23 hours ago, sweatybetty said:

new cover for the spare tire. 1/4" masonite (tempered hardboard) from slum-depot. about $13 for a 4x8' sheet.

also got the license plate light housing fixed and installed. trying to finish up all the small stuff while im waiting on parts

That looks very good!  

thank to you both!

finally!! car is running good. got the webers synchronized and it seems that all the jetting is fairly good, but i wont know for sure until i get it out on the road under a load. 

one sensor for the front 3 cylinders and one for the back 3. this is at idle

 

Edited April 28, 20177 yr by sweatybetty

@sweatybetty

I have a quick question for you. We are painting similar color Datsuns and I have a little trash in the base coat. Did you sand any of that out before you cleared? Did you respray based or just clear over the light sanding? Since the color I am shooting is not metallic, I would think a little light sanding at 1000 grit wouldn't hurt, but I hate to experiment with expensive paint

i didnt sand the base at all, never really thought about it. the instructions for my paint say 5-10 minutes between coats of base, then 30 minutes before applying clear.

might look around a bit here

http://www.autobody101.com/forums/

Thanks anyway...

Alright an update for posterity. I tried to sand out some small bits with 1000 grit but that didn't work. Paper fouled badly. Then went to 400 grit and it still fouled as well as ball up and stick to the surface, making more defects. I don't catalyze my basecoat so that is part of the problem. Took a lot of wax and grease remover to get it straightened out. Then shot more BC then cleared the 2 fenders and the hood. My 2 cents...

Never try to sand base coat.  Clear over any trash and most dust/bugs will be invisible after sanding and polishing clear coat.  

Edited May 17, 20177 yr by David F

All good info!

im still waiting on parts interior parts , and the engine is pretty much done, so i figured i may as well get the rest of the body work done. tried finding inner fender seals, not much luck, and $30 each? no thanks. did a little searching and found this at slum depot. $14 for 16 feet of rubber seal

i ended up trimming the 90* end off, leaving about 3/4" and the 45* angled part. a bit of weatherstrip adhesive and i have new fender seals for a lot less $$$

fenders are on. still need a little final adjustment, but looking good

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very cool Betty! My car didn't have any on when I took it apart...