Geegc@aol.com wrote
>With the engine out, I plan to repaint it but don't know the proper color.
> As best I can tell, there is no color left on the block (it is the
>original)and wonder what a very early 1966 1600 block was originally.
>
>Thanks
>
>Gary C
>red one
>black one
I am on the tail-end of what you are starting. I bought the nissan blue
paint from CDM. here are some pictures:
http://datsun_marc.tripod.com/cgi-bin/r16_engine.html
Cleaning was quite a job, seemed like I tried everything. Carb
cleaner works fast, but the fumes are too much for me, and it gets
expensive fast. I found an engine cleaner/degreaser at Wal-Mart (Super
Tech, or something like that) that worked pretty well it seemed to be a
cocktail of detergrnts and solvents. TSP works well too. I used a
Hudson sprayer to rinse with water , you can pump up a good head of
pressure and not spalsh greasy water *too* far over the work area. Start
collecting toothbrushes, and plastic buckets and such. I ran out of
Nitrile gloves before the cleaning was done, and I still haven't gotten
all the grime off :^).
Have fun, It's really rewarding to uncover new looking metal under
gook...like a treasure hunt or archaeological dig.
-Marc T.
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Marc Tyler TDROC Sisterdale TX
1970 1600 #SPL311-31016 "The Jaundiced Kid II"
1965 L-320 #L320 013642 "Domino"
http://datsun_marc.tripod.com/cgi-bin/datsun_homepage.html
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