New Zealand Datsun Club

well that sorta helps but sorta confuses me too haha the ones listed on there i think are the ones i already tried. I see there is different numbers for the 240c and 280c tho, i assume these models would have fairly similar suspension set up in that area? maybe its one of the others....shit i don't know i'm just guessing. would it be possible someones swapped the suspension from a different model on to this?

the 130 and 230 datsuns have a smaller ball joints on the front axles than the later 330 and 720 ute

the original part numbers are

40160-p0110 and 40161-p0110

the first 5 digits mean front lower ball joint lower left and right, the last bit -p0110 means datsun 230(im pretty sure), matching numbers are
40160-p0110
-73000
-e0110
etc

BUT you wont have any luck getting them from australia or japan! I have the last left one and some second hand right ones if you get desperate. I want $100 aus for the genuine nissan one i bought and shipping for the lot from qld which will be a bit.

The best thing you could do is get the later ball joints which you have tried and take the axles to an engineer and get the lower holes reamed out to suit the ball joints.
I think a member called KK-kolonel or something like that got it done in wellington. cost should not be too bad and then if you need to replace the ball joint, a new of the shelf will go straight in.

let me know if you want the ones i have

Well it's taken me far too long to get this to this point but other projects are moving along now so I have a little more time for this.

had a wee go at some dent removal







better than it was i suppose..

after a good hard dig/poke/scrape over the whole car found all the rust it has to offer, piss all really


this is by far the worst. bottom of right rear guard




not too bad at all i don't think, will all be getting chopped out soon by a mate in exchange for some wiring skills.

although i did discover a fair bit of bog on the roof not rusty under it tho so i think ill just ignore that


took the ball joints out and sent them off to be repaired. So much crud stuck on everything, its like cement! cleaned up the hubs ok but no amount of degreaser will even soften the rest up. Gunna be a tedious job using a flat screw driver to scrape it all off



will be on the road in no time!

Looks like you got very lucky, it's always a gamble when you start removing paint to see what's underneath!

GOT WOF & REGO


so we took it to timaru for the day to celebrate, really loving this car now as rough as it is at the moment. Every thought i had of selling it has now gone. drove awesome, although handling like a boat and using about half a tank of fuel, i was pretty stoaked with it. Now to lower it asap.

see you at akaroa then?

dirtyleppa wrote:see you at akaroa then?

be4ver wrote: Now to lower it asap.

See you at Ruapuna track day Oct 19th then

2 doors wrote:

dirtyleppa wrote:see you at akaroa then?

yip indeed, will hopefully be low by then too

classicdat wrote:

be4ver wrote: Now to lower it asap.

See you at Ruapuna track day Oct 19th then

Nah...don't wanna make everyone look bad by comparison