Kevin San SKyline C10 coupe rebuild

gav240z · January 12, 2014

Hi guys,

I came across this thread looking for this build thread the other day and I figured it was worth sharing.

http://zengarage.com.au/2014/01/babalouies-hakosuka/

I particularly wanted to call out this part for those who might feel intimidated about taking on a project car.

Listen, all the professionals who are experts in these cars all have grey hair and are in their 50s. In ten, maybe fifteen years time all these guys will have retired and will be lying on the beach with a well deserved cold beer. And 20 years after that, all these old skills and knowledge will be lost. By taking on these projects, by putting them on the ‘net, we are keeping this knowledge alive for a little bit longer. The more of us that do it, the easier it gets for everybody…the people who make reproduction parts and manuals do so because there is a demand. By keeping old cars on the road we are literally keeping a whole industry alive.

If all old cars were just sitting in museums there would be no need for the industry that maintains them. The fact that you are keeping a classic car on the road is cool in itself! Just get out there and do it at your own pace.