We painted on a couple stripes, got the front end back together, and made some door panels. … [Read more...] about ADD A FEW STRIPES…
Datsun Racing
A REALLY RED WAGON
We got a nice coat of fresh red paint on today. Some stripes and numbers are up next. … [Read more...] about A REALLY RED WAGON
OFF TO GET PAINTED
Loaded up and ready for a fresh coat of red! … [Read more...] about OFF TO GET PAINTED
QUIET HORSEPOWER
This week I had the opportunity to meet Pete Weber, the owner and chief machinist at Quiet Horsepower. Pete's one of those smart and quiet guys that has probably forgotten more about high performance exhaust systems than I'll ever know. I purchased one of his Phase 10 mufflers for the Race Wagon and had it installed down at my favorite local exhaust shop. Maybe next year I'll … [Read more...] about QUIET HORSEPOWER
THE DRAGON WAGON LIVES!
My Lil' Red Wagon belched it's first breath of fire this morning, a small step in the long run but a big deal today. I dry cranked it first with the sparkplugs out to make sure I had oil pressure, then tried to start it up. After figuring out I had the dizzy leads reversed (doh!), it fired right up on the next crank. It settled into a nice high idle, so I checked the timing and … [Read more...] about THE DRAGON WAGON LIVES!
THE REAR FLARES GO ON
I was originally going to rivet the rear flares on after painting the wagon so I could keep the rivets unpainted, but I decided to put them on now so I could check the fit beforehand. These are 14x7 Panasports with standared zero offset, 225/50/14 Hankook Z214's, and .40" spacers, using a Datsun 510 2 door IRS under the wagon. The rear clearance looks real good, but the front … [Read more...] about THE REAR FLARES GO ON