Ditto. My panel beating (back to bare metal, file finish) is costing $8K, got an S15 SR20DET with less than 3000km's and 6-speed sitting in the shed, this thing is going to cost me a fortune. Definitely long term project.
Dave >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< On 3/15/03, 2:06:24 AM, Mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding Re: 1600 Fender lamp assemblies available new.: > Ah Rick you make me feel like I throw my money down the storm water > drain by comprison. I wanted a very quick 510, my car owes me about $9k > and it's still going. Whole lot of maintenance type expenses like new > alt, master cyl, repair mags, replace guards and panel beating tho' does > have a few 'go faster bits' like FJ20 Turbo, 5 spd, brakes, & some > name-dropping - K-Mac, Momo, Autometer, Clarion, JBL, Simmons....yes I > gotta try and feel good about that expensive collection of old metal in > the garage! > On Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 02:34 AM, Rick White wrote: > > Mark. > > As this car only cost me $250.00 when I bought it 4? years ago, and it > > had all the badges, ran perfectly and had 12 months of rego on� it, It > > had cost me a battery,�a alternator, and a water pump to keep it alive, > > I think�even with these parts and the bright shiny new parts have only > > cost me a total of $600.00, that includes the spare�pile of doors, > > boots, bonnets, passenger fender, 6xbumpers �ect ect I have collected > > for her. > > So�far I think this is actually going to be a cheap restoration > > project(comparitivly) > > � > > I think the rego over the 4 years has cost me more money than what I > > have spent on her as a whole. > > Approximatly $350.00 a year times 4 years equals $1400.00�� > > � > > Also I was unfortunatly in a small accident not to long ago where out > > of four quotes the cheapest I was quoted was $750.00 > > I have recieved this money finally. > > � > > Out of this quote I was payed $80.00 a side to replace the old lenses > > that were cracked in the accident > > (2 new tailights cost me $330.00) so I payed less than double the quote > > and got whole complete�nice new shiny ones. > > � > > I already had a spare bumper which I was quoted $200.00 for so that > > saved me that much > > (That money goes towards the indicators and some of the tailights) > > � > > I am still looking for the rear panel to replace the dented one, but > > that will come hopefully soon. > > All up I am ahead with this car any hows. > > � > > I sold my old orange 1600 sedan a week after I bought the SSS for > > $2800.00, this car only cost me approximatly $1500.00 to get to the > > stage it was before I sold it. > > I put the car on the side of the road for one day with a 4 sale sign > > $3000.00 ono and it sold that day, I actaully was only seing what > > interest I could get really, and was very shocked when I was offered > > the� $2800.00 for it. > > That money helped me to repaint my wagon and to put a little extra > > money�in my visa card for that month (visa were happy for once) > > � > > This does not include the $1200.00 I made in wages and a little mark up > > on the 1600 wagon I saved from the crusher last year, the wages were to > > get the engine�all bolted together and for me to build one running > > carby from the two I had spare. > > � > > So all up I am actually ahead with my Datsun 1600 SSS restoration > > project if you take all these things into account. > > � > > My 1600 wagon cost me much�more to get to the stage where she is now, I > > payed $500.00 for her and then had to get her running and up to > > scratch�just to rego her, then I collected better panels for her that > > cost me a heap, and then I painted her. > > � > > I am hoping, well once I get back into the workforce, and the actual > > restoration project begins I will be able to finish her for less than > > $5000.00 but hea budgets never go as planned as I am sure everyone > > knows. > > � > > I know of one 1600 in Perth that owes the owner over $10,000 and that > > was not for any restoration project, that was just the prices he paid > > to get all the things he broke fixed. > > As far as I know this car is on blocks still in his front yard, but you > > get that. > > � > > Any how that is the story. > > Have a great day. > > Rick White. > > � > > � > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: Mark > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 6:11 PM > > Subject: Re: 1600 Fender lamp assemblies available new. > > > > Yes, those things matter to me when it was one many items that ACT rego > > failed me on. Seems the $20 I paid for a vgc unit from the wreckers > > wasn't as bad a rip-off I had first thought...How many parts are you > > replacing with this sort of quality - fully restored I could see a 1600 > > owing many thousands of $$$. > > > > Mark.JT > > > > On Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at 07:07 AM, Rick White wrote: > > > > Hi there guys and girls. > > I do not know wether 1600's over east have the same problems as Perth > > cars have, but in Perth it is quite hard to get fender indicator lamps > > (or as Nissan calls them Lamp�assembly- side flash)��that the bulb > > socket hasn't rusted and fallen to pieces. > > � > > I have over ten pairs of these lamps and I have only got two pairs that > > actually work, thoes are bad odds hea? > > � > > Anyhow I have just picked up my brand new complete fender lamps, These > > lamps come complete with the two seals, inner and outer, a new rubber > > grommet to go into the hole in the engine bay,�all wiring, the lense, > > the plastic wingnut thing�and most importantly brand new rear section > > and bulb. > > � > > These cost me $118.80 including GST for the pair, and look pritty smick. > > They took over 4 weeks to arrive from Japan, and were ordered from my > > local Nissan dealer. > > � > > I am starting to try to get all the nice new parts that will one > > day�make the difference between my SSS looking like a�freshly painted > > 1600 and a fully restored 1600. > > I now have�these lamps, new tail lights, and I even just recieved > > through E-Bay a new in the box engine bay inspection lamp, as far as I > > am aware they were only ever fitted to Japanese built 1600's and Z's.� > > � > > This is the part number for the lamps if any one is interested > > NI-26160-A8600� > > One box has the extra number 32R and the other has 32U I have no idea > > what the extra numbers mean, but the extra number is actually printed > > on the metal section on each lense aswell. > > Would one mean right side, and the other means left side?? > > � > > The inspection lamp number is 26740-10W00 > > � > > Have a great day. > > Rick White. > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
