fyanrudger

Sometimes new ideas don't work...

If you don't mind sharing, where and for how much did you get the CD009?

Enjoy your party...alone.

This looks interesting, though: https://www.instagram.com/p/3SvvTLO-yI/?taken-by=royalworks

Ew? Yeah...eww.

The ones on my car do not have fittings, but they're also older.

http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/115814-krecs-k-e-engineering-front-lcas/?hl=krecs I believe they're KRECS, which I have and bought directly from the guy and bought them directly. His e-mail is in the link above.

Weld on a new hood latch support bracket?

Spotted this a couple months back and found it interesting. Not feeling complete sentences right now, so... Why it works for me: - I only want a spoiler for track sessionS. - Wouldn't leave hardware exposed when removed. - My hatch is FG and lacks strength. Concerns: - Will an un-braced spoiler like this hold angle at speed? - Is it SCCA legal? - Will you guys still be my friend?

Math, then: https://technotoytuning.com/nissan/s130/rs-watanabe-wheels

Looks worse than mine was, and I was upward of about 35-40 different patch panels on my car. If the rear quarter is that bad, so are the floors. The rust behind the front fenders has probably pushed through to the rockers on that end, etc. If it were an earlier car, I'd say go for it, but a 78... Eh, keep looking.

How is that even possible?

Primer filler and a tiny bit of sanding should do the job. In my experience with fiberglass parts (never had CF), it all needs prep work. Your spoiler is fine if you're painting it.

Even if you weren't painting it, you can still wetsand/cut/buff it to remove the smaller imperfections.

This is my point. $300 for a carbon fiber spoiler isn't a premium price. Look at, for example, the Porsche market, and see how they're paying three times the amount for the same product. At that level, it should be perfection. I do like reviews like this, because as the title states, it is an honest, good review. I just like to see expectations in line with reality.

You get what you pay for. The Datsun crowd (myself included) doesn't like to pay premium prices, so you get companies that take short cuts. The corner sucks, but it looks like you could put some work into it and smooth out the small marks. Detailed review though, haha.

FG hatch?

Search the company name on here. He has stolen from multiple people and may not even be an actual business...haven't come across a single good review. I had to contact my credit card company to get my money back after several months.

Ah, got ya. Rough. As someone who has done floors and rails, I'd have to get about $2500 to do those alone. It's not a fun job...but maybe I'm just a pussy these days, haha. Make sure you poke your head in there unexpectedly and check on the quality of the work. Sometimes there's temptation to cut corners when the pay isn't up to par...

I'll try to remember to pop an under-hood photo when I get home.

Yup, that's it in the photo I posted. Needed some bodywork to get perfectly straight, of course, but it's a lot better quality than the other one I had (unsure of what brand that was...not Retro or Seibon). I'm using the stock hinges in front with no torsion bars (even a single torsion bar pushes the hood up—I need to find a solution, but it's low on the list) and it's pinned on the cowl side. I'm no FG hood expert, but I assume any hood that's around 16-18 lbs flexes if it's not pinned at all four corners. Sorry, can't really find a better photo that show the hinges. When you catch your one-eyed cat riding shotgun...

On the trans tunnel where the heater core was. Easily accessible from the passenger side.

Damn. The sort of stuff you just put out of mind. I guess everything, given enough time/abuse, is prone to failure. Were there signs of failure or did you just get lucky on an inspection?

Feel like no one knows about: http://www.up22.com/GTO_Anglia.htm $300 (plus shipping), stock hinges, 18 lbs, and good quality.

No idea how that dude pays the rent at that rate, haha. Good luck with the car! Post some before and after photos when it's finished.