My 1980 Datsun 200b

[EnvyXF]

as soon as i saw datsun 200b i somehow knew it had to be Aussie! it looks great mate, i love it with the chrome bar on the front. steel always beats plastic

[Cinemod]

as soon as i saw datsun 200b i somehow knew it had to be Aussie! it looks great mate, i love it with the chrome bar on the front. steel always beats plastic

Thanks hombre! you're sure right steel beats plastic! definitely on these shapes for sure haha. nice to meet another aussie, your Ute looks pretty rad bud, good to see some domestic australian flavour on here.

[EnvyXF]

Thanks hombre! you're sure right steel beats plastic! definitely on these shapes for sure haha. nice to meet another aussie, your Ute looks pretty rad bud, good to see some domestic australian flavour on here.

yeah mate thats it! and you can't go wrong with the old girls once you get them freshened up!
yeah thanks mate i appreciate that! always good to see some love for my pride and joy!

[Cinemod]

Live update #2 - I **** everything and want to die. F*ck wiring, seriously.. it can die a horrific death. its midnight, the rum has made me mad and Blink 182, somehow, has left me cranky. I can tell this is doing damage to my mental health if it's turning me against Blink 182 (something i thought impossible).

I honestly applaud any automotive sparky, you clever masochistic bastards, haha. To make a career out of this you'd have to have the patience of a monk and the finger dexterity of a lesbian. I simply can't hold everything well enough to solder and shit.

/end rant (for now), time to go to sleep. maybe have a crack at it again tomorrow if the sight of mess i've made tonight doesn't leave me feeling so angry i could vomit.

[M.Doban]

Haha! Try holding one wire with a small pair of vice grips or something so it won't move. Then you have two free hands.

The car looks snazzy with the chin spoiler though!

[Cinemod]

Haha! Try holding one wire with a small pair of vice grips or something so it won't move. Then you have two free hands.

The car looks snazzy with the chin spoiler though!

Have had a decent nights sleep and i'm back at trying it again, that's a good idea i'll give it a crack! thanks buuuudddyyy!

[hakhawk]

HA. that is all

[Oh Damn, it's Sam]

Take a cap from a rattle can, cut two slots with a pair of tin snips, insert wires to be soldered:



For bonus points, stick it to your workbench with a screw or hot glue or something.

[244Brick]

It's time to start seriously thinking about fucking up my electrics and rebuilding my loom myself. I say fucking up my electrics because murphy's law has never applied to one person more than it does to me.



In case anyone was curious, im not wearing pants when i took that photo, It's too f*cking hot tonight and i strongly believe pants are optional and not a necessity in summer.

P.s. i f*cking love mini M&M's

THis is me.. i'm not wearing pants as i type this

[99sil-teg]

Haha, loving the updates, wiring is my enemy as well, just don't have the patience

[Cinemod]

Take a cap from a rattle can, cut two slots with a pair of tin snips, insert wires to be soldered:



For bonus points, stick it to your workbench with a screw or hot glue or something.

You beautiful bastard thats an immaculate idea! giving that a go the moment i can look at my loom without my blood pressure going up

THis is me.. i'm not wearing pants as i type this

There is no rule that you need pants when working on a car! it's just a courtesy to your wang that you don't get it all greasy and shit. haha

Haha, loving the updates, wiring is my enemy as well, just don't have the patience

You and me both, i firmly believe some people just have a knack for it, i just think i have a knack for finding a way to actually die playing around with electrics that shouldn't be able to kill someone. :P

[Cinemod]

Today was super productive, had a few mates over, cooked up a barby had the tunes crankin' and got stuck into removing the motor and changing the front bushings.

Also i got some new wheels for super cheap, some unknown 14x7 -0 meshies






Couldn't replace LCA bushings because for some reason the cheeky rascals didnt wanna come out, will tackle that one when i can access a hoist (after registration). for the time being, i'll attempt wiring again later this week.

Many thanks to Blaise and Jason for their life saving help and many dick jokes today.

[Cinemod]

If i hear "Put an SR20 in it" one more time, I swear i'll be the next Ivan Milat...

[VR53KS]

Hey man put an SR20 in it

['70dim]

On the lower control arm bushings its easiest to torch the rubber out then take a hacksaw or buzzsaw if you have air and cut a slit into the outside metal. After you do that it should pop right out.