dubai on that weekend so i cant make it but i'll come down to chch sometime before that any =]...

once ive finished my non datsun build, ill be bringing it up your way, wont be till after xmas though, by then my rates will be around $150 a day, so if its real bad and you still want the option of keeping it on the road, and can wait till then...... I may be able to help.