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Hey I'm from Colorado and I have one of those...except mine has a Diesel crank in it... Yasin

Exactly where are you guys seeing rust? Yasin

I have a Turbo Miata engine in my 323 and it will run circles around a Z31 NA and even a slightly modded Turbo Z31 plus I get 32mp/g if I take it easy. I am going to rebuild the engine and I am shooting for 220hp by the end of summer. I say Miata (although I think Turbo Z31s Coupes are sexxy). Yasin

Cruez...very nice...510s have a deep special place in my heart...glad to see this project. Tell me...what did you coat the innner wheels wells with...it looks like black rubberized paint? Keep the pics coming. Regards - Yasin

Wow...very sexxy guy! Interested in seeing more (get it...."seeing"...) Yasin

I saw that too a few nights ago and really thought it was sweet. The price is killer too....! Roadster crowd are finicky...there are the hard core all original and then go balls to the walls modifications....I guess like the Z guys too. Yasin

I recently had my tank refurbished on my 1978 280Z. It cost me $115. The tank was boiled in caustic soda for two days to clean all the junk and crap in it. It is whistle clean now and looks brand new. I also just finished painting it and also re-furbishing the straps and bolts. As a by the by, my guy was not a fan of lining the tank and cutting open a perfectly good tank, as he has seen liners collapse and fail over time - just a thought. I'll post a few pics up soon. Yasin

Justin - You are a freaking madMAN! LOVE IT! Yasin

Justin - VERY nice....don't be surprised if I copy it! Yasin

Congrats Mark...extremely well deserved! Yasin

Great S130s you guys....! Many of you know mine as I have only been building for 100years... Hoping for 450whp soon... Yasin

Simply incredible! The backfire at the 4 and 5 minute mark scared the bee-jeezus out of me! What were the final numbers? Tim, just so that you know your car has always been an inspiration for me! Congrats! Yasin

Greg Whitehead at http://www.whiteheadperformance.com did my P90 Turbo head. He is one of the best in the business. His ported heads have been engine dyno'd to give an increase of 40hp, depending on valve and camshaft selection. Do a search under my name for the pics of his beautiful work on my P90. Also Rebello does good works as does Geromoly. Yasin

I'm going to watch this one....! I'm stumped. Yasin

James would love to see that vid! Yasin

But what would the show be without our Garret singing "Waaalk awaaay" and of course...the classic words...."Loose The Race, loose your Ride!" Davy you are killing me BTW! Yasin

Congrats you guys...it was great to see your cars in the flesh! Well deserved. Yasin

I think its sexxxy...its for sale...I'm buying it...anyone want a 3200mile '67 Roadster for cheap?

Not sure what that means...but ummm...OK...?

Damn...talk about "no room for error"!...close enough to squeeze a hair between cars...much rest-pech! Yasin

Mike - There is no way a fresh engine would "seize" after only 5-10seconds of revolution. As mentioned by Zeiss something is hitting valve to piston makes sense. Let us know...keep us posted, good luck! Yasin

Wow..thanks for all the awesome replies guys - your comments are all very inspiring. I started clay bar-ing and wet compounding the front fender and its making a difference on the chalky looking paint. I think I will try wet sanding it and see what happens. I ordered some 14" Konig Rewinds for the car (-9mm offset) and some new tires, that should be here this week (a good friend of mine works at Discount Tire). The next few weeks will be straight, replacement of all the old cracked rubber hoses. Change all the fluids, brakes, and a full tune-up. This car is not a project car, just needs some aesthetics to bring it up to driveable. I cannot see me driving it alot but definitely a fun little car (all 97hp). As this car is so original and low mileage, I am not going to be doing any engine swaps or anything crazy with it although a SR20 would be sweet...LOL! To answer some questions: Justin - Yes I will be at MSA this weekend - if you send me your tel. no we can get together - I would love to see your build. Joefitz - You're cracking me up! Team Nissan - I am 6.0" and fit perfectly in the car, lots of legroom, the seats are not the comfiest (especially for long distance) and with the large steering wheel, getting in and out is tricky-ish - bit other than that its comfy. Davy - Yes this is a SPL311 model - low winsdshield. Some parts of the interior has dry-rotted some what, but not bad - the Colorado air has no humidity so it does take a toll on the interior but on the plus side no rust! The car came with a brand new top - still in the box from Nissan (it must be 25years old) but you are right it does need some cosemtic work inside and out. Mario - Cool story...finding a clean one for less than $7-$9K is rare, eBay has a few nice ones...they are great cars. jbk - come down anytime you like! More pics to come and thanks again! Yasin

