Mike

Hi guys, the center console is a plastic. If the previous owner sprayed it with bedliner, you'll probably have to find a new one. Keep looking at Ebay for an original if you can. Otherwise, I believe there are new ones available (not original) from Motorsport.. http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/CTGY/SIC02A You don't want to mess with harsh chemicals to try and restore the old one. If it truly is bed-liner, that stuff is nearly impossible to remove....

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Sounds awesome! I always struggled with putting stereos in my 71 because it has such limited room. I remember driving I around as a kid with home speakers in the back cargo area. but after my restoration I installed a much simpler system. Do you have any photos?

So, I just completed a long-overdue vacation in Brasil. I'm sitting in the Sao Paulo airport and decided to post a message about what I saw. Which was absolutely NOTHING related to Datsun. While I saw some very interesting classic cars in Brasil such as old VW Beetles, Passats, Buses, and a few Toyotas... I didn't see any kind of Datsun on the road. Now what I did see was a culture that really knows how to take care of their cars. Although most of the classics I saw were daily drivers, I noticed that most cars are very expensive and people tend to take better care of them. The daily-driver classic vehicles looked like they could go another 10 years. I saw a few of the modern Nissan vehicles, but, there wasn't a big presence in the country. Most of the vehicles in Brasil are Pugeot, Mitsubishi, VW, Ford, GM, Renault (Nissan brand), and a few of the cheap Korean brands. I did see an ad for the new Z in a magazine, but the price was out of this world. $R230k, which is about $135k USD!! Although I was in a more wealthy "vacation-type" region (Florianopolis), most of the cars they consider high-end were BMW 3-series, and a few of the lower-priced Mercedes. Considering what the new Z was priced, I couldn't imagine what these cars fetched. I never saw a Z. Looking back, I did have a few conversations with people (in my poor adaptation of the Portuguese language), and have been told that Datsun never really made an appearance in Brasil. The car just wasn't marketed here in the 70's and 80's. I probably mentioned that before in my other posts, but, I figured it would be relevant to talk about it here. I definitely have another opinion about the US market. Meaning, I think we have the greatest opportunities in the world to play and experiment with our cars at an affordable price. Trying to budget and play with vehicles like we do, I would compare the Brasilian experience much like trying to play with the latest supercar in the USA. Next time you see a Ferrari, Lamborghini, or Nissan Skyline rolling down the street, you'll have much more opportunity to actually own something like that for yourself in the US... It would be completely out of reach in Brasil. Let alone, you probably would never drive it on these streets fearing the next highway speedbump would destroy the front end. Keep your head high and pray for the poor ol' motor-head chaps in countries like Brasil. While I have my opinions about the government and their cause behind these high prices, I'll leave that for another day... Mike

AndysPlit, I was wondering the same thing. At this kind of cost I would have gone for a Skyline engine...

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