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I thought this conversation could turn into a really nice gallery of photographs organized in a manner to help us all understand the different models and related cars we discuss. I will be happy to transfer pictures you want to include and build a photo album for all of us. In MY gallery, the upper left heading shows a Album Gallery labeled "Early Datsun Sports Cars". These are pictures I have collected from other sites and they include some pre-war cars - roadsters. I just added some this morning. If you like this idea, post pictures you would like to add and I will transfer them to the album. Please state a year - preferably the initial year - and full model title so that we can all have a common name to associate. If you have a better picture of a particular model, post it, and eventually we can edit the gallery for a completed album. I propose these early cars as the "trunk" or "Stem" of the family tree. I included a Prince, Alan, as you requested, but it is a race car. We can build a sub album of race lineage, if you all like. And if you would like to create a sub album of engines, I submit this:

I think you can cut out the rust spots and weld new metal patches, Bpaccaud. Bend new metal to fit the rail along the top. Cut out the rust at the hood hinge and weld in new metal flush with the surrounding fin. Grind it smooth again. The good question is how to treat the inside of the upper frame rail and stop it from rusting from the inside out. I have the same problem. I might suggest treating the inside with phosphoric acid - a common painter's chemical for treating rusted surfaces prior to painting. Drill a small hole at the end of the frame and spray inside with a long tube spray nozzle like a pump pressure garden sprayer. Make several applications, allowing the acid to dry between time. You can probably spray paint up in there the same way.

I had the best time cruising Alan Bent's site. Downloaded a bunch of pics. You gotta take a look if you haven't had the chance. http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Pit/3823/index.html

Victor, Alan Bent's site worked a few hours ago, but now it doesn't. I had a little time to cruise and it was fascinating. Thanks It probably got too many hits today!

A new tail light is going to be in that price range. Stunning, isn't it? There is a series of threads concerning Dashboard Restorations. Roughly, a dash is $575 from Vancouver, Washington. I paid another $120 or so for shipping to Florida and back. With a dash, shipping is based on size, not weight.

What Victor means is that you are probably in the mail-order parts category - just like most of us. Some time cruising the internet will yield many sources, some specializing in certain part areas while others are general suppliers. Midwest Z, a club sponsor, offers excellent service. Classic Datsun Motorsports is good as is Banzai Motorworks. An old favorite standard is Motorsport Auto and Victoria British Ltd. Zedd Findings offers sheet metal - floors and there are a slew of others. My apologies to those I did not mention. This club is also sponsored by restoration services such as Dashboard Restorations. I suggest you purchase a parts fiche Cd from the club and join in the fun. Mail order can be as fun as opening Christmas presents!