Well..I have been trying to buy this car for the past 4+ years. It belongs to a co-worker of mine and he has been talking about this old Datsun Roadster that his mother-in-law bought brand new in 1967 - no joke. He knows I am a Datsun man and has been inviting me up to his house for literally years to see the car. I finally made it up to his beautiful house a few weeks ago to check out the car, and I was VERY pleasantly surprised with what I found. Firstly he lives almost 9,000feet above sea level and the dirt roads going up there were a little hairy! Anyhoo...the Roadster is a 1967 1600 (low windshield model), bought brand new by his now passed away mother-in-law. The car is near perfect meaning that it ONLY has 3200miles on it - no joke! We found a hand written card from Sears from 1989 stating that the next oil change was at 4,000miles in the glovebox. The body on the car is perfect - not one door ding, only a tiny crease in the rear bumper. All the chrome is good but the paint is very chalky and faded, as you can imagine (and no biggie). The dry Colorado climate has preserved the car, and it has always been garaged and covered. The car was last driven 4-5years ago, but fired up after being jumped and held a great idle (even at 9000feet), had a small miss but thats about it. It actually sounded pretty nice and throaty. It revved very nicely too. Underneath the car is clean and as you can imagine with any car with 3200miles, looks brand new. I let the car sit and idle for 15-20 minutes and the engine temp sat rock solid at 180F. The tranny feels good too. Under the hood is clean as well. The interior is very good, the dash needs to be recovered only. All the gauges are perfect (even the clock) and electrically everything works, he even has all the factory owners manuals from '67! The trunk looks like it just rolled out of the dealership. My friend Steve and his wife really want to sell the car, as they never drive it and would like their garage space back. Plus they would like to see someone like myself buy it, as they know it will continue to be well maintained and cared for. Plus they want visitation rights, as there is sentimental value attached with the car. The prices on these early model Roadsters are on the climb, and I believe I have one of the lowest mileage ones in existance here in the U.S. Fast forward to yesterday...when I went to pick-up the car, I figured I would jump in it and drive it home (about 35minutes) with the 30year old Bias-Ply JC Penny tires and all (no joke!). When I jumped in the car, it had zero brakes - pedal to the floor! So I spent an hour or so bleeding them, until I got a good pedal pressure, but all the rubber brake lines were scarry looking, and VERY cracked. The car had no gas or coolant in it, so I had to race down the mountain to the gas station. The car only runs on leaded gas, so I had to mix lead additive with the 87 Octane..LOL! Driving down the mountain, with suspect brakes was VERY HAIRY, luckily my buddy was ahead of me in his Toyota Tacoma..just incase, the brakes failed -scary thought, but it happens all the time to people coming down Pikes Peak every year. Engine braking and the e-brake are your friends. Well I got the car home, safe and sound..considering it has not run in 4-5years it was pretty peppy and ran quite well. Over the next few weeks, I will address the old hoses, full tune-up and brakes and put some new REAL tires on it. So here is the latest addition to the family... Note the Prince steering wheel: Yasin

Oh boy Tony...you're leaving yourself wide open bro! LOL! Yasin

I know it must be a heart wrenching feeling Mike! We have ALL done bone head things...cars do that to us..! Trust me the motor is fine...L6 = Tough as nails. Engine is looking great! Is that Dave's intake (AZC?). Yasin