The blue 510

[Patcon]

What chin spoiler is that?

[grannyknot]

It's a spoiler I bought used from http://www.new-datsun-parts.com/datsun-510-parts.html

With the valance off the car the spoiler doesn't seem to fit very well but the valance does get bent into a more curved shape when mounted so I'm hoping it fits together properly when mounted.  I thought perhaps it was for another car but it does look the same as pics I have found on Google and the vendor says it is correct for a 510, besides, I don't think I have ever fit a spoiler that actually just bolted up easily.

 

Edited April 12, 2021 by grannyknot

[Patcon]

Thanks,

That is the style Cody wants on his goon

[grannyknot]

80 grit, 180, 220 and finished 320 today, move to 400 tomorrow and hopefully 600 by Monday.  50 shades of Grey.

 

[Patcon]

That's great progress!

[grannyknot]

Maybe I have been sanding too much but did Nissan sneak in a samurai sword motif on the front fender?

 

[Patcon]

I don't know but it does sort of have that kind of shape. It also has a similar profile, thicker at the top like the back of the tang and thin on the bottom like the blade edge

[Reptoid Overlords]

As someone who has been spending too  much time sanding as of recent, I can say you do start seeing things.

 

Edited April 18, 2021 by Reptoid Overlords

[grannyknot]

 The big milestone today, paint and clearcoat done! So nice to say that, God I find painting so stressful, just so easy to screw up and wreck all your work.

3 coats of colour and 3 coats of clear, lots of little dust particles but they should all come out when I start sanding the clear with 1200 grit.  It's the same colour is was when I bought the car only now the rust, dents and orange peel are gone😉

 

[ETI4K]

That looks really, really nice.  Great color and shine.  Way to go.

[Namerow]

1 hour ago, grannyknot said:

 The big milestone today, paint and clearcoat done! So nice to say that, God I find painting so stressful, just so easy to screw up and wreck all your work.

3 coats of colour and 3 coats of clear, lots of little dust particles but they should all come out when I start sanding the clear with 1200 grit.  It's the same colour is was when I bought the car only now the rust, dents and orange peel are gone😉

 

That's a superb result, Chris.  You have really modest facilities compared with a lot of guys who display their results on the internet, so this is really a great testimony to your skills, ingenuity, and persistence.  A great illustration of why this site and its contributors are really exceptional in a world of contracted-out, done-by-others restorations.

[Patcon]

Love the color! the results look really good and you did that really fast!