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1. Re: fenders (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 30 Apr 1999 19:11:32 -0700 (PDT); If your in college, then the following few things are a given: (1) short on dollars (2) long on time (3) able to read text and apply what is written. If you want to spend money, then invest in two t; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-04/msg00845.html (7,856 bytes)
2. Parts Suppliers, General Comments from Sports Car Enthusiast (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1999 14:18:07 -0800 (PST); I have read all of the dialog on suppliers in one sitting (did not pick up mail since Sunday). I follow this list in the hopes of gleaning important insight into the restoration of a 1964 1500. I ow; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-03/msg00121.html (8,668 bytes)
3. Re: more magic potions (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 4 Mar 1999 14:07:21 -0800 (PST); I'd advise against using some of the bathroom "rust stain removers" if they contain "hydrochloric acid" or "muratic acid" (if you have a bottle, then send the ingredients and I will be able to tell; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-03/msg00163.html (7,868 bytes)
4. Re: Rust treatments-was chrome stuff (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 13:12:36 -0800 (PST); It seems like you are in graduate school (return e-mail address). I have been where you are. Car restoration/ conservation and graduate school, though not mutually exclusive - thankfully, will requi; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-03/msg00195.html (7,797 bytes)
5. Non-relevant but technical question (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Mar 1999 12:59:26 -0800 (PST); I have had some problems in the past with a "hot" engine bay in the Midget. This has caused me to consider obscene alterations like having the hood "louvered". Note: late Midgets have virtually no f; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-03/msg00324.html (7,443 bytes)
6. Re: Back on the Road - FINALLY (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 14 Mar 1999 17:34:32 -0800 (PST); Sounds like you have one nice RIDE. Send pictures to the Stickerman when you get some new ones. If the Fairlady badge and rear view mirror went to the shop with the car and were missing when you got; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-03/msg00417.html (6,833 bytes)
7. Re: smog removal....Again (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 15 Mar 1999 09:30:10 -0800 (PST); "In fact, both are almost rounded off because they are soft copper, And I broke one off. Any ideas short of removing the manifold?" Mike have you tried the "Craftsman Robogrip", fits ALL sizes from 3; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-03/msg00428.html (7,151 bytes)
8. Re: Aftermarket Steering Wheel Info (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 17:21:55 -0800 (PST); Not sure about the Momo (nice choice), but an outfit called Grant sells "fit kits" with their steering wheels. Would expect Momo to do the same. Am I mistaken? Cheers, Jeff Mathys; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-03/msg00470.html (7,438 bytes)
9. frozen drums (1500) (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 08:38:43 -0800 (PST); Here is a correlary to the bent frame problem. The drums are frozen up pretty solid. I tried a little persuasion from a hammer and was met with resistance (pun intended). I am not 'skeered' to put t; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-03/msg00721.html (6,915 bytes)
10. Bent frame (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 07:28:02 -0800 (PST); *Posted on Tue. 23, but it bounced!* Lads, I was looking at the frame on Dad's 1500 the other day. The front driver's side corner was hit (the fenders will attest to that). I am not worried about the; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-03/msg00786.html (6,888 bytes)
11. Re: Acid spill (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 26 Mar 1999 11:17:28 -0800 (PST); Pat was dead on the money. Baking soda is the preferred method of neutralizing ANY acid when it is spilled in a chemical laboratory. Whether is is on metal, skin or some other surface (clothes are h; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-03/msg00796.html (7,625 bytes)
12. Re: Polished Aluminum (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 10:57:42 -0800 (PST); I have heard that "Easy-Off" (the oven cleaner) will shine-up aluminum. This is a convenient way to put on a thin layer of "hydroxide." This should shine up the carbs, however it will not last (same; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-02/msg00006.html (7,843 bytes)
13. Re: Seats (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Wed, 3 Feb 1999 08:29:05 -0800 (PST); Have you checked the usual suspects (Sports Imports, Classic Datsun Motorsports, Fairlady Products, Roadster Restoration, Rallye Enterprises, The Roadster Ranch ...) I've looked far and wide for rep; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-02/msg00070.html (8,105 bytes)
14. Re: Fender Liners (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 08:49:07 -0800 (PST); Seems like a chemist, of which I confess to be one, should know this kind of stuff, but. . . Spray-on (spray-in?) bedliners are really popular here on the South Shore of Lake Erie (Cleveland, Akron,; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-02/msg00121.html (9,172 bytes)
15. RE: datsun sp310 (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 12:52:46 -0800 (PST); With all due respect, I am a MG Midget owner who monitors this list for my dad (who needs to restore his 1500). I have had problems with the Midget overheating. Is the problem "thermomechanical"? He; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-02/msg00241.html (11,088 bytes)
16. RE: datsun sp310 (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 18:36:23 -0800 (PST); Could anyone straighten me out on the mechanism by which the temperature is read on a '64 1500. I "envision" that a sealed bulb is threaded into the cooling system near the water pump / thermostat ho; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-02/msg00254.html (8,850 bytes)
17. RE: datsun sp310 (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 08:33:26 -0800 (PST); I just wanted to "straighten out" this thread. I am not offended - maybe a little annoyed. I could provide a list of "scientific laundry list" with regards to boiling points, but scientific theories; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-02/msg00301.html (9,449 bytes)
18. Re: Fwd: Pulling the Engine (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 08:50:25 -0800 (PST); Here is my $0.02. I have pulled an engine and transmission combination (on a Midget it is the ONLY option). The "cherry picker" AND engine "tilter" is the only way to go. I purchased both from Parts; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-02/msg00343.html (8,704 bytes)
19. Re: 1600 Engines? (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 11:38:54 -0800 (PST); Yes, I understand that the first Datsun trucks used (gasp!) MG engines - bought or license-built, I don't know. I have seen early trucks with a "1300" badge - anyone know if that was an L-series engi; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-02/msg00350.html (9,214 bytes)
20. E-copy of Datsun Manuf. Parts Manual (SPL-310) (score: 1): Author: mg boy <mgmidgetboy@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 14:07:43 -0800 (PST); Does anyone have an electronic copy of the parts codes that Datsun used for the SPL-310. If a copy does not exist (electronic), then do you know how I would go about obtaining a reproduction? Cheers,; /html/datsun-roadsters/1999-02/msg00357.html (6,898 bytes)

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