Uh, Russell - could we get a description of your car? We'll all be real polite
if we see
you coming...
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
Russell Southwell wrote:
> I just stuff my 45 or 38 between the seat and trans tunnel.
> Russ Southwell 70 1600 and plenty of ammo
>
> datsunmike wrote:
>
> > Charlie,
> >
> > I see what you mean!!!!!!!!
> >
> > BTW, my rear seal also leaks on my rebuilt engine :(
> >
> > AND put a fuse on the ammeter!!!!!!!!!! I blew mine also a few years
> > ago:(
> >
> > Hey, didn't you have a gun to shoot the Bastard? It's Texas :) Oh, where do
> > you mount a gun rack on the Roadster?
> >
> > Keep safe,
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Charlie" <cehubbard@home.com>
> > To: "Datsun Roadster Mailing List" <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 12:10 AM
> > Subject: Bad Day!
> >
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > I just finished a complete engine rebuild on my 64 1500. After an
> > expensive
> > > two year ordeal with locating hard to find 1500 engine parts, finding the
> > > time, asking questions and bugging my roadster friends & vendors to death
> > > for their time, the roadster runs as good as new. Fast and responsive with
> > > more power than ever. Still leaks oil out the rear main. DARN!! Well, we
> > > gave it our best shot.
> > >
> > > I've been having a problem with severe grinding between all gears. Traced
> > it
> > > down to a badly cracked firewall not allowing the clutch master to fully
> > > engage the piston. Richard Prentice came over with his MIG welder and we
> > > fixed it up better than original. The trick is to also weld the peddle
> > > bracket to the bottom of that little ledge that you use to set your tools
> > on
> > > under the hood. This keeps the bracket from flexing the firewall and
> > causing
> > > it to crack. I will post the step by step fix to the TDROC web site for
> > you
> > > 1500 owners.
> > >
> > > WARNING, This fix will ruin the paint on the "tool shelf". Look at my
> > paint
> > > job and you will understand why this is not a problem for me.
> > >
> > > LESSONS LEARNED (the hard way)
> > >
> > > I did two very dumb things:
> > >
> > > 1. Ground through the R-Front brake line while grinding the firewall welds
> > > down. I was in a hurry and was afraid of breaking the line by bending it
> > out
> > > of the way. I finally fixed the line last Thursday night and took her out
> > > for a test drive. Wow! What a difference doing it right (yourself) can
> > make
> > > on an engine rebuild.
> > >
> > > 2. While sitting at a stop light (during the test drive), I put my hand
> > > under the dash to see if moving the bend in the tachometer cable would
> > stop
> > > it from bouncing at low RPM's. I somehow managed to ground my watch on my
> > > new after-market (non-fused) ammeter wire terminal while the car was
> > > running. The end result was a blown voltage regulator. It also instantly
> > > super-heated my watch band, resulting in a third-degree burn about the
> > size
> > > of a .50 cent piece on my wrist.
> > >
> > > To make it worse, and if that wasn't bad enough, after shaking it off and
> > > proceeding through the stop light (on my way home to nurse my wounds), a
> > car
> > > blew through the red light at about 60 MPH and barely missed T-boning me
> > as
> > > I was making a left. I just happened to use the center lane and he was in
> > > the right lane. I about lost it but decided to settle for simply yelling
> > > like a spaz while offering up a pathetic feeble one-finger salute with my
> > > good arm. I then drive home very shaken from the entire ordeal. This is
> > NOT
> > > what I planned. I don't know what I planned but this is definitely not it!
> > > :-(
> > >
> > > I'm going to the specialist tomorrow to see if I need graphs.
> > >
> > > I'm getting too old for this SH--! With two small children and a wife who
> > need me... I'm now thinking about selling the car and taking up golf.
> > Somebody stop me!!!
> > >
> > > Charlie
> > > 1964 SPL310 (1500)
> > > Flower Mound, Texas
> > > http://members.home.net/cehubbard/tdroc/
> > >
> > >
> > > Flower Mound, Texas
> > > http://members.home.net/cehubbard/tdroc/
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