Wife’s not happy

[Wilse]

Hi all. Been lurking for a while but 1st build post. I’m a 45 year old Aussie who has a massive Datsun problem.. I’ve owned a few sedans in my earlier years, then bought a wagon about 15 years ago and put an SR in it. Then I got The bug that said I need a Coupe! So, last year I got in contact with Craig Ford, who put me in contact with James Johnson. Long and short of it I imported one of his Coupe’s. And now the fun begins...

[Wilse]

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[datzenmike]

Happy wife... happy life.

[Wilse]

Yeah. I used to think that... but now I say happy me, Coupe in garage.. did the photo attachment work? I can’t see it from this end..

[greenthumb]

Nope

[Byron510]

Yeah. I used to think that... but now I say happy me, Coupe in garage.. did the photo attachment work? I can’t see it from this end..

We’d love to see a photo, if you resize the picture low 250kb, you can post directly on the site here. Or host the photo elsewhere amd post a link.
Look forward to it.

Byron

[Wilse]

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[Wilse]

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[Wilse]

I think I’ve sorted the image issue now.. I’m very technologically challenged.!
Anyways, it Was imported from James in the condition in the 1st pic. Then started with removing sills, etc..

[Wilse]

Crusty on the drivers side sill.

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[KiKiIchiBan]

This will be a lot of fun. What are the future plans for it?

[Wilse]

Plans at this stage are to have it fairly original interior, L20 with twin 45 Weber’s, battery relocated, etc. A fair bit of new metal, mostly quarters, front valance etc to keep it trouble free into the future. Not sure on paint colour yet. I would have put an SR in it, but already have that in my wagon, so thought I’d keep the L series in this one..

[Wilse]

And a JBC x member..

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[spriso]

Here is your car in 2019 when it was still in Sendai with Craig:





And in 2018:



Congrats on the project-- always great to see Coupes getting love.

Michael

[Wilse]

Thanks for those Michael. I’ve loved watching your build with the Coupe. It’s giving me inspiration..
Question for you ( or anyone else in the know) does the NOS rockers that you put on yours have a “step” where the quarter panel wraps over the top of the rocker? I’ve got reproduction ones and they are just straight through?