Well it was only 1 1/2 years waiting but my car is finally home. It was delivered last Friday night. I am so happy to actually start working on rebuilding it not just taking it apart. I put the marker lights and the brake/rear lights in this weekend. Also the stainless drip rail above the doors. I have been putting fat mat in today and am about halfway done with that. I am pretty darn happy to have the car home but there are a few things that need to be sorted out. The body shop guy welded over the holes for the c pillar 240z emblem and the holes for the hatch emblems. I went to put them on and stood there looking around trying to find the holes. I will figure out someway to put the c pillar ones on but I am not sure about the hatch ones. Time will tell. I replaced the bent and rusted bumpers with fiberglass ones for the time being. I think it makes the front and rear ends look dark/plain. At some point in the future when I can afford it, I will either have the old ones fixed or buy the stainless steel ones. I think shiny bumpers would really dress it up. Also, I would like to put Rota RBs or Panasports on it as well. I will post more pics as I make progress.

carl

Chris,

The only place I could find was banzai motorworks (zzxdatsun.com) that offered butterscotch parts other than too intense restoration. The seat covers were $270 for the pair and $135 for new seat foams if you need them. If I can't get the butterscotch headliner and panel from Too Intense I may have to bite the bullet and spend more.

carl

So you got the seat covers ? how do they look, is the pattern okay? and who is the fabricator?

Seat covers is all i need for my interior, all the rest is in a pretty good condition for it's age, except of the fading of the upper part of the door panels.

Chris

Chris,

Classic Datsun also offers butterscotch seat covers, etc. Try them as well. Good luck

carl

Sorry no, it was Les that told me that the vinyl is NLA

Chris, is that for the seats or for everything? Now I'm not sure if I am going to be able to find the headliner and parts in butterscotch.

carl

You better ask Les that question, maybe he is lurking and will chime in, or you can PM him, some might have some butterscotch in stock, i was just told that the vinyl is NLA, i have been looking around over here to see if i can find some matching vinyl, but no success so far.

Chris

Nice paint job.

I assume from the ride height that the engine is yet to be reinstalled?

I will have to park my car away from yours to keep people from comparing them.

Looks awesome!

Thanks guys,

Walter you are right, no engine yet. In fact, no interior at all either! Don't worry, I have always liked your car a lot Walter. I wish mine had the chrome bumpers like yours. It adds a lot to the look.

carl