>Your engine block color makes me wonder if the engine has been >redone at
>some time. I thought that all G-series engines were >painted black.
Leigh,
The early spl310's had the engine block painted a cherry red color. Check
out the photo on:
http://members.aol.com/datsun63/fairlady.htm
Dan Zubkoff
1965 SPL310 10927D
San MAteo, CA
>From: shifty <shifty@well.com>
>Reply-To: shifty <shifty@well.com>
>To: "Duram Plummer" <duram@mossy.com>, "datsun-roadsters"
><datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: SPL 310
>Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 22:40:38 -0700
>
>Hi Duram,
>
>Welcome to the list and to the world of Datsun roadsters. Looks pretty
>good, but it'll be interesting too see it after a really good cleaning.
>Seems to be very complete. You'll need some proper 1500 hub caps - they
>really add to the look of the car! Is that the original paint?
>
>on 6/30/1999 10:01 PM Duram Plummer wrote:
>
> >Should this car be positive or negative ground?
>
>I'm pretty sure all 1500's were positive ground (at least all the
>3-seaters). Negative ground came in with the 1600 in '66.
>
> >Are the nuts and bolts metric or standard?
>
>Should be mostly standard - tell that to your local parts-house guy and
>he'll get that confused-dog tilt to his head.
>
> >>From the old messages in this group about serial numbers this serial
>number
> >does not seem to match this year? SPL310-00006-D
>
>'64's had the serial number in the form of 4-SPL310-0000, the 4 denoting
>1964 - not sure about the '65's.
>
> >Also from old messages and other info on the web I thought 65's were
> >supposed to have 2 seats? This one has 3.
>
>It seems that they used up what parts they had on hand before changing
>things over. Your dash is the 3-seater variety. The later 1500's have a
>1600-like dash and a unique ashtray near the shifter. Also possible that
>the plate was stamped by the dealer - it was common (with most import
>cars) to sell left over cars from the previous year as the next years
>model.
>
>Your engine block color makes me wonder if the engine has been redone at
>some time. I thought that all G-series engines were painted black.
>
>It's great to see all the 310's on the list these days!
>
>Leigh Brooks
>San Francisco
>'64 1500 - new head at the machine shop
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