George

Thanks! It does look round on the parts manual so that makes sense. The hex head locks in well in the pin and #21 but like I said, it's odd that I have this bolt when I'm missing the rest. Will put the bolt back as I'm sure it'll be needed elsewhere.

Thanks Peter. I'll dig around some of my boxes over the weekend although I don't think I have that clevis. I found it odd that I have the correct bolt to be honest. Why would I have it if the car's handbrake mechanism was modified... That's why I wanted to confirm it's the right one. Looks correct to me and it fits within the pin properly - being secured by the head once positioned.

Haha, I won't ask then. I pulled it out tonight and will be test fitting it over the weekend. I was also looking at the handbrake cables. I think mine were modified at some stage. The U shaped part on the right doesn't resemble the parts manual. I found a bolt in my miscellaneous box that resembles #20 below. Can anyone confirm if that's the correct one? I'm also missing #16 I think. Btw, I'm uploading from phone. Hope the photos aren't too large...

Another little milestone ticked off.

If I was going performance I would tighten up linkages. Unfortunately my OCD has the final say.

Oh, my 14 has a really worn bushing as well so if anyone has one in good condition I would be interested.

I'm missing 21 and 22 (not too fussed about boot as I can buy that separately). Ball joints must be in good condition. Also missing part of 16. Are the US ones the same? I would expect some differences. Even if you don't have any spares, can I please get the length of 21 off someone? Might be the same as the Yanks and would like to confirm. Thanks!

Good one sir. Love the use of the kiddies pool. I was pretty impressed with my results and will be using this method again. I found surface rust take hold as the metal dried but that was easy to deal with in comparison to what was there previously. The more pitting there is the more reason to use molasses.

Haha. We can't have that. I'm sending it to the plater right away! I'm actually hoping it has kept its plating. I'll give it a clean tomorrow. Just finished our yearly stocktake and I'm beat! Thanks for the photos Gav.

Found it this morning. I didn't think it was a simple e-clip as the slot on the pedal is 4mm wide. I found the blasted thing inside the plastic mount which also has a slot for the clip. Must be how they located the pedal to the firewall.

Does anyone have a picture of #6? The manual calls it a ring slip. Looks like it slips on the grooved section of the pedal and holds the accelerator return spring in place next to the mounting bracket. I might have it somewhere but haven't located it yet. A picture would help or if anyone has a spare that would also help. Thanks

You're mad if you swap. Too much exhaust fumes maybe...

$80 pickup from 2220 or 2000. Can post anywhere in Aus for $10. SOLD

While priced fairly, postage is a killer on a heavy item like this and I only need the left side so I've had to pass on them. Apologies to George for stuffing him around!

I don't understand the question Jeff. Are you asking why the car is in my bed?

Reproduction Autumn started off with a bang! On day one I finally joined the exclusive club of RH door mirror owners thanks to Ian from the Gong. I can clearly remember scouring eBay for door mirrors as early as a month into purchasing my rusty shell back in January 2014. They might not be as rare as I make them out to be but you do need a lot of luck to find one. A couple of weeks ago Chinese reproduction RH door mirrors popped up on eBay and by all accounts are an excellent copy and likely to be made with the original tooling. Photos courtesy of Peter H. Reproductions are not new to Datsun owners. We've seen many parts and panels over the years and I expect to see many more as these cars increase in value and owners take up more restorations. Exciting times ahead! Lessons Relearned I've made my fair share of mistakes and have learned a lot of lessons thus far. I've had a good run these past few weeks but the laws of nature dictated I was due another lesson any day now. True to form the lesson of patience revisited me on the second last day of Autumn when I set out to finish my hard lines. For those that haven't worked it out, I'm a suffering perfectionist. It's a blessing and a curse. Things always take longer but the results are always worth it. This quarter I set out to finish the brake and fuel lines and with a couple of days to go I only had the fuel supply line left. It's the thicker 8mm line so it's harder to bend accurately. I figured all the experience of bending the thinner lines first will come in handy and it did... except when you rush things to meet a deadline that isn't really all that important. I started working on it from back to front and had all the bends so perfect it got me drunk from excitement. Time melted away, bed time came and went, the radio blared song after song, eyes started stinging but the excitement fuelled my throbbing fingers which continued to bend and twist towards the finish line. Two bends to go... check and recheck... angle is right, it's an easy 90 degree bend, one I've done over and over... I can feel my head on the soft pillow... and bend and crimp and... what the hell is that! I tried to blink away the crimp but it was there, all squashed and laughing at my tired eyes. I'll show you! In the vice it went and the tube took a new square profile. Maybe if I bend it back... no, the vice again... or maybe the pliers... or maybe try and blink it away again... There was a moment half an hour prior to that mistake where I paused and almost packed up for the night. I recognised I was tired and decided I should go to bed but instead pushed on to call the job done. Live and learn and relearn I guess. Back to eBay for another roll of tube. Progress This quarter has been a productive one with parts finally going on the car while others are inching closer to the same fate. The mailman keeps bringing new bits and pieces and, as always, some organisational improvements make the whole project that much more enjoyable.

I'll take the rears, less the lca's. I'll take both sides if you'd prefer to sell together. Think you already quoted a price in pm. Just need shipping cost. MSG me when ready. Thanks George.

I didn't think they would last

The platers do their own wiring. Bolts are easy to wire as they have teeth the wire can be wound around. Anything smooth and straight-ish with no holes etc is at risk. Think pins, straight rods etc. I guess this is why they lost my window washer nozzle. It wasn't exactly straight but the surface is smooth so it must have slipped off in one of the baths. This can be avoided by good wiring though. I left some of those ball ends and they were not damaged. The acid isn't too kind to 40 year old rubber but it seems to survive as well. If you can remove it without damaging, do so.

Depends on who you use and how much grease you're talking about. All of the pictured stuff is good to go to the plater in my opinion. I wouldn't waste my time. I did spend a bit of time cleaning the suspension components because they had really caked on thick grease. Any time I spent there was time I didn't have to pay for someone else to do it. With the stuff you've got there it'll just be an acid bath to strip and clean and then plate. Re small parts, it is a bit of a gamble but as long as they wire them up properly they won't loose anything. I've had tiny stuff plated (m2 washers etc) and oddly the only thing that has been lost is one of the window washer spray nozzles.

Mick, I've got a recently painted one I might be selling soon.

Hi all, I'm looking for a template for the right rear brake bridge line and also the clutch line for a 70-72. This is the bake: This is close to the pattern for the clutch but mine hangs way off the firewall. I imagine someone at some stage just hand-bent mine when they replaced the cylinders and I'd like to get the pattern right. Ideally if someone in Sydney (or surrounds) has these off the car I would love to come and copy them. I can possibly copy them with wire in position at a pinch but it would be much easier if they were out of the car.

No idea Gav. Someone coming tonight. We'll look at it.

$90

Well, I had to move it and now it's in my way. Can anyone use it or am I scrapping it?