Deja Vu: 1971 Restoration

[motorman7]

Just a few quick updates.  Got the new starter in.  I put the old starter and new starter side by side just to see the difference.  New one looks much better in the car.

Did a gentle sand on the stick shift knob with 320 grit then stained with Red Oak wood stain.  Put a clear coat over that.

Got the OEM style muffler tip that Jay makes so at least the muffler looks fairly close to original from the back end. 

[Zup]

Hi Rich--

Could you take another photo showing the orientation of the open part of the tow hook in the photo above?

[motorman7]

3 hours ago, Zup said:

Hi Rich--

Could you take another photo showing the orientation of the open part of the tow hook in the photo above?

Yes, will do that tonight.  The open part of the hook is toward the center of the car.

[motorman7]

Got the  radio and heater/vent control panel in.  Radio lights up and works.  The antenna control switch also works and runs the antenna up and down nicely.  Interior is just about finished, just a few rear panels to finish.  Will also add the sound deadening material in the back panels.  Got the battery cables in today.  They look very nice.  Will take pics of those tomorrow.

[nix240z]

When installing the new battery cables you will need the correct battery with the + terminal under the fender, like originally from factory. That is a group 24f battery. I believe Nissan sells the correct battery part#999M1-NB24C which puts + under fender . 

The car looks great.

[motorman7]

Here are the new battery cables installed.  The ty-wraps are not stock, but it looks a bit nicer this way.

Edited January 7, 2018 by motorman7

[Patcon]

Steve does nice work!

[Zup]

1 hour ago, Patcon said:

Steve does nice work!

+10

[S30Driver]

+11    Looks great.

[motorman7]

Yes, nice to have the correct battery cables in.  So much nicer.

I stripped all of the hubcaps and prepped a couple for paint with the green tape.  Unfortunately I ran out of paint, so will order some more from Amazon.  The first one came out nice.  

[motorman7]

I finished the hubcaps and installed them.  Also put in the new speaker.  Took the car out for a small photo shoot.  For some reason I thought the best conditions for photographs was with over cast skies, but I don't think that is the case here.  Everything reflects off of the paint.  Should have taken the photos when it was sunny..I guess.  As you can tell, I am not really a skilled photographer.   Anyway, here are a couple pics.

 

 

Edited January 15, 2018 by motorman7

[rcb280z]

Boy she sure is pretty!