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Re: Sid's Diatribe on Originality (kind of long and full of

To: "Edgar Gonzalez" <datsunspl311@home.com>,
Subject: Re: Sid's Diatribe on Originality (kind of long and full of
From: "datsunmike" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 16:16:27 -0500
Yep. That's how you do it - just suck the air out. They also recommend
putting in a 5lb bag of that stuff that absorbs moisture (I have CRS and
can't remember the name).

Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Edgar Gonzalez" <datsunspl311@home.com>
To: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>; <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: Sid's Diatribe on Originality (kind of long and full of
opinions)


> Sid,
>
> You bring out a really good point.  Why destroy a perfectly good Roadster
> when there are many around that already have one "wheel" in the grave.
> Those are perfect for anyone wanting to modify them.  I've seen them sold
> quite inexpensively.
>
> Talking about trailer queens.  Have your seen the air pressured "bubble"
> type car cover?  How does it work?  Do you drive your car into it, zip it
> up, and use the exhaust from the vaccum cleaner? :-)
>
>
> Edgar Gonzalez
> San Diego, CA
> http://www.spl212.com
> 69 SPL311
> 60 SPL212
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>
> To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 10:45 AM
> Subject: Sid's Diatribe on Originality (kind of long and full of opinions)
>
>
> > I was going to keep my trap shut, but the time has come for me to chime
> in.
> > I like stock restorations, but I do not care for trailer queens.  Cars
> were
> > meant to be driven, not to become works of art that only come out for
fair
> > weather to be shown and then put back into a hermetically sealed garage
> away
> > from all until the next show.  This means that I don't have a problem
with
> > some mods to enhance reliability.  I also like period accessories.  For
> > example, bullet Talbot style mirrors were all the rage in the 60s.  They
> > look right on a Roadster.  Vitalonis were available in the 70s - 80s and
> > look stupid on a Roadster (imho).  The stock mirrors look best though.
> >
> > All that having been said, I would rather see a modified roadster on the
> > road than in the junkyard.  But please don't sacrifice a clean original
> for
> > a custom since there are SOOO many project cars out there.  If the car
had
> > previous mods (like Gordon's car), or is missing a substantial amount of
> > parts (like the one that Phil is making into a custom), it is better
that
> > they are saved and made roadworthy than to have them become another
> > Campbells soup can. It bothers me when someone finds an unmolested 30k
> mile
> > original and begins cutting it up for a custom.  Sure, one that is clean
> is
> > easier to work on, but how many of us have seen (especially on the east
> > coast) an unmolested, unrestored, low mileage, mint original roadster?
> They
> > are rare because they were viewed as disposable cars and were treated as
> > such.
> >
> > Keep the clean cars original, and modify the ones that need help.  That
> way,
> > everyone has a Roadster to fill the bill!
> >
> > Sid
> >
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